The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-07
Definite PLANS
FOR new CAR LINE
Trolley Service for Han
overor Stuart to Reach
West End.
MATTER NOW IN
HANDS OF COUNCIL
Blake Presents Ordinance to Sep
arate Races in All Public
Parks - New Company
Wants Franchise to Bring
Electric Power From
Chesterfield County.


Definite plans for the extension OF a
street railway line up Hanover or
to kensington. thence along that
thoroughfare to the Boulevard and be-
yond to the Rosencath Road were pre-
sented by the Virginia Railway and
Power Company last night to the Com
mon Council. The proposition was III
the shape of resolution extending
trackage rights. 1t was introduced by
Councilman Edgar FERGUSON, of Lee
Ward, and referred to the street Com
mittee without being read.
Officials of the car company state
that they have long contemplated
some extension to bisect the IAN
shaped residential district OF the West
End, and give car service to those
living midway between Broad and
Main Streets. This is the first time.
however. that the company has made
4 definite proposals as to the streets
% be occupied. or has even suggested
going on beyond Robinson Street inrb
the recently annexed territory. and
. giving car service to the rapidly de-
veloping area lying between the Boule-
ward and the new city limits at the
Roseneath Road.
independent and New.
The proposition is independent of tho
plan for n Encouragement OF trGckage
generally. and new general franchise.
II proposes the diversion OF the
oars of the Broad and Twenty nt,n
Street line at Harrison. This line is
only required by its franchise to run
to Lombardy, but the company has.
for public convenience. continued II TO
Robinson. ard on Sundays around the
Reservoir loop. II is now proposed &c
divert the cars OF that line from Broad
at Harrison, along the tracks or the
present Clay Street line.
In order TO obviate the objections
that have been raised because OF the
narrowness Of certain of the streets.
especially Park Avenue. 1t Is proposed
10 construct only a single track. the
line to make a loop out Park Avenue
from Harrison to Hanover Avenue.
Thence 1t will operate with a double
track along Hanover Street to Rob-
inson Street, along which the present
Broad and Main Street cars are opcr-
ated
To Rcnch New rofnY.
Along Robinson Street the cars wn.
run on existing tracks to Kensington
Street, and thence westward on Ken
sington Street with double track
to the Roscneath Road. On the return
trip tho cars follow the same double
tracked route along kensington Street
by Robinson and Hanover Streets,
down to Hanover and Plum Streets.
where the loop is resumed by single
track along Plum Street to Grove
Avenue. and thence a single track
along Grove Avenue. from Plum to
Harrison Street
In making its proposition the street
railway company states chat If the
Council prefers to have the main line
run out Stuart Avenue, formerly
known as Ivy Street Instead of
Hanover, the company will accept the
change. a line along either street
would give the relief greatly needed
by large section now to some extent
cut off from direct street car tsanspor-
tation. The proposition does not af-
feet other franchises or open the ques-
tion Of renewal OF the general fran
chisc. 1t is merely an extension of
an existing line In response to the
demand for better transportation Ia
cilities.
"Jim Crow'' for Parks.
Though President Peters did not an
nounce his committee appointments
last night, the members did not hest
tate to get down to serious work, and
when the committees are duly assigned
there will be a plenty for them to
{ start on.
On the roll call. George Med. Blake,
the new member from Monroe Ward,
offered something entirely new, but
something which is designed to cover
an old complaint. His resolution, which
was sent to the Committee on Grounds
and Buildings without comment, pro-
vides that in all city parks special sec
tions must be cut off for the accommo.
dalton or colored people. According to
h 10 nj 1tyjl1
tion as to the quality Of benches and
other accommodations in the white and
colored sections, the object of the or.
4 dinance being simply to divide the
races very much after the plan Of tho
railroads in providing separate wait
ing rooms.
Complaint that negroes, MANY OF
whom have nothing better to do, aro
overrunn1ng the parks has been made
9 anumber Of times in the last fewlyea
but up to this time no definite action
has been taken Just what eventually
Will be done by the. Council is q ma /.
ter of conjecture, but the general i'm.
preston is that it will pass. This
measure would not affect CAPITOL
Square, which is under State control l
Mr., Blake also offered a resoluttnn,
providing that parties applying for III
quor licenses be allowed to do a. tan
days before the time they should bo
issued instead of thirty days as at
present.
After Second-Hand Dealers.
Having consulted with Detective.
Captain Mcmahon in the matter, Mr.
Rogers introduced resolution which
will revolutlonize the old clothes trade
In the city and be OF the greatest ass
sistarce to the police in running down
class of criminals which has been
rspecially troublesome In the last few
months. The Rogers resolution ra-
quires that each dealer in secondhand
clothes give bond In the sum OF 500
to be approved by the City Attorney
and the Chief OF Police. Dealers will
not be allowed to purchase from ml-
) pors, and will be required to keep q
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