The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-11-20
CITIZENS DEMAND
BETTE SERVICE
Westhalnpton Meeting Publicly
Rejects Plan for In
creased Fare.
WANT 15-MINUTE SCHEDULE
Committee Named 10 Cooper
ate With Country Club
OF Virginia

Refusing to accept the plan of the
Virginia Railway and Power Company.
which contemplated an increased fare
beyond the city limits, the residents
of Westhampton and patrons OF the
Westhampton street car line last night
adopted resolutions pledging moral
and financial aid to committee of
four which is instructed to use every
means of securing better transporta-
ton facilities. w. Frank Powers pre-
sided: Thomas Purcell acting as sec
rotary. There We're present about 100
residents and property-owners living
on and adjacent to the Westhampton
limo, the meeting being held In the
lowing resolutions, offered by T A.
Miller, were unanimously adopted:
Text or Resolutions.
"Whereas, the committee represent
ing the residents and property-owners
OF the Westhampton community, and
which acted in conjunction with like
committee from the Country Club of
Virginia. has reported to this meet
ing that after conferences and COR
.respondence with the officers of tho
Virginia Railway and Power Company
1t had not been successful In attaining
from said comnany the improved
schedule on the westhampton car limo
requested by said commlttee---thnt is
fifteen-minute schedule from A.
NJ to . A. NJ, aud from p. Ar. to
r. NJ, between Robinson Street and
Westhampton Park. continuing the
present thrty-minnte schedule between
Stop IS and Robinson Street. during
the other hours of service on said line.
from Main Street cars going west
in addition to the present right OF
transfer to and from the Broad and
Main Street cars; and
'swhcreas, this meeting has been
advised of the action taken at the
meeting Of the members and stock
holders of the Country Club OF Vir-
GINA, held on the 18th instant. and
concurs therein, but emphasizes tho
heretofore expressed desire OF this
mony with the s., ,et car company, and
the honest wish of all interested chat
satisfactory adjustment of the matter
now pending can be reached In an
amicable manner, at the same time
recording the determination OF this
community to insist In every proper
and legal manner that it's reasonable
request for an improved service and
Increased schedule commensurate with
the growth and Importance OF the COM
served by the Westhamnton
car line shall be granted by said COM
pnny; now, therefore, be 1t
"Resolved, by the residents and
property-o owners on and adjacent to the
WeStnamptOn cur llne, III I1aSS-HeeI-
ING assembled, on this, the nineteenth
dan of November. 1910:
First, that we have learned With
much regret and surprise OF tho re-
fusal of the officers of the Virginia
Railway and Power Company TO grant
tho request OF this community for an
service and adequate
Second, that we deem the said re-
quest OF sthe people OF this commu-
nifty and OF the CountryssClub or Vir- i
ginia as both reasonable and proper,
and our commlttee is, therefore. con-
tinued in charge 81 the matter with
full power to cooperate with the COM
mittee or officers of said club, or to act
in an endeayor by fur
fer petition. conference or otherwise,
TO secure the service and schedule re-
uuested, and to which this community
and the said club are entitled.
''Third, that this meeting hereby
both the moral and financial |
aid Of this community to Our said COM
mittee in whatever action 1t may deem
1t proper to take in the6premises; and !,
''Fourth, that copies of these resolu
tons he sent by the secretary OF this
meeting to the president OF the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company, ,
and to the president OF the Country |
Club Of Virginia as an expression Of |
he attitude of tne people OF this com |
nunity ON the question at Issue,