The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-14
RAILWAY FILES
ITS ANSWER
CLAIMS OF wEsThAMPTON PF:Tf-
TONERS DISPUTED AND PROOF
DEMANDED.
OPERATING AT A LOSS
TRACTION COMPANY CLAIMS THAT
1T rs MAINTAINING AN AIDE
QUATE SERVICE ON
LINE.
OPERATING AT A LOSS

Flatiy denying many of the allega-
tons of the Westhampton Citizens
Association and calling for strict proof
OF many more, the Virginia Railway
and Power Company yesterday fled
in the Henrico county Circuit Court
Its answer to the petition which the
athens Association made To the
court some time ago asking that the
court require the defendant railway
company TO give "a more frequent
schedule and otherwise improve its
service on the Westhampton line
The answer. which bears the sig
nature Of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. by its president.
William Northrop. first enters a de-
murrer TO the petition and to each
and every paragraph thereof and says
that the same are not sufficient in
law
The answer further recites that the
respondent mas no knowledge or In
formation sufficient to form a belief
as to the allegations of the petitioners
and calls for strict proof OF the alleged
Incorporation and Organization OF The
Westhampton Citizens Association.
Not Free From Debt.
The respondent enters "a denial OF
the claim that the Northampton lire
Is free from debt. On the contrary,
according TO The answer, the line Is
subject to a mortgage of the company
to the Equitable Trust Company OF
New York. trustee, dated July /, 1908.
and duly recorded. to secure an au-
thorized issue OF fifteen million dol
lars. PAT value. Of bonds, OF which.
bonds Ito an aggregate amount OF
t,.s,e ha H.sIs g.
sued and are now outstanding ana
that said mortgage Is lien upon the
line OF railway in question.
The respondent admits that II has
not vet put into effect the schedule
prescribed in an order OF TIE Hen
rico court made In April. iste. put
claims IL il maintaining more ire
auent schedule than is required by
that order. and AYERS that IL ~ en-
titled to operate it's line in accordance
with the terms OF that order at any
time II 80 desires
some increase Is admitted in the
number OF passengers hauled, out IL
,s nevertheless maintained that the
,tne is op.rated at a loss and that a
schedule of sufficient frequency 10 EUR
nish adequate and reasonable &C
,otnmodations 10 provided. In fae'
tho answer claims that the aceomino-
dations are better than the travel on
the line justifies
The traction company in It's answer
denies that there IL any dhhsef u.
the use Of traiiers. but CLAIMS h1iA'
: the usa OF trAilerr il in accordance
with the best practice in suoafpah
railway operation.
II does not admit that the mum
lar NJ Messengers hauled IN the last
lod and Calls on
IN. petitioners for strict PROOF. ~
also denies the allegation that thers
has been any material increase IN tne
,tme consumed in making the trip
from the beginning to the terminus
OF the line.
Operating at a Loss.
= raa answer sets forth that this COM
,.ny in GENERATING the Westhampton
line lost in 1910 approximately se,ef'
md this without making any W.
vision for interest on the iHNshli'is'i.
/, il claimed that ir the hrsa .e,
mcnths of 1911 the 10. WAS $500
The company further maintains s a.,
n II is required to operate an auai-
ttana, car the additional loss over tht
,r.sant loss would be In excess Of si'
Thousand dollars per year.
rnr /, IA be required to incur suSi'
H.. wnu,d be, the respondent Claims
taking its property Tor puo''e us'
The additional plea is put up ma
40 Northampton line IL Operate.
under court orders, which nave w, M
force of a contract and ina. 10 IN -,
no.e additional conditions w"ur - -
an act impairtng the ohHea'''"S
q valid contract. ,,s ansve,
4 The company conciaues w
~ asking that It be disni,sss" ~,
Al the ofiieed OF the ~ ..,,, ma,
-. s.t for the hearing OF ne case