The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-18
Richmond and Henrico
to Pay 3 Cents, Getting
l Cent in Return.
ARBITRATORS FIX
RATE OF PAYMENT
New Railway Line Must Redeem
Transfers Issued on Labor
Tickets at One-Half Cent
Above Its Original Selling
Price Terms Are
Binding.

What appears to be a signal victory
for the Virginia Railway and Power
Company is scored in the findings of
the board of arbitration between that
corporation and the Richmond and
Henrico Company in regard to joint
use OF certain tracks and interchange
of transfers.
The award as made public yesterday
shows that the new company will
have to pay for the use of tracks.
overhead construction and power IL
cents per mile for each car travers-
ing the tracks of the other company.
The round trip of the new line in
Guides more than mile of travel over
| the tracks of the other company, and
rough calculation of the schedule
proposed shows that the trackaEe and
current charge for the use of the old
company's right of way will average
from $40 to $50 per day.
Rate for Transfers.
In the matter of transfers the Viz
tory is more signaly with the old
company. For each transfer from the
old company's lines taken up on cars
OF the Richmond and Henrico Com
pany, the old company will have to
pay l cent. while for each transfer,
from the new line to any OF the Vir-
ginia Railway and Power Company's
line, the new company will lave to
pay cents. Payments between the
companies are to be made by the tenth
or each month, or service discontinued.
In the argument before the arbitra-
tors In the matter of transfers, at
torneys 70: the existing lines repre-
sented that on the basis of mileage
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany had nineteen and one-half times
the mileage of the new; on the basis
| OF car mileage In operation, 1t had
ten times; on the, basis of average
distance to be traversed by passengers
boarding at transfer points. 1t would
| carry passengers four and one-half
| times as far. 1t was also represented
| that the new line would not orist-
nate traffic, merely diverting patron
age from existing lines. since it goes
into no new section of the city, it's
line from Fulton along Marshall Street
TO the Brook Turnpike practically par
alleling existing east and west lines,
and serving to develop no new terri
tory The findings of the board OF
arbitration are final. both by the terms
of the franchises of the two compa-
nies and by. specific agreement signed
by BOTH submitting the points OF dif.
ference. The decision in regard to
transfers makes a new situation in
Richmond street car service. When
the Richmond Traction Company was
required some years ago to inter-
Change transfers with the lines of the
Richmond Railway and Electric Com
pany, although the old company had
the largest mileage. 1t was shown that
the Traction lines went into new ter
ritory, hitherto unserved by trolley
lines. and developed travel. and the
arbitrator at that time decided that
transfers should be exchanged on an
equal basis. an arrangement which
continued until the two companies
consolidated.
What Labor Tickets Cost.
An interesting feature of the new
transfer award is that IN the case OF
labor tickets sold before o'clock A
NJ. on both lines under the franchise.
The tickets net but 1-2 cents, while
II the passenger secures a transfer
from the Richmond and Henrico Rail-
way to any one of the old company.s
lines. the new line must redeem the
transfer at cents or one-half cent
more than the total fare collected
Officials of both companies were un-
willing TO discuss the award beyond
the statement that 1t was final and
would be put into operation at once.
the new company TO begin operation
Immediately on arrival OF cars which
have been shipped from Philadelphia.
The aroitrators were II. W. Fuller, of
the Metropolitan Traction Company, of
Washington, selected by the Virginia
Railway and Power Company; w. w.
Cole. traction expert. OF Philadelphia,
for the Richmond and Henrico COM
pany, and r. Z. Danforth. general
manager of the Public Service Corpo-
ration, of New Jersey. selected by the
other two. Mr.. Cole assents to the
conclusions and award except as to
the charge for transfers against the
company he represented.
Text OF Award.
The final award OF the board of ar-
bitration follows in full:
o. In the matter of the terms and
conditions upon which the Richmond
and Henrico Railway Company shall
be permitted to use and operate Its
cars upon the following tracks OF the
Virginia Railway and Power Company,
in the city of Richmond; that is to say.
the double tracks on Broad Street from
Fifth to Eleventh Streets, the single
track on Marshall Street from Twenty
first to Twenty fourth Streets. the
single track on Denny Street from
Williamsburg Avenue to Fifth Street.
in Fulton, and the single track on
Louisiana Street from Fifth Street TO
williamsburg Avenue in fulton.
the arbitrators aforesaid do hereby de-
termine and award that the following
are and shall be tho terms aa. condt-
lions upon which the Richmond and
Henrico Railway Company shall! be
permitted TO use and operate Its cara
upon the tracks of the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company above men
toned and described; that Is to say: