The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-03
EXPERTS ARRIVE
TO BEGIN WORK
Street Railway Arbitrators to Set
tie Problem for Two Local
Companies.
NEW LINE SOON TO BE OPEN
If Agreement Is Reached This
Week Cars Will Be Running
in July.

Ellis Danforth, general manager OF
the Public Service Corporation of New
Jersey. selected as third arbitrator in
settlement of trackage charges between
the Richmond and Henrico Railway
Company and the Virginia Railway
and Power Company lines IN Rich
mond, arrived here yesterday and will
begin conferences this morning with
view to the prompt settlement of the
problem in hand The other two arbi-
traitors are w. w. Cole, a traction eN-
pert of Philadelphia for the Richmond
and Henrico Railway Company. and
H. w. Fuller. of Washington, connect
ed with the Metropolitan Street Rail
way Company. of that city, who repre-
sents the Virginia Railway and Power
Company
Mny Decide Quickly.
In the hands of three such experts.
all familiar with traction conditions IN
many cities, and to whom the problems
here will be simple of solution, 1t Is
anticipated that a report Will be for
mulated within the next two or three
days. The chief elements submitted to
arbitration are the amounts to be paid
by the Richmond and Henr!co Railway
for the use of the tracks OF the old
company on Broad Street from Fifth
to Eleventh. on Marshall from Twenty
first to Twenty-fourth. and for several
blocks in Fulton, where the lines touch,
and also the amount to be paid the old
company for the use of current where
sucn lines are used jointly, as the
Street Committee has refused 10 permit
a double installation of overhead wires.
Where the new company's cars run over
the tracks Of the old company. there
fore. they must use the old companys
power and pay for both trackage and
electric current at prices TO be fixed
by arbitration
May Run Cars This Month.
John C. Hngan. secretary and treas
urer of the Richmond and Henrico
Company, said yesterday that II the ar
bitrators come TO an agreement this
week there was no reason why cars
should not be running over the system
during July. The cars are ready at
the shops OF the Brill Company, In
Philadelphia. and only await shipping
orders, and could reach here within
a week. Steam has been turned on at
the power house for the past four or
FIVE days TO test the generators and
turbines, and the boilers will be kept
fired as though in permanent use.
a slight hitch arose over the right
to Joint use of certain poles with the
city and the Virginia Railway and
Power Company in carrying a transmis-
sion line from the power house on
James River. al the foot OF Nicholson
Street, to a sub station near the car
barns. at the Government Road. An
agreement covering this matter. how
ever. was signed by all parties on Sat
urday. giving the new company the
right to use twelve poles OF the Vir
ginia Railway and Power Company in
carrying its current.
Railway Viaduct Only.
The sub-station and car barns are
ready and only finishing touches are
TO be placed on the great steel viaduct
which is to carry the cars from the
Government Road across Gillie's Creek
to Fulton. Unlike the Marshall Street
Viaduct from Fourteenth TO Twenty
first Street, which is general toll
bridge, opened TO vehicles and pedes-
trians on payment of a fixed charge,
the Fulton viaduct is railway trestle
for cars only. 1t is double tracked
and will give opportunity for rapid
transit over the company's own right
of way from Thirtyifth and Marshall
Streets to Fulton. crossing the York
River Division of the Southern Rail-
way overhead.
Mr.. Hagan said yesterday that mo-
tormen and conductors for operating
the new line had been signed and were
ready to be assigned TO their places
on arrival of the new cars