The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-29
new PETITION IS
/ SENT TO COUNCIL
Railway Company Plans Car
Service West of the
Boulevard.
OLD MATTER ALSO RENEWED
City Asked to Permit Westllamp-
ton Cars to Come East to
Ninth Street.
OLD MATTER ALSO RENEWED

Amended plans tor street car sys-
| TEN west OF the Boulevard were pre-
| scented TO the Council Committee on
Streets last night by a. b. Guison. on
| behalf of the Virginia Railway and
| Power Company. The petition recites
, at length that the company recently
| asked for certain rights in connec ton
with operation OF the Westhampton
line, which were refused on protest OF
citizens livirg in the section between
the Boulevard and the now corpora
ton line. Since then the company has
proposed a new line extending out
Broad Street from Robinson TO West,
and alons West TO Kensington Street
Now 1t is proposed that single track
loup service with fifteen minute
schedule be arranged westward on
Broad to West. along West to FLOYD
Avenue. and then back by way Of
Floyd Avenue and Robinson Street on
existing tracks. the new line TO be sub
ject II all the general franchise re-
quircments as to transfers, school and
labor tickets
Reviews Old Petition.
With this fifteen minute service to
supply the needs of those who opposed
The plan of the Country Club of Nir
Binia. the company renews it's petition
to be allowed TO operate the West
hampton cars down Broad and by
loup to Ninth and Main Streets, charg-
ms straight scent fare on that spe
cial car. without tickets and without
transfers. II was stated that the dou-
BILE service proposed met the views of
all parties SO far consulted. giving to
the whole section. both within and
without the city much better service
than / has ever enjoyed and opening
to traffic part OF Lee District beyond
the Boulevard, now without street cars.
The petition was referred to the Clay
and Lee Ward delegations Jointly
Urbnnnn Railway.
The petition of the Richmond and
trbanaa Railway Company to be al
lowed to purchase the Seven Pines line
now part of the street car system, of
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany, and TO be relieved OF transfer
and ticket requirements beyond the city
limits, was referred 10 special com
:nittee consisting of Alessrs. Powers.
Bliley. Nelson. Adams and Haddon.
Several attorneys appeared for citi-
zens living at Highland Springs. Seven
Plies and other points along the line.
asking that the hearing be postponed
until some date in September, which
members OF the subcommittee tac!tly
agreed to. after motion TO hear the
had been rejected. w. A Crens shaw.
who appeared for the railway company.
created som =thing OF ripple by oh
tecting to the appointment of the sub
committee in the absence of Chairman
Adams, saying that some of the mem
bers he had seen were not present.
10 which several OF the committee took
exception. Mr.. Crcnshaw said he had
no objection 10 postponing the hearing
until n reasonable time
Permission was given the First Ma
tional Bank Corporation TO excavate
under the sidewalk at Ninth and Main
streets. and to close part of Ninth
Street pending building operations.
Curry Street Roud.
After the committee had Il thorized
the City Engineer to execute con-
tract already approved by the Council
with w. +. yeitch for grading and
gravelling Cary Street Road from the
Boulevard to the new city limits at a
cost of about $4,000 c. P. Walton pre-
scented plan for widening the street
from sixty to seventy feet. A large
number of the property owners, he
said. would donate the land. provided
| the city would agree to pave with
sranoltthic the sidewalk on each side.
at probable cost of $4,000 and ar
/ range seven and oae-half foot park
| way In the centre. property owners on
| the south side 20 donate three feet and
J those on the north seven feet Mr.
/ W alton said that a number had not
signed, representing probably 1900
feet. and in order to ascertain the cast
! OF widening the street, condemnation
proceedings were recommended 10 the
council. Meanwhile. the grading and
! travelling will go forward at once
Mr.. Boiling spoke of the wretch ed
condition of the present street. and
said that the work admitted OF no de.
lay.