The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-22
Richmond and Henrico Com
pany VIII Probably Col
lect Fares by Thursday
CARS ARE HERE ..
READY FOR TRY-OUT
Viaduct. fialf-NIle Long,
Nearly Hundred Feet High.
One of Notable Struc-
lures of the City

With ats machinery we'll tried oat,
It's overhead work IN thorough order.
connections all made. steam up. and
dozen modern cars here. ready
for their trial spins, the Richmond
and Henrtco Railway Company is
ready for business and its officials ex~
pressed the belief yesterday that
they would begin ringing up fares
before the end OF another week, and
possibly by Wednesday or Thursday
next
The Richmond and Henrico k2i-
way Company has been Il plant OF
slow growth. having its inception
some ten years ago. However. with
the exception OF minor pref minary
work. actual construction did not be
gin until May |. 1910. since which
time the work has been pressed with
great energy. the line. with the ex-
eeption Of certain connections with
IN rails OF the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. being completed
June 30. 1911. while the connections
mentioned We're completed July Is.
Great Marshall Street X-iasfuct.
The most striking engineering asad
construction feature Of the undertake
Ing is the great Marshall Street Via
dutc $50 feet In length between
Hhutments. not including approaches
At its highest point this splendid
structure is ninety-four feet. six
inches in height and 1t spans the
great ravine separating the Church
Hin section of the city from the busi~
ness center This viaduct is well
worth a long journey to see, being
really one of the notable sights OF
the, City. Actual construction work
was begun on IL June 4, 1910. 1t
was completed in December and
opened for traffic on February L.
1a11. II Is a toll bridge. the pades-
trIan paying one cent to save HIM
self from the ups and downs OF life
10 be found in journey a la Wes-
ton from the business and shopping
districts to the East End. Vehicles
pay proportionately higher rate
The structure has 43-foot road
bed. including sidewalks on either
.sfde measuring four and one-haif
The construction and equipment
OF the Richmond and Henrico Com
pany is modern and complete
throughout Girder rails are used.
weighing I07 pounds to the yard, on
a concrete bed. The ties used are
first class white oak. A 40 groove
trolley II used throughout. The poles
are OF steel. and the overhead con-
struction is unsurpassed.
Power House Equipment.
The power house is equipped with
six boilers of standard Babcock a.
Wilcox made. and provision has been
made for two more boilers. They
have a capacity of b2b horse power
each, giving a total capacity Of $3.50
horsepower.
The plant Is equipped with Cock
ran feed water heater, Worthfngton
pump. an .Alberger jet condenser.
and two Westinghouse steam tur-
The power house IL or reinforced
concrete, So by "A feet, and In alb
solutely f1re-proof. door being the
only piece OF wood entering into its
construction. 1t is surmouted by a
Heine chimney. It's feet high, the
tailest In the city. eight and one-half
feet in diameter at the top.
The Fulton Viaduct.
Another important feature of the
lines construction II the Fulton via
duct. whic hwas commenced June
10. 1910, and completed July /, 1911,
II Ia 1870 feet In length between
abutments and ~ feet high. 1t is
an open-work railroad bridge. not
built for toll-bridge purposes.
The officials OF the company claim
as one Of Its strong features the
fact that 1t vii give East End resi-
dents real rapid transit to and from
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