The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-17
WesthamptonC Car Service


The schedule on the Westhampton line, which be-
came effective November 18TH is the schedule prescribed
April 25 1910 become effective when certain improve
had been begun Richmond College, which now
being made The demand was made that this schedule
effect and under the order OF court this
pany compelled to do
For than year past, the Virginia Railway and
Power Company has been striving in every to adjust
the schedule this line the satisfaction OF the travelling
public although the present operation conducted at an
actual operating loss and is better service than that
vded for any equal of suburban travel on the sy
tenn.
At the suggestion of the Country Club the company
agreed subject approval OF the City Council to opera
Its Westhampton into the city Ninth and Main
streets on straight five cent fare without transfer
which is the fare permitted by the Westhampton franchise
The Country Club undertook to secure this approval IN
The Company then applied the Council for leave to
construct loop which would take of all of the
travel in the west end of the city now using the Weshamp
line and operate this loop the basis OF fares
scrbed in the Richmond Traction Companys franchise
which would give additional revenue to the company for
this service This application is pending.
In the meantime the Westhampton Citizens Association
filed petition in the Circuit Court of Henrico county
praying for radical notifications the schedule prescribed
by the franchise which would entail additional heavy
operating expenses without increasing the revenue This
petition is still pending
Complaints have been made against the schedule pre-
scrbed by the and also OF the necessity tor
transfer Robinson and Floyd which could
have been avoided the could have been operated
Ninth and Main proposed by the Country Club
for complaint Of this service Without waving any Of its
legal rights therefore and without prejudice to its position
lon the pending petition it has determined:
That beginning Monday morning November 10th, line
of cars will be operated from Ninth and Main streets
Richmond via Broad to Westhampton Park under
the Richmond Traction franchise Robinson and
Floyd and the Westhampton franchise beyond)
on a schedule of fifteen minutes from A. M to A. NJ;
thirty minutes from A. NJ to NJ; fifteen minutes from
Ia P. NJ. P. NJ, and thirty minutes from P NJ toI
80 NJ the present of fare with city transient
privileges.
Obviously the company afford to operate
the above schedule the entire Weshampton line nde
ntely the low prevailing in the city On the othef
hand the company DESIRES far possible to afford to'
all citizens within the corporate limits including those now
using the Westhampton line service city with all
transfer privileges With this object it has offered
to construct and operate the end loop above
toned When provision has been made for this service
to residents within the corporate limits using the West
hampton ne either by the operation OF the proposed loop
by service them the line otherwise with
cy and transfers. the company proposes by appca
ton to the State Corporation Commission in the usual
manner the franchise contract rate OF five
on the Westhampton line.
This service will entail additional operating loss al
line which does operating expenses. but it
hoped that this arrangement will fully meet the situation
until pending questions in dispute determined.