The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-16
CITIZENS OPPOSE
NEW CAR SERVICE
Objection Made From West
hampton to Plans for New
Car Line.

Should the Council Committee on
Streets decide TO take up tonight the
ordinance referred By the Board or
Aldermen allowing the Wcstha,npton
cars to come down Broad 10 Eighth
thence TO Main and up Ninth, there
VIII be much to be said both for ana
against The plan. The whole ma ttcr
may 30 over 10 special meeting
Of tho committee when citizens !ntor-
csted may be heard.
the attitude OF the street car COM
pany seems somewhat negative X
plan has been prepared BY certain
citizens of the Wcsthampton neighbour
hood. including the Country Club and
Richmond College, which VIII give n
hitech minute schcdul: IiOm the heart
OF the city for Il straight scent fare.
and the company has consented. pro.
vided the Councii VIII give the nee
cssary permission 10 run these cars
downtown without having the orot-
nary regulations as 10 transfers ana
tickets apply.
Other citizens OF the Northampton
nciyhhorhood. however. seem not 20
we'll satisfied with the plan. while 1t
Is certain that there viii be protest
from property owners on Floyd Ayc.
nue.. between Robinson street and the
city limits At Crcnshuw Avenue. who
object TO having the transfer feature
eliminated
Proposed linlf-Fnrc.
Wien the question OF more frequent
service vas first brought up some
months age, the Virginia Railway and
fower Company submitted q proposal
fol, fifteen minute cars In the busy
hours. With general transfer from
Broad ana Main cars at Floyd Avenue
and Robinson street. The transfer 10
bc GOOD only 10 the city limits at
Crcnshaw Avenue, after which a hair
fare "A Hf
Tor Z nickel nal.!ng the trip from
INC CITY limits out ana back cost
cents. This plan Was not acceptable
TO the Wes,hampton people. who dcsir
cd quick through transportation down
town.
The City councii can, of course. only
regulate fares TO the city limits and
under strict construction that power
may be only 10 the city limits ati.,i.,5t
time OF the granting of the Wcsthninp
ton franchise. No part OF the Wcst I'll
hampton lines WAS in tho city limits
until after tic annexation OF Deem
Der 1906
The, plan proposed does not reou,ro
any additional trackage and does nor
Affect amy other present schedules or
routes, but merely asks authority from
the Council to operate every nfteen
minutes each way on Robinson. Broad
and other streets, OF a special car.
f''At''tS 1Iii hetl wv cStna mn ON.'
which transfers and tickets are not
accepted but on which any person
may ride on payment OF straight s.
cent fare
Plan Meets Objection.
Some Nesihamptan citizens com
plain that the Country Club members
live In Richmond. and arc therefore
only Interested In the round trip TO tho
club house. There Is some protest
over the idea OF increasing the fare
from six tickets for a quarter Ia s
cents straight. and when the extra
half fare was proposed beyond the city
limits, there was talk of employing
counsel and institution OF some form
OF legal proceedings. The car COM
Fany claims 20 DO prepared to show
that It does not pay TO haul passen-
gers for less than / cent mile. while
with general transfer. people have
been travelling from all parts Of the
city to Westhampton. distance In
some cases Of eight or ten miles. for
fraction more than cents.
Although possibly not strictly under
the jurisdiction Of the city, the varl-
Gus points involved VIII no doubt DO
fully brought out when the ordinance
Is discussed before the Committee on
Streets. l'-..