The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-03-15
new Line Of CARS
On BROAD Street
Council Asked to Permit Wcst-
hampton Cars to Come
Downtown.
STRAIGHT FIvE-cEnT FARE
Will Run Through to the Park
Without Transfers or
STRAIGHT FIvE-CENT FARE

An agreement has been reached be-
tween the residents of the Wcsthamp-
ton neighborhood and the virginia
Railway and Power Company as TO
street car service. provided the City
Council VIII consent to allowing the
Wcsthampton cars to run down Broad
Street to Eighth, thence 10 Main ana
UP Ninth street An ordinance having
this change in view was presented in
the Board OF Aldermen last night at
the request of tho Country Club OF
Virginia, ana referred to the Com
mittec OH Streets. II was stated that
the street car company consents to
the terms OF the agreement, which is
also acceptablc to Richmond College
and now needs only the consent OF
the city.
II provides for Wcsthamrton moro
frequent service and through cars from
tho business section for a straight
scent fare without tickets or trans
fcrs. Passengers or Broad street may
use the Westhumpton car. which will
in no sense replace present lines. but
IL straight fare of 3 cents will he re-
qUircd.
New Line Downtown.
Under the terms OF the proposed
ordinance the company IS authorized
TO operate cars OF the Wcs,h Hampton
line from Robinson street anu Floyd
Avenue northwar1ly on Robinson
Street TO Broad. thence castwarlly on
Broad street to Eighth down Eighth
10 Main. along Main to Ninth thence
10 Broad. and back to Robinson street
II is provided that the cars OF the
Westhampton line shall he suitably
sigma tel by plain and legib!c signs. .
night and day. They are to be 50
operated that ono shall pass each point
,nf 70 in, aHi1 4 i,-r, jx.,D
every fifteen minutes, from 6 T. NJ.
TO y. NJ and from 3 p. NJ. 10 $ p. n,
md at least every thirty minutes from
> 4. NJ. TO p. NJ. and from r. NJ
70 J +. NJ. with a final car leaving
each terminal at 1855 p. NJ.
The cost Of transportation on this
line is to be cents flat. With the usual
rules as TO children. No transfers are
70 be given from or received upon the
cars operated under this ordinance nor
tickets Of any sort for fare All
SarS hre TO rentu a continuous Ser
vice through 10 Wcsthumpton Park
Had Long Disc,lssion
INC subject Of street car service has
Lecn under discussion by the Vest
nohrd Of governors Of the Country club
- Virginia and the authorities Of
richmond college for several mon tbs
past, and several propositions and
counter propositions have rasscd bacli
and forward with tho street car com
panN Al present there Is a half hour.
service: and not al of the cars 20
| through TO the park. The city only
| has the right 10 require the company
20 accept transfers from tho Broad ana
Main line al Robinson and Floyd Ave-
mug, good TO the city limits at Floyd
Avenue and Crcnshaw Avenue after.
which the company has the right TO
demand an additional fare.
II has been said that because 81
INC long haul Of FIVE or six miles the
mo has been operated at Z; loss on
TRANSIT Ter fares accepted from all point :
Or the city through 10 the Country
C1ub
The company has given its consen t
| 70 the nlan proposed by .\ttornev Geo.
Gregory for the Country CLUB for :,
straight 5-ccnt fare from Ninth and
Main Streets through TO tho park with
ont transfer, and with Il hftecn minut .
service in the busy hours. No add
uonal trackaEc or connections arc re-
quircd ana the consent OF the city is
only AS - the right 10 operate down
hroad Street every fifteen minutes q
special line Of cars plainly marked 10
GistinGuish them. on which the or
! dinarY requirements as to transfers
and tickets viii not apply
The ordinance Will reach the Street
Committee tomorrow night. and may
ne reported back to either branch Of
| tho Council.