The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-01-11
ARGUE URBANNA
MATTER FRIDAY
Street Committee to Hcay
Further From Attorneys
i'll Opposition.
BUSINESS MEMS CLUB CALLED
Residents Along Seven Pines
Line Making Vehement Fight
Against New Road.

Chairman William II. Adams issued
yesterday call for special meeting
of the Council Committee on Streets
for Friday night at S o'clock to further
consider the petitions in connection
with the sale of the Seven Zines lin,
TO tho Richmond. Urbanna and Pcnin-
sula Railroad Company. Judge T.
Ashey Wickham Will continue his ar
sument begun at tho last meeting, III
opposition to tho sale.
y meeting of the membership of the
Business Mems Club has been called
for o'clock Friday to discuss the
same matter. Some weeks ago the di-
rectors recommended adoption OF Il res.
oluticn approving the transfer of the
line and the erection of a railroad TO
Urbaina. Since then. IT is stated, some
opposition has developed among the
members of the club. and citizens anu
property owners along the present
Seven Pines line are canvassing vigo-
rousiy against contirmu ton of the sale,
the opposition being represented by
five attorneys.
Whit Is Proposed
lii brief, tho Virginia Railway and
Power Company has given an option OF
sale on it's Seven Pines line, Il brancn
now operated at Il loss, TO the promot-
ers OF the new railroad company, pro-
videa the city will consent and will re-
lease the purchasers from tho ticket
ana transfer requirements which now
apply to tho road as a rHrt Of the gem
cfal street car system of Richmond.
The promoters OF the purcha sing com
pany engage to continue the line to
the Pamunkcy River in two years, and
to Urbanna, OH the Rappahannock
River. in Ave years, exhibiting a signed
CONTRACT for construction work as far
as the PamunkcS, the contractors. Eich-
clbcrgcr * Co.. to be paid in bonds OF
the new line. William Northrop, pres
ident Of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company, has given the Street
Committee signed statement that tho
Interests he represents are no; back
ing the new enterprise.
The Chamber OF Commerce has given
its approval TO the sale, holding that 1t
Will be more 10 the good OF the city
of Richmond to have railway line
into revenue producing section now
tributary to Baltimore by water, and
entirely cut eff from rail transporta-
ton, though within from thirty TO
forty miles Of Richmond, than 1t Ii to
have II mere suburban trolley eight OF
nine miles into lIcnrico. While giving
no transfers and offering no labor ana
school tickets, the purchasers offer to
guarantee better and moro frequent
schedule than now in operation, and a
J-ccnt straight fare from Twenty
ninth and Streets 10 Seven Pines.
Citizens Nuke Strong Contest.
Citizens along the trolley line CON
tend that under the terms of Rich
mond's franchise agreement with the
predecessors of the present car com
pany they are guaranteed transfers
and school and labor tickets until 1915.
the end of the franchise. and Ut pres
ent many Of them ride from nine TO
twelve miles for a ela cent fare, prob
ably tho longest onc-farc ride in or
about the city. Statistics have been
presented to show that millions Of dol
lars OF produce goes from the Rappa-
hammock Valley to Baltimore annually,
and that that entire section OF the
state will welcome Il rail- connection
with Richmond, most of the property
owners having promised 20 donate the
right OF way in order to secure tho
new line.