The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-19
DAILY SERVICE
| TO FAIR GROUNDS
Suburban Loop to Be Oper-
ated on Regular
Schedule.
TO TEAR UP MAIN STREET
Permission Given for Rail-Weld-
ing Over Protest OF City
Engineer.

At the request Of the Kline Motor
Car Company, the Richmond forsihss
Corporation, the Seaboard AIR Line
Railway and others owning manu1ac-
turing plants in the same vicinity, the
Council Committee on Streets yester-
day afternoon gave its consent LOT
The operation of limited street car
service over the Fair GROUNDS loop
between and 3 A. NJ. and between .
and p. NJ. daily. except Sunday. the
service to begin at once. The VIZ
ginia Railway and Power Company
owns a double-track line from Robin
son and Broad Streets out Broad to
the Boulevard and along the Boulevard.
in Henrico County. to terminal just
this side of the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Railway tracks, over
which passengers for the state Fair
have to cross by foot.
The company has under it's present
franchise the right only to operate
the line during fair week. or when
allowed by the Committee on Streets.
but the growth Of manufacturing
plants in the neighborhood had brought
about a demand for a more general
service. which, 1t was stated. would be
increased as conditions justify.
Captain A. B. Guigon. who appeared
for the company, stated that the oper-
alton of the present loop at other times
than during fairs was merely an en-
tering wedge to a more complete SER
vice proposed over the new concrete
bridge over the railway tracks. out to
the Hermitage Road. making connec-
ton at the Hill Monument with the
present Lakeside Line. and SO oper-
ating a direct car service to Bryan
Park and lakeside
Permission for the use OF the loop
already laid was granted, subject to
all transfer and other provisions con-
tanned in the Richmond Traction Com
pany.s franchise, Of which this line u
an extension.
More Rail Welding.
Over the protest Uf the City En-
sineer. the committee granted permits
sion to the Virginia Railway and Pow
err Company to electrically weld its
rails between Zenith and Seventh. on
Broad Street, and between Seventh and
Eighteenth. on Main Street Captain
Guigon and Chief Engineer T. Norman
Jones, Jr.. explained that the method
now being used to weld the rails was
the best known system for preventing
electrolysis. making a practically con
tinuous rail. and thus preventing the
after-tearing up of the streets to make
frequent repairs at the joints. The cost
Of welding was stated to be IS per
joint. not counting paving and replace
ment. all OF which is borne by the
company. Mr.. Boiling explained that
he had refused to permit the work
on Broad Street. as it would mean
cutting into the newly-laid smooth
paving Main Street was repaved
about three years ago. and he was un-
willing to have that paving disturbed.
as the traffic in that section Is very
heavy and the blocking Of the streets
would be a great Inconvenience.
Mr.. Jones explained that the weld
ing machines were patented, and could
not be brought here at the time the
rail was being laid He promised to
do all the work in the congested sec
ton from Seventh to Eighteenth Street
at night. and tc replace the paving
Immediately the welding was COM
pleted- Complaint was made that In
other sections Of the city where weld
ing has been done. notably on Main
Street. west OF Fifth, although the
welding has been done with great
rapidly. mainly at night. the PAYERS
have not been prompt to replace the
surface. the holes in the streets con-
tinuing in some instances for more
than a week, to the great inconvens-
ence OF the public On the under
standing that the work was neces-
sary, and that every effort would be
made to make a record for speed, the
committee gave its assent, though the
City Engineer was not satisfied that
the company would be able to fulfil
Its promise Of completing and repaving
Main Street in less than q week
The committee rose to meet on Thurs
day at O'Clock, when a large docket
OF pending matters Is to be consid-
cred.