The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-01
READY TO BUILD
BY EITHER ROUTE
Richmond and Henrico Notifies
Committee OF Change i'll Plan
for Fulton Car Line.

I -
Tor Fulton Car Line.
! Various routes for a proposed Full
ton Hill extension OF the Richmond
and Henrico Railway were debated for
some hours last night before the coun-
ell Committee on Streets without de-
/ finite result, the committee adjourning
! TO go on the ground Oh Friday after
noon at O'Clock in company with City
Engineer Boiling. The Richmond and
Henrico Company rccedcd from tho po-
sition taken at previous meeting
when counsel stated that ii would
build by the Louisiana Street or Mel
sen route. or none. :. l.. Kelley, at
torncy for the company, stated last
night that the company still preferred
the Louisiana Street route and con
sidered il the most practicable but
that the board OF directors ut a meet
ing held yesterday morning had au-
thorizcd him TO say that 1t would ac-
cept any other feasible route the com
mittcc might select. regardless of COM
parativc cost of construction. This
was later somewhat modified by +.
Sims Bailey. engineer for the company.
who stated In answer to questions that
as engineer he would not recommend
tho Williamsburg Avenue route on the
raVine route. which he himself at first
proposed.
Large Delegation Present.
The Council chamber was packed
TO the utmost limits of standing room
with Fulton and Fulton IIll people. i'm
Guiding many women and children. tho
large majority wearing badges marked
Louisiana Street route" The value
of this demonstration was some what
weakened as AN expression Of prefer
cncc whom IT WAS brought out that
most of those present were from that
portion of the county beyond Fulton
nm, which would be served by any OF
the lines proposed. on tho statement
of the company that 1t would build by
Louisiana street or not at ALL they
favored that route. In fact they did
not care how the car came, so long
rs II line was built to their section.
-. c. O'Flahcrty appeared as coun-
sci f"r rsriaju citizens desiring the
Louisiana Street route.
MIR. Kelley explained at some length
that his company had first selected
the ravine by way of the Chesapeake
and Ohio spring, but found that If
required TO cross Intervening streets
at grade it would be impracticablc. Ills
company had no objection to having
the bond given by it to three citizens
Of Fulton made public. Mr.. Nielsen
offered the bond and contract. and ask
cd that thcy bc read. but Chairman
Pollock ruled that they were n pri-
vate contract between tho company
and three citizens. and had no bear
ing before the committee. The bond is
in the sum of $4,000, and is accom-
panied ny n long letter from Presi-
dent W. $. Forbes. rcciting the efforts
of both street railway companies to
secure the vote OF Alderman Nielsen in
the recent electric light and power
franchise, and finally agreeing under
bond to prosecute the petition for 3,
Fulton Hin franchise no special route
being stipulated
Each Side IL Ilrnrd.
Mr.. Gunst objected TO going into
matters outside OF the question. but
after much debate in the committee,
half hour was allowed each side
II. F. CARRIER presented the case of the
opposition. u. {. O'f'lahcrty conduct
ing that OF the Louisiana Street ndvo-
Gates. Thomas O'Conncr spoke for the
raViue route telling Of a petition
signed by every property owner living
within the city on Fulton Hil assert
ing that il was the most practical and
said that Engineer Bailey OF the com
pany. had assured him that if he got
the majority Of the property owners
TO sign such a petition, the cars would
come that way
Mr.. Bailey. when called on. taxed
directly that he would not recommend
either the ravine or williamsburg
Avenue route. though the directors
might go over his head The VIA
iitmsburG Avenue plan, he asserted.
would cost the company s35,00t NOR,
10 construct. Tie had changed from,
the raVinc plan 10 the Louisiana
Street plan when Mr. Nelson. then a
member OF the old street COMMITTEE
from Marshall Ward had TINT street
cut through. City Engineer Boiling
stated that the cost of cutting the
CT \
sen properly. had been, between 5000
and $4,000 The cut at one place Is
twenty seven feet. and the grale for
one block 10 per cent Mr.. Boiling
stated that he had never recommended
any route. had never seen II profile Of
the ravine route or It's grades, ans
was opposed to any double tracks IN
the narrow streets OF Fulton. He
thought Il possible that n closer study
OF the grades established hy the Coun-
Gil might bring out some street not
yet mentioned. which Would be more
desirable for street car Purposes. AMI
promised 10 make SUCH an investiga-
ton for the information of the COM
mittcc
Mr.. Nielsen made extended eXplana
ton OF bis conduct in regard 10 The
matter, saying mat he was perfectly
willing To have the propositions nade
TO him by both street car compa MICS
read that the bond contained no stipu-
!ation as to route, and that he had
assured Mr.. Bailey on last Friday that
he desired the company 80 bull ny
the best route, whatever might be
the feet ON the tract he owns al the
head of Louisiana stree as - has
now been extended.
Buchanan Official Here.
r. =. Williams. attorney Tor the Common
wealth in Buchanan County. WAS in the
city yesterday and called his friends at
the Capitol. He is brother of John w.
Williams. clerk of the House OF Delegates.