The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-11
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statement as he has been made the
target In committee meetings for many
insinuations from Fulton people that
he had Influenced the location OF the
line to benefit his own property. 1t
was a fact, NIr. Nielsen stated. that
the Henrico Company had given n bond
10 three citizens Of Fulton to build
the Fulton Hill line. as one OF the con
ditions for his vote for the recent light
and power franchise Disguised with
the attitude of the Henrico Company
in sticking to the Louisiana Street
street route or none. Raleigh Phillips,
leader of n protesting delegation from
Fulton, suggested that negotiations be
opened with tho other company Mr..
Nielsen said he would aid. but other
members held that the city was sufn-
cientlY blocked by parallelinE street
car lines already. and that IL the Hen
rico Company shows good faith in
building the proposed line no parallel
line ought TO be allowed.
West End Extcnsi0n.
The West End extension proposed by
the Virginia Railway and Power Com
Dany calls for single track west on
Broad street from the Boulevard to
the corporate limits, over which a If
teen minute schedule is to be operated.
From this limo there is to be a spur
running south from Broad and Shep-
pard Streets, along Sheppard to Leo
nard. thence along Leonard to West,
and south on West Street to Cary.
j. Kent Rawley. representing the
Lee Annex citizens and speaking for
practically undivided citizenship OF
the whole district. favored the petit
ton. 1t was the first crosstowp line
to be built in sixteen years, lie stated.
and in it's behalf he presented II petit
ton signed by more than 200 property
owners. including such institutions as
the Methodist Orphanage and the Ben
edictine Institute. The franchise
makes the new line subject to all pro-
visions Is to transfers. school and In Dor
tickets and otherwise as the general
( lines of the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. AIR. Nielsen contended
that as the Henrico Company was also
seeking to enter the West End. both
should be considered at once.
Mr. Kelley, for the Henrico Railway,
that the route it had offered through
Lee District by the use of Lombardy
Street, Stuart Avenue. Mulberry and
kensington Streets had met with very
vigorous opposition from Lee District
citizens. and he hoped that some less
Objectionable route could be arranged.
1t was not fair. however. he stated. to
hold up the other petition until his
company was ready to present a modi-
fled West End route. He hoped the
committee would go over the ground
with him and settle on the streets to
be used
UnaItcrnbie Opposition,
Henry Taylor. chairman or the Lee
District Citizens Association. an
nounced unalterable opposition to any
more tracks in Lee District by any
company, and asked that his associa :
! ton be given ample notice before the
committee considers any amended or
modified petition. The committee
thereupon adopted the routes proposed
by the Virginia Railway and Power
I Company for lines west of the Boule
ward, TO which there was no opposi =
I ton, and sent the papers TO the City
Attorney to prepare II proper franchise
( ordinance. Mr.. Taylor urged that there
+ be an end OF the discussion about
tracks in Lee District. telling of peo-
| pie who had planned to buy in that
section in the past few weeks having
! some elsewhere because of the long
drawn ont street car agitation. On
motion of Mr., Mills, the committee re-
/ ported the Henrico Company's West
( End extension plan for rejection.
Without objection or discussion. a
proper franchise was then recon-
/ mcnded allowing the Henrico Com
! pany 10 build out Thirty-ffth Street
/ from its present line at Marshall street.
to Dickinson, and along Dickinson to
! Oakwood Cemetery. it being provided
| that until the ravine between Cowardin
/ and Cancpa Streets, shall be filled the
new line may stop at Cowardin Ave
nue.