The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-02-20
EXCHANGE TOLLS
FOR FRANCHISES
Richmond and Henrico Makes
Tacit Proposition to Admin
istrative Board.
WON'T EMBARRAss COUNCIL
WON'T EMBARRAss COUNCIL
Reply Declines to Anticipate
Action OH Privileges and Asks
for Offer on Free Tolls.

proposition of the Richmond and
ifehrlco Railway Company TO onter into
nesotiations with the Administrative
board, giving free uso of the Marshall
Street Viaduct for pedestrians, IL il is
granted the West End street railway
!Iahch1ses II desires, was rejected by
tho administrative Board yesterday
PRESIDENT w. $. Forbes. OF the Rich
.aolia ana Henrico Company. was in
stead asked to answer the boards orig
mai proposition.
some time ago tho Administrative
i'oard addressed Il letter asking on
what terms tho Richmond and Henrico
company would consent to open the
Nlarshaii Street Viaduct free TO foot
passengers. The board was advised
mat tho chief toll came from vehicles.
ana mat with little loss Il great boon
could be attained for working people
living near the eastern end of tho
pridse and for high school pupils
Asked for Flint Price.
IN case the company WAS not willing
70 ceoe the free use Of the bridge for
1901 passengers. tho Administrative
BOARD asked that the company make
cash price it would charge the city
for throwing the bridge open TO pedes-
.rhns. In response to that letter
resident Forbes appeared before the
BOARD, stating that the matter would
De laid before the board OF directors
Oh the Richmond and IIenrico Company
yesterday the answer came In the
shape OF a letter Offering to abate tho
1-cent tolls charged foot passengers
ana open the viaduct free to podes-
TRANS IL the Richmond and Henrico
company succeeds In securing from
the City Council the West End street
railway franchises now pending
On motion of Mr.. IIlrschberg. the let
ter was received and fled. and the clerk
instructed to notify the Richmond and
1cnrico Company that the Ad,ninistra-
tive Board has no Jurisdiction In mat
ters or franchises ana does not desire
10 enter INTO any negotiations or take
any action that would i'm any way
hamper or compromise the free action
OF the City Council in it's consideration
OF the pending street railway peti-
tons.
Repeats It's Request.
finaliE, the Administrative Board
repeats its original request, as stated
in its former letter, that the Richmond
and Henrico Railway Company name a
nat price per annum for which IL will
consent TO abatc it's 1-ccnt toll on foot
passengers crossing the viaduct, so
mat the city may consider the advis-
ability -of assuming this charge and
opening the viaduct free TO pedestrians
Mr.. Forbes made no reference to tolls
on vehicles
Members Of the Administrative Board
were disposed 10 regard Mr.. Forbes's
itNtti an clIOlt 10 lnuuCG them, for
concession which could not in the
course of a year amount TO more than
a few thousand dollars, TO use their
influence with tho City Council TO Sc
cure for the Henrico company extern
sive grants over miles of city strcets
largely through territory already
covered by street car lines.
Not Making Any Money.
In his letter Mr.. Forbes goes at
length into the arbitration agreement
for Joint use OF tracks on Broad Street
and transfer exchange between the
two companies. and says that his com
pany is not making any money. Coun-
cilmen who commented OH the situa-
ton yesterday called attention TO the
fact that the City Council has just
voted TO the Richmond and Henrico
Company the right to use all the streets
and alleys in the city for its light and
power distribution plant, ut it's own
price of $40.
The total of tolls on tho viaduct asst
year from vehicles and pedestrians, ac-
cording to the report of the company
to the state Corporation Commission.
amounted to about $1,000. of which.
1T is claimed only Il small proportion
could have been accumulated by the
1-cent tolls charged foot passengers.