The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-13
COMPANY EXPLAINS
CAR ROUTE CHANGES
WILL OPERATE VARIOUS LINES
TO SERVE PUBLIC MOST
ADVANTAGEOUSLY.

Probably no question before the
people of Richmond is of more vital
interest or far Bleaching Importance
than that OF the new franchise sought
by the Virginia Railway and Power
Company.
On yesterday the company issued
the following explanatory statement
relative to the maps distributed by
it. and explaining the routes pro-
posed.
The statement in full follows:
THE maps distributed to the COM
mittee on streets. along with printed
petition and draft of ordinances were
only intended to show the change in
trackage and did not indicate the
change in the routes on which the
cars would be operated for the reason
that the adjustment of these routes
is a matter to be taken up later In
the consideration of the franchise.
and 1t g believed that thew should
not he included In the franchise con-
tract. but should be left SO that they
could be modified from time to time
to meet the changing traffic conditions
under proper regulation and control
by the city authorities.
IF the tracks were rearranged as
shown by tas map, the company
would propose. subject TO the APP
prevail Of the Council, to operate the
various lines upon the following
routes to serve the public most ad-
yanta Eeousiy under existing condl-
lions. subject to change of route from
time TO time, as conditions might re-
quire;
81 Nain-Street Iine-The cars TO
be operated as at present. from reser-
voir to Fulton.
"e Broad Fulton Ane-The cars
TO be operated from the reservoir to
Fulton. via Reservoir loop, Robinson,
Broad. Eleventh. Marshall. Ftaduct,
Nicholson and present Fulton loop.
-. Broad and Main Idne-Cars TO
be operated from Reservoir to Thirty
sixth and NJ streets. via Reservoir
loon. Robinson. Broad, Seventh and
Ninth or Eighth (Seventh and Ninth
streets preferred on account of the
heavy grade on Eighth Street between
Broad and Main) Main Street from
Seventh and Ninth a or Eighth 70
Twenty-frst Street: Twenty -hrst
Street from Main to Marshall Street
Marshall Street from Twenty-frst TO
,rwcnty-fffth Street: Twenty-hfth
StrGeL from MAI small W Az 1892 49,
Street to Thirty-sixth Street
1.-THE reason for the proposed
change N the Broad and Twenty -tlfth
street and the Broad and Main lines,
IL that 1t is not des.ra BILE to have two
lines from Fulton District running
into Main Street, and the change In
the Broad and Main Line route gives
the Church Hill transportation
through the Broad and Main Line and
the Broad and Fulton Line ample IA
ciities both on Broad and Main
streets, avoiding the dangerous grades
on the Broad-Street hills
~ lakewood III hollywood Line
Consolidating the present lakewood
and Main and lockwood ana nroao
and Laurel Street lines, cars TO be OPP
Grated from Hollywood ~ oakwood
Cemetery vita Cherry. China. Pine
Cary, Laurel Broad. south from
Broad to Main on Seventh and Ninth
on Main to Eighteenth, Eighteenth to
Venable. Venable to Q, Q to lakewood
Avenue, lakewood Avenue to lakewood
Cemetery.
This consolidation will enable bet
ter service in the Hollywood District
By the consolidation of the two loops,
and will eliminate the heavy grade on
Broad Street Hill and the line will
Street and tne shopping district on
Broad Street.
T. "IIay Strect-Cars to be oper-
ated from Main and Harrison via Har-
r!son from Main to Broad; Broad
Harrison to Hancock, Hancock from
Broad TO Clay: Clay from Hancock to
Seventh; Seventh Street from Gay
TO Main: Main Street from Seventh
TO Twenty eighth, returning the same
route.
This change will give direct line
to all the factories on Main street
and will relieve Main Street Of large
number of transfers that have been
handled from Clay Street line former
ly on account of the line turning at
Twenty first ard Main to Church Hill.
80. First Street Iine-Cars to be
operated from Seventh and Franklin
via Franklin from Seventh to Eighth:
Eighth Street from Franklin To
Broad; Broad Street from Eighth to
Fifth. Fifth Street from Broad to
Baker; Baker from Fifth TO First;
hence ON First Street over the WA
duct fol. owing the same route through
Ginter Park. returning via First Street
to Duyal: Duval from First to Fifth
street: Fifth Street from Duval to
Broad Street: Broad Street from Fifth
to Seventh Street; Seventh Street
from Broad to Franklin.
-. Highland Park-Cars to be
operated from Fifth and Broad Streets
to Highland Park via Fifth Street to
the viaduct. following the same route
through Chestnut Hill and Highland
Park as at present.
by changing this line from Seventh
Street To Fifth Street II will avoid
some of the congestion at Seventh
and Broad Streets, which is very de-
sirable as the congestion at that point
has been constantly increasing for
the past several years, due to the In
creased number OF cars operated over
the several lines diverging at that
point.
ut is believed that study OF these
routes will demonstrate the con-
venience to the public which would
result from the arrangement of the
rou.as aS Indicated