The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-04-06
HULL STREET LINE
USES MAYO BRIDGE.
Direct Service to Byrd Street
Station and Forest Hill Park
Is Lost by Change
SCHEDULE NOT DIFFICULT
Continuous Straight Line for
Two Miles = Nine Railroad
Crossings Must Be Tagged.

Cars crossed the James River for the
first time In dozen years by way OF
Mayo Bridge yesterday. when the long
contemplated change in the routing
of the Hull Street line was put into
effect by the Virginia Railway and
Power Company. The new service be-
gan with the first car out OF the barns.
and with little or no traffic on the
bridge or on Fourteenth Street, no
difficulty was experienced by reason
II the change.
Under the new plans the cars which
We're heretofore diverted from Hull
street ut Seventh are now operated
through to Fourteenth and Main
streets. using the new bridge This
makes Il straight track without n bend
for nearly two miles, extending from
the northern terminus at Main Street
10 the uppermost section OF the VIII
lage of SwanSboro.
The greatest objection to the new
routing is the fact that the people
Of South Richmond living on Hull
Street or east OF Hull Street. particu-
iarly those residing in Oak Grove and
Swansboro are now cut off from direct
communication with Byrd street sta
ton. At Fourteenth and Main Streets
the passengers arc transferred east
and west. but at Seventh and Main
Streets they cannot be transferred
south. and. as q result. patrons from
the Southside must either walk two
blocks 10 the station or pay an extra
fare
The Same complaint is made in re-
gard TO Forest Hill and woodland
Heights Where ono fare was suf-
ticient before the change, II will now
be necessary TO pay twice. and in addi-
ton Swansboro people must travel to
, t.al 81
irving at their destination in either Of
these suburbs
Fear Congestion. To-Dny.
Very little difficulty was experienced
IN maintaining the schedule over the
new route yesterday, as the traffic
was light. Conditions to-day, however.
will he greatly changed, and it is
feared that there will be great con-
gestion on tho narrow part OF Four
tecnth Street, which Is one of the
busiest thoroughfares in the city
There is only a single track on that
street, and while one car Is ut the
terminus the next one must wait at
the switch on the north end OF the
bridge
One OF the principal objections to
the new route, besides the danger OF
congestion. is the fact that niEc rail
road crossings must be Jagged twice
on each round trip. On Fourteenth
street. alone thcre are live crossings,
which are used extensively by the
southern Hallway. In South Richmond
the tracks cross the Southern Hallway
twice, the Seaboard Afr Line Railway
once and the Atlantic Coast Line Rail-
road once
The change saves one ca. on the
line. Under the old schedule, there
were SIX cars operating on base
schedule OF sixty minutes. with ten
minute intervals between cars in each
direction. Now only five cars running
ut Il ten minute interval with :. fifty
minute base are required. Double
truck cars OF the smallest, as well as
Oldest typo in operation In this city,
have replaced the articulated cars,
which VIII now be used only during
the rush hours The now Southsldc
cars were those discarded from the
Gintcr Park and Barton Heights lines
when the centre door type was put in
operation
Councilman Carter G. Jones OF Madi-
son Ward, is working with other resi-
dents OF South Richmond to secure an
Owl car service to the Southside Of
ticials OF the company will he seen this
week in reference TO the innovation.