The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-13
SEVEN PINES LINE ASKS
RELEASE FROM BURDEN
New Railroad to Urbanna Wants to
BE Put OH Par With Chesa..
reake Bay Line.
HEARING THIS AFTERNOON
Board Of Aldermen Meets Tomorrow
Night - Finance Committee May
Hasten Action on Long-Pending
Widening OF Fourteenth Street.

The regular meeting of the Board
of Aldermen tomorrow night and
committee meetings this afternoon and
Thursday night TO decide the Seven
Pines line transfer question and the
city farm issue arc the chief events on
this weeks Council program. The Ad-
m'histrative Board primary will prob
ably cause a postponement OF tho
meeting Of the city Farm Committee
Thursday night. but the other meet
inSs VIII be held as scheduled.
On tho schedule for to-day is n meet
ing OF the Committee on streets at S
o'clock in the afternoon to consider
the application Of the Richmond and
Rappahannocls River Hallway Com
parry for the repeal Of so much OF It's
contract agreement with the city as
requires ii to give ard honor trans
fcrs on its Seven Pines limo.
The company's present franchise re-
Guircs II to accept transfers from the
city electric lines good for passage to
the intersection of the corporation
limo with It's right OF way-a distance
of about six blocks from its terminus
at twenty ninth and p Streets. Tho
ordinance of February II. 1915. un-
der which tho purchase of the Seven
Pines line by the Rappahannock Com
pany from the Virginia Railway and
Power Company was authorized, limits
the free issuance of transfers to and
from the line to points within the city
limits. "or any extension thereof"
BELIEVE CITY SHOULD
ENCOURAGE ENTERPRISE
Under the provision just quoted tho
Rnppahannock Company would upon
the adoption OF the new annexation
lines be required to honor transfers
to Il point half n mile further along it's
right of way. 1t is set forth by the
company in petition that Will be
presented this afternoon to the COM
.nitree. that this will impose an undue
hardchip. particularly since the Seven
Pines line Is now being operated at n
loss. With the extension of the free
transfer zone by annexation. the COM
pany estimates. the net annual oper-
ating loss Of the Seven Pines line
will be S96t7.s1.
The committee will BIO asked To
recommend the ordinance relieving the
company from tho transfer obligat ton
in the interest OF fair treatment 1T
lis pointed out that the company has
proceeded In good faith with the con-
struction of the new railroad to Ur-
hanna, which Will prove OF inestimable
benefit To Richmond, and that on this
account alone. II for no other reason, 1t
deserves the citys cooperation.
The Board OF Aldermen will have be-
tore 1t tomorrow night largely meas
ures that have been passed by the
Common Council and which will come
up for concurrence. Among the more
important of the measures awaiting
concurrence by the Board Is an ordi-
nance providing for the creation of n
board OF electrical examiners; n Joint
resolution appropriating $1,000 for the
employment OF an advisory architect
to prepare preliminary plans for the
proposed building on the Ford Hotel
Site and n resolution appropriating
$4,000 for the Mayors Vice Commits
sion.
w MI DnO1yn,r . r~,pro.-
IN FOURTEENTH STREET
Advocates OF an early settlement of
the Fourteenth Street-Southern Rail
way land deal are anxious to secure
report on the pending ordinances COW
ering the transaction in time for ac-
ton by the Board at tomorrow nights
meeting. Chairman Grundy, of the FL
nance Committee. has indicated the
same desire for expedition. and will,
IT is believed. call the Finance Com
TO pass upon the ordinances finally
For Thursday night there Is sched-
uled Il regular meeting OF the Ordinance
Committee and meeting OF a subcom-
mittee from the Committee on Public
Buildings. Properties and Utilities to
consider propositions from owners and
agents In connection with the city's
projected purchase of municipal
farm upon which will be placed tho
indigents now housed In the City Home.
The Administrative Board primary
which takes place on Thursday will
probably cause a postponement OF both
meetings.