The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-12
CITY NEEDS AREA
TO REDUCE FARES
Hcnrico's Refusal of Extension
for Fair Grounds Line Cited
as Annexation Argument.
ONE FARE TO BRYAN PARK
Lakeside Nearer City Than
Westhampton, but Is Reached
by Winding Route.

Relatively small tracts Of land in the
/ west and northwest sections of the
city, which iC annexed would enable
Richmond to control street car fran
chiscs, fares and service to Joseph
l'ryan Park and to Westhampton are
the strategic points In the annexation
proceedings now being heard before
Judge y. ~ Campbell in the IIenrlco
circuit Court, according to develop
mcutS Yesterday.
JUDGE Campbell made an important
ruling during the afternoon session,
When he held that the evidence of in
dividuals. relating 20 the advantages
or disadvantages which they might OK
pcrichce by becoming Il part OF Rich
inond. was admissible testimony. II.
NJ. smith Jr, of the Hcnrico legal
forces. noted an exceptions
city Attorney II. X. Pollard was yos
terday asked If the Richmond. Fred
cricN*burT ana Potomac Railroad Conn
pant and the Atlantic Coast Line Rail
ron" company were III any way inter
csted in the annexation fight. 1t was
pointed out that, should the proposcd
lines Of annexation he accented. tho
heIt Line tracks and other railrood
PROPERTY would be Included in tho city
limits. MIR. Pollard said that he had
received no imtiinatiou that the com
i''hicS had Interested themselves In the
proceedings i'm amy way.
COUNTY HAS DONE
NOTHING: TO IMPROVE; SECTION
me testimony Of several real estate
men. who are Interested in pronertv
"ithin the proposed lines of annex
't'ion ana who were admitted TO the
proceedings through the efforts of their
attorney, George j. Hooper, proved OF
considerable value to IN. city vii,
reference to the matter OF street car
fares and franchises They also
| served To show that the county had
SHOWN u" disposition TO aid in tic i'm
proNeincht of their property bv nro
vidinG adequate roads and by lossc,in,
thn expense to which suburbanites nrn
put Tor modern improvements. such as
wafer sewerage. lights. schools and
,eicphone service. This. they testified.
49," peeh done by property owners
themselves. and had cost them LARGO
amounts. These were the reason. -,
Seth"r with the fact that double faro
IL charged residents of Hcilcvua ,r;
|ther suburbs i'm that vicinity, why So
l''," huiIdinS has hccn done in those
sections, 1t was testified
L. III. Meade said that Re,Ioru, ,,
been opened In 1906. but. owi,,r 70
me iack OF the Inducements cnumcr,,
cu. IL was found advisable to take #
oil the market In 1872 the Iots wor,
again opened, when it was thourht
, NAV Il car me would be extended along
me hermitage Road from the STATE
rair Grounds. when this propositIon
'eii through the sale of the lots was
-, nl"ucreu. lie testified that
lhe county would no, grant a fran
,r'se unless the company would agree
:" pu' INTO iorce n scent rate to
Lakeside. ana that permission to cross
the tracks OF the Richmond. Erred
crlckshurE and Potomac Railroad ,t
the Boulevard Bridge had also bccn
reused. Mr. Meade said that he knew
y! no nehthts which he would derive
~ r."hihlnE In the county. as Hen
RICO mad not spent the amount paid fo,
taxes during one ycar for improve.
mcntS during the last twenty vc,rs
ne sad that lie was forced to main
lam All OF the roads in the near
vicinity of bellevue
HAS PROVIDED FACILITIES
Ny Ills OWN EXPENSE:
Z. i Watkins, who lives near the
y. J. mn Monument, on the Hermitage
Road, told of the great expense 10
winch he is put in order To providc
adequate school facilities for his chill
drcn. He said that he had five chill
"feh attending private schools which
COS, MN IN the ncishborhood of $500
year and that ii was necessary 10
use the cars in going to and from
schooi. The children are not allowed
10 use school tickets at his end of the
line. he said, and are forced TO nav
double fare. Mr.. Watkins testified
'''''' iiS I'''it sou IL year 1OT tClcDhOne
service. and that on Il party line.
While he has water and sewerage, II
was Installed by private concerns. and
at great cost. He said that he was on
the main thoroughfare to Joscph
frEan Park. ana that the condition
oi the road. under the heavy travel.
made II very disagrccable for him
lie was anxious for annexation
q. Herbert Funston. a real estate
dealer. and president OF the Lewis
Glntcr Land and Improvement Com
ranN, was on the witness stand dur
ing great part of the afternoon. and
showed that, whereas Lakeside was
nearer the city than Wcsthampton. the
car fare was double that charged to
the latter park. the Lakeside line !
winding through Gintcr Park and !
Barton Heights. while the Westhamp- /
ton line IL direct. He said that he had !
fought 10 secure onc-f fare rate to |
bellevue. because Glnter Park. High |
land Park, Riookdalc and all of tho /
territory 10 the east of Sherwood |
Park had If. but that he had been un- |
successful.
Mr.. Smith asked Mr.. Funston if it
was not true that the reason why |
double fare was charged through the /
estate OF the late Major Lewis Gin /
ter was due 10 the fact that an agree
n@ut had been made between Major !
tintcr and the street railway COM
pnuy calling for such a rate, and that |
M1J"r Ginicr was 10 receive portion
of the receipts. Tho witness said that l
Ac knew of no such agreement and
mat II ono existed, il was time to rcct!- |
~ II.
city Engineer Eollng was again /
called TO the stand yesterday. and re- |
lt'rIicd that ii WAS necessary 10 have |
nc West End territory annexed To meet I
III" demands Of the city for cxpan-
sion III that direction. He further |
testified that this territory was essen /
!lI Tor tn" proper and convenient cx- !
tension OF the water and sewerage sya- !
t'ltS OF the city. roSs-cNaminatiun /
JAILED TO shake the weight of the en-
{clHccr'S testimony
mayor George Ainslic was on the 4
witness stand during the greater part /
"i I'M" morning. His report for 1918 /
was admitted To the court record lie .
S,ttd mat the city was very cOngcstrd /
tH'' expansion was necessary and that /
"hu. additions to the police force !
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