Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-08-03
WILL HOLD CONFERENCE
ON TRACK CONTROVERSY
Power Company and East Enders
VIII Attempt to Agree OH
Recruiting Plan.
ORDINANCE is TABLED AGAIN
Street Committee Withholds FinaI
Action on Administrative Board
Measure to Force Company to Re-
construct East Broad Street Tracks.


Measure to Force Company to Re-
construct East Broad Street Tracks.
at the end of "a two-hour hearing
on the East Broad Street track con-
trovcrsy. the Council Street Commit
tee yesterday afternoon voted to Law
| the matter on the table in order to
allow conference between the Vir-
Cinia Railway and Power Company and
residents of the section affected to see
If rcrouting arrangement can be
agreed upon that will meet the OBJ
jcctions that have been raised to the
new rerouting proposed by the com
pany.
| This action was taken upon the mo-
! 'oh or Alderman Fuller. who pointed
to the division OF opinion that appears
/ 10 obtain with regard to the removal
OF tracks on Broad Street castwardly
| from Twenty-fifth Street If there
were possibility of tho two sides
! getting together. he said the committco
should at least afford them an oppor-
tunity.
CONSIDER ABOLITION
| OF VIADUCT TOLLS
! In connection with the proposed now
rerouting and removal OF East Broad
street tracks, suggested Mr. Pullcr.
''c East Emo residents and the com
! pany might appropriately consider a.
this time the question Of throwing Omen
/ the Marshall street. Niaduct to free use
ny pedestrians and. If expcdi.nt. bv
| vehicles Of every description 4 par
tial or total suspension OF the toll
/ charge on this bridge, he thought.
| might be a factor that the East Finders
! would take into consideration in pass
ing upon the track question
| 10 MT. Pullcrs inquiry IL tho com
| pany would be willing to consider
| suspension of the tolls. Vice President
I,emry w. ANDERSON. of the Virginia
J railway and Power Company replied
that the matter would at least receive
/ careful attention. The remission or
,oiis' he said. involving serious loss
| in income. would have to he submitted
TO the board of directors for their an
| prevail. ~
The committee met at Sic oc,ocL
to consider the company's propo.,I
| 'ha' ~ ne allowed to take up the tracks
| on Broad Street castwardr .,or,
! "entE-hfth Street. and reroute BROAD
ana Main and Clay Street care oror
| Twenty fifth Strect and Marsh,Il S,roo,
| rms, II was pointed out would cuahl.
| the city TO proceed ut once with m.
| smooth paving OF East BROAD S,rent
Which is being held up pending the
permanent adjustment Of tho E,s,
| hroad street track matter
PETITIONS PRESENT
CoNFLICrING VIEWPOINTS
! Petitions were presented from n.y.,
/ Der OF residents on Marshall stree, h.
! tween Twenty fourth and Twcn,y
! ninth, opposing this scheme on tho
ground that ii would give Marshal,
! Slreet tnrcc street car lines and pro-
: dnce Objectionable congestion Otber
petitions from Broad Street residents
were presented opposing the removal OF
the tracks. The company fled with tho
committee petitions signed bv a ma
/ Jority of the residents on the Broad
street route. approving the taking ND
! OF the tracks
! The company. Mr.. Anderson told tho
committee. was anxious 10 NEE, the
wishes OF the people. and is willing to
run ITS cars either on Marshall or Broad
Streets. as they prefer. 1t was nneco
nomical. however, he said and oppcsed
10 the best interests OF both the com
| pany and the people to maintain two
| parallel lines within one block Of each
| other. Is is now the case
Mr.. Anderson suggested, as possi-
! BILE compromise. taking up the tracks
I on East BROAD Street except between
! Twenty fourth and Twenty-ninth. over
which the Broad and Main cars could be
operated as they are now. This would
meet the objection to the removal OF
tho car line from the Church Hill bust
! ness section of Broad street
! Councilman Jones. OF Madison Ward
| expressed his belief that a majority Of
the East End residents wanted the East
! Broad Street tracks to remain, and
| moved that the committee recommend
| for passage the Administrative Boards
| ordinance resembling that section of
Inc reroutinE ordinance OF last March
| which relieved the company from tho
| obligation OF rcconstructing tho East
| Broad Street tracks, even though thu
city should during the life of the ordi
nance rcpave the street.
RECONSTR TC'rION WOULD
COST COMPANY siO00O
Under this ordinance the Administra-
| tive Board could proceed with the nav
ing Of East Broad Street that is now
being delayed. and compel the companv
TO reconstruct its tracks. Mr. Ander
son estimated that the reconstruction
ana paving would cost the companv
| $4,000, most Of which would be lost
should an agreement be reached later
providing for the abandonment of this
needless parallel line
Alderman Fuller offered as suhsti
tute motion to lay the Administra
i've boards ordinance on the fable
pending the result Of a conference he.
tween the citizens and the companv
me committee adopted the substituto
ny vote of TO 9, serving notice that
n hnal report from the conference viii
y nc expected in time to enable action by
me september meeting of the Council