Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-09-04
EAST ENDERS HOLD
R|OTOUS MEETING
Police Reserves Summoned to
Quiet Conference on Street
Car Track Problem.
RATIFlES COMPANY'S PLAN
Mass-Meeting Approves Removal
of Tracks on Broad East of
Twenty-Fifth Street.
RATIFIEs C0MPANY's PLAN

Twenty-Fifth Street.
Seven policemen piled into a patrol
wagon at the First Precinct Station
last night In response to a riot call
from Chimborazo School where 500
citizens Of jefferson Ward had aS-
senibled In response to AN advertise
inent calling the residents OF that sec
tion to meet for the purpose of taking
action looking to tho solution of the
East Broad Street track problem.
When the bluecoats arrived at the
crowded auditorium. they found a
turbulent assembly listening rcstlessly
TO John Hirschberg. of the Administers
tive Board. who. with arms out
stretched to the faces before him was
pleading earnestly with tho crowd to
return to a semblancc Of sanity for
the sake OF the good name OF jefferson
Ward
HIRsCHBERG WINS
CONTROL OF CROWD
The policemen lined up silently near
the entrance and waited for develop
mcnts. Mr.. Hirschberg continued his
appeal, and the turbulence gradually
died down. In ten more minutes the
crowd. although still asser,ive and in
clined to treat parliamentary rules
with contempt. returned to the pale Of
organized procedure.
Mr.. HirschbcrG seized his oppor-
tunity. and ruled with an iron hand
At the end Of AN hour Of discussion
and debate. the meeting voted over
whelmingly to indorse plan for re-
arranging the street car tracks or East
Broad Street. Then. I'm token of the
amity that pervadcd the hearts OF the
rcconcilcd assembly. Mr. Hirschberr
called upon Rev. Gerald Culbcrson. OF
the Third Christian Church, TO close
the meeting with prayer. which the
minister proceeded to do Then the
meeting adjourned sine die.
The mass-mceting gave its approval
to plan proposed by tho Virginia
Railway and Power Company. which
provides for the removal OF all tracks
on Broad Street eastwardly from
Twenty-firSt Street to tho terminus at
Chimborazo Park. except a single block
between Twcnty-fourth and Twenty
ffth Streets. where the tracks arc To
remain.
HOW CARS WILL III:
ROUTED UNDER NEW PLAN
Under this plan, the tracks on
twenty ninth Street. between Broad
and MARSHALL, arc to be removed
eliminating the crossing AT Twenty
rinth 2nd Marshall Streets. Broad and
Fuitor! cars. formerly the Richmond
N and Henrico cars, are TO be operated
AT present. Broad and Main cars
under the new plan, will lie operated
20 Marshall OH Twcnty-irst street
along Marshall TO Twenty. fourth along
twenty fourth TO Broad. along Broad
N Tu,a -
Marshall and along Marshall to
rhirty-ffth. returning alon: tho same
route.
Clay Street cars. under this plan. will
DE operated along Twent first TO Mar
shall Street, along Marshall TO Twenty
fourth, along TWENTY fourth TO Broad
along Broad 10 Twcntv-hfth. along
Twcntyhfth to NJ. alons NJ to Twenty
ainth and thence TO the terminus as at
present. The route Of the Broad and
Twenty-ifth Street cars will not be
changed.
II this plan is ratified by the CoNn-
I'll. the Virginia Railway and Power
Company binds itself at once TO as
sumo Its share OF the cost OF smooth
paving East Broad Street and to throw
the Marshall Street Viaduct open free
Of toll to pedestrians.
ELEVATOR TO VIADUCT
AT EIGHTEENTH STREET
The company obligates itself further.
20 restore the tracks to their present
location at the end OF twelve months
after the rearrangcment becomes ef-
tective. II the Council at that time
should order this done IT appears.
also after 1t is granted a pcrmancn,
TeroutinE OF the tracks in the eastern
section or the city in Il new franchise
Tor which application is pending to
construct an elevator at Eighteenth
street under the viaduct for the pur
pose OF lifting passengers on the cross
town lines to the east and west lines
,n the viaduct. granting transfers from
one line to the other
With these as the special concessions
The ,mass-meeting last night cast lIo
votes for the plan just described Five
distinct plans were voted for. a pro.
posal to leave the tracks on Broad be.
:ween Twenty fourth and Thirtieth
ana to remove the Marshall Street
tracks between these two streets.
mailing Thirtieth Street the. connecting
INK between Broad and Marshall
streets. received sevcnty-four votes.
md was second in point OF popularity.
Another plan, suggested from the
moor by Harvey StranG, providing for
ne retention of all tracks on Church
'Iill as they now exist received sew
HhtS-two votes 4 straight Marshal II
street plan," providing for the removal
u All tracks from Broad street. re-
selVed forty-one votes. The least non
liar was a plan providing for tho re-
;ehtion of the tracks on Broad be-
:ween Twenty fourth and Twenty
ninth, making the last named street the
connecting link between BROAD and
Narshall Streets. 1t received sir
votes.
VOTE WAS TAKEN ny
WRITTEN BALLOTS
Ihe plans were voted on by written
ballots which were collected by tellers
appointed by the chair and later count
ed by them In tho presence of the sec