The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-28
Street COMMITTEE
HEARS MUCH 0RAI0RY
Company BE Required to- Re-
turn to Old Routes.
OPPOSITION TO BROAD STREET
Much Discussion as to Better Plan
OF Routing Cars and Many Dis
cortiant Notes Among East
F.nders,

After hearing citizens of Church
Hill discuss the proposition of the
proposed rerouting of street cars in
that section of the city for more than
two hours yesterday evening, the
Council Committee on Streets adj
journod to Friday afternoon at 5
O'Clock to hear further discussion.
The special order for the meeting
was a resolution presented by Alder
man Nielsen and Councilman Suli-
van, accompanied by letters ana pc
titions from citizens. and a paper
signed by every member OF the ward
delegation in Council. asking Coun-
Gil to repeal the ordinance granting
the Virginia Railway and Power
Company the right to temporarily re-
route its cars on Church Hill.
The resolution is designed to take
the right away from the company and
to place it upon the footing which it
held prior to the passage of the tenn
porary rerouting ordinance.
This resolution is the result of a
meeting held at Bellevue School about
ten days ago, when IL was determined
by vote to ask Council to cause the
Virginia Railway and Power Com
,pany to resume it's original routes
through the eastern section of the
city. 1t was stated last night that
the meeting was most representa-
tive.
The statement. however, was denied
by a number of citizens. who had not
attended the meeting. but who did at
tend the Chimhorazo School meeting
several weeks prior to the meeting
referred TO.
The Council chamber was crowded
with Church Hilltes. The larger num-
Der favored the resolution presented
hT Mr.. sullivan, while others de
clared themselves welded to the pro-
position emanating from the~ Chimbo-
razo meeting. The latter calls for
the removal of the tracks on Broau
Street except those on the block be-
Twenty fourth and Twenty-fifth
Streets.
Discussion was confined to that on
the resolution To rescind the ordi.
nance now in operation.
The first speaker was James r
Dickerson who explained his position
He formerly fought the Virginia Rail-
way and Power Company in its efforts
to change the routes on Church Hill
and explained that he felt that as a
large number eff East E,nders wanted
the tracks removed from Broad Street
and as the company had promised &c
allow free traffic TO pedestrians over
the Marshall Street Viaduct, the
committee should agree upon the pro-
posed elimination of the tracks from
Broad Street.
Others who spoke alon the same
line were John r. Jcter, The
Foxes. Samue Adams. f S. Boze, H
B. Taylor. Mayor Gallagher. w. D
Meltonnr f.. ID. Butler, Joseph John
son, Charles PEBBLES DIR. Broaddus
Sam Cahan. r. L. Coleman, G. B
Jones, r. w Pierce.
Charles w Hardwicke, former
number of the Board of Aldermen
urged that the Sullivan resolution bs
recommended to Council as, hs
stated. 1t appeared to be the mos
feasible, and one that the people o,
Church Hill desired He said the re.
| moval Of the cars from the hills hat
decreased the attendance upon tn.
Branch free baths by more than 5000
in six months.
=. ieesciaa the present ordinance.
urged Mr. Hardwicke, "and star
fresh. Then you can amend as you se'
fit, and as the people demand
Harvey l.. Strang. a well known
East End bushes man, was energetic
in his request that the existing ordi.
nance be rescinded for the benefit OF
a majority of the people of Church
Hill.
The people are clamoring for 1t, :
, he said. and we hope the committee
Will give the people what they want
At the conclusion of Mr.. Strangs
remarks, on motion of Mr. Nielsen, the
committee adjourned 10 Friday after
noon at 5 O'Clock when further ar.
gument will be had
Officials of the Virginia Railwa,
and Power Company were on hand
and will be invited to speak on the
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