Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-03
POLICE TO PROTECT BOARD
IN Embarrassing WORK
administrators Decide to EAtenti
LOmbaisIy Over Electric
Limo by Force.
WORK WILL BEGIN TOMORROW
Superintendent T.. Norman Jones, Of
Richmond and Chesapeake Bay
Line. Says City Has ignored Com
pany's Proprietary Rights.

Until some agreement has been
reached that will protect what officers
consider TO be the conpany's rights.
tire Itichiunnd and chesapeake Lay
Railway will oppose all efforts OF the
administrative Board 10 construct II
grade crossing over the company
Inc ut Lombardy street and Hrook
Road. The board in the face OF shch
advice from railroad officials. instruct
cd it's engineering department Eester-
DAY to carry out it's former orucr III
ftectinc this work, and wotkmcn have
lccn instructed 20 bcgiu operations 10
MORROW morning.
With the acquisition Il few DAYS ago
.uni the kirsh estate OF the lhnd
needed for the opening and extension
OF I.ombardy street, the board adop'ch
= resolution Thursday directing the
CITY Engineer TO notify the Richmond
and Chesapeake Bay Halfway OF tlt
citys intention TO construct cross
ing and TO proceed with the WORE AT
once The City Engineer awarded tho
contract for the work to ~ w. May
uard who Immediately assembled thc
necessary materials at the crossing.
worlmcn wore detailed 70 the Job
Friday morning, but when they arrived
and started TO construct the crossing
they were iny,rnctrd by railroad men
no, 20 modest tho tracks III ans way.
MOI fGo.iui. what steps h2n bech
taken. the men made no attempt :"
nut down the CROSSING duu ferorV"u
Tho matter 10 the Administrative Board
Yesterday at it's weekly conference.
JONES SAYS COMPANY
HAS >OT Helen CONSULTED
z. Norman Jones, Jr.. superintendent
az tho railway company. appeared be
fore The board YESTERDAYS asking for
Information as 10 why llis company
had no, been consulted in the matter
Mombers o, the board rcplled that they
advise the compauv ,hat The crossing
vas TO he constructed. MI Jones ~as
Of the opinion th;lt ir vicw OF pre-
i rri.,ary rights which lac "''imr' ~"
ootiit'.t' hold. suvh tens Sh"u'u ne,
i.c !. i,,r un,il sow. agreement had
been fcacncd h.'w'"n tic CIV an" '"'
railroad 10 protect tho iuitcr's inter"s.-
BOARD members held tn" opinion 'h.t
,hc company wah operating an ".''
trio limo across citE street 'thh '.'''
the citys right 60 construct - 49,"
nyor thc limo could not hc questioned.
rive board. .,fior having been advised
a., sir tones tina, lie would tax" S'"iS
10 nrcvort the city from constructing
the crossing until some aIr"'m"N' M"
b.c, reached instructed its workin"il
ia start the Job this morning pnt"G
nc rnnfercnrc o. the board i waS SnS
,s,.,,d ina, :tcus might he taken by
~. railroad 10 interfere with tho work
men. and ono member called romeo
Hc2inuarterS asking TOT - "'N"'' -
mon 10 lie Scnt to tho crossing 'o-
morrow morning. Commissioner Beck
! aid Yesterday that the board would
oo, suffer another iutcrrupion
II MIR Jones stated last night ihni INC
! ompary had only found out indirectly
%hat tho crossing was 10 bc construct
ID lIc called MIR Boiling at once, he
Esa;d. and explained tho companN's az
1l,itud.. suggesting ;hat ne write the
rc;,d :, letter
.wc have no desire, he said ito
h. ,iisacrccablc or 10 cause any uu-
necessary delay 10 the city. hu' mere
~ want to safeguard what "" con
slider to be our rights don't know
VIVA, steps We viii taI>o YET 10 pre-
Won't ,hc crossing from hong laid, hut
wc VIII certainly protest aGains, any
action until VIC have au understands
Ing"
Lcnhardy street extended from Leigh
street To ChanbcrIuync Avenue, IS re-
..ar,lcd by the board rs Il dedicated
N ,horouchfarc. Tho Fire department.
muses. this route in responding Ia alarms
y from the Northsidc, The installation
II a crossing. they said i- Of the NJ
most Importance TO tho entire North
side
The Administrative Board some time
IblEo determined Ia have the tracks Of
4 The company lowered - conform with
the established grades in this section.
and the resolution. which died in the
hands Of tho old street Committee, viii
he introduced second time.