Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-18
CAR REROUT|NG COMES
UP THIS AT ERNOON
Final Hearing to BE Held Before
Council Committee ON
Streets.
NOT FAR FROM AGREEMENT
Fight Over Removal Of Old Iicnrico
Line Trucks OH Baker and Duval
Streets and Brook Avenue Now
Chief Contention

What promises to be the final hear
ing on the ordinance 10 rcroutc he
';intcr Park. Barton Heights AMI Euli
street cars into u cross town line. aud
the Barton Heights ana Vindurt cars
into Il new East Emo line Will take
place before the Council Committee on
Streets at 3 o'clock this afternoon. The
Highland Park reroutin: Ordlnan,"
was recommended for adoption at the
last meeting OF tie committee. and
similar action sceutS in store for th.
Barton Heights measure. althoucl two
members have announced their oppo-
siton to it.
The principal stumbling block il, Ia.
way CT the passage OF the ordinance
has been the rout. 10 he used between
Broad and Mains. St P:irs Episco-
pal Church. Ninth and Grace Streets
las vi$orouSi! opposed bringing the
cars UP Ninth Street. ST Peters Cath
Ollie Church. Eight and Grace Streets
equally Az vigorously has opposed
:oltinS the cars up Eighth Street. the
substitute suEicSt"d when til. protest
vas heori f""r 81. pani's. This will
IN all ;'"pi,nhill,y. he adiua.cI t" In.
satisfaction OF all concerned.
Alderman Fuller. chairman OF the
street Committee. ara Councilman sui
livNn. who is Suocharman. both nave
G"n" on record that they wll v,tc
AGAINST tho ordinance urless tn. pro-
vision to alltw tho virginia i::,iiwav
and Power Company to remove the
tracks Of thc l.ichnoud and Henrico
Railway OIL Baker and Iouvnl Streets
and I;rook Avenue is eliminated other
members OF the committee ~: not op-
posed to this provision. The power
company has announced that IT will
not accept the ordinance II (, is not
allowed TO remove these tracks in old
Jackson Ward. II IL conteuded that il
is necessary 10 eliminate Iii. track.
'@c In orGer 20 give Barton Heights
he improved service which i..,rons OF
the iinc have t.rE clamoriu-. for for
more than :. rc:ar The abolition OF the
t"acKs Was conceived b. IA. North
Sid" Ct'ze;iS' Association in order to
-ou'c The Ei:in.oud and H-rrico cars
FROM their l,r.!.e.; terminal In Fulton
10 iho end OF ;hc Barton lIeiGht. linz.
itrookland Park boulevard and Noi,h
avenue. The Ginter pari: ears viii
continue. as nov, 30 pass through
hnr'on Heights. but on rc;Gchnr, Sew
,nti. ANA ErodG Streets Will b. routed
'nto the present !iull stree, line and
continue TO "A, terminus "a: Hull street
alt the Broad i:ocl. Road
PERMITS skip Sror
~ RtRIDs HEIGtIT1
IN" 81 W sro:isiGuS ot tliS o.ui.
nance viii o"'l"it the iHar@ur;ltio-I OF
'!.c akip-stop system in Barton Heights
IN! EInter PARK. or from the north
cnn Of the First Street Niuauct 10 the
end OF ,hc Giht"r Park line Cham.
herlaync and Lnburnur Avenues /,
IL claimed ,hat tli. system will fur
nish quicker service. In cities where
1t has been inaugurated as an expert
incnt Il has been continued rs IN i'm
provcmta; TO the service. and IN many
places Il has been extended to tic en-
tire street car system.
The ordinance further provides for
the double tracking OF Fir: street,
from Broad Street TO the south end oil
the viaduct, and from the north end
OF the viaduct TO tho end OF the Ear
ton Heights linz. This is necessary
for the nvc-in!nut" schedule. which
barton Heights residents want
south Richmond viii he benefited by
The rcrouting by receiving nCw equip
mcni on the Hull street line, which is
provided for in the ordinance Il means
that the articulated cars-commonly
known IA ";wo-rooms-ard.a-h bath
Will be discarded and cars Of a stand
ara type substituted.