The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-23
|fR0UT|NG SCHEME IS
AGAIN LAID on TABLE
nendment Proposed Would Remove
Brook Avenue Tracks and Give In
stead a Special "Shuttle Car"
FACTORY OWNERS PROTEST
|eclare They Must Have Facilities
For Transportation OF IAiborers.
Coast Line Ready to Spend Five
Hundred Thousand Dollars.

The ordinance which has become
kmiliarly known as the Highland
|ark rorouting proposition met with
further delay at the hands of the
reefs Committee last night. when
Rptain Guigon, representing the Viz
mia Railway and Power Company,
toposed an amendment providing for
be removal of the tracks Of the Hem
eco line down Brook Avenue and sub
|ituting shuttle car" to run from
rst and Duval Streets to the west
In terminus OF Brook Avenue. On
be motion Of Mr.. Powers. after much
(scussion. the ordinance was placed
h the table to be considered by the
pmmittee at its next meeting.
The original proposition provided
br the change of terminus of the
Highland Park cars from Seventh to
fifth Street at Broad Street, thereby
knowing the tracks on Baker Street
ktween Fifth and Seventh Streets.
|he complaint was then made that
his would leave two blocks between
hventh and Fifth Streets where pas
fngers from the Hull Street and For
BIT Hill lines would have to walk TO
NnS W an I1AS Iildii'l 1 III n
b order to remedy this. the street car
bmpany offered amendments provid-
lg that the cars coming into Rich
lond from Highland PARK should run
tom Fifth Street down Clay to Sew
nth street, and thence up Seventh
Broad street, This amendment
|as agreeable, but when the PROPOSE
ION of removing the Brook Avenue
lacks was mentioned manufacturers
many, parts of the city who en-
10y many lahorers living in that vi
Unity. entered strong protest. de-
airing that the proposed shuttle
hr." or special line. would he little
etter than no car line al all
Protests Are Made.
Fred Valentine. of the Valentine
co. I>.fSe Company. stirgeat@ef f4s.1
he car company leave the Rrc<k
venue tracks In place for some tt'ie
Until they see whether or not their
Proposed new plan will work success
|iily Other persons interested pro-
listed against tho new line, among
hem being j. Il. Kirk. d c. watkins,
md others. Mr.. Powers offered as q
ossible solution the suEge stion that
he power company put on an add
onal car and run the new line on
ut First Street to Broad Street This
Ian seemed TO be favored by those
Tho opposed the removal OF the
racks. and the committee voted to
~ the matter on the table and at
empt TO arrive at some equitable
greemCnt with the street car authori-
es
Senator McIlwaine, attorney for
n Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, ap-
cared before the committee In de-
rinse Of the proposed ordnance Civ
~ his road the privilege of per
closing Byrd Street between
eventh and Ninth Streets, and arch
W over Arch Street This will en-
Sic the railroad TO undertake a plan
: construction of freight yards and
arSenger facilities at Byrd Street
tation which VIII cost approximate
{ hair million dollars. and will
realty improve the property in the
icinty OF the station. 1t Is thought
Cs,ast Line Ready tn Act.
The complaint against tho proposed
rdluancc was that /, provided for The
ornament closing OF the streets, and
lem hers OF the committee raised the
oint that proviso should he in
uded in the document revoking It's
uthority through tho action of any
NO successive councils senator Nc
lwaine explained that his company
ould be entirely unwilling TO begin
proposition involving such a large
am OF money. with the revocation of
he franchise always hanging over
heir heads The committee voted to
,struct the city attorney to draft
litahle ordinance. and have IL recon-
,ended to the Council for adoption.
he propositions to be considered In
pnnection with the Richmond. Fred
ricksburg and Potomac Railway. and
70 Richmond Petersburg Connection
ompany, In regard TO change of vari-
,s tracks across the city. was de-
,rred until next Monday night.