The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-03-25
STREET COMMITTEE
DOCKET IMPORTANT
Matter of Street Hallway Petition fus
Relief, However. WIN Lay
Over Awhile.
RE-ROUTTNG COMES UP
Proposed Change for lakewood and
Main Line and Question OF Trans
fers for Seven Pines May BE Dis
cusssed This Afternoon.

The street committee of city coun-
Gil will meet in regular semi-monthly
session at 5 O'Clock this afternoon.
1he docket has plenty OF business
upon Its pages, but the indications
are very little of ii will be wiped ont
ny the meeting today
Ihree matters pertain To street ear
franchise questions, Two of these
might We disposed Of hut the thi-d
VIII not come up for discussion, MS
II embraces the petition OF the VIZ
CHINA Railway and Power company
for financial relief. and entails CON
aderation OF report from the city
accountant concerning the revenues
g. tue company and the expenditures
for tho past Ave years. This latter.
accoroing 10 the latest report, is not
ready for the committee.
The city accountant has been very
busy with sis routine duties, and hAe
not completed his review Of the
papers on file with the CORPORATION
commission and the books of the corn
pany. This work # is said, NAV ba
completed within the next few weeks.
perhaps in time for the first meeting
OF the committee in Aprtl.
Inc question of re-routtng the Oak
wood and Main street cars Ia still
on the table in the committee room.
This proposition was introduced nv
Councilman Jster, at request or yaauy
OF his constituents In Fairmoun'. who
seek better trsnsporta tioa f.cllitfea
from and to that section OF the citv.
Other citizens who use the cars from
the eastern section, object to the re-
novel OF the cars from Main street,
between Ninth ana First. because OF
hA -
branch of the American Tobacco
company, nnd the Tredeza~ works.
The third street car proS 3stlo9 "a
that of granting the use OF city streets
20 the Richmond-Seven Pines line.
Fast Enders and citizens LIVING along
the Seven Pines line object to such
arrangement, if the company ia not
required 30 issue tnte &c aangaa Bile
transfers. such transf,rs were In
voguS on this line prior - the ae-
QUESTION of the property by the Rich
mond and Rappahannock River Rail
way company. The city permitted
the company to withdraw them in
view of the fa ct that vast sums OF
money were being spent In develop
Ing the territory between Richmond
and the PnmEnkey river. and II wa
believed this would off set the !osses
"tANH AiiN COMPANY tlaiINSU were GuG
to the operation Of the Seven Pines
line with the privilege OF transfers.
Now that the Richmond and Kappa
hammock River railway has gone out
OF business the people are calling
for "a return OF the transfer system
This question. 1t was said by
Raleigh Phillips. counsel for the
East End citizens would not he push
ed until after the primary election,
SO that councilmen might give their
close attention TO the ma tier without
being interfered with by an active
canvass.
So, 1t Was said by members of the
committee yesterday. IT is not at all
likely that any OF the street car mat
ters win be discussed at the meeting
this afternoon.
There is very little else on the
Rocket and 1t Is aaid >ths meeting
viii be brief.