Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-09
SK|P-sTOP ORDINANCE
REPORTED FOR ADOPTION
Retail Merchants Withdraw Opposi.
ton at Request of Fuel
Administration.
APPLIES ALL OVER THE CITY
Not Less Than Six and Not More
Than Ten Stops to BE Made to
the Aiile-Action Is Deferred on
Opening of Hawthorne Avenue.

Adoption OF the Skip-Stop system on
the street car lines of Richmond was
recommended to the City Council yes
tcrdny afternoon by the Committee on
Streets after all opposition TO the pro-
posed measure, which was urgently al
Nocated by the United States fuel adj
n,inistration had been withdrawn bv
the Retail Merchants Association. Tho
ordinance will be reported 10 the Coun-
eli - once and is expected to he placed
IN operation early next month
The designation OF stops will he
worked out by tho Administrative
Hoard. City Engineer Rolling and Of
ilcials OF the Virginia Railway and
fower Company 1t is proposed tina,
not ieSs th"n sin nor more than ten
STOPS shall he made per mile F,yp,r,s
OF the fuel administration asserted ,h,t
"a saving of at least 1000 tons of Goa,
annually would result in the onora,ion
OF me skir-Stop plan. which would also
provide quicker and more ,,ni+,-,,
service. ""''''' III
After hearing lasting. nearly ,v.o
YESTERDAY afternoon on the pc,i
Iioh OF John Il. GAYLE and others co.
the removal OF the harric,de c,o,; "i
ti"W'hornc Avenue. in Ginter PARK ,ho
(ouncil Committee on Streets ON No
ION or Councilman John W. Moore of
manson Ward, postponed all action
untll the next meeting of the com.
Hittee' City Attorney Pollard will W.,
requested 10 attend this session and
acNiSe the committee what action i,
may take in the matter
MCCARTHY OPPOSE.
OPENING or AVENUE
The hearing MAS spirited at ,tn.s
Yesterday afternoon. strong onnosi,yan
developing over the removal Of ,hn
"arricade Captain Carlton Mccarthy
member of the Administrative Board :.
y. II. FunSten. representing the Lewis
Ginter Land and IMPROVEMENT Com,
panE. and J. W. Nokcly protested
against the removal % the fencing
erected by the Administrative Board
and the opening OF the street. wric,
would. II is alleged, give thorough
fare for negroes who reside i'm q seq
iion just beyond t;inter ParK
C@rtafn Mccarthy read court opin-
IONS in mandamus prccecdiug. de.
ciared the proposed action AN in.
famous plan by which certain men
sought to profit by the sale OF real
estate ia coiorei people and said thai
il would injurc certain prorer,y lie
explained that there had always been
hedge across the street. and that il
had never been intended for publ.
use To open tho street would pro
vide through negro travel tn this sec
ton, which was not desirable
NJ Nokely protested as property
owner because lac felt tina. colorcd
travel would not he desirable MIR.
funsten explained how IN" proacriv.
was opened some years aco. and how
an ATTEMPT had been made by the
property owners 10 protect the see
ton, The hedge. which was removed
by some unknow persons. was plant
ed By Major Lewis Ciintcr ana The
street had never been intended for
public use. He declared that the Land
company deserved some protection lrou
the city.
In advocating the petition uhly-
would authorize the removal of .trc
harricade, Mr.. Gayle said the street
should he opened, aud told of hi. 80 =
tempt TO obtain maudamus Judge
Beverly T. Crumr. in the Law and
Equity Court, holding that he had no
authority 10 require the opening Of
the street. and that the only process
TO obtain this end WAS by resolution
Of the Council. lie assorted q, one time
that the stree; had been havricudeG by
the Administrative Board and that
Captain Mccarthy did not want pco-
pie passing by his home which was
located on the adjoining block. Former
the petition.
The committee Yesterday afternoon
recommended several ordinances clos
ing aIa' changing alleys in various
socth.ns.pf the city.