Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-07-15
ONE-|MAN SAFETY CARS
WILL Be INVESTIGATED
Street Committee Passes Resolution
Tor Inquiry Regarding Operating
Rights.
CITIZENS REQUEST ACT1
Skip.Stop on First Street Question
Goes Over to Next Regular Meet
ing-Body Wants All Persons
Affected to State Attitude.

One man street cars are to be in
restigated. The first gun in the fight
which has for some time been brewing
against the so-called safety" cars re-
Gently put into operation hcre was
fired last night when the City coun-
ellis Committee on Streets passed a
resolution requesting the city Attorney
TO make a report upon the legality OF
their operation. 1t was stated in the
committee that after the legal phase
of the matter was investigated the
matter OF the safety OF such cars would
he considered
The question of onc-man street cars
was taken up by the committee when
o. l.. Koch. representing a committee
OF QUEENS. appeared and declared that.
In his opinion, some Investigation Of
the matter should be made before il
wa MAS t TOO late: He declared that he did
pass the test of safety laws and that
me u front of the car was rammed in
SehGerS would be unable to get out.
Motion by Cuncilmnn English.
There was considerable discussion az
10 the proper channel through which
the IN, investigation should proceed. bu,
tinally, the committee adopted a mo-
tion. by Councilman English. to the
effect that the City Attorney report on
inc LEGALITY of the operation of the
feature be Investigated.
alderman White appeared before the
committee comm IN regard to his ordinance
on First street. between Broad Street
and the viaduct. He declared that.
s under franchise regulations. there is =
the viaduct and that it is work ling
Satisfactorily. AS First street. south
OF the viaduct to Broad. is wolf paved
he did not see how there could be any
objection to some people walking a
block. He thought tina, the adoption
OF the system would facilitate traffic
ct
IL. ID. MoTcu DisnErecs.
T. l.. Jones. president of the North
Richmond Citizens Association. said
that the people had thc, skip stop north
ferrcd TO the blocks, between Broad
street and the bridge as being short
ones and to the difficulty. OF running
automobiles owing TO the frequent
stopping of the street cars He de-
S!ared that tho people generally in
oorsen ne White measure.
ing Trades Council. said that he did
not agree that the people Of North
hichmond were pleased with the skip
stop; hut he had no particular objection
TO the system being put in operation
south OF the bridge TO Broad street
re said further that. at the proper
TONS as TO the deficiencies of skip.
stop systems generally.
Want All Views.
ALDERMAN Gunst stated that having
''NSd ih the nclSnDOrnOOd for
years he was familiar with conditions
on FIRST street and therefore favored
me measure He moved that the com
mittee render a favorable report
councilman English moved as sub
stitute. that the matter go over to tho
neNt regular meeting in order that all
persons, might be heard on the uues
d tion; This substitute was adopted In
discussing the question. Mr. English
snln Ihat mere were many colored and
whitS citizens whose interests would
oc affected ny the massage of ,ho O.
dinance and that these should be given
views. '''e''
O. retitions for the extension OF U
street, In Fairmount. from twenty
third street east. and for the opening
UP OF Twentieth Street through the
committees
lse Five New Cars
rive more one-man cars were nut In
o ope in Richmond Yesterday. and
are being run on the Laurel Street
Inc. Seven have been used on the
h neiin2nt Avenue line for some weeks.
Iresident Thomas s. Wheelwright, Of
the virginia Railway and Power Com
pahE' declares that cars OF the new
type are "uuieter, quicker and safer"