Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-05-18
|0AE- IMAM CARS REMOVED
From MAIN STREET LINE
Company Agrees to Experiment In
Effort 10 Improve Service Of
Street Railway System.
s.uENT IRA NsFERs ASKED
Ifbal Settlement of safety" Car
Controversy Not in Sight When
- Council Adjourned Late Last
Night After Stormy Meeting.

50 One-man cars will he withdra wn
sSfrom service on the Main stree, lire
and large doublc-truck cars OF the old
pattcrn substituted in an Cnieavor to
3 Improve traffic conditions. officials OF
s the Virginia Railway and Power Com
pany stated last night. after 4
y Lengthy conference with the Council
Committee on Streets.
Seven ordinances or substitute or
dfnancos. offered by various members
OF; the committee at the conference
last might failed 10 fuect the approval
ofrthe body as whole and all Of
them were defeated Although the
company demonstrated. arguing tina;
the change in service Will not help
The situation. the committee prevail
ed upon the officials to try tho plan os
removing the small cars for the pres
sent. c. &. buchanan. vice president
and general manager of the company,
stated last night that tho safety cars
VIII be withdrawn as soon as new
{ schcdulc can be prepared.
49,. Use on Rrond and Min Liuc.
Cars which arc Withdrawn from
p tho Main street line will he used on
the Broad and Main Street line and
she-old type of cars on this line VIII
be transferred to the Main street
system
si Representing the virginia Railway
and Power Company at the commit
tee meeting last nigh; were Thomas
Whcelwright president; Fritz
StterdinE, l.. Randolph Williams
and Z. y. buchanan. vice presidents.
and Coleman WORKMAN. The o.
Metals of the company present at the
meetinE last nigh, also REPRESENT
the personnel OF tho committee on
public relations Of the company
Opposition OF Ordway Fuller. tho
chairman: Marx C;unst and J. w.
Moore killed resolution presented
by Jack J.. Ep1s, of Clay Ward. TO not
only bar the one.-man ears from Main
Street, but IN also limit tho number
OF passengers which could ride on
the car 10 forty. 4 motion made hy
ordway Fuller. limiting tho pas
senGers on the cne.man cars TO forty
five. was also voted down By larger
majority than tho offering o. MIR.
Epps.
Admits Men Arc Undcrrnid.
Thomas :. WheclwriSht suggested
that ;ho committee take some action
on tho proposed increase III fares
asked by the company. He said that
he would acknowledge that tho men
employed by the company were not
making living wage aud that the
.impossibility of the company TO &c;
help was sufficient proof of this fact
present and 2-cent transfer. which.
bc-declarod, would incrcas" tho rcve-
.nur of tho company tt3i.Od0 and
would enable the company 10 increase
the wages Of tho mon operating cars
cents an hour.
@ Mr.. WhcclwriCht said that the
company had an agreement with the
men to increase their wages II they
,wcre able 10 got a scent fare from
tho City Council. hut that tho com
=pany recognized the situation OF the
men and was willing 10 NEE; their
needs moro than hal! way.
EnEiish's RESOLUTIONS Defeated.
Edgar Il. English offered three res
olutions during the course q. :he ses-
sion. tach of which Was defeated
rOno Of tho resolutions would have
made II unlawful. II Endorsed by tho
Council for tho company to operate
any car with less than two mcn--a
motorman and conductor.
Inc. motion to reject the ordinance
OF ComnonWealth's Attorney George
Il, Wise was also sidetrackcd and q
motion To lay the matter again on
Inc tahlc WAS at last passed
When the committee adinurnod :,
was as far from a settlement OF
,.ns one,man street car problem. !f
not farther. than before Tho vol
untary acceptance Of tho compa NY
OF The request to remove onc.man
cars from Main Street for tho prcscn;
4 was the only result of the meeting.