Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-15
THE STREET RAILROADS.
Report Of Agent Esail of the Humane
Society.

Report Of Agent Esail of the Humane
Society.
THE NUMBER AND KIND OF CARS AND THE NUMBER
OF HORSES EMPLOYED EACH ROAD LENGTHS
OF ROUTES - NUMBER OF TRIPS AND RUNNING
TINE - ACCOMMODATIONS FOR THE HORSES, ETC
THE HEROIC COACHES.
At the last meeting of the board OF directors of
the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to AMI
mails held June 2Sth, the agent Mr.. Robert Ball,
submitted an interesting report upon the street
railroads OF this District, showing their capacity,
extent and general management for the informa-
ton of the board From this report it appears
that
THE WASHINGTON AND GEORGETOWN COMPANY
keep for use 60 cars In constant service. 20 OF
which are the one horse cars which run between
the Capitol and 18th street. THY also have "a
extra open cars for summer use, making 81 alto
gether On the main stem Of the road. The aver
age time OF trip each way from the Navy yard to
Georgetown is SO minutes, and for the short line
OF one horse carS-Capt0i 10 18th Strect-3O min
utes The extreme length OF the line is five miles,
ana TWO miles for the short line. The time be-
tween each trip is three minutes. The number OF
horses employed on the main stem Is 35S; the
average number or trips for each horse In tweAty
four hours Is but two, making twenty miles OF
traye! per day for each horse The stable accom-
modaoas for these horses are all tr5t-class; good
fOod twelve pounds OF corn meal, four pounds OF
shorts ana twelve pounds of cut hay, making
tWenty-eisht pounds Of good solid fool per day.
The 7tl street branch OF this road uses twenty
ears average time OF trip each way, thirty-Seven
minutes, The length CT the line is three miles,
time between each trip, six minutes; number OF
horses employed, 100; number of trips for each
hoISe every twenty-four hours, three-makng
receive the same kind Of stabng and food rs those
on the main stem. Four hours OF actual labor are
required OF each horse per day.
ont ,,t, r., ty1;-
eighteen cars used; sixteen minutes are allowed
ior trips each way; length OF road, one AMI ONE
half miles; time between each start, three min
uteS; number of horses employed, 70, SIX trips
being Required OF each horse per day-making
eighteen miles OF travel for each. The same sta
bic comforts and same kind and quantities OF food
are given daily as on the other branches, and but
three hours OF labor are required in twenty-four
hours.
The entire length of the Washington an George
town road is nine and half miles. and the stock
OF horses In use number alto 5ether COB.
THE METROPOLITAN u srREETl LINE,
From Georgetown to Lincoln plrkl, has twenty
two cars in its daily service and sixteen extra
for special service The average TIM required for
a trip each way is sc minutes; length of main
stem is 90 miles; time between each trip, five
minutes; number OF horse; employed 49, each
horse having TO make three trips every twenty
four hours, making twenty and seven tenthS miles
daily. No be idng at all IS used for the horses in
the stables connected with this company, ard
every horse Is required TO work five hours each
day.
The short line from street to the Capitol uses
Ia cars; time required for trip each way, 81 min
each trip, minutes; horses employed, So; four
trips required from each horse every twenty-fOur
hours. making twenty.four mills OF travel daily.
No bed ling is used in thes1 stables.
On the 9Th street branch or this line II cars are
used time required for trip each way 80 minutes;
leaSth Oh line, AZ miles; time between start OF
each trip, minutes; number of hor5ss. IS: nun
Der OF trips Tor each horse in II hours, 2k making
- 80 miles daily. No bedding is used in the sta
The whole number of horses used on the Metro
pot3n road ana its branches is gig, AMI the entire
length OF its tracks IS 10 $40 miles.
THE BELT ROAD.
The Capitol, North Street and South Washng-
ton road has p cars; average tim, of trip each
way, 81 minutes; length or line, 40 miles; time
between each trip, minutes; number OF horses
employed 50; four trips required OF each horse
every ri hours, making II 610 miles for each horse
daily. Good bedding is used in these stables and
cornmeal, shorts AMI cut hay IS served for food
all that the managers think Is required.
The 18th street branch OF the road uses ten cars
$40 miles; number OF horses used 15; three trips
required OF each horse makes 81 miles OF travel per
day Good bedding Is used, with same kind OF
The nth street branch uses only two cars, min
uteS being required for each trip, the length OF
line being only 5-10ths OF a mile Only horses
are used, and 10 trips are made daily making but
81 miles OF travel daily. Similar bedding and
1904 are used as on other branches OF the line.
iS13l and the aggregate length OF road As miles.
THE COLUMBIA STREET RAILROAD
company has but one line; 1t uses II cars, every
trip ich way requires 30 minutes, the line being
As miles; time between each trip minutes
number OF horses required on the line 45; each
horse required to make three trips per day, max
ing 16 Is miles per day. The stable5 are mo iels
for convenience and comfort to the animals good
bedding being furnished to the horses, with 9
pounds cornlneal, pounds shorts and Is pounds
time
each horse Is required to labor per day is 80
hours.
THE ANACOSTIA LINE
employs cars and IS horses; the average time re-
quired for trips each way being 80 minutes. The
length OF this line is $40 miles; time between
each trip, 20 minutes; number OF trips for each
horse per day, 2E. The stabllng is excellent and
gooi bedding is used; corn meal shorts, and cut
hay being given the stock daily.
Z THE HEROIC COACH COMPANY
use 30 coaches; time employed each way 40 min
utes; the road is four miles in length; time be-
tween each trip minutes; number of horses used
1855; number OF trips for each horse per day, * !;
making twenty miles travel daily by each The
Stlbling Is good, With plenty or good bedding for
horses, and corn meal shorts cut hay and oats are
given Tor food.
SUMMING UP.
The total number or coaches used on all these
lines Is 800 requiring 1,167 horses
The aggregate length OF all the street railroads
In this District is 81 9-10 miles OF double track
The purpose OF obtaining this information by the
society Is TO know how the live stock Is being used
and 10 correct abuses IL any are found to exist
Wall from n Woman.
To the Editor of THE EVENING STAR.
Why have you 'let up on the horrible state
OF the sidewalks in Washington? Your vigorous
articles about them were read with keen appre-
citation by all foot passengers The sidewalks
are certainly growing worse and WORSE and al
though we have the haOb6ieSt walks in exis-
tence, yet they are painful subject for tender
feet
Another thing wish to ask is there not a
law compelling all property owners to lower
the gas and water plugs in front of their
premises to level with the pavement? All
over the city these man and woman traps exist.
have noticed them especially on / street, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets. / speak .ftelinqly
on this last point for walking along that square
on one of those nights Of Egyptian darkness
when the moon was expected to shine but did
! not, and when the gas should have been lit but
was not, suddenly plunged madly forward.
and. wildly selling my companions arm. nearly
brought him down, too. / had studded my toe
on the water plugs. which protruded several
inches from the ground, in front of the residence
of high official If had broken my beautiful
| nose or my arm should have sued him for
damages, and would have gotten them too