Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-08-07
WHAT CITIZENS SAY.



"A General Protest Against the Outrage
OF Grade Crossings.
many citizens In sending to TIE SrAR their
signatures 70 the petition against the Atkinson
Dill write letters expr essing their views or Civ
Ing some account Of their experiences AL
make the strongest kind of protest against
grade crossings.
IN OPPOSITION TO ALL GRADE cRosslNoA
One letter says: Enclosed please find my
ballot, cast in opposition to all grade crossings
WITHIN the city limits. Ny life has been ssri-
ously endangered three times on the Baltimore
ana ONO tracks within seven years. / think
tnat grade crossings should be done away with
In this city by sinking the tracks Of the Balti-
more and Potomac road and elevstins the
tracks OF the Baltimore and Ohio road"
KEEP IT MOVING.
A member Of q Washington banking firm,
who is now at Rehoboth, Del, sends his sigma
turs to The SrAR with note saying: 'seems 10
me every man. woman and child should favor
t-keep it moving"
AwoMAN GLAD TO VOTE.
Another writer says: Gas you have kindly
given the women the right to vote--and on q
very important question-viz, the risk to life
and limb of those near and dear to them who
so forth daily to their avocations, we cheerfully
avail ourselves Of your privilege. will say
that to avoid crossing the numerous tracks
at New Jersey avenue southeast l sold
place hoped to make my home. and sold
at great sacrifice. / also had to remove
from northeast section of city on account OF
tracks at street, where frequently. during the
winter especially. trains come near running into
the cars and herdics about the time for light
ing the lamps in the bars or gates. think at
least at the present time the engineer should
be allowed to ring the bell or blow the whistle
after entering the CITY,"
ONE WHO HAS SUFFERED.
resident Of the county writes: MY life has
been endangered SO many times by driving
across grade crossings not protected by gates
or watchmen that 1 feel l should have the
bill which gives everything to the railroad and
exacts nothing for the city. / cannot think
such unjust legislation will be permitted"
ONE THING 70 BE BORNE IN MIND.
Another signer writes: Enclosed find my
signature to petition, which / cheerfully give.
There is one thing that should be borne in
mind and that is that this is the capital Of the
nation, and every Congressman can says with
US, This is our CITY,"
no DWELLINGS THERE
A business man who has scrutinized the list
OF names appended to the railroad petition
writes: "In list published by the Post there
appears X. s. Robertson, S39 Sth street south
west; Henry Kane, 327 9Th street southwest, Her
man kaspale 325 Stn street southwest There il
not dwelling visible at that point nor has
Dorsey, r. Eichorn, Carl Melferch, Frank
Cross and J. Meidenheimer appearing on the
petition believe to be fictitious
GET sIaNERs IN YOUR BLOCK
An old citizen says: 'Being opposed to the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad bill it occurred
to me that it would be good idea for you to
make q suggestion in your paper that those
opposed to the bill would get signers in their
respective blocks.
PRACTICABLE PLAN.
A well-known business man who lives In
South Washington writes: ut affords me pleas
ure to sign your petition against the Atkinson
railroad bill, because the station should be
moved few squares further south and the
mall left clear. If the passenger station should
not be moved, then the tracks should be taken
from 9Th street and put on the mall and COW
cred, so as not to expose engines running to
and fro to people In crossing the same. The
freight depot on Maryland avenue is
a nuisance Of the greatest kind to the whole
city and should be moved west Of 18th street or
east Of Sd. The tracks should be depressed
between ~ and 1917 street; the best engineer
ing talent has agreed that it is perfectly practi-
cable. Then why not remove the danger OF
grade crossings by depressing the tracks,"
THAT HUGE EMBANKMENT.
Another citizen writes: -Four and hall
years ago was q resident of South Washing
ton, with an Office on + street northwest, which
to reach led me daily across that part of the
public park bordering on 9Th street and the
Baltimore and Potomac railroad, and became
an interested observer Of the way that railroad
company monopolized every foot Of ground
within reach. Having erected the main depo,
with its extensive sheds, the next move was to
construct high board fence from b street 70 q
point south of the sheds. Not satisfied with
this dissertation Of the park, the next thing in
order was to construct huge and ugly en-
bankment of the same length of the said fence.
Who superintended the grading and shaping
the form OF this huge mass of rubbish have
yet to learn, but he must have been member
of the class of artists known as arch botchers,
for a more bOtching piece Of architecture can.
not be found outside of the land Of hades 1tl
original make up and its present condition
would disgrace the surroundings OF slaughter
house, and that it should be made q part OF q
beautiful park il an outrage"