Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-05-04
HEAT, LIGHT AND ELECTRICITY.
Subjects which Takoma Park Citizens Are
Now Discussing.

Now Discussing.
Gas, as well as an electric railway, 10 amonf
the things the citizens of Takoma have an idel
OF obtaining in the near future. Heat ant
light were the subjects under discussion at the
citizens meeting held in Union Chapel, Ia
koma Park, last night There was O larg,
attendance, and the meeting was a short bu
enthusiastic one. Judge Miller, president Of
the association. presided
Mr.. Enoch Maris suggested q committee oil
three to investigate the questions under dis
cussion-
coSFERRISe WITH THE GAS COMPANY.
Mr.. Heston said he had learned from the
president OF the gas company that the pipe,
would be laid il the residents Of Takoma Of.
fered sufficient inducement
Mr.. Bransom of the Brightwood association
said he had been q member OF q COMMITTEES
that had waited on Mr.. McIlhenney, and he
thought that II the people showed desire they
would get the gas. The gas main, he said, now
reaches point north of the Rock Creek Church
road. and that. he said, was laid without any
prospects OF immediate remuneration. The
gas company. be said. wants to be progressive,
and he had no doubt that il the people of Ta-
Roma wanted gas they would certainly get it.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION.
Mr.. Bransom then spoke about the railroad
question and the question Of one fare from
Takoma to all Parts Of the city. He had seen
President Pearson Of the Metropolitan line
about the six-cent fare. The fare at present
from Brightvood to any point by the Metro
politan road 10 81 cents, aud President Pearson
said he thought the quarter Of a cent would
not cause much trouble between them.
Capt. Lay said that he understood the 6-cent
fare would carry with il the transfer privilege.
He thought the railroad question should be at
ta,,I n1 "a IL L. 4. Ill
and was afraid that the construction Of the
road might be stopped at Petworth or some
other point along the line and that the people
of Takoma would be worse of than ever. At
the next meeting, he said, he will ask that the
bill be SO changed as to require the beginning
about the middle of it. so that there will be no
IFS" and lands" for the Takoma people to
have to hear.
What we want" he said, sis transportation
to the city, and we don't want to walk mile to
get there. They may stop at Petworth or
Brightwood and leave US in the cold"
Judge Miller spoke of the committee ap-
pointed at Brightwood to represent all sections
of the county. The subcommittee. he said,
waited on Representative Richardson, who has
charge of the bill and who had travelled over
the line of the road and understood the needs
OF the residents So fa- as Representative
Richardson was concerned, Judge Miller said,
he would report the bill favorably to the COM
mittee, and he thought the committee would
SO report j. to the House. He thought they
had better work for the bill and try to secure
its passage, rather than raise objection and de-
feat 1t.
ANOTHER GAS PROJECT.
Concerning the question Of light the Judge
said he understood that there was some plan on
foot to furnish both light and heat power. He
thought that the committee should state the
case to the various companies and tell them
that the citizens had decided to have light and
that two weeks hence the question of the par
ticular kind Of light will be settled. Let the
companies make their offers in writing and
then the citizens can settle the question in a
practical way. He was sure that nine -tenths
of the people in the park would take gas II
the citizens adopt the electric light he be-
lieved the Commissioners would light the park
with it.
Mayor Gilbert, after making a few remarks
about the railroad bill, spoke of the question
Of light, and said that as he understood the
plans OF a new company gas would be fur
nished at the rate Of rs cents for each 1000
feet
Mayor Gilbert said that there was to be n
public exhibition of the plant IN q couple of
week, and he understood that the actual cost
OF the gas made IN this way was 8 cents
thousand feet
After further discussion Mr.. Maris' motion
that committee Of three be appointed was
carried. and Mr.. Enoch Maris, c. II. Heaton,
1r., and Henry Garrett were appointed men,
bers of the committee.
The next meeting will be held week after
next