Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-10
DISTRICT GOVERNMENT.
THE RUSH OF POLICE APPLICANTS

The RUSH OF foLlCk APPLiCANTS
The clamor for appointments on the police
force by local aspirants has been so great dur
ing the last few days that the Commissioners
have been obliged TO call a hal. on the apphca-
tons that are coming IN by the dozen. Com
missioner Ross said today in conversation with
STAR reporter that the Commissioners had
decided not to entertain any more applications
until they shall have received a certified copy
of the opinion of the Supreme Court in the
Hutton case. In view OF this Maj. Moore, who
was present. said it would be useless for per-
sons who are eligible as applicants under the
law to present themselves for examination be-
fore the board of surgeons until the Commits
sioners can formulate the necessary rules and
regulations to govern the subject.
LABOR DAY IN THE DISTRICT.
In Q letter to Congress the Commissioners
have stated, in answer to q resolution Of the
House. that they know of no objection TO the
observance Of labor day in the District Of
Columbia.
A Complaipt Against the Anacostia Railway.
10 the Editor Of The Evening Star;
As taxpayer of Washington and patron Of
the Anacostia and Potomac river railroad
want to raise my feeble voice against the out
rageous treatment passengers receive at the
hands OF the corporation To begin with, the
cars furnished are small and dirty. During
the recent inclement weather the floors of the
cars were covered with hay which ressmbled
OLD morse bedding and emitted foul odor.
Conductors nre scarce, only about one-third OF
the cars being provided with them. Several
days ago bad occasion TO visit the aims house
and took one of the company's cars at the
corner OF 9th and streets northwest.
After some time / discovered that /
had made a mistake in the car, which
instead of going by the way of 18th and q
streets southeast carried me to l1th and NJ
streets southeast As there is another line of
cars on nth street which connects with the
ghost line that runs every hour or so to Con-
gresslonal cemetery of course l concluded ]
would receive a transfer. What was my sur
prise to learn upon application to the driver
(there was no conductor) that the company did
not permit transfers. So had TO walk from NJ
street to u and then pay extra fare on the
Ghost line. This submit is not in accordance
with the terms of the company's charter, which
provides: And the rate of fare charged by said
company shall not exceed cents passenger
between the ternnni of said road
Just a word more in behalf of the poor
drivers and conductors. The drivers are paid
the starvation pittance OF IL cents per hour.
while the conductors, whom the company des-
lSnate by tiny metal signs as collectors receive
but cents per hour. This company pleads
the poor act. says ii is barely paying expenses
yet even now it is seeking to further extend its
Lines and preempt valuable territory. The
ghost line, which runs from 18th and u streets
to the work house, Is disgrace. and there is
not person who has ever used it that will Snot
agree with me, These cars run az any time-I
mean this car, for the company is oper-
ating at present but one car-and Wis
itors to the Washington Asylum and
the Congressional cemetery have to
wait in all sorts of weather for this one poorly
equipped car to make the long round trip,
which usually takes from half to three-quarters
OF an hour and sometimes more. The company
pays no attention whatever to the public inter
ests. During q recent snow storm no effort
was made to run a car. and for a number of
days the tracks remained unswept and the
people who depended upon the road were
forced to foot it. II a railroad obtains val
liable charter it should be made to live up to
Its terms
bNt voice the sentiment Of number of cit
liens IN the southeastern section OF the city
when say that Congress should look after this
road. Pro Bono PUBLIco.