Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-06-21
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS.
Railroad Hearing Before the Senate Com
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A Railroad Hearing Before the Senate Com
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Senators Mcmillan, Harris and Hansbrough
gave hearing yesterday afternoon to the rep
resentatives Of the street railroads in opposi-
ton to the bill, H r. 1925, which has already
passed the House, providing for the approval
of schedules on all roads by the Commissioners
and otherwise giving supervision of the roads
to the Commissioners and also providing for
all-night street cars. The city roads were
unanimous in their opposition to the. bill.
Mr.. Hurt, for the Washington and Georgetown
line, said the Commissioners would have no time
to attend to anything of this magnitude. He
allowed that the service on the Pennsylvania
avenue line was inadequate, but If the public
would be patient all that would be. changed.
There were no complaints as to the 7th street
line. This bill, he continued. takes the entire
management Of the road out Of the hands Of
the directors and places it with the COM
missioners. No schedule, he said, which would
accommodate the public could be made rigid.
by the bill this would mean a
fine Of 900. The interest of the roads and Of
the public were the same. Mr.. Hurt referred
as an example Of what might be expected If the
management were placed with the Commission
ers the suggestions they had made in regard to
should run on the left hand track and stop
above crossings. e Mr.. Hurt was decidedly OPP
posed to al-night street cars. It was impossi-
BILE, he said, to run the cable all night, and on
the Washington and Georgetown road the use
Of horses was absolutely prohibited after the
9th OF August. Even If the law should be modi-
fed he was of opinion that the public would be
better served BY the regular service up to
O'Clock and beginning at 5 O'Clock.
Mr. Parsons OPPOSITION
Mr.. Pearson Of the Metropolitan line thought
il the bill should pass there would be little use
for his services, as his Office would deyolye on
whom they delegated the work. 1t was impos-
sible, he said; to run q street railroad on q
schedule in the same manner as q steam road.
With the street line the schedule had to be al
ten6d each day to: meet the exigencies. The
bin contained the kernel Of raiIsoading. The
In regard to all-night cars Mr. Pearson thought
that with the last car starting at o'clock the
ground would be covered.
THE, ooLuNBrA ROAD. sss.,s,sri IT,, Isl
Mr.. Wilson, speaking for the Columbia road,
objected strenuouslY to the bill as an inter-
ference with the business Of the road, without
interested in giving good service as the roAds
themselves The public got what they wanted
every time, and as an instance. he touched
on the abolition 1of. y the bob-tailed
cars from the Columbia line. There
was nothing so sensitiveAs the pocket book, and
the roads watched. this carefully. The only
real need Of all-night cars ON the Columbia line
was for the use Of the employees Of the govern
ment printing Office and the road has agreed ON
notice to furnish ears for their use. i'- - e. (
Further testimony on the same line was given
by Representatives Of the lexington, Tenley-
town and Anacostia lines. w.