Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-06
RAILROADS AND INAUGURATION.
The Pcnnsvlvania Company Decline TO Side
track Trains at That Time.

The Pcnnavlvnnia Company Decline TO Side
track Trains At That Time.
The Pennsylvania railroad viii, At the APP
preaching Inauguration ceremonies, curtail
certain privileges which il has heretofore
granted, in order. its officials say. that the
trsnspor;ion Of the general public and the de-
livery of freight during Inauguration week
may be facilitated. The road claims that here-
tofore the sidetracking Of private cars or
trains at near tn. depot to be occupied
during the Inauguration hss hampered the com
pany and blocked the arrival and departure of
trains. II Is this fact, Representatives Of the
road say, which has actusted the company in
refusing this privilege this year.
This information was obtained through
southern Passenger Agent Robert A. Parke.
with whom a STAR reporter talked this morn
ing. He said: 81 have no official information
that the road will request permission Of Con-
gress TO lay extra tracks 9Th str ect during
Inauguration week, but / have no doubt that 1t
Will be done, as the extra tracks are a necessity
and without them our road would be greatly de-
laved and tnterfered with in landing the crowds
which will gather In this city. Ills is, how
ever, beyond my department, as the matter IL
one which the general manager IN Philadelphia,
Mr. Fugh, has charge Of.
But there will net be any sidetracking OF
tend to live in them during their stay In the
city. That 10 privilege which we have granted
heretofore, but this year have refused. On &C.
count OF our limited terminal facilities We have
found that this practice Is detrimental to the
pest interests OF our patrons and the road. l,
blocks traffic and greatly interferes with the
prompt arrival and departure Of trains. On an
occasion Of this character a number OF foreign
cars come here which We are obliged 70 store
and should the custom Of granting the right OF
sidetracking to organizations be continued We
would have no place for these other cars. Dur
ing the encampment we found this practice to
hinder US more than anything else.
There is another reason than this for cur
refusal. and that is a sanitary one. When carr
are strung along our streets for their occu.
pancy for a week by soldiers or others the use
OF the closets make the sanitary condition Of the
neiShborhood not of the best and We would be
hooded by complaints from citizens whose
homes were In the vicinity Of sidetracked cars.
we have had great many applications fror,
organizations all over the country for this priv
Ilege. but in every case save one the request
has been refused The exception is the seventh
regiment OF New York city. to whom the priv
lege was granted some months ago before the
determination was reached by the company 10,
to continue the practice"
viii there be any reduced rates this year,
THAT cannot say. No action on this ques-
ton has yet been taken by our company"
THE B. AND o. HAS NOT REFUSED
Mr. VIM. Alvey. the general agent of the b
and o. r. R. Company in this city. said hi,
company had not refused TO store or sidetracl
cars containing clubs or visitors to the inaugu.
ration. The company had decided to follow
the system adopted at the G.. A. R. encamp
ment and all the cars that the sidetracks would
accommodate would be cared for. As far a,
rates were concerned he knew nothing Thai
was out of his line.