Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-06
TRANSFERS
No Arrangement Between the Co
lumbia and Avenue Lines.
FAILURE OF RECENT NEGOTIATIONS
Points at Which Transfers Have
Been Arranged.
EXTRA FARES CHARGED

Negotiations to secure rapid transit for
one fare between NortheastWa shington and
Georgetown through a transfer arrange
ment Of the Washington and Georgetown
'kailroad Company and the Columbia Rail-
way Company at 18th street and New York
avenue northwest has. for the time being,
come to nought.
Considerable correspondence relating to
the proposition has recently been conducted
by the presidents of the two companies.
The order of the Commissioners requiring
the consummation of transfer arrange
ments between the local railroad COM
panies does not affect the Washington and
Georgetown and the Columbia companies
at 18th street and New York avenue. be-
cause the roads do not intersect at that
point, and the matter, therefore, Is entire
ly in the hands of the management OF the
reads.
For Two Cents Additional.
About three weeks ago President Dunlop
of the Washington and Georgetown COM
pany addressed letter to President Baker
Of the Columbia company, expressing the
willingness of the former road to enter into
transfer arrangement with the Columbia
company at 18th street and New York ave-
nue., upon the same terms, he said, as had
Georgetown and the lexington and Sol
diers' Home company at 18th and G streets.
AS stated by President Dunlop, this propo-
stion was for the Columbia road to issue
transfers to passengers going west on the
Georgetown line of the Washington and
Georgetown road, upon the payment of two
cents for each transfer. and for the Wash
mgton and Georgetown line to passengers
going east from the Georgetown line over
the Columbia road, upon payment of two
cents for each transfer ticket. 1t was also
stipulated that the transfer tickets should
be redeemed at two cents each by each
company monthly at the same time and
place as is now done with regard to regu-
lar-fare tickets.
President baker notified President Dun
lop that the management of the Columbia
road felt compelled to decline the propo-
siton, but was willing to enter into an
agreement providing for a free transfer of
passengers betweentthe lines of the Column
bia company and those of the Washington
and Georgetown company going north,
SOUTH east and west.
Declined the Offer.
The Columbia company, it is stated, could
see reason for compelling passengers to
pay an additional fare of two cents to ride
a few squares over the Georgetown line of
the Washington and Georgetown company
when it transfers passengers to the Metro
politan road at 14th street and New York
avenue, and by that means carries them to
Georgetown.
1t was also argued by the Columbia COM
pany that the herdic line covered the
ground from 18th street east to I'D and G
streets northwest for a fare of ) cents.
President Dunlop failed to reply to the
communication of President Baker decln-
ing to accept the cents additional charge
proposition and the latter in a second COM
munication requested acknowledgment of
the receipt of his former letter and state
ment whether or not the proposition of the
Columbia C, mpany to transfer to all the
of he GEORGETOWN
company would be accepted.
President Dunlop, in replying to the fore
going, took the opport unity to renew his
original proposition, and added that he
would be glad to enter into the agreement
providing for the payment of cents for
each transfer, which, he stated is the only
proposition which the Washington and
Georgetown company is disposed to en-
tertain
The Columbia company, it is understood,
will make no reply to the last letter from
President Dunlop. and thus the matter
stands.
The Washington and Georgetown
President George T. Dunlop of the Wash
ington and Georgetown railroad when ask
ed today what more, if any, arrangements
had been made looking to transfer sys-
tenn with intersecting railroads, said:
arrangements have already been COM
pleted with the lexington and Soldiers
Home and Belt Line railways whereby d
naugurated at certain points along the
respective lines. The transfers are now he
ing printed, in fact, and within few days
l expect the new arrangement will be work.
ing satisfactorily.
The Washington and Georgetown Rail
road Company will issue transfers at the
corner of 14th and Pennsylvania avenue
to passengers desiring to so south over the
Belt line and the lexington road will issue
reciprocal transfers with the Washington
and Georgetown railroad at the corner of
18th and G.. The transfers issued by the
Washington and Georgetown Railroad
Company at 14th and Pennsylvania avenue
will only be good over the Belt linz rail-
road going south, and the trasfer from the
Belt line railroad at this point will only
be good going east and west over the
Washington and Georgetown railroad. OF
course the Washington and Georgetown
railroad will issue transfers at the corner
of 18th and G going over the Eckngtcn
railroad east.
transfer upon the same terms with the
Columbia road, but the offer was declined.
Congress, you will remember, passed a
law requiring the suburban railroads to is
sue six tickets for 25 cents, and specified
that the Metropolitan railroad was to ac
cept such ticket coupons as fares, which
were to be redeemed monthly at 2Ia cents
each. Now, the w. and G. railroad was
not required to accept these coupons as
fares, but to complete the system of trans
fers it agreed to accept them, and it is
hoped the offer will be accepted. The
suburban roads compelled to issue these
tickets are the Rock Creek Brghtwood and
Tenleytown."
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