Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-06-28
THE BRIGHTwooD RAILROAD.
A Silver SpI ing Complaint Against II
to the Commfssioners.

to the Commissioners.
Mr.. Edward B. Stumph, resident OF
Silver Spring, has written letter to the
District Commissioners, calling their at
tention to what he charges is a wanton dis.
regard of the conditions presented in Its
charter by the Brightwood R. R. Company
officers. Mr.. Stumph says the other resi-
dents of Silver Spring and vicinity share his
opinion on the subject:
The charter requires the company to
run their road through and along Bright
wood avenue, from Boundary street to the
boundary line Of the District of Columbia"
says Mr.. Stumph. THE charter further
provides: That the company shall place
cars Of the best construction on said rail-
way, with all modern improvements neces-
sary TO the convenience and comfort of
passengers, and shall run cars thereon as
often as the public convenience may re-
Quire, In accordance with a table or sched-
ule fixed by the company, copy of which
shall be filed with the Commissioners Of tho
District Of Columbia, and approved by
them ~
Soon after the road was completed. or
rather, in a condition to enable the DOM.
pany to run cars, Silver Spring was made
a shunt station. with only one track, whils
Iakoma was made as 1t were, the terminus
OF the main line, with two tracks. To do
thls the main road had to leave Brightwood
avenue, which was direct violation Of the
charter by the officers of the company.
Last winter, after the heavy snow storm
Wnlch visited US, the road to Takoma was
cleared promptly, while the main line being
that portion running from the junction to
Silver Spring, was entirely neglected for q
long time, until the writer informed the
company that unless some steps were taken
TO open the road measures would be adopt
ed TO compel the company to do So The
company then acted promptly. Why the
residents of Takoma were well treated as
TO accommodations by the officers of the
company by exerting every means to open
the road and keep it open, while the resi-
dents OF Silver Spring were compelled to
walk from their homes to the junction
through slush and snow before they could
get car 10 carry them to the CITY is be-
yond my compr ehension.
THE school children in many instances
were kept from school because there was
no car accommodations for them.
The cars which run to Takoma are first
class while the one running to Silver
Spring would be a disgrace to any other
road.
THE railway company promised the ho-
tel company and the residents of Silver
Spring that cars would run through to Sill
yer Spring, and also promised the people
tnat SO soon as the new cars were obtained
there would be satisfactory service.
The new cars have arrived, but the
residents Of Silver Spring have not had
their situation improved, the new cars be-
Ing placed on the Takoma branch.
Il desire to present these facts to the at
tention of the honorable Commissioners and
on behalf Of the long-suffering residents Of
Silver Spring would like to know If you
have not the power, under the charter, to
compel the company to carry out its con-
ditions, or must the citizens be forced to go
to che courts to obtain that redress which
Of right belongs to them?