The Washington times., 1895-06-24

There will be no awnings on the WASH
ington and Georgetown cable cars TINS
summer if Supt. Saylor's present mood on
that subject is to ccEltinue throughout
the season AS consequence, the caDle
car conductors will get the sun in the
neck and in the back all through the roast
ing July and August days.
The gripmen are all right They are
not kicking, nor are the conductors kick
ing for publication, but they are doing
good deal of thinking, and especially when
the sun is curling the wool on their blue
jackets.
At the Georgetown terminus yesterday
afternoon there was some decided talk
about this matter, and there was no diff
ference of opinion that the awnings were
badly needed on the rear cars 1t is
cause of suffering, said one OF the men,
with whom all agreed, and he said to The
Times that any man, woman or child
who sat even on the back seats OF the cars
when the sun streams in ought to know
the feeling OF q conductor whose duty
it is to retire to the rear car platform
and stand right square up in the sun
after he has collected a fare. The men
thought that ii would be to the advantage
OF the company to have these awnings for
the public, If not for the conductors.
SAVIOR WAS SURPRISED.
Superintendent Saylor was called on and
asked if anything in this lire was contem-
plated by the company. Mr.. Saylor was
much surprised at the complaint. 1t was
the first he had heard, he said. Why, he
continued, the cable cars are very cool
places and the exposure OF the conductors is
not TO be compared with that OF men who
have to make a living working directly out
i'll the sun He didn't pay much attcntionto
complaints OF this kind, he said, and SO
far as his Experience went il was people who
minded their own business who got along
best in this world.
This was assented to, as The Times and the
superintendent were both engaged in that
very quality of business during this inter
view Mr Saylor said that it was not in
tended to put up any awnings and that they
were not wanted.
The cable car conductors were then asked
if the absence of the awning was such a
grievance as they had stated, why they had
not called il to the attention OF the rail-
way authorities. The answer was that they
did not intend to hazard their positions by
taking the company to task for their e2-
posure to the sun.
The Metropolitan lines and the herdic
lines have added awnings. the former front
and rear and the Columbia men will soon
be gratified with piaZZas front and rear
ON their handsome blue rolling palaces.
COLUMBIA LINE ALL RIGHT.
President Raker said yesterday that two
OF the cars had been so equipped during the
last two days of the past week. There had
been some little delay in getting the iron
part of the equipment for the awning, but
that was all. They would all be furnished
within a reasonable time.
On the Georgetown and Tennallvtown
Railroad the men said that they didn't want
any awnings At least the crews of three
successive cars said SO as they rolled into
Georgetown.
There was no exception among the Ave
nue. cable car men. They all said that the
awnings would be very desirable.
On the Metropolitan line, according to the
statement OF the conductors, there was a
very small piece Of business done by the Of
ficials The awning concession, they. say,
was due TO the big strike of last winter.
| They are now permitted awnings, but they
/ must pay for them out of their own pockets.
| The company furnishes the iron bar, TO
which :he cloth is attached, but the men do
all the rest How much does 1T cost?
| they were asked Oh, only 80 cents for each
| awning, but II is such small matter that
| il looks much smaller for the company not
| to have paid for them.