The morning times., 1895-11-01

The citizens ~ Washington VIII to-day
be put to the Inconvenience OF providing
their own transfers from the Metropoli
tan line with lbee Belt line at Louisiana
avenue, Fifth street and Eleventh street.
There has been no change of iIkention OH
the part OF Manager Phillips as 10 the
cessation OF the courtesy oftransfer at these
points. The street,oar drivers believe that
the rule viii go into effect to-day as an
nonnced by Manager Phillips.
The interruption O! a CONTINUOUS line Of
travel IN the eity, Which is all that an
abrogalion OF transfer means, is a serL
GUS question: The street car companies
know that arrangements for the wint, TO
large extent have already been made
by thousands OF ,citiZens presumlng that the
transfer system as now in vogue would be
perniancy.
estate nicn was emphasized yesterday by
one or them " ho said that he had received
notice from Two lannladies who salo That
they would be obliged TO ask extension
ON the payments Oh tneir rent for tie rea-
son that their bcarGers had notified them
that they Ould have TO get on q continuous
line 10 their places OF bLslness. 1t Is easy
Ia see that t,.ss v III lie Ii general complaint
from all those ho live east OF Fifth street
ana Who wish transfers 10 The northern
part OF the city, as up Filth street and
Eleventh street.
RECOURSE OF INDIVIDUALS.
This gentleman wds asked what he
Thought about the shuation and wbat he
was going to do abitIt IL.
Il am III no SPECIAL hurry to-day" he
said, but 1 shall tnnk IL over more than
twice to-rnorroH-lt the transfers are taken
| Off" s,sT, ~ 49,
Perhaps this indignan citizen will be
heard from iii que time, as he is ~ the
| opinion that what las been said by The
/ Times and one ot The Commissioners blazes
/ the way for a remedy.
| The other view OF the situation which
tS
| of the publie, whichhas accepted the trans
iers as perfnaDency, such as II was IN
| tended 10 be by Legislation Each and
| every individual so OflnconyeDienced has a
suit al law growing out Of the change.
Advice Was asked yesterday frOnt The
| Times attorneys BY citizen who VIII
| probably test the right of The Metropolitan
| Railroad to CIT uir transfer coInEu nica-
| tiUns with West aud Northwest Wa shing
ton to-day by their line. This citizen saId
| that he was informed that there were TWO
ways OF proceeding. One OF these fits his
| case he said. IL is TO go into the court
rs an injured reil estate man and ask for
a mandamus TO compel the Metropolitan
| road 10 issue him a transfer, as the law
seems to Indicate TO be the imperative duty
\ of the road. ---
| SOME REMEDIES SUGGESTED.
Another remedy is that the Eelt Line
| Railway, which appears to be extremely
| anxious 10 maintain the transfers, should
| undertake the asking for the nandanus and
show the people that il was in earnest when
| IL put Itself on record ON the subject OF free
| transfers.
A third remedy is for any private indi
| vidual who is refused transfer to sue the
| company before any Justice for the cents
he VIII have 10 pa y on boarding the Belt Line
| cars The right of action artists from the
| value OF the transfer refused, and To which
| they are, under the act of Congress, en-.
| titled. This would be the simplest method
| OF determining the question: but not the
most comprehensive, because only deter
mining the matter as to a3 indiyidua case.
| On the other hand IL the company knew
| that successie1 OF suits were to be
| brought for ufe Va i1e Of cent fares they
| would feel compelled 10 tescird the order
aunu ling the. 4 tIaRsrer.- Although the
| Judgment in each case against The company
would be for > CeDts The determine tion OF
| the suit wpfld CARRY about SO costs with
| it in every case. This met hod of procedure
| was rerentlyh tniexis by alhe Times in the
trolley case. wSsitff irIwoH, and may possibly =
be the one pussu.'d IN the :)rese9t instance.
1t is worth whffe noting that the ca ses
would he triabie before a justice Of the
peace, whose cecisfon would be final.