The Washington times., 1895-06-13
ILL PROMISE TO Be GOOD
Street Railroads Will Put Fem
ders on Their Cars Rapidly.
POOR EXCUSES FOR DELAY
Commissioners Shou1dered Part of the
Blame and Judge Kimbal Gave
Each Rqad Time in Which TO Fully
Equip Their Rolling Stock with
the Limb-eaying Appliances.


the Lin nb-eaying Appliances.
As the echo from the last shriil noon
whistle died away yesterday Prosecutor
Pugh arose from his seat iii the police
court and announced that the railway
fender cases'' would be next tried, If his
honor pleased"
This was the signal for the representa-
tives OF the railroads involved TO move
inside the rail. and liz a few minutes every
chair behind tie bar was filled with fash
ionably-Gressed gentlemen with serious
countenances
'Win Mr. Pugh bring Up tie cases 10
he tried as one or separately inquired
Judge Kimball.
Separately replied Mr PuGh
The charge. or rather six charges, Of
violating the District regulations were
then brought up against the Columbia Rail
way. President Reuben 2 Baker, Teprc-
senting the road, pleaded not guilty. and
Z Inspector Leonard 7. Bradshaw took the
stand
He testified that lie lad on jane 3 and
other days couBted eighteen cars on tt:f
1 Columbia road. none Of them being IGily
4 equipped with the re gula,ioa wheel
guard and pickup. But one car. 80.
IS. he s,,id, had a STEERING" wheel
( guard
Mr Baker then took tie stsBd. We
/ tried" said lie, ''to comply with ev-ry
regulation Of the Co-nmissi ogers. bet
up 10 Tie present time we have foupti 1t
impossible TO put on the p3ck-Gps and
/ improved wheel guards. Is selected 10y tie
/ Commissioners
a WAR OF TENDERS.
He weat "a TO say the ears Of his road
were equipped with smith guards, which
are, III his estimation. the best made
We Go tot question the proficiency of
certain guards SAID Tie Judge, 'all
want to know H. are y0a suthy or ruGntng
( cars without the feBGerS and piCk-uPs
ot-aIGGaJed by Tie Commissioners III tLe1r
. rvgllatiun<
Tie fact is sand tie witness. we
have not placed the fegaers named by the
Z authorities Oh our cars heCd dse the Com
misSiuucrs have not ordered us 10 Go 80,
ia a 8, use. l VIII explain: The rcgH-
iatjuGs Cuutalu CiG1.oe which says that
u,iier f+i.ders when faay hereafter be
approved by The Commissioners may be
substituted for those Cow favorable to
The Commissioners This we construed 10
mean that II Sc found a better fender tie
Comm! SSiouers would ailov us 10 equip
our road with them A it is We have
submitted the smith guard II them for
l exarninaiiun, and are waiting tteir de.
Cisisn'
In that way" pu1 in AR. Pugh, ''you
tnight 60 Oh and on vioI&tiLg ti.elaw. The
company could co.ltinCe Indefinitely the
experiment. and the excuse would be, We
are experimenting yet And another
point: Those same tenders We're disap-
proved in last January.
Was any correspondence carried on te-
tween yoa and the Commissioner asked
Judge KimbaU
There was came the answer. and If
Won can get the Commissioners IN court
they viii tell yOu the same -
The coau sent haliilf FOR the Commis-
sia-ers, and Vcrg- -saosl the tall form OF Com
missioner Powell entered
Without being s Worn, Col Powell iesti-
/ fled that II was parly the iault OF the
Commissioners that the Columbia road had
not been equipped up 10 tie present the.
How slsoat the Washington and George
town RBiiway?'' came suddenly from Ike
attorney for ag. Dunlop. "a apparently grasp
ing tie chance u get the Commissioner 10
testify ia behalf Of his client before he
weni out.
Nothing about them, = said Col Powell,
eipgerly.
QUESTIONED TIE AUTHORITY.
when the dIstirau isfcd wuEess had
left the courtroom Col y wilson, in be
halr of the Columbia Road. began his
address, He questioned the authority of
tue Com lmissioners TO enforce the regulation
by 1ine and penalty, Congress, he
/ SAID, did rot give them the power to Go
such a thing. and he cited several authori-
ties on the subject, one being an oleo-
i margarine case. in which the Commissioner
4 OF Agriculture Illegally enforced regu-
lation and the case was quashed by the
/ Supreme COurt
The co1Tt overt trew this question,
bHt on the notioa OF Col Wilson. con
timed the case for three weeks.
In that time" stated Col Wilson,
''we will have tenders on all orr cars
The charge against the Bright T. ood
line then came up, President Cummings
testiryinr that he was equipping his cars
as fast as possible. The company was
granted thirty days in which 20 attach
Tenders to their cars
Pres sdeut Dunlop waS IeNt ftaId in &c
feBsc o. tie Washington and Georgetown
RAILROAD Company. Fe said their feEGers
We're being placed on tie CaIs as fast as
received Ar- BlacEktCne, tie iIventor OF
the feEGer ard q PIES Cent Of a Baltimore
car company. testified that il would
take at least three weeks for tie tenders 10
bc made, brought on, ard fastened to cars.
An exteHSton OF three weeks was granted.
The case OF tie Tonrailytown Railroad
was next heard. The destruction of the
coInnauy's power-housC Id seyeraI cars
bv fire, il was testifio,..s sd been the main
cause OF their delay. lie case was oon-
tiuued.
.'fy The way" sad Mt Pugh. at the
close, 1--WE had tetter take Mfr. Dunlep's
personal honos. 1t will keep the records
straight
Il don't like your slur on my company and
myself" said the railway pre- e>ideut
haughtily.
THAT wasn't slur,' answered the
prosecl1toT, and Mr.. Dunlop personal bonds
were taken and the court adjourned