The morning times., 1895-09-12
Eckington Soldiers Home trolley cars

Eckington & Soldiers Home trolley cars
on New York avenue, upon the grounds
that their dscontinuance woald seriously
inconvenience them in their "official, busi-
ness and social relations with the city,
we, the undersigned, residents and prop
erty owners of the city OF Washington,
also dependent, wholly or in part, upon
the lexington road for the continuance
or our "orricial, business and social rela-
:jons,' do hereby respectfully represent
that the petition above referred to, If
correctly reported, contains statements
without founda>ion in fact, and petltiOs
for the immediate removal of the poles
and wires which now obstruct New York
avenue,for the folio wing reasons:
First The trolley occupation of said
tvenue is and has been since the first day
of July last in direct and absolute viola
ton of the express provision of the law,
which 1t is the sworn duty of the Commits
sioners to vigorously enforce without fear
or favor.
Second We firmly believe that the i'm
mediate removal of the trolley poles and
wires from said avenue is the only tangible
way of speedily securing for the patrons
of said line a modern and entirely unob-
ectionable system OF street car propul-
sion over this route, the statements and
promises of its management TO the CON
trary Notwithstanding.
Third. The temporary extension of the
Fifth street horse car service out New
York avenue 10 First street northeast would
work no injury or expense 10 the company
beyond few additional cars and the neces-
sary horses and men 10 run them, as frogs
aud switches are already laid; nor would
the patrons of the road be subjected to any
material Inconvenience in their "official,
business and social" relations by the tempo
rary substitution of horse cars for the troll
ley, because the difference in time lost by
the change in running the short distance OF
Fifth street northwest, now covered by the
trolley, would be more than counterbalanced
by the discontinuance OF the double system
OF transfer now in useon Fifth street.
Fourth. The people VIII" live in Brock
land, the Catholic University. and aior-T
the line OF this road, far beyond the city
limits, will not be depr.ved of the rapid
transit now afforded them by the trolley
in reaching the city, for more than three
quarters OF the trolley line Of the lexington
road Is In the county, therefore their
opinions or convenience should not be con-
sidered in connection with the other one
quarter of the road lying within the city,
as those of US who live along the line of this
road in the city, and in lexington, wiech,
now IS practically part of the city, derive
no such accommodation from the trolley,
for We are carried over the trolley portion
of the line, few squares only, are then
transferred to n horse car for three or four
more squares, and then dumped out again
into another horse car to complete our
journey as best we may.
Fifth. We are opposed to the introduction
into the city of Washington OF the objec-
ionabe trolley system of street car pro-
pulsion, and firmly believe that the CON
tinued occupation of New York avenue by
the lexington trolley is solely for the pur-
pose OF maintaining the advantage this
company now has, with the hope that it
may be enabled to obtain further and per
manent concessions from Congress for the
extension of the trolley system over all
their lines within the city limits, and so
long as these poles are allow ed to remain
there rs great danger Of the ultimate accom-
plishment of this purpose.