The morning times., 1895-09-12
TROLLEY POLES DOOMED
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that II was such grave matter that he
thought u requires the full board for
consideration. Now, since Mr.; Newbold
| came back to Washington he hasn't said
a single new thing, so that 1t is as plain
as daylight that The board was in com
plete possession of all its promises before
| Major oSs went a wi:j. Hence it 10
| equally plain that notw ithstand ding all
| these promises they did not oppose the
proceedings in The Times case by reason
of these promises On the contrary, on
| Tuesday evening Mr.. Thomas said the
case would go on yesterday morning. Mr..
Richardson, prosecuting attorney, said yes
| terday morning as late as $3.50 O'Clock
| that the case was going on.
| This was grave dilemma FOR the COM
| pany. The TiInes' attorney and The Times
| witnesses were in court, and the promises
| of the company were also III court, but the
| latter wouldn't do.
II was seen that a concrete something
| in writing was necessary, outside of the
| trolley paper. This something was the
letter of MIR. Ridout, in which he makes the
solemn promise practically that u The
! Times case is deferred, tle poles VIII come
dow within ten days. He must havemeant
| The Times prosecution, because there was
| no other in court.
What Jolly wags the District building Of
| ficfals must be to congratulate the non
combatant Star on the victory
GAME OF DELAY.
There are already evidences that the
HdluG OIL Is tt ut
agencies outside of the court aud the Commis-
sioners, but with an Indirect bearing on
their final action. 1t has been published
that citizens of Brookland, officers OF the
Catohlic University, and other residents in
that netghbOrhoou are petltioulng Tor the
continuance of the trolley motive power.
1t is fairly inferable that these petitions
are based Oh the assumption, which was
exploded day or two age by The Times,
that the removal of the trolley poles in
the city meant the aba ndonment OF the
system in the suburbs.
1t was learned last night that petition
was in circulation on F street yesterday
afternoon for the maintenance OF the poles
even on New York avenue. The engineer
of the petition appeared to be well up in
electric road literature. 1t was presented
to a lawyer, who, by the way, has some
properly in Brookiand. How this petition
was received can best be lea rned from what
the lawyer STATE
II believe lie said, that the petition
is being circulated at least with the knOwl-
edge, If not the suggestion, of the company.
l told the gentleman who handed me
the petition that ii was rather strange
proceeding when taken in connection
with the published letter of the compaDy's
attorney that they themselves would take
the poles down In ten days. / said further
that if lived in Brookland l would prefer
to walk to Washington than TO aid the
companyin openly and persistently violating
the law.
POLES MUST COME DOWN.
ut appears to rue that the people do
not see that it is a foregone conclusion
that the poles must come down, and that
petitions only delay the time when they can
get another service which the company
promises them. Can il be that the friends
of the trolley do not believe what the trolley
speople say?
Common sense ought to dictate that the
sooner the matter is brought to head
the better it viii be for all concerned"
Another thing: 1 understand that 1t
has been argued by the company that the
underground trolley is as yet only an
experiment. They ought to know that
it has been a success on the L street road
for three years, and the Ninth street line
has further demonstrated that 1t is not
a mere experiment.
Il think, looking into all the circumstances
that The Times deserves the well done
of all the citizens OF Washington for the
outcome of its fearless and open fight
against this nuisance. Its action, to my
mind. has not the unpleasant flavor of
suggestions from syndicates, magnates, and
private corporations