The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-29

holders along the line of The proposed cX-
| tcntion TO a petition requesting such ex-
tension at once.
The chairman further reported that the
committee had had an interview with Prcsi-
dent Newbo!d of the lexington and Sol
diers Home Railway Company in regard
to the substitution of rapid transit for
the horse power now in use on that line.
President Newbon assured the committee
that his company was about to close a
contract with Pittsburg concern to equip
the lexington line with compressed air
cars; that these cars would be put on with
in the next four or five months as an eX-
pertinent, and If operated successfully
would be adopted on all their lines within
the city limits.
THE TRANSFER QUESTION.
The chairman stated that the committee
discussed with Mr.. Newbold the question
OF doing away with transfers at Fifth and
G streets and running cars through with
out change between Fifteenth and q streets
northwest and BrooklaDd. but, while he
made no promises in regard to this sugges-
ton. he stated that If the committee would
address him Il communication ON the sub
iect it would receive very careful cons:d.
tEdtlou. Which, the
The committee also reported the follow
ing resolutions, as cInbcdying the results
Of their labors and as being in line with
Mr.. Newbod's plans and promises, which
were unanimously adopted by the assCcia-
ton:
Whereas, the lexington & Soldiers Home
Railway Company OF the District OF Column
bia has applied to Congress for authority
to extend the tracks of said company on GER
tain streets. avenues and roads of the city
Of Washington and District of Columbia,
therefore, be it
Resolved That il is the sense of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Associa-
ton of the District of Columbia. the MEM
bers of which represent a large number OF
the patrons OF said line. that any leGisla-
ton in the direction of granting TO said
company any additional privileges in the
way of extensions or otherwise. should
CO, tain provision requiring said COM
pa within a fixed period OF time. to
wholly dispense with the use OF horses as
motive power on all the lines of said COM
pany and to substitute thereafter such mod
ern electric, cable or other motive power rs
shall be approved by the Commissioners of
the District OF Columbia, but the use of
overhead appliances should not he author
lied. And wherever any street or avenue
occupied by the roadbed of said company
has been or shall be extended. opened and
paved the same system of propulsion which
shall be adopted as substitute for horses
should also be required TO be used on all OF
said company's line on such extended or
opened and paved street or avenue, and be
substituted for any other system which may
be in use thereon.
Resolved. That pending the change in
motive power. as herein recommended, the
equipment of said company's lines should
be required to he put, kept and maintained
in good condition; and said company should
also be required to at once run cars through
without change or transfer between the
termini of Fifteenth and streets north
west, and Brookland. on Il time schedule,
to Ice filed with and approved by the Com
missioners OF the District of Columbia.
FORFEIT THE CHARTER.
Resolved. That If said company shall fail
to change its motive power on all its lines
within the time specified in any law that
may be passed requiring such change to be
made, said company should be made to
forfeit its corporate franchises. or be sub
iect to a fine of one hundred dollars i day
for each and every day SO in defa ult, such
fine to be recovered by an Information
filed in the police court of the District Of
Columbia. in the name of the Commits
sioners Of the said District, in the same man.
ner that other fines are imposed and col
lected, or by attachment OF the rolling
stock or other property of said company,
in the pyppt that rpSnnnSihlp nffi,ar Of
said company can be found within the juris-
diction OF said police co urt; and any failure
of said company to put, keep and maintain
ton. or to run cars through between the
points named in the foregoing resolution,
should be subject to fine of twenty-five
dollars day for each and every day of
such failure, to be recovered in the same
manner as above indicated.
Resolved, That the Commissioners OF the
District of Columbia should be charged
with the duty of enforcing any law which
may be passed respecting the changes here
in recommended.
Resolved, That the secretary OF this asso-
citation be and he is hereby instructed to
transmit to the chairman OF the respective
committees on the District OF Columbia in
the Senate and House OF Representa- tives
certified copy OF these resolutions; and
that the said committees, before taking
final action upon any bills relating to
changes in or amendments to the charter
of the lexington Soldiers Home Railway
Company should grant hearing to the
representatives of the North Capitol and
lexington Citizens Association; and also
that certified copy of these resolutions
be sent to the Commissioners of the District
Of Columbia.
LIGHTING OF LEXINGTON.
A bill was also prepared by the COM
mittee and adopted by the association. en-
bodying the suggestions contained in the
resolutions which the comm ittee were
authorized to have introduced in both
houses of Congress.
report was also made by the com
mittee on street lights giving the results
of their efforts to secure the lighting of
lexington, and series OF resolutions was