The evening times., 1896-12-28
SEEK A CITY CONNECTION
Suburban Railways Want to Use
Metropolitan Tracks.
Georgetown and Tenleytown an" 'ie
pr,ob,wood said TO Have Legisia-
ton TO That End in Niew'

that both the Brlghtwooc
ona the Georgetown and Tenleytown SUD
,,rn,n RAILWAYS will apply 10 Congress AT
g. ,,resent session for the privilege OF run
,,;r,. their cars over the MetropolitantracSs
tho entire length of the system.
Roth the suburban lines named are usihe
tho electric system, by overhead wires'
hut their franchises extend only TO the
c;tv boundary on tie Brightwood side, ana
to tho iunction with the Metropolitan at
o street, west OF hock ,fe'N' va '"N
of the Tenleytown line.
IT, forms of the proposed legislation are
not vet made public, but it is known that
prosiaanr Usrrirs of the Metropolitan has
been furnished with a draft of the PROPOSE
tion and that the bill which it is intended
tn have introduced has been also outhheu
a. IT., .nd that he has both under advise
ment. ,.,,,.,,
rnn,,nderstan.iing is that the Tenleytown
co,pnanv's proposal is similar TO the one
,tI;red at the time the officers OF the
company sought permission OF fres.ueh'
pn;,i,ns tben in charge OF the metropolitan
-, "a the District Commissioners, TO
-, , curved rail at the o street
,,,r,,,ion tn admit of the connection.
U,,,,,,r,,on company that it was the purpose
:, ,ho .nnIication to secure reciprocal re-
,,,inps with the Metropolitan, and that IN
return for the privilege OF urban coii'ie'i'o
the Georgetown and Tcnleytown tracks
would be at the disposal OF the hctr"t'o'''''
Company their full length.
1t was agreed, upon the part OF freSi-ei''
Crosby. that all fares collected by MS con
ductors, while Tia e. cars of hisconlpahy sloui"
no ON the Metropolitan tracks, should go
without division to the latter company WIN
n similar proviso in favor OF the Su'''i u" II
road as to fares collected On iIS 'eli i'"' =
The advantages which freSiuch' ''oSDs
then saw in such an arrangement "e'e I"
he derived from the increased 'rdliie " "'
rained by reason of the aboiitioh Va '"e
necessity for changing cars
He then believed, and believes sun ''.i'
very many more people OF those Who ~
side outside the city VIII ride over 'ie
Metropolitan if guaranteed agalhs' 'rale-
fer from one line to the OTHER anu III 'il''
way the latter line will he beneil'ea' lle
advantage to his company, he thihhs' III.
he more in the future than the present anu
will come through the additions TO the SUD
urban population.
Thor, are many who now ISsiue III ''V
r;tv. President Crosby believes, who wonid
nrefer to live in the country. nut VINO are
deferred thcrefrom by existing lnconFehi-
encrs in getting to and from their places ot
business.
Itis. therefore, part Of his plan To leSseh
the dirficultics of transit and increase the
number of country residents. The present
advantages, he claims, are nearly an WIZ"
the MetrcDolitan road, al housh IN the sum
mer season the carrying trade Will pe
greater on account of the increase III the
number OF picasure-seekers, who Will seek
that cyit from the neat of che city.
For similar reasons the Brightwood roati'
At is alleged, will ask for a like arrange
mont with the Metropolitan Company In
neither case is it proposed to lessen the
cost of travel over the two lines. The pres
ent arrangement is to be continued, 50 lar
as the projected plan is concerned
1t is said the Metropolitan road VIII op-
Dose the legislation, as it did the applica-
ton for the permit before the Commission
ers.
The officials of that company can see no
advantage to them in the reciprocal project
and object, it is understood, to furnishing
their equipment to other companies FOR an
governmental effort to increase their own
traffic and the area OF their operations
The matter will doubtless come before
Congress at an early date.