The evening times., 1896-07-15
CITIZENS FINDING FAULT
Poor Cars and Service of the
lexington Line.
LONG WAITS FOR RIDES
Strong nPresentsG rievances
to the Comm issioncrs-
ences ard Delays Suffered Every
Day-The bids for thepSyork of Re
pairing school Buildings.

An influential delegation called upon the
Commissioners today with an appeal for
Official Intervention In the matter uf Sc
curing an amended sche iule for the running
OF the cars over the North Capitol street
and The Brooktand branches, respectively,
of the Eckinston and Soldiers Home Rali-
way.
The situation was deliberately presented,
and this was backed by an emphatic pro
test against the accomm odations AT present
afforded by the company, the statement
being made that passenger!ire required to
wait at the junction on New York avenue
as much as six minutes. on an average for
continued transportation.
The delegation asked that schedule be
required under which caIs will be run
five minutes apart, at least between
and o'clock Il. IN. and and O'Clock
ID. IN. on the two lines mentioned. As it
now stands the cars from Seventh and b
streets run oh a fiye-minute schedule,
on the other two the cars are ten min
utes apart. Thus passengers from two of
the ears on one line are all crowded into
one of the cars on each of the o.her two.
When coming into the city persons are
often kept waiting nine minutes at the ter
minal points, missing car by no more
than a minute.
THE CAsT-oFF CARS.
Tie gentlemen also complained OF the
old cars in use ON the line They say they
are the cars that were abandoned by the
Washington and ndGeUrgetown Company when
II established the rapid transit system, and
when this phase of the subject was well
ventilated attention was turned to the
lack OF accommodations at the New York
| avenue junction. In all kirds Of weather,
they said. hot. cold, wet or what not, pee
pie are obliged to stand out without shelter
toawiIif the moving OF the cars.
The committee asked whether or not
something cannot he done by the Commits
sioners to require better accommodations
there, the placing of an abandoned car
!. 1T that point beng regarded as much better
than nothing.
Speaking of the rate OF speed, one of
thespeakers observed that the company was
just as likely to reduce the Accommodations
as not, since there seems to he no protection
to the public.
''Oh, they cannot afford to do that" !"
said. Commissioner Truesdcll.
They do a great many things they can
not afford to do was the response,
and that is what surprises me at the
company
Tie committee wanted to know If there
is IA requirement upon the company to
stop be, wecn crossings for passengers,
stating that this was often source OF
delay.
No" said Commissioner Ross. 1--WE do
not regulate horse cars at all"
WANT THE CHARTER ENFORCED.
THE delegation was particularly anxious
that section 10 Of the original act charter
Ing the company shall be enforced. This
prescribes that the road shall be properly
equipped for the comfort aud convenience
OF the travelling public.
THE manner in which the interested sec
tons are treated, the committee said, is
not only a matter of great personal dis
comfort, but damaging TO property aud
business.
aiessrs. W. G. Henderson, A R. servan
7. z. Kane, W. H Tingiey and T T
Browne, representing the North Capitn
and lexington Citizens Association, sol
stituted the delegation
There is considerable rivalry among the
local dealers and builders for the con
tracts for repairing the District school
buildings, the preliminary WORK upon whici
has been commenced by Building Inspectoi
Brady.
There are over ore hundred school houses
in city and District, and more or less work
il needed 10 Gc done ON each. the cost OF
wiz will bc from $50 up to as much as
ST 900.
Therirstupon which hsealed proposals were
invited, ard Tie amounts. respectively, OF
| the bids submitted, area as follows:
For steam heating apparatus: Franklin
School-W. w. Bggs, S173; Forsberg &
Murray, S175. Lincoln school-W. W.
! Bisgs, Si35; Forsbers & Murray, S475.
Sealon School-W. W. BiGgs, SCI; Fors-
| berg & Murray, S65.
f, Repairs TO steam heating apparatus:
| Western High School-James W. Hendley,
| $3.50; Warren W. BIggs, S2T5. Eastern
High School-W W. Biggs, S335o only
bid submitted. Colored High School
| James w. Hendley, S129; W. W. Biggs,
| S1OS. :
Repairs TO plumbing. Peabody School,
| Kennedy & schaefrer, 81, 1870; ia mes Nolan
! 81 ,049; William Rothwell. 81 ,O43; H. G.
Pond < Co.. 1915: S. S. Shedd & Bro,
| SS5S; c. G Thorn, S6T5.
The appropriation made for the entir,
| system of repairs for the year amounts Il
| S32.noU. while the estimates made in til,
| aggregate for all the school buildings wa,
! upward of Ss0.0uo. This necesstated
! scaling of the repairs to such as are actually
| required. aud TINS save a portion of the funt
| for emergencies. as heretofore stated il
| detail in The Times.