The evening times., 1896-03-05
letter q. From 4, Commissioners TO
President GIiswlId.
he MUsTI:AIEHbWER AT ONCE
The District Officials Ask for His
ReasOns WHY the One-Horse Cars
Should Not BE Abolished
In Held-Up License cases-Minor
District Matters and Daily Orders


and have issued an order requiring their
| abolition in the District.
The order is dircc TO the president OF
the Anacostia and Potomac River Railway
Company, and is in substance as follows:
THE running OF iwo-horse cars, each
| car to bc under the charge Of a conductor
| on the line OF the Anaeostia and Potomac
River Railroad Company, from Anacostia
10 Ninth street, Washington. being deemed
necessary for the public good" it is Or
dcred that the president of the company
be requested to show cause. II any exist.
! why he shall not he required to abandon
orc-horse cars and substitute those dra wn
by two horses.
The requirement is for conductor to
each car, and the ans wcr is TO be made
10y Mr.. Griswold by or before the eth
instant.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Girls
wold's cha rter differs very materially
from those granted to other companies,
and hitherto he has been enabled, under
| its provisions, to manage his road upon
the most primitive plan.
He once notified the Commissioners that
4 IL he were obliged to employ conductors
| and attach two horses 10 his cars IL would
result. for one thing, in less frequent
trips, and. Of course, longer intervals be-
tween. II is understood his charter gives
him this privilege also.
AN ELASTIC SCHEDULE.
The schedule on NJ street. when cars run
at all. is reported to he very elastic ard as
affor,lng but little accommodation. but IL
| is understood TO be Mr.. Griswold's privi-
lcge under his charter TO regulate that to
suit the company's convenience, and he may
aba ndon the line altogether, if the circum-
stances of the company do not justify its
| continuance, without iinpairng his charter
rights.
The result of the present issue between
him and the Commissioners, set for hear
ing on Saturday, viii be awaited With in
terest, in view of the previous efforts. Off
cial and othetwise, to secure better faciii-
ties tothe pui,Iic On the Anacostia read.
The excise board today heard fourteen OF
the applicants1or license upon whom notice
had been sfryRd 10 show cause why their
applications shesla not be rejected, and
then took the rsses under adrisenient. 1t
is possible these will Dot be decided until
all those who reQ-ived notice shall have
been given a iieaAng. sr,,i. ..4.,- 90 s..iir
Attorney AuA. Lpsconib appeared today
DtiOfe "a iutnili III "
Wells, at No. 1868 NJ street south west,
whose application Was rejected yesterday.
Mr.. Lipscomb will file brief, supported by
evidence. in which an effort will be made
to secure a recon onsideratinn. The order re-
jccting the application has been made TO
take effect March 81. and prior to that
date Mr.. Lipstonf Will file his plea. =
Mr.. TRUESDEIL's DENIAL.
Commissioner .TrrRsdell, the recognized
police Commissioner, declined today to
state whether or aot any late orders had
been issued TO the police department in re-
spect TO tie closing Of disreputable houses
IN the city. in the Division or out OF. it, or
whether there had been canvass or the
question before the hoard. He said as
an Individual member OF The hoard he Issues
no orders, and the action OF the Commis-
soners is by the consent of a ma sority
or all of the members. --..
President Ross of the board, when ap-
preached upon the subject, did not say
whether or not the matter had been con-
sidcred in board meeting, but added that
even IL executive action had been taken
1t would not be prudent to give out the in
formation, nor would it do 4 public SER
vice.
II will say this" concluded Mr.. Ross,
that when action is taken Wen notify
you.'
President william G. Henderson of the
North Capitol and lexington Citizens As
sociation has been furnished with copies
OF communications from Supt. Moore and
Lieut.. Gessford in respect to the need of an
extension of the police patrol service, in
response to a request previously made for
such service by the association.
Lieut. Gessford says he fully concurs in
the wishes of the association. "AIl that
is said," he adds, sis solid fact"
The lieutenant says the department is
badly in need OF policemen for the county
north of the city, and suggests that the
call box for and North Capitol streets
be placed at and North Capitol streets.
He says il Congress will furnish the men
the county can be better poiiced and there
will be no more complaints.
Major Moore regrets that the request
of the association cannot at present be
complied with, but trusts that such an
increase of the force viii be granted by
Congress as will enable him to place on
duty at lexington three more policemen.
1.-The appropriation he says, "for the
current year of SIT 600 for the extension
of the police patrol service and fire alarm
telegraph to suburbs and city is under the
direction OF the superintendent OF the tele-
graph and telephone service
The major then suggests that the atten-
ton of the superintendent be called to the
recommendation of Lieut.. Gessford and also
to the necessity of placing boxes where
they are most urgently needed in the coun-
ty portion Of the District.
POOL TABLE LICENSE.
Attorney O'Cails CHAN was advised today
that a client Of his, whose name is not
mentioned, cannot be refunded any part
of the fee paid for a pool table license,
after having operated under it for any part
OF the year.
The client auNicd for: and obtained the
pool table pfEflege prior TO procuring
his license to, ,fsssil liquors. 1t was made
condition RtxBe issuance OF the liquor
license thattM pool table should be
abandoned ,uthis the proprietor did,
but afterward sisked for refund of ten
twelfths of usMn dollars paid for the pool
license. .fsy3
George LeEIence has been appointed
laborer In the Executive office at the Dis
trict Building, the order to take effect to-
day.
The time for the completion of the Doug
lass School building has been extended for a
period of three months.
Supt. W. x. Stephens, in charge of the
bathing beach, has been given permission
to do some needed work about the grounds,
in authorization OF the coming season. A