Evening star., 1896-12-29

panied BY a forfeiture clause: similar to
the one II the Merftpolitan act. The railway
companies could ,pbt complain of such a
would be protec:9 dnnasr it
| History of fho Road for Congress.
1t was. suggested that a committee be
appointed to draw, up q history of the
lexington and seliiers' Home Railway
Company, showing,the many instances in
which that corporHsion has violated the
terms Of. its charter and the manner in
which it had trffsd with, Congress by vio-
iating laws passed DIOR the purpose OF In
Producing moderR, motive power on its
lines This statement was for the purpose
of laying the .whUie matter before Con-
gress, go. that the real character of the
corporations acts might be understood by
Congressman.
Mr.. Kane. in speaking of the air motors
which the lexington and Soldiers Home
AailWay Company proposes to place upon
us ROAD, read an extract from the letter
Of Philadelphia correspondent of the New
YORK Herald. as follows:
rev weeks ago Mr.. Abdank Abaka-
novice, chief engineer of the railways of
Lyons France, and a scientist and railway
electrician Of International note, was here.
he examined the, new ideas of electric
transit and the new compressed air motors.
He said in an interview that he did not
believe In cempreasedc air because of the
aanger OF explosion, which even in Lyons,
Wnere they used only half the pressure
tfve." - s-- 1as"F1
Mr.. Kane said this was only another bit
OF testimony to*show that compressed air
as, motive power for the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company was ut
teriy impracticable and that experiments
with 1t would onlysresult in delay in giving
that section Of the city modern street
railway. "..r =.
Weekly Indignation Meetings Pro-
posed.
Bernard Waters was indignant over the
character Of service given by the railway
company Mr.. Waters said he hoped the
association would arrahge to hold weekly
indignation meetings until the company
provided a modern railway for the people
of lexington. Three and half years ago
he had bought q home in lexington. The
place was desirable and beautiful. IN every
respect, except that it had miserable rail-
way facilities, and from that fact alone he
1ound that property was injured in value.
On North Capitol street. Mr.. Waters
said, there are deep holes where the rail-
way company took up the Westinghouse
concreted street. The Commissioners or
dered the company to fill them up. but the
company has paid no attention to the or
Ger, and there are the deep holes. an espe-
c1al danger to pedestrians and bicyclers.''
Mr.. Kane said that number of repre-
sentatives had told him they would haye
fought the bill granting an extension Of
tlme to the lexington and Soldiers Home
Railway Company when 1t was before the
House Of Representatives had they known
the facts regarding It, Even members of
the House committee on the District Of
Columbia who had voted to report that
heped 1t would be pigeonholed in the Sen
ate committee, as they had acted on It
without proper information.
Formal Protest Against Extension.
A. r. Server was appointed to draw up
resolutions. expressive of the sentiment of
the association on the railway question
and he reported the following, which were
adopted unanimously:
Resolved, That's tile North Capitol and
lexington citizensia w Association earnestly
time for % the tr !nar ar motors and te ee
equipment of the Hines of the lexington
and Soldiers Home and the Belt Railway
companies with ths underground electric
Resolved, That the Senate and House Of
Representatives.. be- respectfully requested
to pass Senate Concurrent resolution 1T, or
House bill 967s. providing for the repeal Of
tending said roads. II they T do not e comply OF
strictly with the provision Of the act Of
June 10. 1896, requiring the equipment Of
these roads with underground electric sys-
tenn
Resolved. That copies OF these resolutions
be forwarded to the Senate and House com
mittees on the District Of Columbia
Irwin 3. Linton. from the committee on
senools aHd shSo ar,9 hSsses ssd that biz
room school building located within the
mits of the association, though the Com
missioners had recommended in their esti-
mates as,, that four-room bull ding be erected,
with provisions for eniarging It later He
said that q four-room building would be
inadequate as 1t would not accommodate
children attending the higher grades He
within the area Of the association, and had
found 1t to be 49a, all these children having
to go long distances to attend school
Before adjournment the hour of meeting
was changed from to 80 2 clock.