The morning times., 1896-01-10
LOOKS LIKE TRANSFERS
Street Car Magnates Goad Each
Other to Big Promises.
MADE VOLUNTARY OFFERS
Presidents Phillips nnd Dunlop Ex-
= changed Compliments and Gave
Away Some business Secrets-Live-
ly Hearing on the Coveted Western
Extensions.

/ The discussion before the Commissioners
yesterday Of extension OF street car line.
along q street and other streets south oi
Pennsylvania avenue and west of the Wal
Department brought out two offers Of free
iraDsfers aud promise of interesting de
yelopments.
President Dunlop of the Capital Traction
Company intimated that this session OF
Congress will bring the general system OF
transfers. about which sn much has al.
| ready been said, TO climax
A.r. Dat Dlup had sliaip iilt W ith Presi.
dent Phillips Of The Metropolitan, aud as
they LETT the building the two men en-.
gagged IN an exchange Of uDcomplimentary
erithets, in which the words eur" '.yel-
low dog, mo good" were overheard. One
Of them assur, q the other he had n writing
with his signature that would make very
interesting rea ding.
The question under consideration was
whether the Commissioners should approve
the Columbia roads bill asking FOR the
Use OF + street, Irem Seventeenth to The
river, by way OF New Hampshire avenue
or the Capital Traction Companys, asking
for u street, from Seventeenth TO the river
With branch running north on Twenty
second street TO Florida avenue and SO
around to connect With the street line.
RENEWAL OF AN OLD FIGHT.
Both measures were practically tefore
the Commissioners, though only the Coluni-
bIl bill was read. The traffic sought
Is from the larger business establishments
In the neiglIborhood of the river.
After review OF the fight made over
the same territory last year by Attorney
Nathaniel Wilson, for the Columbia. and
a protest by Attorney Percy Myers, a gainst
nf W.. nf,-u.
carline, Mr.. Dunlopspoxe xe in favor of the ira C.
tion company bill. III spite OF tie fact that
the bill now Offered by The Columbia Con..
pany proposes to go from its New York
avenue terminus TO connect with the
Metropolitan at II street, and so avoid
the use or the Washington ana Georgetown
tracks, lie opposed the plan.
The traffic into which the Columbia
wanted to go belonged to the Capital
Traction Company for its present lines
The whole scheme he said, was niancuver
OF the Metropolitan road whose tracks and
electric power Were 10 lie csod to get into
the Washington and GeOrgeto wn territory.
Mr. Dunlop was answered by Mr. wilson
who said tie crowded condition of Fiji
teenth street suggested the removal OF the
Washington ana 1eorgeto wn 10 Fourteenth
Street, Strengthening the line and reliey-
ing the overcro wdine about the reasury
MIR DUNLOP CAUGHT ON.
Yes" said Mr.. Dunlop, with a smile:
take US Off Fifteenth street and put you
in our place"
Mr.. Dunlop said his company would give
the Columbia free transfers at Fifteenth
street and New York avenue, and they
would not need to build a single foot OF
OF new road.
Mr. Philips said he had not intended to
speak, bat had been Obliged to by the
Unfair. gra'ui,ous and almost impertirent
statement by the president OF the Capital
Traction Company. The Metropolitan Com
pany has as full right as any to ask
for extension. and need not come under
any other company's name.
In view OF the offer now extortcd from,
Mr.. Dnnlop. OF a free transfer with the
Columbia Company. he had transfer
TO make himself The great
need of residents at Mount Pleasant and
along Fourteenth street for means to
reach the postofficc and downtown Ge
partments. was well known. To meet it
he proposed the following amendment TO
the Capital Traction Company's bill before
the Senate:
"And provided further, that the said
Capltal Traction Company and the Metro
poitan Railroad Company shall within thirty
days after the approval OF this act enter
inter Into free reciprocal transfers at the
corner of Fourteenth and Ii streets north
west, good for a continuous ride over the
lines of the company to which they are
issued.
Said transfers are to be delivered to
on the respective cars or said
Failure to comply with this
proyiso shall subject the defaulting COM
1any to a penalty of SlO0 for each days
Neglect as liquidate damages to the COM
'any ready and offering to comply with
this proviso.''
In offering this Mr.. Phillips said all know
low necessary is the penalty clause.
TRACTION FOLKS UPSET.
In answer to this Mr.. Dunlop said he did
lot deal in buncombc.
That's little spite work" he ex-
laimed. I'VE can transfer as well as
anybody and when Congress compels US
Ill To give free transfers my company is |
eady for it. But 1 want to ask Mr.. |
Phillips question. Did you write me 4 |
atter concerning the bill now before Con- |
-ress regarding free transfers and the
'enalty clause?'
Yes. l did, said Mr.. Phillips, much In
crested and quite nervous.
"Will you state TO the Commissioners now
he purport of that letter?''
NO" defiantly, but you may show
hem the letter If you like You've got il.
r I'll send them a copy
President Evan Tucker appeared for the
ortheast Washington Citizens Association
ihi.c his people had no choice between
Dads they depended on the Columbia, and
ere anxious To have it extended. This was
specially true since the herdic line had
opped running on II street, east of North
apitol.
Commissioner Ross was surprised to hear
lat the hcrdics had stopped.
Mr.. Wilson hurried To state that the Colum-
Ia had nothing to do with it.
Mr.. Tucker said he knew not why the.
range was made. The result was more
operative need Tor extension of the Co,uln-
la.
The Commissioners took the bills and facts
1der advisement.