The evening times., 1896-06-01
LOOKING OUT FOR TRICKS
lexington Citizens AnxiousabOut
The Trolley Line.
WATCHING CONGRESS- ACTION
They Fear That the Company May
Secure Legislation That win Leave
the Suburbs mites in Al Worse state
Than They Are in Now-AEcient
History Contains Similar INSTANCES.

Residents of lexington think they are
about 10 he tricked by the manaGers of The
lexington and Soldiers Home Railroad.
So that any legislation Which may pass this
Congress will leave them in Il worse plight rs
TO rapid transit than tncy are DowlD. SOni..
of them remember a lew Years ago when
the tailrOad managers in the rush ut The
close OF the session secured the right 20
use horses Oil tt.cr lines. The original
charter specifically excluded the use of
horses. The railroad men had Il bill, in
truduced amending the charter. 1t sai:-
srituted the word steam for the wcrd
"norscS.'
IL was passed, it is claimed, without any
understanding that IL gave the road the
right to use horses. as It's apparent purpose
was 20 exclude the use OF steam.
On Saturday last the North Capitol and
lexington Ci,iZeDs' Association ADDRESSED
4 letter to the House District Committee.
protesting against the Senate joint Teso-
luton which gives the railr,ad company
two years to experiment on the use of COM
pressed air motors.
ACCUSED OF INSINCERiTY.
Mr.. I. P. Kane, one Of the railroad CON-
mitIee of the association, sa i'll this mora-
ing: The railroad men do not appear To
have been sincere in their acceptance OF the
bill. which passed both Houses. for the pnr-
pose If extending their lines and securing
letter railroad facilities.for us. They pro-
fessed at first TO he entirely satisfied with
the measure, and even greed to the amend
ment striking ont the extension along
Kenesaw avenue. But when tie hiu
came TO tie Senate they got this provision
for the KenCsaw extcnSiun inserted again.
and SO sent the bill Ia conference.
1t seems to he the purpose to kill il
by a contest between the houses when
il is too late to reach an agreement.
II they get this joint resolution passed
they will have two years to fool with the
a,t nIr lll..h
pear likely to be a success, and then we
shall be no better off than we are now.
Within that time they will hrnig about
some other delay and IUrthcr deprive us
OF rapid transit
BY this resolution they will he re-
lieved of the prosecution i'll police court
begun under the authority OF Attorney
General Harmon. This has compelled them
to put horse car on North Capitol street
between New York avenue and street
northwest, which is run as a mere fer
mality about every twenty minutes. The
resolution will save them that eHpenSc.''
Their purpose seems to be simply to keep
bold Of their rights OF way till the Wash
ingtou and Maryland road. which is owned
by the "a me company, has Complctedits line
10 Baltimore. This will come into the city
near Metropolis View. Just north OF Eek
ngton. keeDing the line of Rhode Island
At North Capitol il viii turn south to q
street. north. where 1T will connect with
existing lines.
ATTHEEXTENsIoN MEANS.
The Washington and Maryland COMPANY
has just got n years extension OF time for
the completion OF it's lines within tie Dis
trict. This seems to mean that tie buii,!-
ing OF the road will not he hurried Until
IL Is built. the owners do not care to psit
IN a permauent Fapd transit svstenl n
might not be useful where they Dat u y
II - said tic HnTsr VIII not agree TO the
ctanEr ef the btli foe exteusiou NJ the
Ecktnffon system. whieh providrs for fhe
usr ~ krr-<sw sxenue. TIE propIe slorg
that street arr Sad tc be ouaitershiy 90
posrd 10 ~.
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