Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-15
Eok1NGToN RAILWAY NEEDS.
Propositions Made to the Company. by
the Citizens Association.

Propositions Made to the Company by
the Citizens Association.
! Mr.. w. G. Henderson, president, and Mr..
A. r. Server, chairman Of the committee
| on railways of the North Capitol and Eek
| ington Citizens Association, called upon the
District Commissioners this morning and
| laid before them copy of letter, dated
| the 4th instant, addressed to Mr.. D. M.
Newbold, president of the lexington and
| Soldiers Home Railway Company, in re-
| gard to certain improvements asked for by
( the association in the service of said COM
pany.
Acting upon the advice Of the Commits
| sioners former occasion, the commit
tee in this letter submitted suggest tons to
Mr. Newhold in regard to changes which
they deem absolutely necessary to meet the
demands OF the patrons of the lexington
and Brookand branch of the railway. In
their letter to Mr.. Newbold the committee
stated their propositions as follows:
First. That cars be run through between
10th street northwest and Broo.land with
out change or transfer. This can be &C
complished by attaching the horse cars as
trallerS TO the trolley cars at Florida ave-
| rue en- route to and dropping them at this
| point IN returning from Brookland. If it is
not practicable to change the time schedule
| of the trolley cars to conform to that of
| the horse cars. which would be necessary
| to carry out the plan above suggested, then
| the following is proposed a substitute:
oeCouu. mat every morse car be run
through between 18th street and Brook
| land, by being taken up at Florida avenue
| as a trailer to the trolley car, and the inter-
mediate horse car run between Florida ave-
rue and the Pennsylvania depot. This ar
| rangement would make the time schedule
| for the horse cars between 18th street and
FlC rlda avenue conform to the time sched-
ule of the trolley cars. 1t would do awey
with the necessity CT lexington and Brook
land passengers transferring at Florida
avenue. 1t would afford a tive-minute
schedule within the city limits 1t would
divide the accommodation between those
| passengers who desired to go to or from
| the vicinity of the Pennsylvania depot and
those who desired to go to or come from
10th street. 1t would avoid a great source
| OF dis comfort, Inconvenience and additional
delay to the latter class by giving them a
through service from 10Th street. instead of
subJecting them, as now, to transfer at
9TH and G. streets, and It would also prevent
any congestion of cars on G street between
9TH and 18th streets, which sometimes hap
pened when all the cars were run through
to 18th.
Third. If neither of the above mentioned
plans meets with approval, then it is
further suggested that the first plan be
adopted between the hours of and .
O'clock am and and o'clock pm. or If
not the first plan. then the second one dur
irS the same hours. This last proposition
Is the very least that the association would
be justified in accepting.
Fourth. That an extra car be stationed
at the Florida avenue end of the line al all
times while the road is in operation, as a
place of shelter for passengers while wait
ing, or that a sta ton be erected for this
purpose at that point.
Fifth. That the single car which now
operates the section of the companys road
en- North Capitol street above New York
avenue be made to run as early and as late
as the cars on the main line, instead Of as
now. from o'clock I'm. to s o'clock D. nj.
In this connection it is proper to say that
while it may be fact. as stated at the in
terV1ew, that the car in question and the
patent for the system of propulsion by
which it is operate are owned by the
Westinghouse Company. we do not believe
that your company can r!ghtfuly diSciam
any responsibility for or control over the
movements of such car because of the fact
that such ownership is so vested, as the
car is run upon a section of road chartered
TO your company by act of Congress- and is
operated under and by virtue of such char
Ter Iherefore, we believe that your COM
pany is legally and morally responsible for
such car, has control over it's movements,
and has the right to fix a schedule for its
operation, and to require it to conform
thereto"
Server. chairman: 7. P Kane. William
Craig. L. I. Moore, j. II. Lane, railway
committee.
In the letter to the Commissioners SUBJ
miting the copy of the communication to
Mr.. Newbold. Messrs. Henderson and Server
call the attention of the Commissioners to
Mr.. Newbolds disclaimer of any RESPONSE
billy Tor or control over the car which
| operates the line on North Capitol street
| above New York avenue, and to the further
| fact that. although an early reply was re-
| questad by the committee to their letter to
Mr.. Newbold. up to this time no acknowl-
! edgment of 1t has been received. The COM
| municaton urges the Commissioners Ito
take official cogniZance' of the requests
made by the committee to the railroad COM
Tany.