The morning times., 1896-06-03

That the Baltimore council will eventual
ly adopt the underground trolley system
of street always there is little doubt, for
a careful inspection yesterday OF Washing
tons Ninth street line by a delegation of
Baltimoreaus so favorably impressed them
with the excellence OF that system, that
they voluntarily expressed their opinions
as beng heartily in favor of that mode of
street transportation as against all others
now in vogue.
The delegation numbered about 115, and
included ex-Mayors Latrobc and Davidson,
the railroad committee of the city council,
dozen other councilmcn, and representa-
tive business men. Among the latter
were: John r. Bland, secretary OF the
Merchants and Manufacturers AsSocid-
ton; j. Paul Baker, E. J. Codd, William
7. MalStcr, president Columbia Iron Works;
McssTs. ]. S. Lawrence, h. b. Wilcox. and
j. Keuey Bartlett, the committee having
in charge the details of the trip and the
delegation which participated in it.
The express purpose of the trip was to
inspect what the Baltimore people believe
to be one of the most perfect street rail
way systems in existence. The Metro
politan street Railway Company, OF Balt-
more, has petitioned the council of that
city 10 pass an ordinance granting the said
company the rights and privileg ges to
build and operate a street railway of the
underground electric SySltUl-iHe SAME as
that operated on Ninth street in this city.
OPPOSED BY OTHER COMPANIES.
SO great has been the opposition of two
other street railway companies in Balti-
more that the railroad committee of the
Baltimore council has felt in duty bound
TO defer the report on the petition until
some future time or to hold the petition
pending an examination of the Ninth street
load iii Washington, fac simile of which
81 In 70 l.,,,IJ
Parties interested in the building OF Balti-
more's new road invited the members of
the council to visit this city and to carefully
inspect the road here, and have its many
good points shown TO them.
Tie delegation from the Monumental city
reached Washington at 8 30 yesterday fter-
noon, Coming by the Pennsylvania railroad.
The visitors were met at the depot by Com
miSsioners Powell and Truesdell and Messrs
f. w. Coleman, Arthur Stabler, John B.
Willie, secretary of the board of trade:
Theodore Noyes. S. l.. Phillips, president O
the Metropolitan railroad; H. H. Warner, J.
5. Parker, president of the Columbia bank;
a. W. Reed. and Charles p. Jenney, of the
railroad board of Baltimore.
The party was escorted TO special cars
and carried over the entire line. For an
hour the visitors we're entertained at the
pOwer-house on F our and aha !fstreet, where
every possible thing of interest was shown
them and fully explained. 1t was demon
strated that the underground electric sys-
TEN conId be operated at much less cost
than the overhead trolley, and that there
wasthe least amount of danger and expense
attached to the former.
Mr.. 4. n. Connect, engineer OF the Metro
poitan Railway, thoroughly described the
working OF his road. He practically illus
trated the mode OF joining wire to the rail
and the mode OF transferring the electricity
after being generated in the power-house TO
the line. The feed wires were shown and
the system OF conductors along the line
which furnishes the power were accurately
deserted The percentage OF waste in
an underground system was alleged to he
10 per cent less than that on the overhead
trolley line, and to operate line similar
TO the one in this City requires but six tons
OF coal day in the power-house, a savingin
itself worth considerable when other lines
are considered.
The Baltimore people have reached point
where they are willing and anxious to adopt
some system of transportation that will do
away with Co. trolley, which is rega rded as
continual sSlrce of danger. The unsightly