Evening star., 1897-01-26
EXTENDING THE TIME
Joint Resolution Favoring the Eckingten
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and Belt Line Railway.
Another Opportunity to Experiment
With Air MOtOrs-What senator
Mcmillan Says AbOwt 1t.

In the Senate today Mr.. Mcmillan report
ed favorably without amendment joint reso-
luton 215, extending time for compliance
by the lexington and Soldiers Home and
the Belt Line railway companies with pro-
visions of an act of June 10. 1898. which
provided for the Introduction of rapid tran
sit on those lines As stated In The Star
the railroad companies another opportunity
to test the air motor which they claim
they can put upon their lines. The Joint
resolution was passed by the House on
that body on the day before. 1t has been
fought by the North Capitol and Lexington
Citizens Association because Of the length
of time it allows the companies TO intro
duce rapid transit on their liEes.
The full text of the joint resolution. " hi, h
will doubtless be passed by the Senate fol-
lows:
THAT the time granted by the act ap-
proved June 10. 1896 within which the said
lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
Company Of the District of Columbia and
the Belt Railway Company OF the District
of Columbia shall begin to equip those
situated within the boundary of the city of
Washington with compressed air motors
he, and ii is hereby. extended to July !.
1897.
tors shall be adopted said companies shall
completely equip their respective lines with
such motive power on or before july 1.
1888.
.Sec. 3. That if said compressed air mo-
tive power shall not be adopted on or be-
fore July /, 1897, then said railway COM
panieS shall. within one year from July l,
1897, equip the respective lines in the city
of Washington with an underground cleo
trio system: Provided. That in case the
said companies shall fail to comply with
all of the requirements of this act by the
time therein fixed the said companies and
ball faif nd IN q
Commissioners of the District Of Columbia
the sum Of Sln8 for each day OF such fall
Ire: And provided further, That II sald
companies shall fail to operate the whole
of their respective lines. as provided by an
act entitled an act to extend tn" routes OF
said RAILWAY companies, and so forth. ap-
proved June 10, 1886, in such manner and
on such schean-s az the Commissioners
shall approve, then said companies and each
of them shall forfeit and pay to the Dis
trict Commissioners the sum OF 81" Tor
each day of such failure.
Sec 4. All acts or parts of acts, incon-
sistent with this act are hereby appealed.
Senator Mcmillan. speaking to a Star re-
porter this afternoon regarding the JOINT
resolution to extend the time in which the
lexington ard Soldiers Home and Belt
Line railways will have to introduce rapid
transit on their lines. said:
Il have received assurances from the Eek
ington ard Soldiers Home Railroad Com
pany that an air motor will be placed on
their line Immediately, ana that Wltnih d
month or two d number of motors will be in
operation compressor Is to be brought
to this city at once and the first car is to
run over the full length of the line through
lexington to the Treasury Department,
without change. Although 1 was author
lied by the District committee to report
this joint resolution some days ago, l had
an hours conference with representatives
Of the North Capitol and lexington Ctti-
zens Association, and after going over the
matter very carefully. with them, We all
agreed that the best thing to do for all
parties concerned was to report this joint
resolution. l believe the railroad company
will row proceed to improve the service on
its lines and that the people of lexington
will. within a rea sonable time, enjoy the
benefits of rapid transit.