Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-10-12
COM MlTTEE is BUSY
The Capital Traction oompany's Building
Operations.
All Sorts of SuEgestfons offered the
Men I'm Chafge-Tnllk of q Pos.
sible Consolidation.

At a meeting today of the building COM
mittee in charge of the installation of the
underground, electric system on the Cap.-
tai Traction road. it was decided to adopt
the Parmenter wheel-guard and fender for
use on the rehabilitated road. This wheel
guard and fender is the same which was
rece ntly selected by the Metropolitan Street
Railway Company and is now in use on
the Connecticut avenue cars of that line.
The contract has been awarded for these
tenders and when the new motor cars ar
rive this device will be attached The
trailer cars used on the cable road can be
utilized when the road is again in opera
ton, and it will therefore be necessary
the only to purchase the motor cars.
The building committee is holding daily
sessions and the attention of the members
is occupied in considering the various de-
vices offered for their inspection and ap-
prevail. As rapidly as possible the COM
mittee is completing all arrangements for
procuring the necessary materials to be
used IN the installation of the new system.
The daily sessions are held in the room of
the Union station building in Georgetown,
which has been occupied by President Dun
lOp as his office since the recent destruction
by fire OF the cable power house on Penn
sylvania avenue. Adjoining this office is
long room where Mr.. CARL, the engineer
and general superintendent, has his desk
and here collect the numerous callers WHO
have business with the building committee
AT present the bulk Of these callers are the
enterprising and pushing gentlemen who
represent various concerns scattered
throughout the country that have devices
and material which they think the traction
company ought to have. They represent
anything from a car to a curtain fastener
and they have photographs and models
ana everything of that sort which they
wish the committee to look over
Altogether the members of the commit
tee, as well as Mr.. CARL, are finding their
time pretty well occupied just at present,
but they realize the Importance of proceed
ing as rapidly as possible, and they expect
that the rush will be over in the course of
a few days.
There is nothing rev in the general sit
uatfon touching the relation of the Met
ropolitan and Capital Traction Company,
but 1t still continues to be subject of
much interest and coed deal of specula-
ton is INDUCED in. Those interested d-
rectiy in the management OF the two COM
panies still deny that there is anything in
the runners about the cCnSolida ton Of the
two companies, and these On the outside
who are in a position to form pretty ac-
curate judgment of what is likely to happen
seem to be of the opinion now that no move
ment Of this sort is likely to be carried out
just at the present time. In the near fu-
tCre it is thought by these authorities that
there is likelihood Of something develop
ing which will affect the personnel of the
management of the two companies, If 1t
does not bring about an actual consolida-
ton. At present 1t is surmised that the
energies to establish the new motive power
in the belief that when the improvements
are completed the earnings of the road will
show a large increase.