Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-07-01
THE SPECIAL OFFICERS
Railways Must Provide Watchmen at the
Several Crossings.
The Police on Duty at Such Points to
he Returned to Their Reg
ular Duties.

The District Commissioners today ad-
dressed note to the presidents of the var
ious street railway companies here, calling
their attention tc that provision IN the act
to define the rights of purchasers Of the
Belt railway for special policemen at street
railway crossings and inviting such sug-
gestions as they may deem proper to make
in the matter.
As stated In yesterdays Star. the pro-
vision in the bill in question expressly
authorizes and requires the Commissioners
to station special policemen at such street
railway crossings IN the city AS they may
deem necessary. the expense OF such SER
vice to be paid pro rata by the respective
companies. The third section of the bill
also provides that neglect or failure to pay
for the service monthly, or to bring cars TO
full stop before making any OF such
crossings shall subject the company so or
Tending to a fine Of Eot to exceed 80 Tor
every such neglect OF failure, to be recOV-
cred in any court of competent Jurisdic-
ton.
The CARRYING into effect of this law vir-
ITALY means an increase of thirteen men
in the membership of the police force OF
the District for there are today that num-
Der of men stationed at street railway
crossings in the city, VINO, under the pro-
visions of this act, will be replaced by the
special policemen provided for. thereby en-
abling the Commissioners 10 send those
thirteen men DICK 10 IlleiE Regular Outy
Two OF these thirteen men are stationed
at Pennsylvania avenue and Ith street. two
at 9th street and Pennsylvania avenue.
two at 9th and streets. two at 9th street
and New York avenue. two at 14th and u
streets. two at 18th street and New
York avenue, and one at 32d street
and Pennsylvania avenue. The crossings
at 9TH street and Pennsylvania avenue.
18th street and New York avenue and ct
1Ith and L streets are used exclusively by
the Capital Traction Company, which cor
poration is expected to bear the whole ex
pense of the special policemen at those
points the crossing at 9th street and
Pennsylvania avenue is used by four roads.
the Capital Traction, the Metropolitan, the
Belt and the Anacostia, and there those
four companies will bear the expense.
At sd and Pennsylvania avenue the Cap
ital Traction and the TenleytOwn lines
Gloss, and they will share the expense
there. At 9th and + streets the Metro
politan and Anacostia lines intersect. md
at 9th street and New York avenue thu
Metropolitan and Columbia roads cross. and
these lines will. respectively. share the ex-
pense.
Speaking Of the matter today. Commits
sicner Wight said the Commissioners have
not determined just how the special police
men will be appointed. whether upon tho
nomination of the railway companies in
yolved solely by the Commits zorers. nor
has the compensation of the men been
fixed These matters will be determined,
he said after the Commissioners shall have
heard fl ON the companies.
Mr. Wight also said that 1t is more than
likely that the Commissioners will con-
clude that the other street railway cross
inss should be protected by the stationing
at the respective points of special police
men, He thinks the provision an excellent
| one. and in view of the failure of the Com
missicners to obtain at this session Of Con-
gress an increase in the police force he Is
means a material increase In the police
| force. The new District appropriation bill
| in providing for three telephone operators
| at police headquarters also means an in