Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-02
METROPOLITAN RAILROAD
Views Of Columbia Heights Oitissns on
Street Railway Extension.
Topics Discussed at Association Meet.
plaint Against Express Charges.

The regular monthly meeting Of the Co.
lumbia Heights Citizens Association was
held last evening. The attendance was
large, and despite the fact that the hall
was 80 cold as to ne..essitate the wearing
OF overcoats and hats during the meeting,
two hours were cons ,med in disposing OF
very little business.
President NJ. A. Ballinger laid before the
meeting a communication from Mr.. Thomas
G. Hensey, the chairman Of the central
committee of the District Suffrage Associa-
ton, inviting the Columbia Heights Asso-
citation to send a delegate to the meeting
OF the committee, and stating that IL de-
sired a preventative would be sent to the
Columbia Heights Association to address
Its members on the question of local suf-
frage.
Il move" said Mr.. Patrick OFerrall
that the communication be laid on the ia
is entirely foreign to ours. So We had bet
ter attend to getting what our section
ne eds and not so running after something
We do noe want"
Railway Extensions.
Mr.. O'Ferrairs motion was adopted with
cut a dissenting voice, and then Mr. Bal
fnger submitted a report from the eXecu-
tive committee On the subject of railroad
extension. The committee, it was reported.
sion Of the lines of the Metropolitan COM
pany northward from 10th street and Flor
ida avenue to Lydecker street, and thence
eastward through Mount Pleasant. and the
energies of the committee have been and
are being directed to securing this extern
sion by whatever route it can be had. The
committee stated that the extension is
paramount consideration and the route a
secondary matter, and urged every mem-
Der OF the association to present 10 repre-
sentatives and senators the necessity for
granting the necessary right OF way for
the extension at this session. The Metro
politan company, the committee said is
ready to commence bsl!ioirg the extension
the moment there is law to authorize its
&C Instruction.
The report gave rise to a long discussion
or railroad extension, and while ii was
finally adopted by a vote of % to 10, il was
not until after Mr.. Campbell had moved to
rescind a resolution adopted at a previous
meeting, approving of the 18th street route
for the extension of the Metropolitan line.
During the discussion the statement was
made by Mr.. OFerrall that the expert
electrical engineer of the Metropolitan road
has decided that the Sherman avenue route
is not practicable, because of engineering
difficulties.
who is the electrical expert of the
Metropolitan company" inquired Mr..
Campbell.
why, Mr.. Coleman. the superintendent
or secretary of the company" replied Mr..
O'Ferrall.
Il never knew that before remarked
Mr.. c. S. Bundy. ION the one hand We
have this alleged electrical expert and on
the other the District Commissioners, who
are presumed to know just as much and to
have had the benefit Of expert testimony
in the matter. They have reported that
the Sherman avenue route is not impracti-
cable. and have pointed out that the Metro
rolitan company proposes, in going out
18th street. IL they can, to go over the
most difficult part of Sherman avenue"
The matter was generally discussed, 1T
being evident that every member desired
an extension Of the Metropolitan line into
the section, and that the exact route should
be left to Congress. Mr.. Campbelrs mo-
ton and others were finally laid on the
table and the report Of the executive COM
mittee adopted.
The Central Committee.
The association appropriated the sum of
IS to cover the entrance fee Of the asso-
citation into the proposed central commit
tee, to be formed from the various citizens
associations, and Messrs. w. H. Saunders,
A. s. Brown and Lester A. Barr were ap-
pointed alternate delegates.
A letter from Mrs. Marion Longfellow
O'Donoghue. complaining of additional
charges by the express companies for eX-
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