Evening star., 1898-09-14
STREET RAILROADS
Georgetown and Tenleytown Company
Desires Trackage Arrangements.
WILL INVOKE AID OF THE COURTS
A Petition Similar to That Filed by
the Brightwood Company
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1t is understood to be the purpose of the
arrangement of the Georgetown and Tenley-
town Street Railroad Company in the
course of a few days to file a petition in
the Supreme Court of the District asking
the assistance of the court in fixing upon
the terms upon which traCkage arrange
ments can be made between that company
and the Metropolitan Street Railway Com
pany. A petition of similar import was
filed several weeks ago by the Brightwood
Railroad Company, for the purpose of hav-
irg trackage arrangements determined on
with the Metropolitan company. No an
swer has as yet been made by the Metro
politan company TO this petition and owing
to the usual summer vacation of the court
that tribunal has not as yet taken up the
matter. 1t is expected that some time next
month the attention of the court will be
called to the petition.
1t is possible that by agreement the cases
OF the TWO railroad companies Will be con-
sOlidated as it Is believed that the princi-
pie involved is the same, and that a de-
cision in one case would cover the other
Importance OF the Matter.
In local street railroad circles there is no
subject that is considered of more import
ance then the determination of the question
involved as to whether the law requiring
ana authorizing reciprocal trackage ar
rangemeHts to be made by the Metropoli-
tan Railroad Company with connecting
roads is 10 be enforced. This law was ap-
proved August =. 1891, and it further pro-
Vided that in case of failure to reach
mutual agreement the matters in dispute
shall be determined by the Supreme Court
Of the District. In accordance with this
provision the Brightwood company filed
petition asking the assistance of the court
and accompanying it was the correspon-
deECe between the two roads on the sub
ject, which showed that no agreement had
been reached.
1t is stated that there has been cor
respOndence also between the Tenleytown
company and the Metropolitan company in
regard to this matter, which has not re-
suited in any practical conclusion. and
hence the TenleytC Cwn company has decid-
ed upon taking the further step as provid-
ed in the law.
Proposed Plan.
As showing one plan of trackage arrange
ments proposed the following outline
taken from the correspondence between the
Brishtwood and Metropolitan companies
filed with the petition of the former. is
given. 1t was proposed by the Brightwood
company to operate three cars over the
tracks of the Metropolitan to the Pennsyl-
vania railroad station and return from
Florida avenue and 7th street. and that the
BrightwOod company proposes to collect
the fares from passengers upon said cars
while upon the tracks Of the Metropolitan
company and report and turn the same
over 10 the Metropolitan company, less the
expense of operating the cars while on the
tracks of the Metropolitan company.
1t was further proposed that the Metro
pOlitan company could operate as many
cars as desired over the tracks of the
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terms. 1t was further added that the only
purpose of the Brightwood company in de-
handing the rights under the law was to
secure a thorough service for its patrons,
and that il not intended to take any
of the earnings of the Metropolitan com
pany.
Improved Facilities.
1t is believed by those who have given
this subject attention that if the policy OF
trackage arrangements on a p!au milar
to the one above outlined can once De estab-
Hshed in this city, that it will be a long
step in the direction of what might be
called a universal transfer system, which
is Sc general in other cities, and by which
people can not only get on cars in the cen
ter of the city which will take them to their
homes IN the suburbs, out that they can
go from sne section of the city TO the other
by transfers between the different lines.
II is thought that the inauguration OF
such a system will hasten what many be-
lieve IS a strong probability of the near fu-
ture, and that is the operation of pracu-
Cally all the street railroads under one
management.
More General Application.
While the law of 1894, above referred to,
relates only to the Metropolitan company
and the connecting roads, there is another
law which has in one sense more general
application, and that is the law which was
approved June II. 1896. That law provides
that any suburban street railway intersect-
ing or connecting with any urban street
railroad may have a reasonable number Of
its trail cars drawn over urban lines 1t
is thought by some that this plan is not
SO desirable the continuous service, and
il is believed that if there is to be choice
to be made between the two that railroad
managers will eventually prefer the latter.