Evening star., 1898-10-25
AMENDED ANSWER FILED
The Brightwood 3. 3. Company's Plea for
Traokage Arrangements.
Proposes to Equip Cars for Running
tablish Reciprocity.

In the proceedings in equity instituted
by the Brightwood Railway Company
against the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany for reciprocal trackage, the former
has filed an amendment of its original petit
ton. 1t states its proposition for recipro-
cal trackage arrangements with the Met
ropolitan company to be as follows:
The Brightwood company proposes to
equip number of its cars with proper
mechanical appliances to adapt them to be
operated upon the tracks of the Metropoli-
tan company with its present underground
electric system
The Brightwood company proposes to de-
liver the cars so equipped to the Metropoli-
tan company at the point where the re-
spective lines of the two companies connect
at the intersection of 18th street and Florida
avenue, and desires to have the cars pro-
PEELED by the power generated and in use
by the Metropolitan company upon and
over the tracks of that company from that
point to the station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company in 9th street thence re-
turning over the same route to the initial
point.
The schedule proposed for the foregoing
service is as follows:
The first car will be delivered at eth
street and Florida avenue at am. and
from that hour until $ am. successive cars
at intervals of ten minutes: from s a. m. to
10 am. to + pm, at intervals of ten min
utes; from 4 pm. to q pm. at intervals Of
az minutes: from pm. to IL mid
night. at intervals Of 10 minutes, re-
turning from Pennsylvania station under
the same headway.
The Alternatives.
Or, the ears instead of stopping at the
Pennsylvania station and returning from
that point, may proceed to the terminus of
the Metropolitan railroad, near the arsenal
and return from tnat point under the same
headway for the different hours. as stated.
AS compensation for the service pro-
vided by the Metropolitan company the
Brightwood company offers to furnish the
additional equipment required for the serv-
ice proposed and all fares collected while
the cars of the Brightwood company are
upon the tracks of the Metropolitan COM
pany will be turned over to the Metropoli-
tan company, less the expenses of main
tanning and operating the cars while on
the Metropolitan tracks.
Or, the BrightWood company will pay for
the use of the tracks of the Metropolitan
company and the wear and tear of the
same the sum of cents per car mile. If
this alternative proposition, however, be ac-
ccpted the Brightwood company shall he
entitled TO receive back from the Metro
politan company a sum equal to that
Ceived by that company for the transporta-
ton of passengers in the cars. of the
BrlghtWOod company while they are on the
tracks of the Metropolitan company.
Reciprocal Arrangement.
The Brightwood company proposes TO
allow the Metropolitan company TO use its
tracks from Florida avenue north to its
terminus upon the same terms as to power
and compensation which it proposes for
the use by it of the tracks and power of
the Metropolitan company.
Under an order of the court, the Metro
poltan company must, within one week,
file It's reply to the points presented by TIN
Brightwood company, with a statement
whether ii accepts or rejects each of the
propositions, or proposes any modification
of either of them
The court further directs that the Metro
pOlitan company shall, at the same time.
set forth distinctly the several points of
the offer made by it for reciprocal traffic
upon the Brightwood road.
To this offer of the Metro politan COM
parry the court orders that the Brightwood
company shall file its reply to each of the
points within five days thereafter.