Evening star., 1898-07-21
THE SPECIAL POLICE FORCE
Commissioners to Settle the Pro Rata Share
of Expense Incurred.
Railway Companies Interested Unite
in This Agreement-The Cross
fngs to he Supplied.

In an informal conference had today be-
officials of the street railway companies
affected by the recent act of Congress
which requires the Commissioners to place
special policemen at street railway cross
ings, the men to be paid pro rata by the
respective companies using the crossings,
Il was agreed that the Commissioners shall
interpret the meaning of the term pro rata.
and shall designate the amounts to be paid
by the several companies
AS heretofore stated in The Star, the
Commissioners recently decided that the
special policemen should be stationed at
9th street and Pennsylvania avenue, where
the Capital Traction, the Metropolitan, the
Belt and the AnacCstia reads cross; at
7th street and Pennsylvania avenue, at
10Th street and New York avenue and at
18th and u streets, at which three points
the Capital Traction road is the only one
involved at 7th and F streets, where the
Metropolitan and the Capital Traction
roads cross; at 7th street and Florida ave-
nue., where the same roads interSect; at
14th and H streets, where the same roads
cross; at 14th street and New York ave-
nue., where the Columbia and the Metro
politan roads cross; at 9th and K streets,
where the same roads pass; at 9th and T
streets, where the Metropolitan and the
Anacostia roads cross, and at 18th and F
streets, where those two roads and the Belt
line use the crossing.
Some Objections.
AT today's conference President Weaver
of the Metropolitan company and Manager
King of the Columbia objected to placing
special policemen at he crossing at 9th
and K streets, on the ground that there
is no necessity for them there. Mr.. Weaver
and President Dunlop of the Capital Trac-
ton Company made a like objection to the
placing of men at Tth and F streets. and.
Mr.. Weaver, Receiver Schoepf of the Belt
Line and President Griswold of the Ana
costa company objected to special police
men being stationed at 11th and F streets
for the same reason.
While not approving the law or acknowl
edging its legality. which, Mr. Dunlop init
mated. might be heI eafter tested, the rail-
way officials suggested that the Commits
sloners should interpret the meaning of the
term pro rata payment Of the compensa-
tion of the special policemen and after
some exchange of views, it was decided
that the question should be determined by
the Commissioners on a calculation based
on the running schedules of the several
roads using the respective crossings.
As to Compensation.
The various roads. through their repre-
sentatives, also objected to the compensa
ton proposed by the Commissioners for the
'PeSAoi poiSCAiSH, fso HoHti, II pSliis
coLtended by them that 81 day would be
an pie for the services. The Commission
ers gave no intimation, however of an in
tention to reduce the amount fixed by them,
and they will announce the appoin tment of
the men, about twenty in number, in few
days.
The conference adjourned with the un
derstanding that the Commissioners Will
promptly dispose of the question as to the
share the several roads will bear in the
pc yment of the special policemen. 1t is not
believed that they will decide to reduce the
points at which they have decided the men
shall be stationed. Indeed. it may be that
they will determine to add one or more
points.