Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-21
BROWN SYSTEM ABANDONED
Declaration of New Management of Capital
and Anacostia Railways.
Underground Electric Method in Pros
test Against Present Facilities.

Residents of Anacostia and the adjacent
suburbs assembled in mass meeting in
Haines' Hall, Anacostia, last night to voice
their protests against the recent discontinue
ance of rapid transit by the Capital Rail-
way Company, the consequent forced re-
turn to the horse car system and the abol-
ishing of the free transfer arrangement
with the cars of the Capital Traction Com
pany at the navy yard gate Messrs. o. T.
Crosby and F. c. Stevens, the gentlemen
representing the recent purchasers of the
Anacostia and the Capital railways, were
present to give information concerning
their plans to provide the rapid transit in
the future. Both gentlemen spoke frankly
and, after hearing Them the meeting de-
cided to give them support in their plans
which are regarded the best possible
under the circumstances. The meeting was
organized by the election of DR.. George W.
Fisher as chairman, and Mr. Henry John
son as secretary. after which DIR. Fisher an
nounced the purposes of the meeting. and
in a brief address reviewed the conditions
as regards street railway facilities in Ana
costa since the formation of the Anacos-
TIA and potomac River Railroad Company.
Dr. Fisher said he always believed that the
crushing to death beneath the wheels of
horse car of little child some time ago on
11tn street southeast was due to the sawed
off platforms of the Anacostia cars
Mr.: r. B. Buckley followed speaking of
| the facilities given by the CAPITAL Railway
company, for whose charter he and others
present. he said, had labored earnestly.
For years, said Mr.. Buckley, he had been
fighting, In company with others, for mod
ern street railway facilities for Anacostia.
He offered series of resolutions. which
were read and tabled during discussion.
Mrs Emily Eaton made an address, warn
ing her hearers to beware of the willy cor
poration" which they We're contending
against. The Capital railway had been
orr n ted n ri arta S1,a -ojI
the navy yard gate and transfer to the
cars of the Capital Traction Company. The
Capital company had no authority, she ex
planned, to transfer to the horse cars of
the Anacostia line at Anacostia. She was
of the opinion that a committee should be
appointed to lay the matter before the
Commissioners. Similar remarks were made
By Messrs. David Gillin, V. NJ. Tucker and
others.
The Company Plans.
Mr.. F. c. Stevens then made himself
known, being applauded as he did so. He
said he was much interested in what he
had heard He did not blame the people
of Anacostia for expressing themselves for
chilly in regard to their miserable railroad
facilities. While the present arrangement
was the best that could be effected now,
his company was preparing to better it as
soon as possible. The material for the in
stallatiOn of the Buda Pesth electric sys-
tenn on the route of the Anacosta railroad
had been ordered, Mr.. Stevens stated, and
as soon as it arrives and the condition of
the weather shall permit, the work will be
begun.
Mr.. Stevens said his company had in view
the operation of the Anacostia cars from
the AnacOStia office to the navy yard gate
by horse power, transferring, as usual, at
the latter point and from the Capital
Traction line. Authority to do this would
have to be obtained from the Commission
erS.
Mr.. Henry Johnson, after Mr. Stevens
had finished. upheld the claim of Anacostia
as the queen suburb of the District, euti-
tied to the best of everything to be had.
He described how patient the citizens of
that territory had been under the execra
bic street car service that has been sad
died upon. them by the Anacostia railroad.
He believed, he stated, that were the board
of health aware of actual conditions the
cars would be condemned.
Mr.. o. T. Crosby next spoke. He told of
how. about three years ago, he and Phila-
delphia capitalists had arranged the pre-
liminares of a deal whereby the Anacos
tia road was to become their property, and
how the passage OF the bill chartering the
Capital Railway Company caused the Phil
adelphia men to withdraw, thereby losing
good round forfeit. The Brown under
ground system. said Mr.. Crosby, should
never have been laid. Wherever possible,
he said, the company he represents intends
TO bring passengers from the suburbs to
the city on a through road.
brown system Discarded.
Mr. Crosby stated that the president of
the JOhnstown company had signed a con-
tract to tear up the Brown system as soon
as directed to do So The Capital Railway
Company, he said. had condemned the sys-
tenn as it had a right to do. The system,
he added would be abandoned by his COM
pany. After tearing up this system, Mr..
Crosby said, the entire line of the AnacOstia
road would be equipped with the Buda
Pesth electrical service. When the work is
started, he continued 1t will proceed as
rapidly as conditions will permit
IN CONCLUSION, Mr.. Crosby stated that in
building the new road there would doubt
less be the usual fret work and sometimes
delay, but that it would end in Anacostia
having a first-class electric street railroad.
Shortly afterward the resolutions drafted
by Mr.. r. b. Buckley, with the addition of
an amendment, were adopted They con-
denim the present arrangement of operating
the cars and ask that the old system of
transferring to the Capital Traction Com
pany be renewed, the application of the
new management to this end being in
dorsed.
A committee was named to Law the reso-
buttons before the Commissioners this
morning at II o'clock, Mrs Eaton and
Messrs. r. B. Buckley, W. Marden King
H F. l.. Alien and Henry johnson being
appointed.
The Hillsdale citizens Association met
last night and appointed committee to CO.
operate, and the Congress Heights Citi-
IeilS ASSOCIATION appointed its railroad
committee to go before the Commissioners
this morning at the same hour.
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