Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-11-14
Property Owners Complaint Against
the Steam Railroads.
CONDITIONS IN SOUTH WASHINGTON
Petition Filed Today With the
District Commissioners.
CITATION OF GRIEVANCES

nave from tIme 10 time compialhed |" 'h,,i
of the alleged violation of the police reg
,Ilatfons and other laws by the Penusylya-
mia and other railroads usiny tracks and
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"dr'iioISe9 on Nd 'S'liu anu mn -
nueS southwest. At this nearing the ran
roads were also represented by Mr.. Fred.
n. Mckinney. their attorney. speaking for
them MI Mchenney admltteH that me COM
planants have had and yet have just ground
for their complaints, but he argued that the
railroads, in carrying cut the ohliSations
imposed upon them by their charters have
heen compelled to do many things which
urineiapI3 amount 10 a nuisance a,iu
sIe"t am s'''' u ''ie PeoPle "''''0eh' -
w ~ tt V ,IC;, r,,,,, ,,, ,,,,,e -,
-, ~ - -, DDlt''',y.i tI .o,I,,t1
W. tt, ~ so i';,i ~.
,lils iHi I'll tie Is't ''us.s 't'e iul7"i'IrS
tsu'''t&- rom .'ic otei .Itt0it oi the t''ti
.ou9' ,'i,' Il1S iIe MAJ tiic
tdht SuIh @t-ioIl as VIII cohpei tLe 'pIi-
pd!iieS 10 onSert Tue laws anu a'd'e 'ie
IuISt 3 On 'iit IGSei dttoh loI iiit" u!
ne inter secti"h OF mar slahu anu rEIlI'l
'NeiiuyN Ihu ! NtIett, II was SIa'ti: thert
,,i.i iHt iIIhS ana zen Swltehes' MhiLh are
So ~ an mus q lne "dy "itu hlSn' i"r
'ii,lhiIlS an" "ir,thLitE up lIeiShI ana pas
stiise ' .I't'uS' 10 IatHitate thIs process II
~, - ecu, IId'II anu cars are i't St't-
az LOT greater or less periods on Virginia
~ IH eiue Tween ON ana I'm Stretls. ana on
'i'' 10 ~ "'Silut vs. oI ''th street rs wen
az on tlt reservation !tseil. FROM the
NJ lilouS @IIuIHl Oh sillltlhs zone ny tht
an oIu companies az the switches II Is not
ltmpr"hapie, II was charged to infer that
81 VI ti'lii9 an OF tllelF tTalh service. bpth
passenger ana ifel&ht Is arranged ny using
'"e switching IaclIiti'S thus afforded.
Tracks Used rs Y.
..Tbe tracks ON tive ra,or,,,.fo,,.. - ,..,.,
60. rs y" '''' ieSti Nat'o"' II W.
'i'ie' 'HarSeh, are used also a d y -
.''"' ~ empty passenger cars are pushed
ii"ni 'ne "th street aePot TO Maryland ave-
I'"e' 'ne"ec he.'rl3 10 "ih street OF IN"
reservations ihehce started eastward again
'hu ny means OF SWltshes sent to ths IT.
where tbe rtieS "a ,,' ".n NV NV, VI
needed the engines IN The meaDtIrne 70
turning to the dei,st by way of Na.y1.Ird
avenue Every such oneratio, rqnsas tn,
crossing of 7th street hy engines ana cars
three tlmes-oncc AT Virginia aXrnue and
twice at Maryland avenue. Seventh street
j. the busiest th0roughfare in Southwest
Washington. and such crossing an ! racross-
ing thereof greatly .nterferes with street
cars pedestrians and traffic
The noise and confusfon sai6 tho cnr,,
IlIainants together with the dn.t s,1Tt,n
SCOT ana cinders uscasSariIy fncf,ian, IA aacy,
operation have increased 50 enormously IN
recent wears as To const t1Ite a rIIisanr,.
almost intoIerahIe In residents in Tho ~
cinity. They charged thai thr ra;IToaEs
have virtually converted This Iocalitl. intC
freight and storage yard, whore trains
are made up and broken up. all Of which,
they contended. amounts pract .caiIy to a
condemnation of public property for pri-
Nate use without authority of law. They
therefore asked the Commissioners to take
such steps as will abate the nuisance and
restrict the railroads to the legitimate use
or their tracks and SW tcheS-that Is they
explained, for the passage of through trains
only.
Alleged to Be Illegal
In this connection the commitments In
yired the attention Of the o,,,,is.to,,.,s 70
~, f,IIeu-i,,e- -, ~
'Ie iui4uNhS operations or the railroads.
Whlch they believe are Illegal:
First. that the Baltimore and Potomac
Railroad Coupauy in making, I'm nd hraak
4,e, ,,, +,fr, ~ h,s.. - &, 49,.
t-aot Ia 80 ~ 49, ttiiS "a III pupi .
nd -, IN ~ "a - IL! INNS
-, -, az, go 'i on. q, nee -
;nia ,.",,, - - 80 Gnu
~ ,,raats .bIt. st. otIi anu
- 49, fit,tt IN CT - 1-iLs shese ave-
"a no ~ a,,thorit+ ns az y. stoLase saiu,
mas no authoflt! OF law Tor so doing. and
+ he adiudicatnd cosas - S.it1ay lianLa,,
n and others all decided before the Court
in General Term of tbs jurisdiction.
% 5S'"I.u i mdt the pract.ce OF the rail
and on the street crossings ar IN and aIb