Evening star., 1900-02-08
THE CARS TOO WIDE.
AnacOstia Association Demands q
Remedy-The Resolutions Adopted.


The regular monthly meeting of the Ana
costa Citizens Association, which took
place last evening, was the most largely at
tended that has ever been held in the his
tory of the organization. President ]. Ed
win Minnix occupied the chair and Mr.. A
L. Richardson was secretary.
The greater part of the meeting was oc-
cupied with discussion of the conditions of
railroad and street matters, and resolutions
were adopted to the effect THAT the width
of the cars now operated on the Anacostia
and Potomac railroad is such that in cross
ing the Navy Yard bridge the space be-
tween said cars and the iron work of the
bridge is scarcely one and half inches
and at some places they even come in con-
tact with the iron wcrk of the bridge, thus
endangering and placing the lives of the
passengers in jeopardy; and 1t is believed
this danger can be averted by the use of
narrower cars or cars similar to those used
on other parts of the company's lines in the
city; that We. the members Of the Anacos-
tia Citizens Association. enter our most
vigorous protest against the further use of
such cars.
A committee composed of Mr.. J. w. Tol-
son, Dr. r. A. Pyies, DR.. J. A. Watson,
Rev N H. Miller and Messrs A B. Garden
and f. V. Stephenson was appointed to
call on the District Commissioners at the
earliest practicable moment and call their
attention to the state of affairs as recited in
also authorized to have a conference with
the officials of the railway company, if such
can be had, and ask them to do away with
the cars they are now using between Ana
costa and the corner of Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 9Th street northwest, Washington,
and to substitute for them cars which are
easier of entrance and exit. The committee
was further instructed, in the event of not
getting the relief asked for from the Com
missioners railway company, to institute
legal proceedings to prevent the running of
the cars now in use across the bridge over
Anacostia river on the ground that their
operation is dangerous to the lives and
limbs of those who ride in them.
Previous to the adoption of the resolu-
tions, which was done by unanimous
vote, there was a discussion, in which many
of the leading members of the association
took part.
The railroad committee, of which Rev. n.
H. Miller is chairman, was instructed to
call the attention of the District Commits
sioners and the railway company to the
fact that the issuance of exhaust steam
from the power house in Anacostia Is the
cause of a great deal of discomfort to the
people living in the neighborhood and also
to passers by. and that it frequently results
in frightening horses, thereby endangering
the safety of the occupants of vehicles A
similar state Of affairs existed for a while
1t was stated, under the previous manage
ment of the railway company, but when the
subject was called to attention the trouble
was remedied.
The committee on streets and highways
Mr.. A. GUIDE, chairman, was instructed to
request the District Commissioners to place
a lamp at the corner of 18th and Harrison
streets and at Morris road and Monroe
street, respectively. the latter to have the
names of those highways placed upon them.
Mr.. j. w. Tolson reported that he had
made visit to the District building in pur-
suance of instructions from the association.
1ar,f =, hexar, h %
suits, as neither of the Commissioners was
there when he called.