The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-08-15
AFFAIRS OFI'HE DISTRICT
Manner of Guarding Railway Cross
ings Investigated by Police.
The Reports Show Several Instances
Bells, NOR Watchmen--At other
Places There Are All Three Safe
gunrds-NOw Under Consideration.
At the request OF the Commissioners the

lleutenanfs OF the several precincts
through which steam railroads run in the
District have reported to the Superinten-
dent of Police relative to the manner in
Which the crossings are protected. This
information has been collected with view
to ascertaining if the law regarding the
matter is being complied with by the rail-
ROAD companies.
L. a. Latchford, private of the Fifth
precinct, reported that crossings on The
Pennsylvania Railroad were protected by
watchmen and gates-South Capitol Street
southeast, two men day and night; New
Jersey Avenue, six men day and night;
Second Street, two men from a. N. to s
p. NJ, not protected from p. N. TO a.
m; Third Street, two men day and night;
Fourth Street, two men from a. m. to II
p. m, not protected from Il u. N. TO a.
M Fifth Street, two men from 6 a. N.
until II p. m. not protected from Il D. m-
to 6 a. m.
Crossings not protected by gates or
watchmen-Sidiug leading TO plant of the
Standard Oil Company, crosses Street
at One-half Street southwest; siding
leading to Great Bear Spring Company
crosses Street at First Street southeast;
Siuil6 iCGG4D5 " t-OutS j. bUIli tS Soai
y,-rd. crosses K Street between Third and
Fourth Streets southeast; siding leading
to Danenhower & Co.'S feed warehouse,
crosses New Jersey Avenue between G.
and l Streets southeast; siding leading TO
Allegheny Coal Companys yard, crosses
South Capitol Street between Il and l
Streets southeast; siding leading 10 the
United States Navy Yard crosses Fifth
Street near X Street southeast l. Street
at SfvtF,
southeast
Private Latchford also reported cross
ings on the Alexandria branch Of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad, not pro-
tceted by gates or watchmen- Pennsyl-
vania Avenue extended in Twinirg City;
Carroll Street Twining City; Nailor
Road. Twining City; Monroe Street, Ana
costa; private road Ii mile south OF
Monroe Street Anacostia, on the Ia bot
estate; Howard Avenue, HillsCale: Sum
ner Avenue Hillsdale; Stevens Avenue,
| HiIIsdale; Giesboro Farm. private road TO
Hollands Gardens private road TO But
ler's Gardens private road TO Sanford s
Gardens. private road to Victor Dyer 8
Garden, and private road to Bellevue Ma
gazine
Lieut. John c. Daley. of the Ninth pre-
I cinct. reported the following steam rail-
road crossings and the locations OF the
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nue. al G. H. and l Streets northeast five
! crossings on First Street. at H. /, X, L, and
/ HI Streets northeast: Fourth and | Streets
| northeast. Fifth and / Streets northeast,
| Seventh Street between l and K Streets
northeast: Ninth and K Streets northeast.
! Ninth and Florida Avenue northeast, ~"
| crossing, between / and K Streets, and on
| Delaware Avenue and First Street north
east BenniHg crossing, Pennsyi vania Rail
/ road.
! All these crossings, says Lieutenant Daley.
! isve safety gates and gate-tendeFs. wio are
/ 5slployed during the tBenty-four hours OF
/ each day. except at the Fifth and l Street
| and the Ivy City crossing, where gate
| tenders are not employed from II O'Clock
| p. m. to a
| The Baltimore and Ohio single track at
| Benning crossing, be states. about fifty
| yards east Of the crossing of the PenUsyl-
| via Railroad, has no gates, but has an
/ alarm bell. which sounds on the approach
| OF train. He says there is an avers ge
| of four freight trains passing over this
! crossing each day The lieutenant says
| that the Baltimore and Ohio crossing at
| Langdon has an alarm bell and no safety
! gates.
| Lieut.. John Kenney, of the Eighth pre-
| cinct reported relative to the crossings OF
| the Metropolitan Branch OF the Baltimore
! and Ohio Railroad between the District
I
! the company has fourteen crossings within
! those limits, and their location and the
manner Of guarding them are as follows:
Chestnut Avenue, Takoma furnished
with electric bell announcing the approach
| of train, but no gate.
Carroll Avenue, Takoma, has gates that
are worked by the station agent and his
| assistant between the hours of a. m and
/ II p M, from Il midnight until a M the
| gates are not lowered. This crossing has
no bell
Lamond's has an electric bell. but no
gate.
Sligo Mill Road is above the grade of the
railroad and has foot and wagon bridge
over the tracks.
Stott's Station, tracks are elevated over
| roadway and gates or bells are not needed.
Terra Gotta, foot and wagon bridge over
tracks, gates and bells not necessary.
| Bates Road crossing is on grade, but has
| neither gates nor bell.
| University Station on the Bunk
er Hill Road has gates and
| bell. The bell rings at ali
| times day or night as train is approaching
| the crossing The gates are operated from
! Office of telegraph operator from o'clock
a. m. TO O'Clock p. N. by regular gate
man. and from Q p. m TO u midnight by
| the telegraph operator.
| Central Avenue, South Brookland, no
| gates OF DELL
| T Street between Fourth and Fifth
| Streets northeast neither gates or bell
| S Street between Fourth and Fifth
! Streets northeast neither gates or bell
| Randolph Street northeast, the tracks
| just above grade and cannot be used as a
! crossing for vehicles, no gates or bell.
R Street between Third ard Fourth
| Streets northeast has gates operated from
tower by air pressure, has gatenan from
O'clock a. m. to midnight, not in operation
after midnight no bell.
New York Avenue Station. junction of
| Florida and New York Avenues, has gates
worked by air pressure from tower oppo-
site station, has gateman during whole
! tWenty-four hours, no bell.
All gates have bells attached to warn
persons while the gates are being lowered.
Other bells mentioned are connected With
| track several hundred yards away FROM
! the crossings and the connection is made
| by the wheels Of the locomotive passing
| over lever beside the track.
| Lieut.. j. A Moore, OF the Sixth precinct
! re0OTted as follows on the crossings OF
| the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in his
| territory.
At North Capitol and D Streets there
are gates but no gatemen.
/ At the three crossings on Delaware Ave
nue. at E and F Streets and Massachusetts
! Avenue northwest, two man employed at
each crossing as gatemen. The first comes
| on duty at o'clock a. m. aaa is relieved
| at o'clock p. N. by the OTHER man, who
| remains on duty all night. These gate
men are not permitted TO leave their posts
| to obtain their meals, having them brought
| TO them AT the crossings Each is Oro-