The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-20
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
The Difficulties of Stopping All
Cars on the Near Side.
Reservation in the Case of the
Capital Traction CompanN-A Gen
crnI Amendment of the Order of
February 2I-The Coming Tax Sale.

n NestrNatiOn IN Inc Ease OF inc
Capital Traction Compnny-A Gen
crnI Amendment of the Order of
February 2I-The Coming Tax Sale.
The Commissioners a few days ago re-
| ceiyed a letter from David s. Carl, Sup
erintendent of the Capital Traction Com
pany, calling attention to the Impractical
bility of stopping their eastbound cars on
the near side Of New Jersey Avenue in u
Street southeast. After delineating the
circumstances. Mr.. CARL asked the Com
missioners for permission. in this in
stance, to cross over New Jersey Avenue
and to stop on the far side. Yesterday the
Commissioners informed Mr.. Carl that
his company would be allowed to do as
requested at the New Jersey Avenue
crossing.
In connection with the few crossings in
the city where similar conditions exist
the Commissioners have modified their
order of February /, 1901, so as to enable
the street railway companies in operating
their cars to stop on the far side of GER
tain streets where mechanical difficulties
might make such modification of the rule
desirable. The new order is;
THAT the first paragraph of section =
of article 10 of the Police Regulations OF
the District of Columbia, as amended
February p. 1901 is hereby amended by
resembling all of said paragraph after
and including the word except therein,
and by substituting in lieu of the portion
SO rescinded the words, Provided, That
this regulation shall not be construed as
implying a right in any street railroad
company to operate its car at rate of
speed in excess of that fixed by its char
ter so that said paragraph shall read;
No street car shall move at
greater rate of speed than Twelve
miles an hour in the city of Washing
ton, nor at a greater rate of speed
than fifteen miles an hour outside of
said city, provided that this regulation
shall not be construed as implying a
right in any street railroad company
to operate its cars at rate OF speed
in excess of that fixed by Its charter.
Also, by adding before the word pro-
vided in the second paragraph of said
section, the words except where, in the
opinion of the Commissioners, the me
chanical appliances make it impractical
BILE TO do so;' so that said second para
graph shall read as follows:
Street cars shall not exceed
rate of speed greater than six miles an
hour at street crossings, and when
necessary to stop shall stop on the
near side thereof, the front end OF the
car or train to rest on a line with the
curb on the near side of the intersect-
ing street, except where, in the opin-
ion of the Commissioners. the me-
chanical appliances make it impracti-
cable to do so: Provided, That in cases
where stops are now allowed on both
sides of a crossing such stops may be
continued if the railroad companies
so desire, and that street cars running
along the parking through the middle
of Pennsylvania Avenue east OF the
Capitol shall be permitted to stop on
the far side of the crossings of inter
secting streets instead Of the near
side of such crossings.