The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-08
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
Better Service Asked on the City
and Suburban Line.
The BrookIand Citizens Association
States Its ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
ers Not TO Pay for Public Work
Done in Excess of Contracts.

BrookIand Citizens Association. has
transmitted to the Commissioners reso-
lution recently passed by the association
relative to the schedule on the Maryland
division of the City and Suburban Street
Railway. In addition. Mr- HaTbau&h has
submitted q statement upon the manage
rnent of the cars on the line. which is in
the nature OF . complaint regarding the
present service Of the road The resoiu-
tion is:
Resolved that it is the sense of the
Brookland Citizens Association,
y. That the present schedule on tae
Maryland branch of the City and Subur-
ban Hallway should be changed to run
cars with a fifteen-minute Roadway.
-. That all cars on the Brookiand
branch of said railroad should run
through to Brookland: and,
- That no car on either the Brookland
or Maryland branch Of said railway
should terminate It's run before Broohlaho
or South BrookIaRd, respectively
In the statement submitted with the
resolution. Mr.. Harbaugh says that the
question Of schedules on the two branch
es OF the City and Suburban Railway
has been the object of much criticism by
his association during the past lev
months, but that this would De largely
obviated If the service on the North Capt.
tol Street or Brookland branch would
run the cars which now, at certain hours
stop 1t r Street, TO the terminus IN
BrocAiand- thereby making continuous
service for all cars at ali n0HEsz he says
that this line gives access t0Alhe S1tho-
lie Female Seminary. CatilGBczet N EefSi-
~ Brooklaud. and the Franciscan Mon
asteIy. and he thinks ii is evident that
the traffic IS much in excess of that 1ur-
IIiShed by residents Of Brockland-
Mr. Harbaugh is of the opinion that
this floating patronage to and from the
Catholic institutions Is considerable ana
that II Is confined 10 theSe hours Nht.t
certain ears terminate their run at 1
Street. ana he thinks that it Yields rev
euue which the road would not get We're
the above named institutions located else
where. Mr. Harbaugh states that With
this exception the association nnGs moth
ing 10 CriJiciSe in the operations OF TINS
line. Continuing MI riarbauSh says
THE service on the Maryland branch OF
the CITY and Suburban Road IS not so sat
isfactOry- The southern section of Brook
land is rapidly building up Already quite
as many persons 90 TO ana from the cry
on this line CBrOokland residents as by
way of the North Capitol branch, ana q
IHenty -fiVe-Tliuute schedule at any hotf
in the dav is in the opinion OF the ASse-
citation. wholly Inadequate 10 meet the IN
creaSing need OF quick transportation TO
and from Washington Some months ago
4 fifteen-Tninute schedule was IN force on
this bra nch. with 4 more frequent service
at certain hours Ia the morning ana even
ing This schedule gave satisfaction, ana
If il were again pat IN force II Is tholSht
that with the present improved regularity
in running, there would be no 1uflheF
complaint on account Of insufficient or II
regular service.
Ample ear service on this line IS the
only thing that VIII encourage suburban
residence The MARYLAND branch runs
through territory offering every aGT7 n
1aSe 10 the Subur1auiUe in the WAY OF
scenery elevation. water. and accssSl1I-
ity To the city Besides. land values IN tIis
direction are within tine reaCh O 4 per
son of moderate means. The officials o.
this road claim that the Maryland DraIlct y
does not pay expenses Inc reason T"r u
- plain. when II Is known that when the
resent 2-milUte schedule went into a.
ct over one hundred patrons living IN
te neigbhorho0d Of HXattsviile and Der
IN Immediately transferred their pat
maze 10 the steam road. Even now The
ad has al the patronage the present
rvice can accommodate with anything
axe comfort to passengers. During once
hours the cars are invariably crowded
and al other hours of the day cars go
ing in both directions carry rs many pas
sengers as can find seats
Z. 2. Hay. attorney for J. &. Reas1n &
20. has submitted statement TO the
commissioners relative to The denial OF
the claim o. his client Tor extra services
rendered IN constructing the Br1ghtWooI
reservoir The claim referred 10 vas one
for moving earth and leveiinS the same II
excess OF the specifications OF the con-
tract
In reporting upon the matter. W a
p1ctarlalsus superintendent q t!e " -
department aItef referring 70 t4Ie II -
4iEatlon OF the case 1ofIidlIS Lil1ue, an
10 the reports of the inspectors, says;
ne actual Nt-rStsse clStaiiCS "i i till'
@a-th was deposited beSo inc itInl+S U.
abe smbankTnent, as GrlSinaiiE lll1 Cow
IL the plat furnished reagan d 20 i
about seVenty-ifVe 1eet- rms wasting Il
clearly covered IN paragraph OF -
specifications As a matter O. llc' -.-.--
30 the manner II Wnlch IN"
dumped, and because r.
EactlnR was not p
10 Reagan d =
D. would
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tproved the recommenda
Etreet northwest. recently requested IN
pay: without interest and costs 81 s sPee!a5
rurb ana sidegaiic The srdI6d ,,r,or