The times., 1901-05-11

Indignant Citizens score the Trac-
tion officials and Authorize Com
mittees 80 Use All Means TO Secure
Relief From Present Conditions.
Members of the Brightwood Citizens
Association. at the regular monthly meet
ing of that organization at the Bright
wood Hotel last night INDUCED in re-
peated philippics against the Washington
Traction and Electric Company for its al
legged maladministration of the Bright
wood Railroad Company. which serves
that section Of the city. The railroad was
roundiy denounced for its failure TO pro-
vide adequate service. and charged with
violation Of the terms of it's charter and
with disregard of its agreement with the
citizens OF Brightwood
Resolutions were adopted referring the
matter to the Judiciary Committee of the
association with directions TO investigate
the charges and to ascertain whether the
corporation could not be legally proceeded
against to compel a compliance with the
terms of its contract. The resolutions
read
Resolved, That the Judiciary Committee Of the
Bfightwood Citizens Association be, and is here
by, authorized and directed TO thoroughly in
NestIgate and after such investigation TO report
te this association the facts found in response to
the following interrogatories; to wit:
First-Whether or not the Briehtwood Railroad
Company. now being operated by the Washington
Traction Company, is violating its charter obi
cations 70 the public in failing (a) 20 furnish
cars sufficient 10 properly and comfortably carry
the people who travel such roads; (b) and
in refusing to the cars OF said company TO
Florida Avenue 10 connect with the cars
oi the Capital Traction Company on Seventh
Street.
Sscoud-Are the laws OF the United states ap-
piicable 10 the District of Columbia such as viii
eulb.e the citizens of this association. 10y quo
warranto OF other legal proceedings. 70 compel
said company TO keep the covenants OF its charter
The corporation was again scored in a
second resolution, directed 10 the District
Commissioners. in which protest is made
against the acceptance of a new schedule
submitted by the Brightwood Railroad
Company, which was denounced as afford
ing irregular. inadequate, and insufficient
service. The president of the association
was authorized to appoint a special com
mittee to confer with A. b. Duvali, the
Attorney to the District Commissioners. /
before whom the proposed schedule now
is and protest against its adoption.
The condition of Brightwood Avenue
south of Brightwood was the subject Of
resolutions calling the attention Of the
District Commissioners and of the District
Congressional committees TO the matter
adopted directed TO the Washington Gas
Company. requested that company TO ex-
tend the Brightwood Avenue main from
Umatilla Street to the District line The
citizens OF BrightwOod Avenue. north of
Takoms junction. are now without gas
facilities. The appreciation Of the asso-
citation for the benefits Of rural free de-
livery, for which the order has been grant
ed, was expressed in resolutions rendering
the thanks Of the association 10 Postmas-
ter Merritt and August ". Macheu. Super
intendent of rural free delivery.
-Inclemeney Of weather and the absence
OF a number Of its members from town
produced a very slim attendance at the
meeting last night. Louis P. Shoemaker,
President, presided, and John G. Keene
acted as secretary. R VI. johnson, who
introduced the resolutions in respect to
the railroad service in Brightwood ex-
planned at some length the sins Of omis-
sion OF the corporation in the matter of
service. Several of the other members
took up the strain and the resolutions
were adopted without dissent. Mt Shoe
maker noted the efforts Of the association
stated that the promise of the corpora
tiOn, made some time ago after confer
ence, to consider the question had not