Evening star., 1901-05-11
BETTER RAILWAY SERVICE
CITIZENS OBJECT TO
STREET CAR SCHEDULE.
Demand for Compliance with Charter
-Observance of Decoration Day
Free Delivery Of Mail.

The regular monthly meeting of the
Brightwood Avenue Citizens Association
was held last evening at Felter's Hall,
with President Louis =. Shoemaker in the
chair and Mr.. John G.. Keene as secretary.
After some remarks of general character
by Mr. Shoemaker and the election of some
new members Mr.. r. NJ. Johnson. chair
man of the committee on railroads, submit
ted report which was adopted, directing
the proper committee to examine into the
subject and report at future meeting OF
the association whether or not the Bright
wood Railway Company, now being oper-
ated by the Washington Traction Com
pany, is violating it's charter obligations to
the public in failing to furnish cars sufti-
cient to properly and comfortably carry
the people who travel over such road. and
in refusing to run the cars of said com
pany to Florida avenue. so as to connect
with the cars of the Capital Traction Com
pany on 9TH street.
80 Are the laws of the United States
applicable to the District of Columbia such
as will enable the citizens of this associa-
ton by quo warranto or other legal pro-
ceedngs to compel said company to keep
the covenants of its charter?
MIR. Johnson also offered resolutions,
which were adopted setting forth that the
members of the association have been ad-
viSed that the officers of the Brightwood
Railroad Company have submitted to the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
what is called new schedule. which does
not comply with the terms of the charter,
but is termed by the company a practical
compliance Herewith, and the Commits
soners of the District of Columbia are re-
queSted to require mot mere practcai
compliance, as it is termed by the com
pany. but actual compliance with the
provisions of the charter secured.
The secretary was directed to send copy
of the resolutions to the District Commits
SionerS.
Free Delivery of Mails.
Mr. johnson also offered resolutions,
which were adopted, expressing the APP
probation of the people to Postmaster Mer-
ritt of Washington and August w. Machen,
who has charge of the free delivery sys-
tenn. for the order granting free delivery
of mail to Brghtwood section, which WAS
issued to take effect July !. 1901.
Resolutions offered by Mr.. E T Bates
of the historical committee We're adopted,
in reference to Decoration day, to the ef-
feet that the historical committee of the
association be authorized to arrange with
any committee that may be appointed from
the Grand Army of the Republic. the
Loyal Legion. the Union Veterans Legion
and other patriotic organizations, and the
survivors of the engagement before Wash
ington on July IL and u, 1864. for suitable
exercises to be held at Battle Ground
cemetery or at Fort Stevens on Decoration
~
members of the association and citizens
generally cooperate and assist in arranS-
ing for and that they attend the exercises.
In connection with this Mr.. Bates sub
mitted report, prepared by Mr.. w. v
Cox, for the use of the Senate committee
on the District of Columbia, entitled Fort
Stevens, Where Lincoln Was Under Fire"
and printed March -, 1891, for the use of
that committee.
Mr. Bates also offered resolutions which
recited that Brightwood avenue south of
Brightwood has been in a neglected and
dangerous condition for several years, and,
therefore that the attention of the COM
mittees of Congress and the Commission
ers of the District of Columbia be again
respectfully directed to the condition
thereof and the hope be expressed for some
relief
ExtensIon OF Gas Main.
Mr.. w. S. Thompson, tr., offered resolu-
tions, which were adopted to the effect
that as number Of residents in the vicin-
ity desire to gas in their homes on
BrightWood avenue north of Takoma juno
tion and as the gas main in the near fu
ture will have to be laid on this avenue 1t
is requested that the Washington Gas
Company extend the main from Umatilla
street to the District line as soon as pos
siHe- so NJ ,o,n Mr. p.
and others made remarks in reference to
the mass meeting held in the interest of
manufacturers in the District of Columbia
at the Masonic Temple the evening before,
and demonstrated from the records Of the
Brightwood Association that the first move
ment in that direction was taken some
months ago by that organization.
Col. P. NJ. Snowden, a former sheriff OF
Baltimore city, but for some years past a
resident OF Washington, and Mr.. Max
Lansburgh, a retired merchant of this city,
made addresses which were warmly ap-
plauded.
Mr.. Shoemaker called attention to the
fact that he had been requested by mem
bers OF the former Brightwood Park Citi-
ZenS' Association to ask the assistance of
the Brightwood Avenue Association in the
endeavor to get some improvements in that
section. The statement was made by a
member of the Brightwood Park Associa-
tion that there had not been meeting Of
that organization for more than two years
and any assistance in the matter referred
to would be gratefully received and duly
appreciated.
By unanimous vote, President Shoe
maker was requested to confer with the
president of the former Brightwood Park
Association and ascertain his wishes in the