The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-09-04

The Charge d'Anaires Of the British Lee
CATION has written to the Commissioners
Of the District for plans and information
regarung the city Of Washington. the
system OF municipal government. etc. TO
be considered by his Government in pre-
pairing plans for the new capital 81 Aus
JralIa. His communication is addressed
to Hon H. 3. F. Macfa-land, and is as
follows
Sir: / have the honor 10 inform YOU
that the Government Of the Common
wealth Of Australia desires 10 be supplied
with any available plans. etc, OF the city
Of Washington. together with any reports
which may exist regarding the working
Of the municipal government Of the city
This Information is desired In cOuueC-
ton with the forthcoming establishment
Of Federal city in Australia, and ven
ture to have recourse . your good Offices
in the matter and TO request YOU 10 sup
ply me, should there be no objection, with
any documents Of this nature which may
be Al your disposal and for which my
Government viii be most grateful j have
the honor to be, sir, yours obedlentiy,
GERARD I.OWTHE.R
Charge d'Affaires. British Embassy"
Homer Query, an attorney who resides
at Takoma. has addressed a letter TO the
District Commissioners criticising them
for what he states 70 be neglect in not
forcing the BTightw0Od branch Of The
Washington Traction Company 20 fuIdn
T.
complains that the BrightwOOd cars do
not run TO Florida Avenue. as provided
for in the charter. and ne comments on
the actions OF the Commissioners in not
paying attention % this matter, which he
says hc brought 10 the notice or Ihe
board in previous letter Mr.. Query s
letter Is as follows
i beg again 10 invite your attention 70
the BrightwOOd branch Of the Washing
ton Traction Company. This company in
view of the District Commissioners and
under their supervision make no pretence
whatever. / believe. To comply with many
charter ] wish 20 invite your particular
attention 10 the fact that this company
does not run its cars 90 Florida Avenue.
/ otherwise Boundary Street. as required bv
Ninth street line, more than a block
from Florida Avenue This evidently IS
done TO deprive the Capital Traction Com
. pany of travel il would otherwise receive
. by use Of the coupon arrangement pro-
vided for by law. giving passengers the
option at this point 90 take either the
Ninth Street line or that of the Capital
Traction Company
In fact. this Washington Traction
Company has taken up all switch ar
rangements al Florida Avenue, making IL
| impossible for IL TO comply with the law
and therefore, by this action IL indicates
clearly that IL intends permanently 70
continue its violation Of the law under
the immediate supervision of your honor
able body. which is charged with the duty
OF seeing that this corporation complies
with its charter.
/ Il beg hat YOU viii give this matter
/ such consideration as it seems to deserve.
| and should YOU find this complaint justly
| founded. that you will take immediate
action to remove the cause thereof"
| The matter has been referred TO the
| Computing Engineer who suggests that
/ the question Is one which will probably
/ have TO go 10 the Attorney of the Dis
l trict