The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-03-16

A Complaint Against the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Com
pany-EmpIoye Tender n Pleas
ant Surprise to City Official.
The order issued by the Commissioners,
relative to the stopping of the street cars
on tie near side Of the street. goes into
effect on the several lines Of the city and
District tomorrow morning
beginning with the first trips from the
car barns the cars will stop on the near
side Of the streets approached to take
on or let off passC ngCrs. This is q return
to the former practice. which was chang
90 last year ut the request of persons who
interested themselves in the matter ana
induced the Commissioners to issue an
order that the cars should stop on the
far side of the street.
The change proved unsatisfactory in
many particulars. and resulted in several
accidents to the apparatus of the Fire
Department while running to fires. Two
lives were lost in this way. and the cir
cumstances surrounding the death of
Fireman Keefe last month were such as
10 cause the Commissioners to revoke
their former order and to adopt new reg
ulations relative to the stopping Of the
pal fire runs
The order of the Commissioners was
promulgated on February q, and has
been duly advertised. It provides that
section a. Article y. of the Police Reg
uIauons be amended to read as follows:
Sec "a No street car shall move at a
greater rate of speed than twelve miles
an hour in the city of Washington. nor
at a greater rate of speed than fifteen
miles an hour outside Of said city, except
between proposed Flint Street north and
Pierce Mil Road. within the village of
Ienieytown, where street cars shall not
move at a greater rate of speed than
twelve miles an hour
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 line with the curb on the near side
or the intersecting street: provided that
in cases where stops are now allowed on
both sides Of crossing such stops NAV
be continued if the railroad companies so
desire, and that street cars running along
the parking through the middle of Penn
SylFanla Avenue east of the Capitol shall
De permitted to stop on the far side of the
crossings of intersecting streets. instead
Street cars shall stop on the signal OF
the fire apparatus bell before crossing at
intersections of streets whenever a fire
company IS about TO cross the tracks on
which they are running: they shall also
stop before crossing at the intersection of
the following common fire runs of the fire
department.
"On G Street Hne-Second and G Streets
northwest, Third and G Streets northwest
Slxtn and q Streets northwest. Tenth and
= Streets northwest, Twelfth and G
T.TT0 n oct Ia
streets northwest, North Capitol and {
Streets northeast.
On F Street Hne-Connecticut Avenue
and K Street northwest Connecticut Ave
nue. and " Street northwest, FYffb and =
streets northwest, Sixth and F Streets
northwest Tenth and F Streets mort Invest
1Weittn and + Streets northwest Thir-
teenth and F Streets mort Invest Twentieth n
and p Streets northwest
On II Street line-New Jersey Avenue
and II Street northwest. Second and II
streets northwest, Third and II Streets
On Fourteenth Street une-Fourteentb
ana r Streets northwest, and Fourteenth
and r Streets northwest
"On Seventh Street line-seventb and n
Streets northwest, Seventh and ~ Streets
northwest, Seventh and I Streets north
vest. Seventh and NJ Streets northwest,
seventh and r Streets northwest
On Ninth Street line-Ninth and d
streets northwest, Ninth and Streets
northwest Ninth and I Streets nort!tvyest
-N4iItl ana N streets northwest. Ninth and
z Streets northwest
"On Eleventh Street Iin-Eleventh and
N streets northwest, Eleventh and r
Streets northwest, Eleventh and I Streets
northwest.
On Fourth Street Line-Fourth and NJ
streets northwest. New Jersey Avenue
and 7 Street northwest.
On pennsylvania Avenue Iine-Fifth
ana pennsylvania Avenue southeast.
Eighth and Pennsylvania Avenue so15t IA
east, First and y Streets southeast, New
Jersey Avenue and Z Street southeast.
On Z Street Line.-TenUh and Z Streets
northwest, Twelfth and z Streets north
west
1t shall not be lawful for any street
car to stand upon street or avenue for
a longer period than five minutes unless
the way De ObStructed, nor stop so as 10
oDstruct street crossing or irItersectfne
street: and no street car shall follow q
preceding car moving in the same direc-
ton al q less Interval than one hundred
feet, unless coupled thereto. Every street
I car in motion after sUndOwn shall have
two lights, one displayed at each end
thereof.
In connection with the execution of this
order, the Capital Traction Company has
been granted permission TO paint a strip
eighty-two inches wide across the space
Of the track, in red paint, ct the points
were the cars are required to stoD for
the fire apparatus, as an aid to the motor
men in carrying out the intention of the
regulation