Evening star., 1901-03-25
NEW RAILWAY SCHEDULE
CHANGE ON BRENTWOOD DIVISION,
WASHINGTON THACTION LINE.
Transfers to He Given at Florida
Avenue and nth Street.
OtheraFeetures.

A new schedule iDf the operation of the
cars on the Brightw1od division Of the
Washington Traction Company went into
effect this morning. According to the new
arrangement the carssawhich formerly op-
Grated between Forest Elen, TakomaA Park,
District line and tthesesteamboat wharves
Will hereafter stop at 7th street and Flort-
da avenue and the passengers will be
given transfers to the 9th street line.
Commencing at 5:45 o'clock this morning,
the cars of the Brightwood division were
run on a half-hour schedule until 7:15 am.
From that time until s:15 am. they were
run every ten minutes, and from that time
until 4:15 this afternoon the service every
half hour was resumed. The ten-minute
schedule win again continue UP to 5:15
Pm, when the cars will run every fifteen
minutes until $40 pm. From $40 pm.
until the last car leaves Takoma Park at
12:45 the half-hour schedule will be main
tained.
On the Forest Glen branch the first car
left the loop at 7th and Florida avenue at
b:2O IN. The cars will run every half hour
throughout the day. The last care leaves
Forest Glen daily at 1916 am.
Inc cars on the branch of the Bright
Wooo line running from Boundary to Dis
tr1ct line commenced running this morning
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from which time until o'clock ten-min-
ute schedule was maintained. The half
nour running was adopted after that time
and will be continued until 4:30, when the
the department officials and clerks. large
number of whom reside in that vicinity.
From 6 o'clock this evening until 8 o'clock
the cars will be run every fifteen minutes,
after which time until the last car leaves
the District line at 1 a. m. they will con-
tinue to run regularly every half hour.
Most OF the motormen and conductors
who formerly operated the cars on the
Br1ghtWood division were transferred to
the 9th street division, and they have been
operating the cars on this line during the
winter months. All of these men will,
commencing with today, be restored to
their former runs.
The schedule above given will remain in
effect, it is said, until the traffic justifies
It, when additional cars will be run for the
accommodation of passengers-at least dur
ing the busy hours. The passengers will
De given transfers upon coming into the
city from the suburban points connecting
with the 9th street line and the 4th street
line. Identification transfers will be is
sued upon transfer by conductors on the
9TH street line for points east or west.
schedule just adopted Is better one than
the one formerly in existence, and that
faster time can be made.
The Washington Traction Company pro-
poses to erect waiting station at the
loop OF the 9th street line on 7th street be-
tween Florida avenue and Pomeroy street
for the accommodation of the suburban
residents during the cold and inclement
weather. 1t is also stated that the Trac-
tion company has for some time past been
prepared to erect a handsome waiting sta
tfon at the Takoma junction, on Bright
wood avenue The station has been con-
structed. but has notibeen put in position,
owing to the opposition to placing it in
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junction. It is a glass affair, and can be
put up on short notice. The owners Of
the property where the present station or
shed is located haves objected to the old