The evening times., 1901-05-06
AFFAIRS OF THE DISTRICT
4 Change Of Schedule for the Cars
Running to Tak0ma Park.
Mr. DuvaII Gives an Opinion Against
the Alteration of Deed without
It's Surrcnder-StrinEinE of EIec-
trfc Light VyIrcs-Other Matters

Some weeks al go George H HarTleSr
Vice President Of the Washington Trac-
ton and Electric Company, addressed a
letter to the Commissioners submitting
certain changes proposed in the operation
Of cars between the city and Takoma
Park. This route passes over the lines of
the Brightwood Railway Company and of
the Washington. Woodside. and Forest
Glen Railroad Company. and the requests
made were in the interests of those com
panics-
Mr.. Harries informed the Commission
ers that. in response to a strong petition
signed by a number of responsible citi-
zeus, the companies referred to expected
to make a change in the method of oDer-
ating their cars. For several months. he
said there had been a carefully conduct
ed experiment as to the operation of
through cars over the Ninth Street line
Of the Metropolitan Railroad Company,
but he said the results failed to satisfy
either the travelling public or the com
pany- Continuing, he said:
Complaints Of patrons have invariably
been as to their being crowded out Of the
through cars on Ninth Street by people
who would leave the cars south Of Flori-
da, Avenue This was d condition we
could not change SO long as through cars
were operated, because we could not pre-
vent passengers, who wanted to go out
Ninth Street from taking the first car,
whether it's destination was Brightwood,
Takoma Park, the District Line. or For
est Glen
The compauy's disadvantage was found
in much Improbable mileage and d finan-
cia1 showing which could not be longer
endured These companies have, there
fore. decided TO operate over their own
tracks only, and have made transfer ar
rangemeuts with the metropolitan Rail-
road Company at the Seventh Street loop.
Identification tickets win be issued to and
from the Metropolitan cars at that point
The schedule arranged in connection
with this change Is a better one than that
heretofore in operation. and is deemed am
pie to meet the current demands"
An investigation into the working Of the
proposed schedule was made by the Engi-
ueer Department, and A L Thomas, the
Inspector. reported as follows:
The schedule submitted herein. and at
present in operation from Seventh Street
I. loop to Takoma Junction during office
hours. IS five and ten minutes, and for the
remainder OF the day is fifteen minutes
This gives from the junction to District
line and from the junction Ito Tak9ma
ten minutes during office hours and thirty
minutes OUTING EilG remainder OF EnE
The charter as amended July 26. 1892 re-
quires cars to be run at intervals not to
be greater than fifteen minutes between
cars from a. N. to midnight II is be-
Heved that the schedule now In operation
fully answers the requirements Of travel
and TO all intent amounts to a more than
practical compliance with the charter.
Ny observation of cars taken about the
middle of the day, was that average
of six passengers were being carried on
1la road north of the Junction the
time the thirty minute schedule was in
operation on that portion of the line"
IN forwarding this report to the Engi-
neer Commissioner Captain H c New
conner took occasion to say:
The new schedule appears to comply
with the charter requirements at ali hours
of the day for that portion Of the line
from Florida Avenue to the junction at
Lmatilla Street, but from the junction
TO TakOm2 Park. and from the junction
to the District line the schedule interval
exceeds the charter limit of fifteen min
uteS at all hours of the day except from
40 to T:35 a m, and from 40 to s p. N.
At the instance Of the Engineer Com
missioner the Board has referred the en-
tire matter to the Attorney for the Dis
trict for an opinion as to the authority Of
the Commissioners to approve the sched-
ule-
Andrew 3 DuvaH, Attorney for the Dis
trict, has forwarded to the Commission
ers a statement relative to the tax deed
for thirty-eight acres on the Rock Creek
Ford Road in the name Of Meyer b New
man This statement was made al the
request Of the attorney of Mr. Newman
that certain words be inserted in the deed
already executed. With reference to the
matter the Attorney says:
I do not think this change would ma
teriaIlye yeaid the defect in the deed already
executed To make the proposed change
that deed would have to be surrendered.
and IN that event the Commissioners
might be authorized under section OF
the act approved February IS 1888 in
relation to taxes and tax sales to with
h0ld any conveyance Of the property. but
MI Newman attorney does not desire
the mater to be placed in this position
! am still Of the opinion under all the
circumstances, that no new deed should
be executed
Sister Lidwine, Of Trinity College, has
requested the appointment of John Diges
as a private policeman for duty on the
grounds Of the college This request has
received the approval Of the SuperintenI-
ent Of Police, and il is understood that
the Commissioners VIII concur in the
same
J W Daniel. Special Assessment Clerk.
has forwarded to the Commissioners an
unfavorable report on the request of Ma |
~ J. Halloran, who requested release
A1''4LA Tic sew u dsoStS5LIltIL On Ing rear
part Of sublot /, square ia Mr Daniel
informed the Commissioners in his report
that the amount levied was SI430. and
that the assessment was made under the
act of August S 1890 He states that this
act provides that all property abutung {
upon work done shall be assessed acord= J
ing to the number of linear feet so abut-
ting and for this reason Mr.. Daniel rec
commended that the request be not grSnt- /
ed. It Is understood that the Commis-
siCleTS VIII approve the report
The Commissioners have approved the I.
recommendation of the Electrical Engi- /
necT. permitting the United States EIec- /
trio Lighting Company to string a third /
wire to 6If Street northwest from the /.
pole in front Of the premises. also to re- !
move two wires already connecting said 4
premises
Commissioner MacfarIand today took
up the matter Of appointing a sDe- /
ciaI committee TO represent the Com
miSsiOners in making arrangements /
for the celebration Of District Of
Columbia Day at the Pan-American
Exposition at Buffalo on September ,.
1891 The action taken was the forward (
ing Of motion by AIr Mdcfariand TO his /
associates, which was promptly approved /
The motion named as members Of the !
committee John w. Douglass Lemon C /
Iiine, NyrCu NJ. Parker. George Trucs- !
dell, John & wight, Matthew c. Emery /
Beriah wilkins, John Joy Edison, Theo- /
dore w Noyes, w. S. HUtchins, and Nit /