Evening star., 1902-02-14
THE LOCAL RAILWAYS
CITIZENS DECLARE FOR INTER-
CHANGE. Of TRANSFERS.
Companies to Provide Heated Cars
Against Use d1 Trailers in
Cold Weather.

Pursuant to adjournment ordered a few
weeks ago at a meeting held IN the ONCE or
Mr. W. j. Hughes. In the Department OF
Justice, the committee composed OF the
railroad committees Of the eighteen cit
liens associations of the District met at
the office Of Mr.. w. g. Henderson. Norris
building, this city, last evening, to consider
the bill relative to car traffic which had
been prepared by the Commissioners for
presentation to Congress, and which, under
the direction Of the central railroad COM
mittee at its meeting few weeks ago, had
been revised by an executive committee for
presentation to this meeting
The bill was presented section by section
by Messrs. Wilton ]. Lambert and L. l..
Hooper OF the executive committee advls-
ing the members of their work In revision
The principal points of amendment were
providing requirement that the street car
companies should maintain a heat of at
least fifty degrees in all closed cars
should be run in cold or damp weather,
save as trailers to closed cars. It was also
provided that the Georgetown and Tenley-
town and BrfghtwoOd and Suburban lines
the business center of the city. from the
District line and Takoma, at least as often
as once every twenty minutes and that
cars should be run more frequently from
and Metropolitan lines, should the public
convenience and travel demand such.
Penalty Clause Added.
A penalty clause was inserted requiring
the company to forfeit the sum of s25 for
each offense against the provisions of the
act, and relieving the motormen and con-
ductors from the burden of bearing the
fines for such violations.
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amendment was also adopted providing for
the interchange Of transfers between the
connecting lines managed by the same gen.
eral company from the suburban to the
street railroads, and that giving authority
to the Brightwood Railroad Company to
issue four coupon tickets for q quarter was
repealed, save in so far as the same pro-
v1ded for the Issuance Of such coupon
tickets between the Brightwood company
and the Capital Traction Company.
The tenth and eleventh sections Of the
act provide for an extension OF the Capital
Traction lines from 7th street and Florida
avenue easterly to 18th street northeast.
and thence south to it's line on Pennsylva-
MIA avenue. putting that section Of the city
In connection with the American League
Base Ball Park and the cars running to
Benning. After considerable discussion it
was developed that while the meeting was
unanimous in favor Of such a proposition,
and was unquestiOnably disposed to urge
liiht tue e6ItHSlOn De mace, LNeTe was some
division Of opinion as to the propriety Of
putting 1t In connection with a bill for the
regulation of street car traffic in the city,
inclining rather to the opinion that 1t should
be placed before Congress in separate
bill; and as the arguments were extended
on both sides Of this question, the matter
was referred back to the executive COM
mittee for report at q subsequent meeting.
Early Submission to Congress.
1t was the unanimous opinion Of the dele
gates that the questions should be presented
to Congress at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and to this end 1t was arranged to
adjourn to meet one week from last night
to consider report which would then be
made by the executive committee upon the
questions referred to 1t at this meeting.
SO far as the questions relating to auto
mobiles are concerned. the committee con-
slider that it is not directly interested in
them, and would make no recommendation.
Among those present at the meeting were: /:
East End Suburban, William G. Dunno; Ia
koma, Wilton ]. Lambert and F. s. Kin
near; Northeast Suburban, e. A. NJ Law
son; BrightWood, Louis p Shoemaker and
n. E. Robinson: Mount Pleasant. ]. A.
Watson; Brightwood Park. F. j. Metcalf;
Benning, DIR. A. j. Curtis; Northeast, W. j.
FrizZel; Cathedral Heights. L. l.. Hooper
and Northwest Suburban, Prof. Hill and
James L. TAFT.