The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1902-03-11

street railway company owning a.. oner-
ating any street railway in the District
OF Columbia to place or operate upon
any portion OF its line within the limits
OF the city of Washington any car of a
greater weight than ten IONS, provided
that cars weighing more than ten tons
Nntended wholly for suburban traffcl
may De operated over and upon such
streets and avenues Of the city of Wash
ington as the said Commissioners NAV
approve, but only upon special permits
issued therefor. which permits shall pre-
scribe the weight OF such cars to be so
operated, the rate OF speed at which tbcv
shall operate, ana any other conditions
necessary for the protection of life and
property which said Commissioners NAV
see Mt TO incorporate therein and TO
contain special provision that for any
violation Of any OF the terms OF the per
init the same shall be revoked And here
after no cars constructed or purchased
after the approval OF this act shall be run
or operated on any street railway lines
within the District Of Columbia without
the plans thereof having first been sub
mitted to and approved by the Commis-
sioners Of the said District
Time Schedule.
Section ?. That each and every street
railway company Operating within the
limits Of the District Of Columbia shall
within thirty days after the passage Of
this act and on the first day Of January
Of each year, submit to the Commission
ers OF the District OF Columbia a time
schedule of the running Of cars. and Of
the routes and destination thereof and
OF all transfer arrangements relating
thereto. on each and every line or branch
thereof tod Err
paDy within the District of Columbia.
and the Commissioners CT the District
of Columbia shall approve such schedule
routes and destination and transfer ar
rangements, said Commissioners having.
however, full power first to (or) make
such alterations or changes therein as
they may consider necessary for the in
terests OF the public, and it shall be
unlawful for any Of the said railway COM
panies TO run OF operate their cars upon
any other schedule or route or TO any
other destination or upon any other
transfer arrangement than that approved
by the Commissioners Provided, how
ever that from a. m. until midnight cars
shall be run on all Suburban lines in the
District OF Columbia at least once every
fifteen minutes. except on the lines Of
the Brightwood Railway as provided in
section of this act. But nothing in this
act shall be construed 10 prevent said
railway companies from amending their
schedules, routes, and destinations Of
cars or transfer arrangements. whenever
they consider the interests OF the public
require. but each such amendment shall
before submission TO said Commissioners
5e advertised in al least three separate
issues OF two daily newspapers published
in the District OF Columbia and shall be
approved by said Commissioners, with or
without alterations or changes as they
may deem proper in the manner af0re-
said. before being placed in operation;
provided. however. that before said sched-
uies, routes destinations Of cars or trans
fer arrangements or any other amend
ments thereof are approved, the said
Commissioners shall set time for pub
lie hearing Of any objections thereto
Neither Cold Nor Noisy.
Section 9. That the cars run upon the
street railways Of the District Of Colum-
bia shall at all times be kept in good
repair and in a clean and proper condi-
ton. All tenders must at ali time be in
good working condition, and no car shall
be used which by reason OF a hattened
wheel, broken hange. loosened parts or
any other cause. makes, or is liable 10
make, cause or produce unnecessary
noise or annoyance upon the public
street. During cold or iuclemeut weather
il shall be unlawful after the first day
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