The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-01-13
CITIZENS WISH BETTER
STREET CAR FACILITIES
City Vehicles Designated as Cheese
Boxes" and Passengers as
"SaTdines."

Bad street car service and the railway
terminal pill we're the principal subjects
considered by the Northeast Washing
ton Citizens Association last night It
was declared that the street car lines
running into Northeast Washington, in
Guiding the North Capitol, H, and D
Street routes. are all much oveTcrOWded
throughout portions OF each day.
The H Street line, it was said, is not,
and never has been. supplied with
enough cars to accommodate the people
who flock to it for accommodation. The
cars were designated as cheese boxes. "
owing TO their small size. and the con
dition of passengers riding in them
night and morning as similar to 'sar-
dimes in a box"
Running the combination cars on D
Street was a subject of criticism Dr..
starr Parsons spoke of these open, or
partly open, cars as the cause Of pneu-
monia and pulmonary disease He said
he had been called to the bedside Of two
persons this winter who had contracted
pneumonia by being chilled in these cold
cars One Of the patients had died
There was no unaninity OF sentiment
in the association on the subject, some
speaking in favor of the summer cars
for smok ers and others of rugged con
stitution Who preferred the open air.
After tae discussion had been con
tinued some time. a special committee
was appointed with instructions, first, -
urge the passage o. the street railway
bill pending in Congress; and second. to
call upon the managers Of the Washing
ton Traction and Electric Company, and
endeavor to obtain relief from over
crowded cars and the abandonment Of the
combination cars on D Street The com
mittee named is composed Of F. B. Fos-
ter, ". J. Lang and Dr., Starr Parsons.
A resolution introduced by W J. Friz-
zeI, relative to the proposed union sta
ton. was adopted This proposed a dit
ferent route for the tracks and certain
changes which would admit Of lowering
the station twenty feet. as suggested by
Col John Biddle. the Engineer Commits
sioner of the District. The resolution
viii be placed before the conference
committee on the railroad bill
Another amendment to the bill sug-
gested by E. H Tucker was that .
commission be provided for to settle
damage claims growing out Of the change
Of grades in the streets approaching the
station and the plaza. As the bill
Stands, each property owner will be
called upon to file a separate suit in
court 10 assess such damages.
Northeast Washington wants one OF
the Carnegie branch Libraries. and a res
olution was passed appointing a commit
tee Of FIVE 20 find suitable site, re
port the same to the association. and
confer with the president of the library
trustees in regard to the matter. The
committee appointed by the chair con
sisted Of $. Sowerbutts, W J. Lang, f
3. Foster. Dr.. Starr Parsons and W B.
Patterson.
A II. Holster submitted a resolution
which was adopted, commencing the
recommendation Of the District Commits
sioners that advances be made from the
United States Treasury to pay for items
Of extraordinary improvement, to be re
turned in small annual installments.