The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1904-02-07

sioners were good. however. and Eighth
! Street is in the future state class. for
there Is another place. larger than Pet
worth. that is paved with good inten-
! TONS so ] am informed.
Bear in mind. we ask for nothing
beyond the bounds OF reason. Petworth
has been of little expense TO the Dis
trict Of Columbia 1t was laid out. its
streets paved. its sidewalks placed. its
sewers dug. its water mains put down,
its gas pipes laid and all its improve
ments made without cost to the District.
All that we asked. or nearly all. was
! that the cost OF repairs be borne by
the District. but our supplications were
disregarded. as Patrick Henry would
sax.
THE National Government has been
more just TO US than the District. for
we now exercise the right of having
our money orders made out. sent from
and cashed at home. instead Of going
down TO the central city. We may
register letters. procure money orders
and postage stamps in PetTorth. and
for that we are duly thankful We APP
preciate it, for 1t is a great convenience.
True we do not get our stamps at re-
duced rates but the satisfaction OF
getting them right here at home is
consoling-
Plague of Street Cars.
Man was born to kick. and we OF
Petworth are fulfilling our destiny. That
in which we unite in one unavailing.
prolonged. fruitless. impotent, frantic
kick is against the wretched street car
service under which we suffer Through
the mails. through the medium Of COM
mittees. personally and collectively. we
have approached the officials OF the
Brightwood Railway in the hope of a
better service. When we enter the
presence OF an official of the road with
I a view TO protesting against the con-
ditions which prevail we do not ap-
proach the task in hand as one who
wraps the drapery OF his couch about
him and lies down to pleasant dreams.
but with the impression that we are
suspected OF felonious intent
when we leave the presence 1t is
with a feeling much akin to that which
must animate the convict who gets
away early through good behavior. The
metropolitan and Brightwood Railway
Companies are operated on the physical
culture plan. When you reach the
Boundary on the down trip you find
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crosby OF the company. is on the wrong
side OF the cars. or that farthest from
the entrance. I hope. without the aid
OF a diagram. 10 impress you with a
sense OF the asininity OF this arrange
ment.
When Car Stops.
when the Brightwood car stops there
is a rush. sometimes two rushes-one Is
of the car. the other toward II. Those
escaping from the car form a more OF
less disorderly procession across the
street and through the mud. II it is
handy. and it usually is. to the south
side Of the Metropolitan cars. When
there IS no mud there is frozen ground
during the winter months. and II Is
like working miracles 10 get there
without injury 10 life and limb. I have
seen people walk over the fender. clutch
at the closed gates. run around behind
the cars after finding they were on the
wrong side. and I'm a dozen different
ways are our people disconnected
through this rush to the other side
Whose convenience this accommo-
dates do not know. have heard that
everything we get out here is satisfsc-
tory TO some one. and that II is just
what we asked for. / once knew a man
who had a boil where Il prevented his
sitting In a chair that he didn't like, but
II was never intimated that he petition
ed for IL.
Incentive to Felony.
1T is unnecessary to enumerate. or
exasperate over the difficulties we en-
counter in our efforts TO avoid breaches
Of the peace. assaults and battery, may
hem and felonious woundings every
day, particularly during what we are
TO
Brightwood Railway. / have travel ed
every hour in the twenty-four that cars
are operated. and find them as well filed
as those on other lines.
The cars are good enough no one
can reasonably find fault with them, II
/ they would only go. or run, on q less
erratic schedule than now prevails. Uu-
der the present arrangement there is
a car every fifteen minutes-someyghe here
on the road
AT the December meeting Of this as
ISOLATION committee was appointed TO
confer with a like committee from each
OF the citizens associations along the
I line OF the Brightwood Railway. Meet
ings were held and such differences
as existed, or were supposed 10 exist or
II was hoped did exist, between these
associations were laid aside and under
| one banner. with united front. and with
CHc NOASS We presented a statement OF
our wants TO the president OF the
/ Brightwood Railway.
The President Bored.
/ "On previous occasions we held con-
situations with subordinate officials. but
this time we asked for and received an
audience with the president OF the con-
| Germ himself. We met him. were cour-
teously received. treated him Just as
courteously. told him things that evil
IDENTIFY bored him. for he had heard them
/ before and knew them by heart Our
! story panied him; then he panied us.
After listening he said the road was
too poor TO do better right away; that
! il was much In debt when they bought