Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-01-27
A MOTORMAN FINED
TOOK HIS TRAIN ACROSS STREET
CONTRARY TO Law.
Violation of Regulations Requiring
Cars to Stop Before Crossing
interesting Lines.

The question of having street cars stop
before crossing intersecting lines was dis
cussed in tie Police Court this morning by
Judge KimDall in the case OF Motorinan
John 3. Cooper, who was alleged to have
violated the law at the intersection OF 14th
and U streets. plea OF not guilty was
entered in the case and the court heard the
testimony Crossing Policeman Waring
stated that the defendant failed to stop his
car, as charged in the information. There
had been some trouble on the line, he
stated, and the car was at least fifteen min
utes late. The officer said he had all the
transfer passengers go to the west side Of
the crossing, in order to save the motorman
the extra time that would be required to
make an additional stop on the east side OF
14th street. He had an idea that the motor
man would bring his car to a full stop, had
he not been given two bells by the con-
ductor
Conductor Cooper said his car was twen-
ty-three minutes late and he was given Or
derS to go ahead.
II stopped my car he said, "but l think
the car did not stop shaking.
THE law does not say anything about the
car slowing up the court said. 1T is de-
manded that the car shall come to full
stop, which means that all motion must
cease. There is hardly a motorman in the
city who does not violate the law every
the court is going to impose penalty in
every case brought here"
The Fire Department Crossings.
Judge Kimball said he referred more par
ticularly to the fire department crossings.
Almost every day, he stated he sees the
provisions of the law violated on one of
these crossings. The section under which
the prosecution of Motorman Cooper was
jnSt tn hriy, bai
cars to stop at points where the car lines
intersect, in order to see that the way is
clear before passing. The section Intended
to prevent collisions between street cars
and the apparatus of the fire department,
upon which Judge Kimball laid so much
stress, provides:
Street cars shall stop on the signal of the
fire apparatus bell before crossing at inter-
sections of streets whenever a fire company
Is about to cross the tracks on which they
are running: they shall also stop before
crossing at the intersection of the follow
ing common fire runs of the fire depart
ment:
On G street line-Second and streets
northwest. Sd and G streets northwest, 9th
and 6 streets northwest. 10th and G streets
northwest. 18th and G streets northwest
18th and G streets northwest North apitol
and c streets northeast.
On F street line-Connecticut avenue and
X street northwest. Connecticut avenue and
M street northwest. 9Th and E streets
T
10th and F streets northwest 18th and F
streets northwest 18th and F streets north
west. 10th and P streets northwest.
On H street line-New Jersey avenue and
H street northwest. I'd and H streets north
west. Sd and H streets northwest.
Fourteenth Street Line.
On 14th street Hne-Fourteenth and K
streets northwest. 14th and streets north
west.
On It'll street line-Seventh and D streets
northwest 7th and E streets northwest,
7th and I streets northwest. 7th and M
streets northwest. 7th and r streets north
west
On 9th street line-Ninth and D streets
northwest. 9th and e streets northwest, 9th
and streets northwest. 9th and M streets
northwest. 9th and r streets northwest.
On 18th street line-Eleventh and NJ
streets northwest. 18th and r streets north
west. 18th and 1 streets northwest
On 4th street line-Fourth and NJ streets
northwest New Jersey avenue and
streets northwest.
On Pennsylvania avenue line-Fifth and
avenue southeast. Sth and
avenue southeast list and B
streets southeast New Jersey avenue and
b street southeast.
On E street line-Tenth and streets
northwest. 18th and streets northwest,
18th and d streets northwest.
The Fine Imposed.
After discussing the case at some length
Judge Kimball told the motorman he would
have to pay a fine of So and gave him the
further information that it is no excuse to
say that the conductor gives signal to
go ahead. In conclusion the court told
Cooper that it would be well for him to
tell other motormen that fines in these
ca SaS will he imDOSPd