Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-08
Cowherd's Amendment to
Oross-Town Railroad Bill.
A HEARING TUESDAY
DETERMINED ON By HOUSE DIS
TRICT CoMMITTEE.
MI. Cowherd Explains His Eight
Fares-for-a-Quarter Scheme"-Fa-
vors Suburban Roads.

The House District Committee
held brief meeting today. Hearing
on Great Falls and Old Dominion
cross-town railroad set for next
Tuesday. Mr.. Cowherd will offer a
three-cent fare amendment.
At today's meeting Of the District of
Columbia committee Of the House Of Rep
resentatives to fix date for the hearing
on the Great Falls and Old Dominion cross
town line bill, Representative Cowherd of
Missouri, a member Of the committee, gave
notice that he would offer an amendment
to the BILL providing for a three-cent fare
on all street railroads in the District Of
Columbia. The resolution follows:
Resolved. That from and after the ap-
provd Of this act. all street railway COM
panies in the District of Columbia be and
are hereby required to sell eight coupon
tickets for twenty-five cents, good for one
continuous ride in the District of Columbia
over the lines of the company issuing the
| same"
Hearing Next Tuesday.
The meeting Of the committee this morn
| ing was for the general purpose of review
! ing the work of the short session just be-
| gun, and to fix a date for the cross-town
hearing 1t was finally decided that the
hearing should be held next Tuesday morn
ing at 10 o'clock in the rooms of the Dis
tr1ct of Columbia committee, and those in
terested in the Great Falls and Old Domin-
ion project and the representatives of the
opposing interests will be notified to appear
and urge their views.
Representative Cowherd gave notice to-
day Of his intention to offer the amend
ment. as he desires its provisions to become
subject Of discussion at next Tuesday 8
hearing.
Mr.. Cowherd's Views.
Mr.. Cowherd said today to a Star re-
porter. in discussing the general subject of
street railroads in the District of Column
| bia, that he believed more concessions
| should be made to the suburban lines.
THE building of suburban lines should be
| encouraged" he said, 'as that particular
| class of so-called street railroads consti-
| tute factor to be reckoned with. The
building of suburban lines should be en-
couraged, and to do this, 1t is necessary to
give the roads the privilege of running
their heavy cars direct into the heart of the
city, avoiding the creation Of transfer
points as far as Is possible. Careful effort
should, of course, be made to avoid doing
injustice to long established lines, which
are, strictly speaking. city railways. Ag
gregate recompense should be given the
municipal government by the suburban
roads in payment of the privileges en-
joyed''
Mr.. Cowherd thinks the three-cent fare
is coming, and is coming to stay. Incl
dentally. he intends to do all in his power
to hasten the arrival of the "eight-tor-a-
quarter ticket scheme.
Favorable Reports Authorized.
The committee decided to make a favor
able report to the House on the bill intro
duced by Representative Byrd of Missis-
sippi authorizing change in the name of
the East Washington Heights Traction
Railroad Company" to read East Wash
ington Heights Railway Company
A favorable report was also authorized on
the bill of Representative Morreu Of Penn
sylvania, granting authority for the use of
the unimproved portion of the Monument
grounds for the exposition of the American
railway annlianca aYchanQa