The Washington times., 1906-12-23

Letters from an interested and
grateful public are pouring into
the Office of Representative Madden
of Illinois, thanking him for intro
ducing his two bills to reduce the
price of gas in the District of Co.
lumbia to 70 cents and to regulate
the street car companies here.
These letters. signed by individu-
ais and officials of citizens asso-
Citations, declare that practically
the entire population of the Dis
trict of Columbia will be a unit in
supporting both the gas and the
street car bill. They point out that
there has been in recent years a
constant demand by the public for
the very reforms advocated in the
Madden bills They refer Mr..
Madden to the records of various
citizens associations, and TO the
letter files of the offices of the Dis
trict Commissioners.
Ready TO Present Grievances.
In many OF these communications it
is set forth that. il public hearings are
given On the bills, the citizens associa-
tions will have representatives, present
10 give the taxpayers views OF the
questions. One writer declares that he
has already written to Senator Gel
finger, chairman Of the Senate District
Committee, and Representative Bah
cock, chairman of the House District
Committee. urging the passage OF the
two bills.
The following are extracts from some
OF the many letters already received By
Mr.. Madden:
'As a citizen here, I want TO con-
graduate you on the interest you show
in District affairs in the two bills you
have introduced, especially the gas bill.
A great many OF our citizens Of late
years live in flats and have to do most
OF their cooking by gas, which increases
their expenses from s. to so per month
as long as the price Of gas remains at
its present high rate.
I'VE have no votes here, but we
have rights. and We can appreciate
men like you who want 20 secure for
us a square deal when it comes TO
the point Of going ageinst powerful
corporations, 4 CITIZEN"
Suffered in Pa fence. O.
ANY bill introduced in Congress hav-
ing for it's object a betteTment of the
street railway service of this District
creates immediate interest I'm the more
OF less patient public which has borne
with the very unsatisfactory. conditions
until patience has ceased to be virtue
Your bill introduced yesterday has
attracted the attention of the commit
tee on railroads of the Takoma Park
Citizens Association. our attractive
suburban community of 800 people. To-
Gated five miles north of the city, has
for years appealed TO the Washington
Railway and Electric Company for a
service that would at least not be a han
dicap to our growth and development.
We have received scant attention from
the railroad managers. and We are now
earne silly appealing TO Congress for re-
lief Help US. j. II. CLARK
Chairman Committee on Railroads,
Iakoma Park Citizens Association"
Two Fares for Nine Blocks.
Il live al Fourth and X streets north
east, just nine blocks from the Library
- N~e''e,ANt''s NAlNlG / dll3 blLEu tdl4Cu
IN connection with my work on copy
right matters. and to reach the Library
/ must pay two street car fares. II I
want 10 go TO the Baltimore and Ohio
Depot, 1 must also pay two street car
fares This distance is also nine
blocks.
Il hope the universal transfer system
will be made a law. and I know these
sentiments are general among the peo-
pie ]. J. SULLIVAN
Chairman Copyright Law Committee
International Typographical Union q"
All the letters Mr.. Madden has re-
ceived are OF this nature expressing
the peoples demand for cheaper gas and
better street car facilities. Mr.. Madden /
is keeping them carefully tabulated and
Will probably submit them To the CON /
gressional Committees On the District
OF Columbia as evidence Of the DeoDIe's
desire for the reforms his bills strive 1
TO make into law.