Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-15
CITIZENS DEMAND
SAFEGUARDS ON
THE W, A. AND F.C.
State Commission Gets Speci-
fled Requirements.
INSPECTION OF THE ROAD
Commissioner Stuart Makes Careful
Survey of Line.
WRECKED CAR IS EXAMINED
Committee Appointed to Give List of
Former Orders Which Have Not
Been Complied With by
Railway officials.
Commissioner Stuart Makes Careful
Survey of Line.
WRECKED CAR IS EXAMINED

The Washington, Arlington and
Falls Church railroad must comply
with the orders issued some time
ago by the state corporation COM
mission providing for safer and bet
ter transportation facilities over its
lines. Commissioner Stuart went
over the road this morning with a
number OF persons representing the
commuters interests, and named a
committee to present to him
schedule OF omissions on the part
of the railroad company to carry
out the demands of the commits
sion and to suggest further I'M
provements, In Richmond in Sep
TENDER the commissioners will meet
and ascertain if the improvements
have been made.
81 will notify Messrs. Moore, Barbour
and Keith. attorneys for the Washington,
Arlington and Falls Church railway, that
there will be a hearing in Richmond
in September TO hear evidence as to wheth-
er or not the former orders of the COM
mission h. We been complied h. and what
additional changes necessary" said
Commissioner Henry Stuart of the Yir-
ginia corpora; ion commission after a tour
of inspection over the roilway this morn
Ing. He was accompanied by Crandall
Mackey, commemorative attorney of Alex
and-ia county: r. c. l.. Moncure, repre-
senting a number of the passengers of the
car which was wrecked recently: Super
intendent Garrett of the road, Pickering
Dodge. d. Paul Swope, Herbert G. Hop
kins Harry A. Fellows. ]. c. Plant, b. NJ.
Davidson, jeremiah Connolly r. F. Crow
ley, A. p. Douglass, w. /. Gideon. Thomas
y. Lowe. secretary to Col Joseph E. VIII
lard. a member of the commission; DR.. G.
T. Mankin, Attorney Charles I. Hendler,
Frank I. Lyon and a reporter for The
Evening Star.
he stated he appointed Messrs. Crandal
Mackey, n. c. L. Moncure and Frank
Lyon members of a committee to prepare
for the commission list of orders that
the railway has failed to comply with.
They met at once and drafted the follow
ing letter to Commissioner Stuart
The Committees Report.
ROSSLYN. Va, July 10, 1907.
Mr.. II. c. Stuart corporation commission,
Richmond. Va.
Dear Sir: In compliance with your re-
quest of this date that the undersigned
set out in detail what changes, Ill addi-
ton to those provided by the order of the
commission dated July -, 1907. should
be made In the conduct of the Washing
ton, Arlington and Falls Church Railway
Company, we have to say:
l. That the service over the road to
Rosslyn should not be Disseminated
against in any respect in favor of the line
TO 18th street Fer this purpose the
route TO Rosslyn should be supplied with
the large double-truck cars, equipped
with the most modern improvements, and
In view of the heavy grade and sharp
curves, especially with air and emergency
brakes.
2. That effective means be adopted to pre-
vent collision at the junction of the Fort
Myer line with the Falls Church line i'm
rledately south OF Rossyn. This may be
done by providing Waterman. a proper
signal system, or, what is better a double
track
g. If il be determined not to provide q
through service to Rosslyn, Va, then in
such event one of the double-truck cars
and Clarendon upon l5-Tinute schedule,
said car to he held not TO exceed five min
utes under any circumstances waiting for
connection with the cars on the through or
18th street line.
& The red and white semaphores and
lights be maintained at switches except
where double-track is provided.
g. That the line from West Falls Church
to the Aqueduct bridge and to Arlington
Junction be doub!e-tracked as follows:
That portion between Clarendon and
Ee!tch's Summit on or before December 81,
1897: between Veitch's Summit and West
Falls Church and Clarendon and Rosslyn
on or before July !. 1908; between Clarendon
and Arlington Junction on or before De-
ceIlber 81, 1868.