The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-07-13
RULES
IRK PASSENGERS
FOR ANACOSTIA
Visitors to That Section
Held Up at Bridge
Over Eastern Branch.
Forced to Get Off and
Wait for Cars Not
Heavily Loaded.

Citizens Of AnaCOstla. Congress Heights.
and all that suburban section south OF
the eastern branch Of the Potomac river
reached by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company are having troubles
OF their own, in which citizens of other
sections OF the city who go 10 that sec
ton for business or pleasure become I'M
willing but necessary sufferers.
The people Of Anacostia complain that
by reason Of the police re, 0r.s.-.Jn which
permits only a certain number Of pas
sengers on a car while crossing the Ana
costa bridge over the eastern branch
/ OF the Potomac. traffic. both 70 and
/ from Anacostia. is held up, 70 the great
I Inconvenience. loss Of time. and bust
| ness interests of those who live in that
| section or who do business there or IN
the city proper
Cars Usually Packed.
The police regulations permit only
/ forty people shall be transported over
\ the AnacOstia bridge on cars Of the
single truck type. and fifty persons on
4 the double truck cars. Cars coming
from Congress Heights and points south
OF AnacOstia are usually packed with
the aisles hlled with passengers stand
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| their fullest capacity. This condition
Is particularly true on Sunday after
nooEs and evenings or days when the
parks in the neighborhoOd OF Congress
! Heights have special days
When these overloaded cars reach the
Anaoostia bridge the conductors are
forced to see 10 II that only the regu-
lation number OF passengers are on their
| "a hrfd a
this half OF the people on the cars are
forced 10 get of and wait until they
can catch a car that Is not carrying as
many as forty or fifty passengers. Some
times these passengers who are dumped
OF at the bridge have 10 make Iona
waits. The same condition obtains az
the north end OF the bridge.
Matter of Public Safety.
This police regulation was first made
during the term OF Engineer ComuIIs-
sioner Biddle as a matter OF public
safety. The superintendent of bridges
recommended that the number OF pas
sengers over the draw on the bridge
should be limited. as. in his judgment
the draw was not strong enough TO stand
a heavier load The regulation is still
in force and will not be modified by the
Commissioners, Notwithstanding the
fact that the Citizens Association OF
AnacOstia and many citizens as indi-
, vtduals, have protested.
a delegation called on Commissioner
West today in this connection, asking
e that some steps be taken TO give th'
- citizens OF that section better trans
, portation facilities by allowing more
D people TO be hauled on the cars. Com
missioner West told the delegation tina
e he could see the need of some improve
ment, but that he had no other solution
! OF the trouble than that the street rail
! way company put additional cars OF
8 the service. This the delegation tOl'
him they had asked for. but that Gen
l e-al Harries had said the company di'
= not have the cars 10 put there. Com
D missioner West said that he would con
!, slider any suggestion that might b
Z , offered but that he had none to max
and that the Commissioners would no
a favor, changing the police regulations.