Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-23
THROUGH CARS TAKEN Up|
TENLEYTOWN NATTER BEFORE
ELECTRIC COMMISSION.
Additional Protests Received Against
Proposed Change in Service.
Protest Against Old Cars.

The District electric railway commission
is considering this afternoon, among other
things. the question of through service
over the Georgetown and Tenleytown car
lines to and from the heart of the city.
That the question whether the subur-
banites on the Tenleytown line shall or
shall not have through service has stirred
up the rural districts to an unusual pitch
of excitement is manifested in the cor
respondence which is flowing in upon the
District commission. Eight appeals for
and six against the service were consid-
cred at the session which began at :
o'clock this afternoon, including a special
report from Secretary Eddy.
President Young of the Friendship
Heights Improvement Association adj
vances arguments against the service. in
which he says 1.-The older and more con-
sentative people in our section and those
possessed of the largest property interests
counsel a maintenance of the present
service, with a change Uransfer) at
Georgetown"
Through car service" he adds, has
pleasing sound, but at first blush seems
to have latitudinous possibilities, but
upon sober, careful analysis it loses much
OF its euphOny and luSter.'
Mr.. Young says there are two reasons
for the service and four against it that
occur to him. The reasons for it are,
first. convenience and the avoidance of
transferring at Georgetown; secondly, the
saving OF two or three minutes in the
long journey to or from town, which. in
the light of past experience. is doubtful
at least. Against the proposition, he says,
Is the present excellent service, with its
absolute regularity on fixed and salts
factory schedule; two means of getting to
and from the city, the avenue route and
the Metropolitan line; the convenience of
making purchases in Georgetown. a priv
ilege which but few Of the suburbaniteS
would care to sacrifice and the advantage
Of the present service to Georgetown
merchants. which, he thinks should not
be overlooked
Another Cleveland Park resident has
filed his protest against the through serv-
ice because the conditions, he says. are
better today than he ever dared dream of
d few years ago and quite satisfactory.
He believes in letting we'll enough alone.
A new kick has been received at the
commission from resident in the Lincoln
Park section because of the use of the
old wornout horse cars made over, with
loose couplings. loose joints and loose
management He claims that even the
conductors make fun of them. They We're
unfit for us. he says, years ago when
they were discarded, but now have been
unloaded on the Lincoln Park residents
without conjunction. People who try to
ride in them, he says, find it d risky I'M
dertaking.~ for some of them are fairly
jerked off their feet when the cars are
stopped or started.
Reports from Secretary Eddy on the sub
ject Of through service over the Tenley
town line and dealing with the question
of overcrowding were submitted for the
consideration of the commission today.
Complaints were also received of over
crowding on the Benning car line and the
failure to have the station at Benning
lighted.