Evening star., 1908-01-16
THROUGHCAR SERVICE
PETWORTH CITIZENS VOICE
NEEDS OF SECTION.

Through car service to the center of the
city on the Brightwood line, an official
| investigation of the street railway COM
panies Of the District by the interstate
commerce commission or bureau of cor
| porations; cheaper and better gas and
prohibition in the District were the prin-
| cipal topics discussed at a meeting of the
| Petworth Citizens Association held Tues
| day evening at the residence of Secre tary
d. j. Particle, 4414 Sth street northwest
At the conclusion of the meeting officers
were elected for the ensuing year as fol-
| lows: President. W. n. Cromwell; vice
| president, G.. w. Stose; secretary-treas-
urer c. l.. Gable.
| H. s. Selden, chairman of the town
hall committee. informed the association
| that plans and estimates for the erection
| of building will be submitted at the
| next meeting Of the association.
The annual report of the secretary
treasurer for the wear was submitted and
| approved. The finance committee. COM
posed of E. W. Oyster. E. w. Davis and
w. T. Bair. was directed to audit the
treasurer's books and report at the next
| meeting.
The report of the subcommittee, com
posed of H. S. Selden. D. ]. Particle and
j. l. Painter. which was directed at a
previous meeting to draft resolutions set
ting forth their views on the gas situa-
tion In Washington. was submitted and
approved by the association. The report
stated that the present price of gas in the
District is considered to be exorbitant, and
yielding more than a fair dividend to the
capital invested; that the quality of the
gas is inferior; the rate of pressure such
as to cause the meters to register more
than the amount of gas consumed. and
the system of inspecting meters in
adequate and unfair.
Commissioners Indorsed.
The report indorses the action of the
Commissioners in endeavoring to nave
Congress repeal the clause of the law un-
der which the Washington Gas Company
seeks to increase it's capitalization.
d. ]. Particle, chairman of the COM
mittee on railroads, Informed the associa-
tion that joint meeting of the officers
of the Brightwood, Rrightwood Park.
Petworth and Takoma Park citizens as
sociations was held last Friday evening.
Louis P. Shoemaker was elected chairman
and D. j. Particle secretary. As result
of that committee meeting Congress will
be petitiOned to grant authority to the
Commissioners to regulate and control the
management of the street railway COM
panies of the District. and the roads be re-
quired to furnish through service from
the center of the city without change of
cars on the Brightwood line to the Dis
trict line and Takoma Park, and that
proper waiting stations be provided at
functions.
Asked to Order Inquiry.
Congress will also be requested to di-
rect the bureau of corporations or the in
terstate commerce commission to make
an examination of the said companies
with respect to organization. capitaliza-
tion, valuation, Indebtedness, net income,
etc.
Mr.. E. w. Oyster introduced resolu-
ton directing the president of the associ-
alton to appear at the hearing to be given
by the Commissioners on the prohibition
question and to request that every resi-
dent of the District be permitted to vote
on the question.
Mr.. G. W. Stose offered objections to
the gas booster on Brightwood avenue
and presented a resolution that the gas
company be requested to remove the
same.
On motion of Mr.. Oyster a vote OF
tello, the retiring secreta y. who declined
reelection, for the faithful and conscien-
tious manner in swhich he had performed
his duties as secretary of the assoc alton
or the past four years. Similar action
was taken in behalf of Mr.. w. f. Guide,
the retiring president of the association.
Following the election of officers buff
fet lunch was served.