Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-06
CAR SERVICE POOR
CITIZENS COMPLAIN
All Varieties of Kicks Are in
the List.
ALL WILL BE REVIEWED
One Writer Sneers at Brightwood
Residents.
ARE UNsATIsF1ABLE, HE SAYS
ALL WILL BE REVIEWED
ARE UNSATISFIABLE, HE SAYS
Railway Regulations Tentatively
Adopted to Be Passed on by I. G.
C.-Another Session Wednesday.


Numerous complaints against the pres
ent methods OF operating local street rail-
ways were considered by the District rail-
way commission at its second meeting,
held in the rooms of the interstate COM
merce commission this morning. All the
members of the commission were pres
ent-Gen. John NJ. Wilson. Commissioner
Harry L. West and Mr.. Thomas w.
Smith. No dates for hearings have as
yet been set
The complaints considered today were
briefly as follows:
Use of profanity and impudent remarks
by motormen and conductors on the LIE
Droit Park line.
Lack of sufficient cars on the line to the
bureau of engraving and printing.
Noise of cars on Connecticut avenue.
Lack of good service to the section COW
cred by the Northeast Suburban Citizens
Association.
Lack of through car service to Pet
worth, Brightwood and Takoma Park.
Steps on 18th street cars too high for
elderly persons.
A Knock for Brightwood.
that he was an owner of preferred stock
In q local street railway line and that
he trusted the commission would not put
such hardships on the line as to prevent
1t from payin a dividend regularly
on the stock. He mentioned that it would
be . great hardship on the small stock
holders If they lost their dividends. In
conclusion he remarked:
~sThe Rri1hfuood roopIo ,.ro,,1d no% T..
satisfied with less than free transporta-
ton and Pullman equipment"
A plan OF running cars through from
one end Of q line to the other without
stops was also suggested by another
writer. He thinks that several cars
could be run from different points In
the country to the center of the city with
out making stops at intervening points
at the rush hours in the morning and
afternoon.
One of the first complaints brought
to the attention Of the commission was
that OF an individual, whose name is
withheld. stating that he saw car run
ming at speed of twenty-five miles an
hour. This complaint has been referred
to the United States attorney, through
the interstate commerce commission,
with the request that prosecution be
brought In the Police Court.
Here's a Serious Charge.
The complaint regarding the use of
profanity by motormen and conductors
on the LIE Droit Park line was presented
by woman, whose name the commits
sion declined to divulge. She stated in
her letter that when she attempted to
get off the front platform of a LIE Droit
Park car June % the motorman pulled
her back roughly from the step to the
inside car door and then used some pro-
family toward her. She added that she
had heard impudent remarks on the
same line from other motormen and con-
ductors
That this was a very serious COM
plant was the view taken by Gen. Will
son. president Of the commission, and
the matter has been referred to the rail-
way company involved for a report
Two general complaints were today
ferred to the commission. One was sign
ed by many residents of Brightwood. Ta-
koma Park and Petworth and asked for
through car service to those places. The
other was signed by many residents along
Connecticut avenue and complained OF the
noise Of the cars on that street.
The complaint concerning lack of suf-
ticient transportation facilities in the
northeast suburban section came in the
form of q resolution from the Northeast
Suburban Citizens Association, asking
that the conditions be remedied.
The tentative regulations governing the
movement of street cars in the District,
following the former police regulations
and adopted at the brief meeting Of the
commission held last week. were reviewed
today and II was agreed to submit them
today TO the interstate commerce commits
sion and ask II to order their enforce
ment. This order is expected to follow
at once. As stated in connection with
the former meeting. the principal new
feature 10 the rule requiring all cars
N the District to stop on the near side
of the street.
Big Map to Be Made.
II was also determined to have map
OF the District showing clearly all the
electric railway lines In the District. A
small map OF this kind will be requested
At once from the District Commission
ers, and later the interstate commerce
commission will be asked to make a huge
map showing all the lines in detail.
The appointment of an executive officer
was postponed until a later meeting. The
board decided 10 meet again Wednesday
morning. when they will change their
headquarters To new offices on the eighth
floor of the WeSory building. After the
business session today the commission
visited those ofifces and determined on
the furniture and pther equipment needed
II was announced that the commission
has no appointments in its power except
that of an executive officer. and that he