The Washington herald., 1909-08-12
CITIZENS PROTEST
IN CHEVY CHASE
DiscOntinUance of Freight
Service Is Opposed.
CRITICISE TRACTION COMPANY
Increased Water Rates OF Land Com
Pany Causes Much DiscussiOn-COm-
mittees Appointed TO Take Up Mat
ters with Companies with View of
ERecting n Remedy-Fund Raised.

a meeting of the citizens Of Chevy
Chase. Md. was held last evening in the
Public Library under the auspices of the
Chevy Chase Citizens Association. Pro-
tests were made against the proposed
discOntinuance Of freight service on the
Chevy Chase line Of the Capital Traction
Company, and against the increased
water rates of the Chevy Chase Land
Company. The meeting was largely at
tended
William T. S Curtis, president Of the
association. presided. with Arthur W.
Glennan as secretary. The chairman
stated at the outset that both corpora
tons were notified orally and by letter Of
the meeting, and were requested to send
Representatives. that both sides of the
question might be heard Neither the
traction company nor the land company
was represented.
The question Of the discontinuance Of
the freight service on October was dis
cussed exhaustively. Among those who
registered protests were DR.. James Dud-
ley Morgan, Charles L. Frailey. and Rob
ert B. Brown.
In Operation Since 1892.
II was pointed out that the freight
service had been In operation since 1852.
and Fad been one Of the inducements
held out TO influence home-seekers TO 10
cate at Chevy Chase. and that Us dis
continuance would affect every resident
between the Loop" and Kensington. If
the change should be made, it would be
impossible 70 telephone 70 the city for a
bottle Of medicine and have Il delivered
on car, and a person with a market
basket would be refused admittance to
tho company's cars.
Various means to prevent the dlscon-
tinuance Of the service were mentioned
and the possibility OF an injunction was
discussed. A committee was appointed
with power 70 act to take up the matter
with the company. This committee con-
sists Of William T. s. Curtis. chairman.
president OF the Chevy Chase Citizens
Association; Harry GiOvann0N. president
Of the Citizens Association OF Chevy
Chase. No. 3; Jonn j. Hemphiu, presi-
dent of Chevy Chase Club: John E. WI
kie. president Of the Columbia Golf
Club; E. L. Pugh. of North Chevy Chase;
George 3. Sudwurth. Of Chevy Chase
District of Columbia Association, and DR..
James Dudley Morgan, OF the Chevy
Chase Association.
All OF the different interests and neigh
borhoods included In the membership OF
the committee were represented at the
meeting
A resolution Of protest against the com
pany's intended action was proposed and
lost Several spoke briefly against the
adoption Of the resolution on the ground
that its adoption might embarrass the
committee. with which the matter was
left.
During a recess SlS9 was raised by sub
scriptiOn to finance the work Of the com
mittee
Following recess the Increase In water
rates by the Chevy Chase Land Com
pany was discussed President Curtis, in
opening the discussion, said either OF the
propositions Of the corporations would be
hard 20 bear. but they were worse COM
ing together in one fen sWOOp. The pro-
posed increase In water rates. he said
amounted 20 SO per cent Notice. he said
was served August 8 or Is that the rates
would be increased. and the order was
made retroactive from August A rea-
sonable Increase, he said, would not be
excepted 20, but he characterized the new
'nte as eNorbitant and excessive.
Revolutions OF Protest.
Resolutions Of protest were adopted
and ordered forwarded 20 the water com
pany. These resolutions declare that the
Chevy Chase Land Company's supply
Of water has been extensively advertised
as one of the distinctive advantages of.
Chevy Chase as place in which 10 10
cate. and those who had located there
had received assurance that any Increase
In rates would be reasonable. The reso-
iutions further recorded the notice OF an
Increase Of about 600 per cent which the
citizens view with alarm as excessive
unexpected. unsatisfactory. and unneces-
sary- A reasonable increase, they say.
would not meet with objection.
A committee consisting Of Vernon r
Hodges. VI. T. S. Curtis. G. w. F.
Swartzen, Charles L. Frailey. and John
L. Ridgway was appointed TO investigate
the increased rates and report back 70
the association. In the discussion. which
preceded the appointment of the commit
tee, the possibility OF the purchase of the
water system was mentioned, as wen as
the advisability OF experimenting with