The Washington times., 1910-11-04
NEW TYPE OF CAR
URGED AS STANDARD
Railway Commission of the District Approves Type Re
Gently Placed on the Fourteenth Street Line-Trac-
ton Company Will Purchase $50 More

Tho District Electric Railway Com
mission has formally approved the new
type OF car which was installed this
week by the Capital Traction Com
pany.
In addition the commission has gone
on record as desiring that the car
should become the standard type oper-
a'so on all OF Washington's street rail-
way lines.
Ine decision Of the commission. II is
believed, viii influence the CAPITAL Trac-
tion Company 10 purchase 80 cars. in
addition 10 twenty Just obtained. as the
company announced il would DO in the
event the type proved satisfactory.
IN ms report on the practicabilitv OF
the car. Secretary Eddy told the com
missioT that. in his opinion. II would
answer every reasonable demand for
an open car in summer. In fact. he
SAID i possessed many advantages over
the oTen car, principal among which
being Us eieTzlent OF safety. HIS report
was ADOPTED
Tried Last June.
Last June the Capital Traction Com
pany converted one OF its old cars.
known as No. 81. into the new tyne.
and gave It trial Secretary Eddy re-
ported favorably on the type az the
time The company then announced il
would have twenty such cars made.
and installed by December, after which.
II the trial proved satisfactory, IL would
purchase 80 OF them.
A month earlier than was ANTICIPATED.
The Capital Traction Company last
Monday put into service several OF the
hrst shipment OF twenty cars Secre-
tary Eddy tbsl made a second report
70 the commission on the practicabIity
Of the type.
In the event OF 80 OF this type Of car
being put in ope alton BY next sum
mer the night OF the people 10 obtain
better street car service in summer VIII
have been practic won.
Mr. Eddy's Report.
seeretlry Eddy's report. in fun fol-
lows.
i haze the honor 10 report that on
October 3 the Capital Traction Com
pany placed IN operation on its Four-
teenth street line a number Of new
ears. these being a part Of the first de-
livery OF an order for $50 cars recently
placed By the Capital Traction Companv
with the Jewett Car Company. OF New
ark. Ohio This drst delivery IS 10 con
sist OF twenty cars which are practi-
cally OF the same type as car No. III.
which has been Ia operation on the
Fourteenth street line since June q.
1910
The new cars are OF the Pay-within
type. which signifies the absence OF. end
oulkheads and the presence OF platform
doors az the front and rear. these doors
being normally closed and The SIC, -
ing normally folded Up when the car fs
IN motion The front and rear do0sS
are under the absolute control % ~
motorman and conductor, resnectfv.=fy
and there are no grab handles on TIRE
outside OF the car This ARA ugeu,e---
reduces TO a minimum the number 81
boarding ana elighung accidents. which
class statistics SHOW 10 De one-half the
accicents which occur on street rail-
ways generally.
Doors of Folding Type.
The dOsrs on the new cars are 81
the fold-ag type, but are slightly dif-
ferent from and an Improvement or. the
doors on experimental car No. ~ above
referred 20. Ire doors are rnanuarl,-
operated the front or exit doors fold
ing inwardly. and ar the same time
forming a protection for the passengers
fro nldanger Of being injured by tI~s
brake handle, and the rear or entrance I
door folding outward and In such a
manner as 20 form a barrier which wiz
tend 20 prevent a person from beins 4
thrown OF the platform II by any
chance the car should start before the |
door Is closed The door operating /