The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1910-07-07
Ruling Asked of Interstate
Commerce Commission
AS TO Authority.
REPORT OF MR.. EDDY
BEARS OUT CHARGES
Many Open Cars Reported As Idle
In Barns With Closed
Ones In Service.
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possession Of the company. Notwith-
standing the fact that the company
was given from the time the closed
cars were taken of its lines last win
ter up 10 the present summer season
TO EQUIP these cars with tenders, only
fifteen cars were so equipped and
made ready for operation and only
eleven OF the fifteen are being Oper-
The report also shows that the Wash
ingtOn Railway and Electric Company
has fifty open cars similar 10 those be
ing operated on the Georgetown line
only twenLy-eisht Of these car are
being operated on that line Mr..
E,6dy's report sets forth that there
must be twenty-five open cars left for
use on the Cabin john branch or lying
idle IN the car barns luaSUEc1 as not
more than four cars are operated on the
Cabin john line II Is evident that at
least eighteen dOuble-trUck open cars
owned by this company are ready for
operation but withheld from the public
Does Not Escape
The Capital Traction Company does
not escape criticism at the hands OF
MI Eddy in this same connection Mr..
Eddy-s iuvestiEa lions disclosed the fact
that the company has twenJy-0ue
thirteen-bench open cars, all OF which,
with one or two exceptions. are in OD-
Grating condition Notwithstanding this
apparent ability Of the Traction Com
pany TO satisfy in part al least the de-
mands Of its patrons, only eleven Of the
thirteen bench cars are being operated.
Summing UP the policy OF the traction
companies IN operating closed cars, Mr.
Eddy says
With the exception Of the PennsyI-
VanEa avenue Seventh street and Eighth
street east lines OF the Capital Traction
Company, the number of open cars being
IS
companies IN the District Of Columbia Is
very much out OF proportion TO the num-
Der owned or controlled by these com
panies September l. 1-le-
Eddy's Report
Following is Secretary Eddy's re-
port;
District Electric Railway Commission,
Washington. d Q
GentIenen-I have the honor 10 re-
port that q large number of com
plants relative TO the operation Of
closed cars on the streets Of this city
during the summer months have re-
Gently been received at this Office.
me writer has made as careful and
thorough an invest cation OF this mat
ter as far as the existing circumstances
~ Oulu permit, and respectfully sub
rnits the following data and recon-
mendatiCns-
Observations IN regard 10 the num-
Der OF open and closed cars in opera
ton on the various lines have been
made - intervals ever since the
weather has been SUCH as 20 permit
tne operation OF open cars but only
the more recent and strictly up-tO-
date data is herewith submitted
The Capital Traction Company are
operating practically all open cars.
both motor and trailer, on the Penn
sylVanla avenue, Seventh street. and
Eighth street east lines. an occasional
closed motor car being operated on
these lines, which IS perhaps on the
whole an advantage
Style Of Equipment.
The entire Fourteenth street equip
ment IS composed Of closed and sO-caHed
Eemi-cOnve-tibIe cars
On the New jersey avenue line from
One-half 10 Jwo-thirds the equipment
operated are open cars and two semi
convertible cars are also operated on
On the Chevy Chase division all CT the
through cars and the majority Of the
cars operated from Chevy Chase Lake
10 the loop only. except during the even
ING rush 70 the lake, are or tire pay
within type. only a very few Of the
large open summer cars being operated
from the loop 10 the lake during the
regular rush hour
In the case of the Washington Rail
way ard Electric Company the entire
equipment being operated on the
Georgetown line consists of large double +
truck oDen cars
On the Mt Pleasant line five single /
truck open cars and twenty-tbree dOu-
bic truck closed cars We're being ou-
Grated during the afternoon rush hour {
81 the 5th instant
On the Eleventh street line the pro
portion Of open cars operated was
about the same as on the Nj. Pleas
ant line for the same period
on the Ninth street line during the
same period about One-half Of the
equipment in operation consisted Of I
trains composed of a closed motor and I
an open trailer, the other half being
open trains
No open cars are being regularly
operated on any other OF the city lines
r. owned or controlled by the Washing
ton Railway and Electric Company
With the exception Of the Pennsyl-
Vauia avenue. Seventh street ana
3 Eighth street east lines Of the Capital
= Traction Company, the number OF
:. open cars being operated by both the
principal operating companies IN the
District Of Columbia is very much out
OF proportion 70 the number owned (
or controlled by these companies Sep
TEMPER !, 1903. as per the lists sub
o 1siltted by them on or about that date
Commission
According to these lists, the Capital 1
Traction Company have tweuty-ODe [
thirteen bench open cars and I was
Informed by the maintenance depart /
D2ent yesterday that all of these cars,
with perhaps one or two executions. /
were IL operating condition, yet but ]