The Washington times., 1910-06-09
ANACOSTIA DEMANDS
BETTER CAR SERVICE
Citizens Association Urges
Provision for Afternoon
Traffic.
WASHINGTON TIMES BUREAU,
ANACOSTIA. ID. e. JrNE !

II resolutions adopted by the Ana
costa Citizens Association, at its
meeting last evening, are needed, bet
ter conditions Of travel on the street
cars patrOniZed by the residents of
this suburb will prevail A more
hopeful view OF the situation Is taken
today, as the result of the adoption
by the citizens association Of the re-
port Of its committee on street rail-
roads.
In this report, which was submitted
by Chairman John =. Earnshaw. it
was set forth that Il is Imperative
that additional cars should be ope-
rated on the Anacostia line at
o'clock daily, instead Of placing these
cars on the road at o'clock each
day, as has been recently done at the
instance Of the Interstate Commerce
Commission.
Mr.. Earnshaw pointed out that the
employees Of the Bureau of Engrav-
ing and Printing are ready to leave
their employment at 4 o'clock, while
at 4;SO o'clock the employees Of the
G GOV L5S. departments in general
are ready 70 return 10 their homes,
vet no additional cars are placed in
service until o'clock.
Asks Open Cars.
stated, it is hardly possible for passen-
gers TO travel to Anacostia on the cars
with any degree Of comfort, caused by
the OvercrOwding. Mr. Earnshaw also
recommended that the railway com
pany be called upon to operate open
cars during the summer months
The inside sliding doors on the nav
as-you-enter cars were objected to IN
Mr.. Earnshaw's report to the associa-
ton because of the delay involved in
the closing Of these doors by the motor
men, as well as the risk of accident
incurred II was stated that the swing
ing doors on this type Of car in other
sections Of the District are 10 be pre-
terred. In conclusion the report stated
that the people Of Anacostia are emit
tied 10 as comfortable cars and to as
careful and as adequate a street car
service as any other part OF the citv
The association unanimously adopted
the report and directed that Ii be for
warded TO those having authority in
these matters
resolution was passed indOrsing the
EFFORTS Of Chairman Samuel w. Smith,
or the House District Committee and
expressing the hope that he will be re-
turned TO Congress when the next cleo
uon Is held This action was taken
atter general discussion and was On
motion OF DR.. James A. Watson
Maurice Otterback. the Chairman of
the committee on streets, submitted a
report in the shape of a letter from
Commissioner Johnston to the effect
that after July 1 next a dumpman will
be placed in charge of the public dump
ing ground on the edge of the Ana
costa river
Work On Nichols Avenue.
Mr.. Otterback reported that he had
found the officials at the NUM-
cipal Building alive TO the neces-
sity of having Nichols avenue i'm
proved from the bridge to Talburt
street, a work that is now being
planned for, he said There is a prob
ability of the installation of the under
ground electrical system from the
bridge southwark being undertaken
about the same time. he said, as we'll
as the erection Of arc lamps on Nichols
avenue. Mr.. Otterback was instructed
to continue his efforts 70 bring about an
early consummatiOn Of these projects
Secretary Walter TOlsOn reported the
entries Of fifteen citizens in the best
Rept-laWnS-a nd-yaTdS contest and Dr.
Watson, of 1he sanitation committee,
was instructed to take up the work Of
passing judgment upon the premises of
these residences at an early date.
The secretary reported that the aSSO-
ciation's committee had attended the
ceremonies at the breaking of the
ground for the Episcopal Home. and had
interested itself in the work Of decOra-
ton.
Mr.. Earnshaw made a report as the
representative Of the association at the
federated citizens committee, and ii was
decided TO continue the association s
delegate for permanent connection with
this organization. Adjournment was
taken until September next.