Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-16
SYNDICATE TAKES over
TAKOMA PARK CAR LINE
Double Tracks will Be Laid
and Road Extended to
the Sanatorium.

That the street railway line construct
ed along Rittenhouse street. Takoma
Park. to connect with the 14th street cars
of the Capital Traction Company will be
taken over by a new syndicate backed
by q large southern bank was the an
nouncement made by President James
w. Dyre of the Takoma Park Citizens
Association last night at its last meeting
before adjournment for the summer
The new owners plan to lay double
tracks. extend the road to the sanatorium,
construct a terminus at Takoma and
the cars with electricity instead Of gaso-
line. as had been planned by the Balti-
more and Washington Transit Company.
The line Is about five miles long now,
and will be considerably longer when re-
constructed according to the tentative
plans. It is expected that the road will
be in operation by fall.
DR.. Warner w. Stockberger Of the Joint
railway committee of the Federation of
Citizens Associations reported the COM
mittee would ask to have the bulkheads
on the cars in Takoma Park removed In
the interest of the comfort of passengers
during the warm weather. DR.. Stock
berger said the railway company had re-
fused to install open cars on the line. He
also stated his committee will ask for
improved service, particularly during the
rush hours. on Saturday nights and on
Sunday afternoons.
Matchmaking Is Favored.
Secretary B. B. jenkins was authorized
to write letter indorsing the proposed
petition to the Commissioners Of the
District Of Columbia for the macadam-
izing of Butternut street from Georgia
avenue to Piney Branch road, and for
the similar treatment of other streets OF
Takoma Park lying in the District.
Appropriations were made at the last
session Of Congress for these improve
ments. and the money is available. but
1t Is understood the work is held in
| subway under the railroad tracks at
Cedar street. Petitions are to be circu-
lated requesting the District Commits
| sioners to have these improvements COM
pleted before next winter, SO that the
citizens will not have to endure the hard
| ships and inconvenience which would be
entailed by the unfinished condition of
these streets during the winter months.
A resolution from the East End Citi-
zens' Association indorsing Col Charles
| c. Lancaster and protesting against the
action of the Northwest Citizens Associ-
| alton in deposing him was laid on the
table.
/: Representative Anderson's proposed in
vestigation of telephone rates in the
District received the associations hearty
Endorsement. as did the straight extension
| OF New Hampshire avenue.
Announcement was made that the new
Carnegie Library, corner of 9TH and Ce-
dar streets, Takoma Park, will be ready
to be opened to the public about No
vember l.
A resolution was adopted requesting
the gas company to give improved serv-
ice through the mains In the park. par
ticularly Sunday afternoons.
The first regular meeting of the Tako-
ma Home and School Association will
be held next Friday evening, May 10.
In Takoma School. George F. Burton
Of the school committee reported that the
District Commissioners had been re-
Quested to remove g. roadway In the
Takoma school Fairgrounds which was
not required and which had been formed
by the dumping of broken concrete and
other debris, which damaged the chill
dren's shoes. Request has also been made
that the playground be properly filled
with earth and graded in conjunction
with the excavation to be made for the
subway this summer.
The association also placed itself on
record as favoring the extension OF New
Hampshire avenue to the eastern portion
Of the District line by q straight route.
A committee IL to be appointed to pro-
cure and scrutinize all bills affecting leg
iGlation for the District OF Columbia.