Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-20
GUIDES FOR VISITORS
Inside Route Signs Planned for
City's Street Cars.
PROPOSED BY COMMISSION
Body Also to Frame Rules Designed
to Check Collisions.

1t was stated at the District electric
railway commission today that I'm all
probability regulation will be added to
those now governing the street railway
companies of the city providing for the
placing inside OF street cars of signs in
dicating the routes of the cars. This
regulation, il it is adopted, will in all
likelihood be put i'm force immediately,
SO as to be Of benefit to the crowds of
strangers who come to Washington at
the time of the Inauguration. The signs
on the outside of the cars will remain
as they are
The District electric railway commits
sion, it was stated today. also has under
consideration the adoption of new regu-
lation pertaining to the equipment Of
street cars running in and out of the Dis
trict with proper lights and signals to
prevent collisions. This regulation, if
adopted, probably will also prescribe
methods of operation of street cars de-
signed to prevent accidents.
Details Not Worked Out.
The proposed new regulations, it was
stated, have not yet been worked out in
detail They are under consideration and
will probably be issued as additions. to the
regulations now in force, which will be
collated and issued in booklet form by
the commission in about ten days
The commission held a meeting yester-
day afternoon. at which it took up the
Subject of street car biockades and de-
lays. Great numbers of complaints in re.
gard to street car delays have been re-
ceived from citizens and great many
car delay reports have been received from
the companies. the commission requiring
that a report of every delay of ten min
utes or more be made to it by the COM
pany involved.
These delays, it was stated today. are
being found to be 'unduly frequent and
1t is also ascer;ained by the commission
that they are happening on certain lines
and not on others, so that it is stated at
the commission there must be a remov-
able cause.
Delays Investigated.
The commission decided yesterday aft
ernoon to find out just what is causing
SO many of these delays. and is now at
work investigating the matter. An inter
rogation of one company was made by
the commission as to whether an in
crease of cars would create a more regu-
lar service. and its reply was to the effect
that the more cars there are the greater
the congestion and consequent delay. The
commission intends to make study of a
series of blockades to determine if there
is a constant factor of delay present
among them.
1t was decided by the commission yes
terday afternoon to hold public hearing
in the hearing room of the interstate
commerce commission at 30 o'clock on
the night of January 6, in the matter OF
proposed express car service on the Chevy
Chase line.
The commission has been in cOmmuni-
cation with the Capital Traction Com
pany i'm regard to this matter. as we'll as
with the applicants for the express serN-
ice, and has decided that d hearing Will
be necessary SO that it may gain further
information on which 10 base report to
the interstate commerce commission.
which body will finally grant or with
hold the service asked.
The commission also took up yesterday
afternoon a mass Of complaints received
in regard to cold cars and improper
ventilation of cars. such as are usually
received with the advent of cold weather.
After investigation, many Of these COM
plants were found to be due to the care
lessnesS of motormen or conductors, ii
was stated at the commission. and the
commission is in communication with
the railway companies in regard to the
subject.