Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-06-25
PLEA Of R. R. COMPANY
AGAINST THROUGH LINE
Service Extension From Wis
cOnsin Avenue to Union
Station ImpracticabIe.

The establishment of pit at Wis
consin avenue and p street to enable
cars OF the Wisconsin avenue line to
change from the overhead trolley to
the underground electric system for
the proposed round trip to Union sta
ton is impractical according to the
testimony of a number of division
superintendent Of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company, given
at a meeting of the District electric
railway commission yesterday after
noon. The railway company was hav
ing it's inning in connection with the
complaint of certain residents of Ten
leytown and other suburban sections
seeking through service to Union sta
ton. Answers to questions asked by
Attorneys Talbot and Bowen tended
to show that the proposed service
should not be forced on the company,
because Of its impracticability
Cost Of the Installation.
Treasurer Ham of the railway company
brought out the fact that if installation
OF the service desired should be ordered
by the commission t. company would
have to buy about seven additional cars
equipped with air brakes, which would
cost approximately $4,000.
William S. Ballinger. superintendent OF
the 9th street line OF the railway COM
pany, was the first witness. He said that
in his belief the pit at Wisconsin avenue
and P street is impracticable, as the
grade there is about or 10 per cent
and one which would cause all sorts OF
trouble in rainy or snowy weather.
Attorney r. H. Mcneil. for the COM
plainants. asked to introduce Joseph Hill,
engineer and electrician Of the Interior
Department, who. upon being questioned,
commended that the grade in question Is
not more than or per cent and one
that could easily be handled by the con-
to install a pit.
Other Difficulties Alleged.
William n. De Neale, superintendent
Of the Georgetown and Mount Pleasant
divisions of the railway company, testi-
fed he has attempted a schedule to al
low cars to make the round trip to the
suburban points in question, but UP to the
present he has been unable to accomplish
the task without practically putting the
Rockville cars out Of business" In this
connection, he said, 1t is absolutely neces-
sary to have ten-minute Roadway on
the Wisconsin avenue line and he Is un-
able to figure it out. Another railway of
fetal who has figured on proposed
schedule Is Warren Anderson, supertn-
tendent Of the Georgetown and Ienley-
town line He declared that the best fig
uring he could do did not bring the re-
suits that the residents of the suburban
sections referred to demand.
Attorney Mcneil asked him IL he had
ever considered that within a few years
the population along the line Of the rail-
way would be SO large and the traffic
on his line would increase to such an
extent that a large number OF additional
cars would have to be installed. The re-
ply was in the Affirmative.
Would Require Another Railway.
Asked what his conclusions in the mat
ter were. the reply was:
Another railroad will have to be built.
At this point Chairman John H. Marble
| of the commission announced that an ad-
| jourriment would be taken until July 10
at 1;30 o'clock, when arguments probably