The Washington times., 1912-05-23
MORE ARGUMENTS
ON CAR SERVICE
! HEARD BY BOARD
Five Hours Are Devoted to
Conditions on the Tenley-
town Line.

Commission on the question of through
car service from Tenleytown, but the
case was by no means ended when the
hearing was adjourned at D. m. 1t
will be resumed on May 81 at 2 O'clock
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company will then put in its case
Appearance of counsel for the George
town Citizens Association and the West
Rock Creek Citizens Association marked
the session yesterday. These attorneys
put on many witnesses to testify the
present service Is eminently satisfactory
to them, and they do not desire the
cars of the Washington and Rockville
Railway Company coming from the Dis
trict line. to come downtown in Wash
street line. G. W. offutt, jr., and e. H.
Bogley appeared for the Georgetown
association and s; N. Hawkins for the
ton Railway and Electric Company was
represented by c. P. King, w. F. Ham,
and s. r, Bowen, For the other side r.
toned witnesses. T. w. Smith, of the
commission. sat with Secretary Marble
First evidence for the Tenleytown and
Cleveland Park complainants began
when, G. H. Powell secretary of the
Cleveland Park School and Community
ASSOCIATION, took the stand. Mr.. Powell
Iestlned he has ridden to Georgetown
daily for the past seven or eight years,
and the last few days has been taking
account OF the number of passengers.
When his car reached o street at S12
q. M, May 16 there were eighty-six
fares registered; May Ii, seventy-two
Isres; May Is, sixty-three fares; May 10
seventyInine fares.
Cars Go BY.
Several mornings, Mr.. Powell swore
a car bound downtown, rushed past the
people who had just reached the point
or transfer at Wisconsin avenue and o
street. Other witnesses later testified
10 the refusal by F street motormen
70 wait for passengers transferring
cross-examination Mr.. Ham, for the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany, asked Mr.. Powell If he knew how
cars at the times he testified to, his
evidence having to do with fares on the
register: The witness did not know.
Mr.. Powell also swore to alleged in
conveniences at the point of transferr-
ing. naming the presence of wagons
standing in the narrow street and the
The OF genE axe ef on cl0
car tracks to mount the cars of the
other line and the lack of all shelter
from the elements.
s. NJ. Jones, the next witness, said
he Is real estate dealer living at Ma
comb street and Wisconsin avenue. He
SeSlared Gee red. lack , Of through car service
In the Cleveland Park region.
Not Influenced.
this evidence. and Secretary Marble
ruled the commission would not be in
.fi"enced by values Of real estate, and
the testimony was relevant only II It
showed, or tended to show, discomfort
and Inconvenience to street Car patrons
of the neighborhood.
Mrs. Alice Hugh Hunt, of Tenleytown,
next testified she found persons liv-
ing in her home In the past had re-
fused to stay longer in Tenleytown be-
M ha Of
ferring. T. w. Sidwell, principal of
the Friends School, which has a play
ground on the Rockville car line, fol-
lowed Mrs. Hunt.
The first witness for the defendants,
Robert L. Middleton, general manager
OF the Georgetown Gas Light Company,
spG sprang E.. s9msthing Of surprise He
waiting room in it's office building at
Wisconsin and Dunbarton avenues,
which will be accessible to passengers
out the fact this is two blocks away.
Attorney Mcneil inquired sarcastcally
of Mr.. Middleton:
to build waiting rooms for the street
railway companies?'
The question was stricken, but during
the cross-examination Secretary Mar
BILE inquired casually. Just what is the
interest anyhow of Georgetown in this
controversy
Counsel for the Georgetown Citizens
ton. but Mr.. Marble did not press the
point.
Mr.. Middleton, who thus had been per-
mirted to appear between two witnesses
for the plaintiff. Mr., Seller is q resi-
GENT Of American University Park. and
ne had been promised through car serv-
ice would soon be established.
Who made that promise?" asked At
"Gaicn h. TAFT" replied the witness.
Mr.. TAFT. who was In the room jump
ed to, his feet and aurriedly refreshed
you bought your lot of firm to
which !! belonged?
"WelI. don't YOU remember was not
in Washington. but III Texas at the
The witness thought he did so re.
member, and Mr.. TAFT was thus cleared
from having made such promises.
Swindell On Stand.
Tho defense put Samuel Swindell OF
3426 MacomD street. on the stand. He and
DR.. W. /. Moulden, w. F. Sunny, and
Mrs. George H. Walker, the last named
of Cleveland Park. swore to inconven-
fence, which. through car service would
c. c. Lancaster took hand in cross
examination and got into difficulty
Address yourself to the commission
and not to counsel" suggested Mr.
Marble when Colonel Lancaster began to
lecture to the lawyers for the George
town interests.
second later one of these lawyers
asked that a question be stricken.
I'VE will note an exception to the
question" replied Mr. Marble
"Let an exception be noted" said
Colonel Lancaster.
"Please leave something for the COM
mission to do" said Mr., Marble to
Lancaster, who then subsidized Z
These last witnesses were asked If
they did not remember a previous ex-
pertinent in through car service, and
they said they did, that congestion on
the F street line had been caused by
Il and that many persons frequently
had to walk home up toward Tenley-
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