Evening star., 1913-02-10

junction: North Capitol street line. be
tween Massachusetts avenue and w
street north, and the Mount Pleasant ilne
between Dupont Circle and Park ROAD aho
Mount Pleasant street.
"Previous to the issuance of the orders
requiring this all-night service the entire
northeastern and southwestern sections
of the city and also that portion of the
city east Of 14th street west and north OF
F street north and East Capitol street
were inaccessible by street cars during
the latter part Of the night.
THE Washington Railway and Electric
Company has protested to the commits
sion against being required to furnish
this all-night service, claiming that ii
does not pay the operating expense. but
the interstate commerce commission has
declined to withdraw it's order.
THE establishment of express service
on several lines extending into the subur-
ban sections Of the District mas resulted
In a more proper distribution of pas
sengers between city and suburban cars
running over a portion OF the same route,
and the Inauguration Of similar service
or. other lines is now under considera-
ton.
Through Service.
"On receipt last spring OF formal
petition from residents in Cleveland Park
and other localities served by the Ten
leytown line of the Washington Railway
and Electric Company for the estab-
lishment of through service from the
District line to the Union station over
the route of the Tenleytown and George
town lines. extended hearings We're held.
After all the testimony had been submit
ted a compromise was effected through n
the efforts of this commission whereby a
fifteen-minute through service was agreed
upon between Somerset, just beyond the
District line. to 5th ar.i + streets north
west. from about Z am. to T. pm. and q
half hour service between Somerset and
18th and D streets northeast from q
pm. to IL pm. This service was tnau-
gurated November -, 1912, and is operat-
ing satisfactorily.
Breakdowns and Delays.
'.The law provides that persons using
street cars in the District of Columbia
shall be given comfortable. convenient
and expeditions passage. Withln the last
few weeks a large number of complaints
have been received concerning delays
Of a considerable period of time upon
various lines operating within the Dis
trct.
..These delays cause great Inconvenience
and embarra sslnent and occur with undue
frequency. During the year "a system was
instituted by which the street railway
companies are required to make daily re-
over The companies have since been re-
uuested to supplement these reports with
more definite information as to the char
acter of the trouble causing the delays in
order that it may definitely be ascer-
tained whether the fault is to be charged
against inefficient personnel. inadequacy
of power or deprecated equipment. 1t is
evident that the law in regard to COM
Portable, convenient and expeditions pas
sage ought to be rigidly enforced and
that every step should be taken to reduce
Gus causes interfere with the transporta-
ton of passengers from point to point
throughout the District.
Ventilation of Cars.
the impure air in cars has been continued
through the year. The modern street car
with both platforms inclosed by doors
which are closed while the car is moving,
while it presents many advantages which
have led to its almost universal adoption.
is unuuestionably deficient in the matter
of pure air.
There are not more than six or seven
cars in service within the District of Co.
lumbia which are equipped with auto
matte ventilators. The siXty-five new
cars now being placed in service by the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany are equipped with a mecha nically
operated ventilating device. The neces-
sity for proper vent.lating devices is plain
shown by the investigation made by the
at the instance of this commission, the
details of which will be embodied in a
separate report on car ventilation. which
will be submitted at a future date In