Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-15
TIME GIVEN
:W.R.&:E.PATRONS
Through Service Takoma to
Congress Heights One
New Feature.


Through. streeti'car service from Ia
koma Park to Congress Heights win
be inaugurated today by the Washington
Railway and Electric Company.s
! This win be one result of new
schedules worked out for the fourth
.Eroup Of w. R.1&tE.i lines included in
tke xkfoutinS 3 ss6e,nss so4 John "A.
Bealsr. ..tsfnd fexpeftr Tor the Pubic
E31Aitttjea, cohInission. Another result
promised is in a reduction Of the
headway on the lstif ksaeet Ifas, tom
.fvsstD three and tthres quarter MIN
ssRs ss s5a esk n sssssa ssst
under Mr.. Beeler's direction for the
fifth and last group; including the
Mount Pleasant and. Le sDroit Park
services.
Some Complaint by Men.
While the company, and the Public
Utilities Commission anticipate the
changes will improve the service to
the public, at the same time improv-
ing, the working: conditions Of the
not altogether satisfied. Complaint
is made that the new schedules will
reduce the number Of daily trips
made by some Of the men, consequent
ly reducing their pay. It Is stated
that in some. instances the pay for
a days work will be slightly more
W. M. Casey. superintendent Of
transportation. declared that. while
some trainmen have been working
eleven and twelve hours a day under
the labor shortage conditions, the new
schedules will have the effect prac-
tically of establishing a ten-hour
working day This he claimed, would
not work a. hardship, but would be
better for the men,:
Under. the new conditions, he as
serted, only 19 per, cent :of the train
men who now receive the lowest rate
Of pay. ,43 cents an hour. will make
less than 81 day, with the remain
ing 81 per cent making more than
that amount.
schedules become effective today are
9th street.. comprising Soldiers; Home
to wharves, Brightwood to Anacos-
tia, Takoma Park to Congress
Heights, and Forest Glen to wharves
services 11th street. comprising
printing and to AZ street and Mis-
souri, avenue. and LIE .-Droit- Park to
wharves, via 18th street. 49,,
Eleventh as. wen as 9ths street, is
to have increased frequency. Of serv-
ice during non-rush- hours. The COM
mission, yesterday stated that cars
have. been provided in the schedules
! In sufficient number to give ample
service to all passengers. in ac-
eordance with observations made in
recent traffic counts.
The base or normal headway on
F! 9Th street now consists Of fourteen
cars an, hour, twelve of them spaced
| five minutes apart and two running
extra at thirty-mfnute intervals. The
Beeler changes call for sixteen cars
an hour. evenly spaced throughout
the hour. -. -
On l1th street.-the two twelve-min-
ute routes are replaced by two ten
| bureau Of engraving and the other
| to AZ street and Missouri. avenue.
l. Because Of the new route from 11th
street; to. the bureau of engraving, the
present bureau line from North. Cap
| itol and w streets, it is announced
will be run from North Capitol and W
streets to the loop at 11th, F. 18th
and G streets during the non-rusll
| hours, extra cars continuing to go to
| the bureau during rush periods.
Use Of Handbrake Cars.
| II Is announced. also, that the COM
| pany will endeavor. to. segregate its
equipment, its plan jim this respect
| being to operate only hand brake
ears out of the 11th street barn. The
hand brake cars viii run cover the
i1th street .and. Le sDroit Park routes
considered the. mos. suitable lines for
this type Of equipment. It Is believed
| this Standardization. win result In
better service and more Efficient op-
II the cars called for on !, these
| schedules are operated. stated Mr.
Beeler in a communication to the
utilities commission yesterday, ''uzii-
formly better service viii result. At.
tention should be called again, how
ever. to the fact that one require
ment that IL absolutely essential to
/ good service fs the accurate observ.
ance by trainmen OF leaving time al
terminals and time points. In order te
accomplish this, q Clock giving the
correct time must be available fol
the use of the man on each line. and
these clocks should be contfolled byss
master clock. Each man should have
. watch and aees that Il is kept ol
the ac0rysct stime;s otkef iee sexsn am
treEuaar lDacang% 8 = ilnbpesible and
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