Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-11-07
CTTRENSOF CHEVY
1 CHASE CITE NEEDS
Questions Of Coal, Car Fares
/ and Waste Collections
4 Agftate Association

Why does The Capital Traction
Company refuse to honor commute
zion tickets held by its Chevy Chase
Nd, pa4rons and declared to be good
for passage from Chevy Chase Lake
10 the circle?
Why h one Chevy Chase coal dealer
permitted to deliver a winters sup
ply Of fuel to his patrons. while an
ether can get only sufficient to pro-
vide his customers with one-half. two
Thirds or three-fourths Of their sea-
sons requirements?
Why are not ashes removed more
promptly Why Is it necessary for
some citizens to bury garbage to get
cid Of it?
These are some Of the questions
Z which the Citizens Association of
Chevy Chase, at it's meeting in the
instructed President D. F. Hewett and
Secretary H. A. Coombs to inquire
into.
Seeking to Place Blame.
Mr.. Hewett said that, in view of
the influenza epidemic. the liberty
loan campaign and other matters
trict Commissioners to the limit, there
was no disposition to criticise any
body. Still it would be interesting to
find who or what is to blame for con-
ditions complained of.
DIR. H A Clark said he feared that
81 winter should come early or it
should prove to be severe many Chevy
Chase citizens would suffer. Lack
of labor and transportation facilities
would make 1t difficult to deliver coal
during the cold weather. especially if
there should be much snow on the
ground. DR.. Clark said
Regarding the action of the Capital
Traction Company in refusing to ac-
to the circle, the association appeared
to be unable to see that the ruling of
the commission ending the sale of
tickets in any way affected the Mary
land obligations of the company.
Put Ban on Two-Cent Tickets.
twas pointed out that the company,
without notifying it's patrons on the
4; other side of the District line, issued
! orders to it's conductors to refuse to
! accept any more two-cent tickets
/ Many passengers on the morning that
the order was given had provided
themselves with books of fifty tick
cts. These books never could be OBJ
tanned in the District. They were
sold at the Chevy Chase Lake office
and were. therefore. Maryland con-
tracts.
The company had no right what
ever to annul these contracts" said a
member Of the association. "The Dis
trict Commissioners did not and can
not annul a Maryland contract. 1t
was simply an arbitrary and unau-
thorized act of the company. More
over, the five-cent fare is going to
keep a number of children away from
the District schools"
President Hewett said the matter
should be dealt with by the citizens
of Chevy Chase. Md. and he under
stood they were taking it IN
I've. of course. will be glad to CO.
operate" said Mr. Hewett. but we
can hardly take the initiative in any
fight that may be made against the
ruling of the company. because it is
distinctly Maryland matter"
Number of Suits Pending.
A citizen. who is not a member of
a number of suits for breach of con-
tract were to be filed against the
company in Maryland courts. One
man was elected from a car by a
conductor because. after offering a
blue ticket. he refused to yield to the
demand that he pay five cents. The
association directed Mr.. Hewett to in
Quire into the situation.
1t was resolved to keep track of
new citizens coming to Chevy Chase
with a view to inviting them to join
the association, thus enabling them
to partake of a real community spirit
Mrs Ellen P. Dabney, director of
homo demonstrations for the Agricul-
tural Department, was thanked for
the work she hal done at the Eliza
beth v. Brown School. and the presi-
dent was instructed TO request her tc
continue her instructions at the same
place. 1t was stated that four and
sometimes five hundred women attend
the Demonstration classes