Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-09-14
Washington Railway & Electric Company
Editions for Such Relief Will Enable 1t Continue Operating
Under Existing Wartime Conditions

THESE CONDITIONS HOWEVER, CONTINUE. THE
RATES OF THE POWER COMPANY REDUCED JUST ABOUT
THE TIME OF THE ENTRY OF THIS COUNTRY INTO THE
EUROPEAN WAR, WHILE OPERATING EXPENSES OF ALL
KINDS FOR ALL THE INCREASED AS AFoRE
SAID; A RESULT WHICH YOUR PETITIONER is IN NO
WAY RESPONSIBLE WHICH MAGISTRATES PUBLIC
INTEREST AND JUSTICE TO YOUR PETITIONER THE RE-
LIEF NOW REQUESTED
On account OF the dsgng lines this brought
extending through
several sections maintenance
greatly An inspection Of all street car lines
peculiar and almost exclusive the and comparatively
spasey settled of the District that portion of
District lying Cabin John line
operating distance of 81 miles Seth and Prospect streets
the District line 81 miles Cabin John bridge
The residents this other
service
The of Georgetown
Tennaytown line line SD
and streets of AZ miles From thence the Rockville line runs
Rockville distance 1914 miles beyond line From Wis
consn line along Macomb and Massachusetts,
avenue to the District line, distance of miles,
The Brghtwood line 9TH and
to the District line distance of A. miles at which point the Forest
Glen division Maryland further distance of
% miles The people this section the District have other street
service
Toma Park by line which from the interse
ton Of Georgia and Buenut street Iakoma Park while
Soldiers Home g. -
Our Anacosa line that portion lying
of branch through Anacostia Congress Heights
the steel plant.
Badensburg northeast
Berwyn, Maryland, distance of 8 miles.
Chesa-
pake Junction. distance Of AZ miles, and territory wholly
runs to Keniwoh further distance OF mile from the main line
Bookand of there
miles north of North Capitol and w streets
Maryland passes through lexington Rhode Island
wholly dependent for
and other as far LAUREL Maryland The total mileage OF
this line 1879 miles.
Out of mileage approximately
and extend beyond
the eight different though all other strict
street lines reach the District at but two points
The
the service would
serious injustice the residents these sections well
entire District have anything happen that
of the facilities furnished
which would be fair and
lines confined dense inhabited travelled of
bankruptcy for other lines less voraby located This is the
legislation Of 1900 recognized and endeavoed relieve and
viii of threatens
TO- petitioner showing opat
Washington Railway and Electric Company System including
railways making said system well all income derived
from dividends
for the months ending June 80 1913 compared with
the six months in preceding years.
showing figures separately the Washington
Railway City and Suburban Railway Washing
and Tennaown Railway Company and Washington
Interurban Railroad Company.
While the REVENUES the companies are the
history the greatly increased population of Dis
trc of Columbia EXPENSES AND
than absorbed operating
pared with operating
and
1884, The ratio operating including operating
has 1914 1870 1913 Manesty
lions long serious DISASTER
Ii. comparisons reflect ONLY
granted prior go 1913 granted
THE WAGE INCREASE TO OUR TRAINMEN ALONE, AL.
READY GRANTED BUT NOT REFLECTED IN THESE PERCENT
AGES WILL STILL INCREASE OPERATING EXPENSES
lay $4,000 PER ANNuM. IT IS ESTIMATED RELIEF
NOW ASKED FOR WILL, IF GRANTED, INCREASE oPER-
lATING REVENUES $4,000 BASED ON PRESENT VOLUME
lOF TRAVEL, ALL OF WHICH WILL MORE ABSORBED