Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-24
In the Motor World
BY q. ADAMS HOWARD.

propelled by steam, without first
having obtained a license to do
so from the Board of Examiners
of Steam Engineers of the said
District, shall, upon conviction
thereof in the Police Court of said
District, be fined not less than 81
nor more than $40 for each such
offense; provided, that this sec
ton shall not apply to railroad en-
gineerS in charge of engines upon
the tracks of the steam railroads
in said District
Quite a contrast with the many
regulations now propounded.
A paragraph in the book states
that weather clear or cloudy.
rose sky at sunset presages fine
weather; a red sky in the morn
ing, bad weather, or much wind,
perhaps rain; a gray sky in the
morning, fine weather; a high
dawn, a wind; low dawn, fair
weather.
The population of Washington
is placed at 278,718. The follow
ing hotelerieS and their managers
we're listed as:
Arlington, T. E. RoeSsle; Cham
berlin'S, Chamberlin g. Co.; Eb-
bitt House, H. G. Burch; st. James
Hotel, Levi Woodbury.; Cairo, T.
F. Schneider; Gordon, James F.
keenan,; Raleigh, T. j. Taltz, and
Shoreham, J. T. Devine.
A few routes around the Ma
tional Capital were listed as:
Old Routes Described.
Washington to Cabin John.
Ten and three-quarter miles.
Condition of road very good. De-
scription. Leaving Capitol, going
northwest to Georgetown, ga
miles, streets asphalted. Through
Georgetown take road west past
reservoir on left hand and the
Palisades on the Potomac on the
right obviously there was a mis-
take there), following road on hill
parallel to river through Little
Falls and Glen Echo Heights to
Cabin John Bridge and thence to
Cabin John by the Conduit road,
7l2 or 1924 miles"
Washington to Rockville. Six
teen and three-quarter miles. |
Condition of the road very good,
good and fair. Description. Co
ing north from Capitol, keeping |
reservoir and Petworth on right,
to Brightwood, 5 miles. Thence |
on the Seventh Street road |
through Silver Spring to Sligo, |
taking the Washington and
Brookeville turnpike to left at
LeeSboro, 51a miles. Again taking |
Rockville road to the left, crossing
Rock Creek, half way to Rockville, |
ga miles up grade, rather hilly |
from Leesboro to Rockville"
Washington to Laurel. Twen-
ty-Seven miles. Condition of |
road very good, good and fair.
Description. Going northeast from
Capitol through Kendall Green
and Ivy City, over the Bladens-
burg turnpike, past Winthrop |
Heights, Woodbridge and Brook
land on the left to Wilson Heights |
and HyattSville, 6 miles. Thence !
along the Washington and Balti-
more turnpike, keeping College
Park to the right, to Beltsville,
NAOooAAAS bA4O q OL4AOt
Railroad tracks and up to Vans
vile, TIA miles. Following the
straight turnpike to Contee, where
it again crosses the Baltimore g.
Ohio tracks and on to Laurel, 51a
miles"
A bit confusing, but then one
had more time than now.
Receives Legal Status.
A detailed story on the legal
opinion of the automobile rem
dered around 1901 by Judge Suth-
erland of New York State, brings
to close the books news and in
formation. In brief, the court |
ruled that the motor vehicles had |
a right on the streets, and that |
the owner or operator is not re-
Sponsible for damages which |