Evening star., 1932-10-16

no taxlcaDe IN washington Cf any
where else, and the
n.nerd for chief method Of pub
lie conveyance. out
hanson Caes. side OF the horse
cars, was by hacks The following In
The Star of October II. 1882. expresses
the local need Of a more efficient and
4 cheaper means Of local travel:
Yesterday the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company placed on the streets Of
Philadelphia twenty cabs OF the han
som or London pattern For the pres
ent their stand is at the elegant new
station Of that company and they are
primarily intended for the accommo-
dalton of passengers arriving and de-
parting BY its several lines, but the
purpose is understood to be ultimately
to introduce a larger number Of We
hicles, establish numerous stands in
different parts of the city and extend
the service in every direction, for the
beneflt of the general public. They
proved to be immensely popular from
the start. the only trouble in connec-
tion with them being that there were
not near enough OF them to supply the
demand. Each cab will hold two per-
sons, and two only. and the rates for
their use will be as follows: For one
mile and q half or leSs, IS cents. and
for every additional mile or fraction
thereof, Is cents; by the hour. rs cents:
additional hour. 65 cents. and for .
quarter of an hour and less, 20 cents
Baggage racks are provided in the top
OF each cab, and a charge Of 10 cents
will be made for carrying q small trunk
and 5 cents for q valise.
1T is to be hoped that the same COM
pany or some other organization will
perform q like good service for Wash
ington. The enterprise could not fail
to be popular and successful from the
start. There is no place in the country
where cheap and quick transit, such A.
Ii afforded by the hanson cab, Is more
needed or would be better patronized
than in this city. Neither is there any
place where they could be run At less
cost OF wear and tear and necessary re-
pair than here. With our clean smooth
streets and a complete and cheap cab
system. people living In and visitors to
very perfection Of personal transporta-
tion, and they ought to have it,
An absurd story supplied to the New
York World by its Washington CORE
AUS spondent," says The
All True but star of October II,
For the Facts issa;,oI 1ssa that at the con
sion of the iron dome Of the Capitol
causes the marble figure Of the God
dess Of Liberty to vbrAte more than
eight and half inches Il going the
A~ r1f hA vfHA SvHf
that the statue Is Of marble has the
same value As the statement about its
tremendous vibration"
A letter signed "A Citizen" published
In The Star Of October 18. 1882, o6ers
a number OF sugges-
Grade Crossing tions respecting Ger
In the Nall. tain public necessa-
regard to the care Of the pArk8, and
in the concluding paragraph calls At
tentiun to d most gfievous peril OF An
unguarted grade crossing In the heart
Of the city:
Another very important matter ia
the necessity for . fakman at the
crossing Of the Baltimore d Potomac
Railroad in the NAH, on the drive Lead
ing to the Smithsonian from the east.
This driveway ID much used, and the
trains coming In turn around the corner
below where they cannot be seen until
one 10 right close to the track. Besides.
the yard engines in working up the
trains and switching the cars from one
track to another are passing over that
driveway every half hour or oftener.
Several times parties crossing there have
but Just escaped, and 1t Is simply q
wonder that serious accident has not
occurred ere this. cannot understand
why the company, for Its own protection.
does not have d watchmAn there, or.
better still. why the District Authorities
have not long since compelled the com
pAny to build an iron bridge there, "a
the act Of Congress gives them power
to do"
Such q bridge was built little later
And remained n service until the
abolition Of all the srade crossings In
the city In connection with the estab-
lishment of Union station.