Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-09-21
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CITY PASSENGER RxnRosDs--It being gener-
aiy Understood that charter for a city passenger
laiiroao VIII be granted the coming session of
congress, II becomes of great and immediate
importance to the citizens of Washington and
Oeofgefown that this subject should be stated In
All Tvs possible bearings and influences. In order
that they may be enabled To Judge intelliuiblv
what plan would best serve all parts and interests
Of the two cities
And first in order, to divest the subject of every
possible personal advantage and tDoneoolv n q
road or roads should be built b. stock roG,par y
with shares At 500 each, the number of shares
being Limited, that every citizen and property
holder may have an opportunity Of sharing in its
pronts ana advantages. Again, IL should not be
permitted that one road onIy sbould he Chartered.
ana that 10 run on the great thoroughfare of Penn
syIvanla avenue, and where the profits would be
iafge, when other portions Of ashington, less
dsofeu VIII travel at present, but destined In the
future 10 be iensely populous districts, would be
lett entirely destitute for many years to come.
or 1t is certain that il road only chartered,
and that to run along Pennsylvania avenue. no
other roads will be built until each district by
Itself becOnes sufficiently populons TO support a
paying road. Therefore. with the design Of CIV
ing every locality Of the city in which road
would be OF great convenience to the public the
Immediate benefits OF street passenger railroads
the company which obtains the advantageous
charter Of road along Pennsylvania avenue
should be compelled to build other lines for the
benefit of The city and property holders and thus
exPend portion of the profits received on this
great thorolghfare upon other lines of less profit
az hrst And further Ii will b. seen that the fol-
lowing plan cannot be,adopted unless all the lines
belong To the same company
The roads to be built should be two in number
as follows; A line OF double track from Hiph
street, Geofgetown, along Pennsylvania avenue
to the Capitol and the NaVy-Yard
A line OF single track from II street north down
Seventh street to the river and return ND sixth
street to the point Of starting
The fare to be three cents from the end of one
line Ia tue end Of the other line tickets being
given to the junction. The roads to be laid down
as soon as tue cities shall grade and pave the streets
in which they are to run
These two lines would be equal to about five
miles OF double-track railroad and would cost for
construction, horses, cars, &c about $50, 900
Fhey would accommodate, by changing cars at
the functions, every part Of the two cities with
railroads, on which to reach all the markets Can
itOl, Navy-Tard, Georgetown, the Observatory.
Smithsonian, City Post Office. and each and all Of
the Government Departments, at a uniforms fare of
hve cents 1t Will be perceived that these two
lines, having their connections as above and
giving tickets tO-continue as stated could not be
run as eparate roads but, to make the plan FEAST
Die must all belong to the same company.
When Ii is Onsidered that the two cities already
have population of nearly 100. 600 Inhabitants.
and Increasing rapidly together with 20 900 stran-
gers soJOurhing here during five months of each
year, II would appear that these two lines taken
together, ought to pay dividend of six per cent
at hrst to go OH increasing in direct ratio with the
| TWO cities Increase OF population. The company
Passenger Railroad Company. IL the above plan
should meet the appreciation of citizens, books of
subscription mlgh be opened as soon as the plan
was fully determined upon, in order that the
| amount may be subscribed and the company or
ganized before the meeting of Congress. A. w.