The national Republican., 1868-11-30
LOCAL DEPARTMENT

ASrREEr RAILWAY NEEDED.-whya a street
railway has not been constructed ere this,
Department and the Government printing
once, or between the lastnamed point and
the interseetion Of II and Fourteenth streets,
perfect level, thus obvisting the necessity Of
more than one horse to each car, and no extra
horses would be needed anywhere. Some have
be sufiicisnt travel along the route to make il
pay; but surely no one could say this after a
lew moments Of serious consideration. For
&C
line: First, there 10 the travel to and from the
Treasury, War, and Navy Department., which
does not amount to a great figure when the
number Of these Government employees 10
considered, and then the handful of clerks
In the State Department, nearly all OF whom
live In the yicinity OF thai Department, do not
ttibuted by the b,st -oallists and their friends,
and the travel of this route, which leads north
wsrdly to just about nowhere, Is summed up.
Now, let us see what the business prospects
are along II street, and we hrst call attention
to the churches. Commencing at the eastern
end Of the route we and that line and commo.
services are held, more or less frequently, every
Hon Fifth street, were lind mother Cathedral
st. Mary's church, in which daily services oc'
cur, and one square above is the Assembly's
Presbyterian church. Next In order we have
the fine, newly rebuilt house Of Qod-the Cal.
as large as any church In this city, located al
the corner OF II and Eighth streets, and just
half square above It 10 the Jewish Syna.
GRai2 square below ii, on Ninth street, We
find the venerable John q. Smiths church,
with its church attendants scattered In all
sas Il ss sS to .Ss Sf ne
sion, long regarded as one of Washington,a
land.marks One square below II, on Tenth
street, 4. the First Congregational church
best citizens In Its membership.
Then We have, at the corner OF II and Eley
enth streets, Rev. DIR. Buffers church, which
congregation 10 SO numerous that 1t has
already expanded beyond those limits, and
affords the Fourteenth. route the only
facilities ioorner of N and Fourteenth streets)
II, on @, between Twelfth and Thirteenti
streets, we ind the well-attended church o
Epiphany, and on Thirteenth, just below u
which compares fsvorably with any church ID
the city; aud at the corner OF Fourteenth ant
@ streets Foundry I'M. E.) church, with I
Then directly on il, al liz inteTsection with
New York avenue, near Fourteenth street, Il
the New York avenue Presbyterian church, 81
pr. p. b. duriey, with three more churehe
beyond this point short distance, and sit
mated directly on il street, making afteel
S.n tc Sad % aa .SS eSuS % her .S
convenience; and many would, doubtless, sub
scribe literally towards q line of railway
along this street. which, by the way, shoulI
be called Church street, and tho route tn,
Church Street railway.
Besides these advantages we have the Gov
eminent printing office and bookbindery at tn
eastern terminus, with its hundreds Of EN-
ployees who loudly call for q line Of cars I,
bring them down town after they have hat
their evening meals. At the other end Of tn,
route we have the Departments enumerate,
above, and large proportion Of these clerk
reside IN the eastern and northeastern section
Of the city. In addition to these there are
Rumber Of schools In the Miller school build
ing, on II street, between Sixth and Seventh
and there will soon be several more on !
street, between Second and Third, where
hne, large brick school-house Is being erected
Then we have the two principal markets, on
above aud the other below this line, and frou
baskets, bundles, and passengers a BY no mean
small amount Of revenue can be collected
Nor 10 this all. In the northeastern section 0
the city are admirable sites for baseball
grounds, Ice parks for skating, summer gar
dens, &C, unsqualled In any other part OF tn
city.
The only question should be, which coul
secure the route In advanca, and to tho exelu
sion OF the other-the Washington and George
town Company or the Metropolitan tF street
company. That the road would pay we thinl
10 clearly demonstrated.