Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-03-14
our RAILROAD INTERESTS
COL. SCOTT ys.,j. W. GARRETT
R Real lSIrrss Il Washington and u, Popl,
Eb Con-, b lie Capital. +,
ns-srhs sf Col seott BEFORE the Hose Con.
ultisss On he District.

Several days hgo We printed our report o
tho dlscussion between Colonel Scot ant
Mr., Garrett the railroad kings, which oc.
Cured before the House COMMITTEES on the
District At a recent session. Az the matter ID
70 come before the COMMITTEES again to-mor-
row, We mako room to-day for the full report
a. made BY the stsnoerapaer Of the com
mittee, .
Col. Thomas A. scott The bill now before
the House states what We desire to have done.
THAT the Baltimore and Potomac railroad
shall have the right 10 extend ita track from
Virginia avenue along Sixth street, and across
the canal 10 tho open grounds between Sixth
street, B street and the canal, aud TO occupy
said groands for depot and railroad pnrI oles,
a. authorized BY the city councils Of Wash
ingtoni PrOufded, however, That II at any
time park shall b. established, Including
slxth street, said railroad along Sixth street
shall be 20 adapted 10 the park avenues,
elthsf ~ tunnels or bridges, as the Board Of
Pebble Works may direct as not materially
10 Interfere herewith, and that said Sixth
street, from the canal TO Pennsylvania ave-
nue., shall At all times be kept paved and In
good repair by said railroad company, and
that existing laws relative 70 STRENGTHENING
the canal shall not be affected thereby"
The act Of the city council OF Washington
upon the same subject was then cited, as
passed March %, 1871, by which,
the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Com
paEy, fot the purpose Of suitably accommodat.
Ing public passenger travel, Il authorized 70
extend the tracks q its road IRON Virginia
the canal, thence across the canal 10 north d
.r..S and 2 SSssTRS ,05 Pss.sss's s,RO. opl
streets and the north line Of tho canal, Pro
vidsd. That the company build q good bridge
ovpr the canal, and shall use on Sixth street
only = nat rail, shall erect depot Of the same
style Of architecture Of tho depot Of the Penn.
syivahIa RailrOad Company al Lancaster. Pa"
Thus the right has been given by the city
council 10 bring the road into the point
named. We have the right also 10 erect
depot at the intersection OF Maryland and
vlrglnll avenues. But IL ls agrccd that the
public interest IS well as that Of the COM
pany, requires that the depot be at the point
named In the bill, not far away from Penn
Aylvanla avenue, but 80 far as not at all TO In
teriere with that Important highway. The
city was In possession OF this property over
thirty years ago, and are to-day; they believe
the title Is good; but there being some little
doubt about 10, and wanting 10 act In entire
harmony with tho views u Congress, We
have asked that this action OF the city shall
be confirmed. That Is all we AK. With
this we shall have q depot that will accom-
modate the travel from the South as well as
from the North.
We have spent betwaen four and ave MIL
lioua In making this road, aud we have done
thla In the expectation that We should have
the depot as u has been established; we ask,
therefore, that the action OF the city may be
confirmed.
MI. Eldridge. have heard objections
made 20 thla, on account Of the effect il may
have upon public park that Ia projected.
Mr.. Scott The bill provides that ~, at
any time, park shall BE- established, in-
Guiding Sixth street. sAid railroad along Sixth
street shall be 80 adapted 10 the park ave-
nues, either By tunnels or bridgoa, - the
Board OF Public Works may direct, As not
materially 70 Interfere herewith.
The company agrees that In the event Of q
park being made there, the road shall be 80
adapted 70 u BY bridges or tunnels a. TO pro-
vide for all necessary crossings over or under
The road.
Mr.. Eldrldge. How could they be con-
structed 50 as not 10 Interfere with the sur
face work.
M scott We could put roadway under
or bridge over H. In our large public park
In Philadelphia We have three OF the greatest
railroads centering In Philadelphia, crossing
directly over the park. In some cases the
roads 90 over, and In others under. There
10 no Inconvenience. The largest freight
railroad We have, the Reading road, passes
directly through the park along the bank Of
the bchnylkili river Tor sovru miles The
Junction road crosses Ave avenues In the
PARK, Tour o. them over AND one under; 80
mai me oilneulnes Aoont me ROAD o. mat
account are very trivial, indeed; ! think In
tnls cnse u may PC necessary 10 bridge.
MI. Eldrldge. what u Tie situation OF the
surface Win reference 70 bridging
MI. scott IL very fayoraolei there is
plenty o. aces 70 gSt " u, or you can 10
n tho Wnter level In the old canal and Vfff n
passage under. .r-
M. Eldridge: are there opportunities Tor
msklnX more thAn one pAssage-Wayf
MI. scott. certainly you can make two or
three you care 70 90 ~ ! thlnk the Aye-
nnes OF inc PARK might better pass over the
road there y no engineering alneuity In the
way Whatever. IN oruer 70 periest our ac-
cess to this point we have expended over
half million dollars; 10 order 70 get south
We have expended very larse sum - re-
bundlng Long orldso win ree roadwy
over W anu We he nov eAPehuing Witnih
me hinls OF tns eiyoi na ~ Oyer NIL
Ion and hau d9,lArs oy making tunnels
under that city. We simply ask the con
nrmatlon OF tne rign~ grantea oy ths Guy 70
have eomiortable, accessible, and every
way commodloua, passenger depot At the
polnt Designated. we 90 not Ask the city to
give Anything, nor 90 we ask congress Tor
anything but simply 70 give US the right TO
accommodate the pubic as We mink We can
90 ~
MI. Boswell. i think We should Try 70 pre-
vent railroads from coming into the heart oil
me city; -,
MI. scott. The gentleman speaks about
railroads coming into aelty being damage
70 " why rhliaaeiphA mas elght important
rAnroaas coming into tne very geographical
near o. she t gI.y mouh esely Il h using
steam VOC, We nave several uepots 20 CEN
IAi portions OF inc Guy, AM ne trains run
ngh, tn,ougn Nest Ehllaueiphia, tue geo
graPnieal centre 81 tnh great Guy To-Day.
MI. Roosevelt. How many HAeks 90 you
prypose 70 Jay IN s1tn sueetf -.
MI. scott Two Tracks, taxing tNeny-tour
feei In widthi that lS all.
MI, Eldrdse' Wul there not De any turn
0unf , "
Mr.. Scott: The depot u intended Tor pas
sengeu entirely, There VIII be no need OF
turnouts there. we propose 10 make straight
tracks niorg the streets only
Nj. Roosevelt. DO you run your trains In
fhiladoiphiA on sueeA as narrow n Gus
hundred teet
Mr. soott. we nave none 80 Wldei we have
tnem generahy running on streets not over
SKY is sas wl w c..,, ., m. p,,,,.or...
Ohio railroad, then delivered long panegyrie
90 nus Tosa-Mna. y naI aons anu meant 70
40 iof the Guy ~ WAuiiston--and wound