Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-04
ROlrES or >sEku RAILROADS 81
BsIE tffN.
The Bilt az Agreed pom D., the Senate
Committee ON the District TODAY.

The subject ~ routes Tor steam railroads on1li-
pied the attention II the Sculte District conIult.
to-day. II WAS again d.>clS>,i. but no change Nas
made. II wa~ decided ~ report the hill hitheFfo
agreed upon Is the senate neNt Friday. when Gaa-
Jpriiy and minority n7porr> VIII hr submitted.
The hlll. which "a, adnpiyd ly vote OF ste 2
has been hri,uN UNt'n IA uE STAR IL authorizes
the Il. -. railroad &" enter thr Clty along nsla-
wal" avenue ANA r.n Z" IA" square al near She
corner ot helaN "A" aNr}Iu" ana north sirsf
lS1luarc Isl. Theme through that SfuaIc TO sud
unl-r north ID street L. square si, and tunnellang
under lis lut owned bs tlr nited states IN that
Sluil" Z" hriawdr'' dN'G" n or near itS lntersec
ton Nlinf Nil'rf north Thence under DelaH ara
aNcnI.. ul.1ei part of ssu,re ts6. under street
n"rIh and under The arlf"l grounds, the western
Side ~ the tuhHl iH- uot les than 4en feet fraIa
the eastern inr oi tir capitol: thence undef u
street south. under iu,- lOtN OWNED Nv the InliPd
state, Ia -,,iar,a ,li Thence under Delaware ayeglus.
south. raising the rdd. NJ street south To the
ces>aiA extent ana coming 10 the grade or
Delaware aNenu'. near - street south;
th"uce along Delaware avenue 10 and acfDs=
II street south: th,lcr Toy suitable curve into tr-
GINA avenue. along The latter avenue 10 Its nter-
section With MaINlahd ayenu,- thence along Mary
land avenue Ia The tiAdHrt over Va, fo'einac river
known a. tie Long bridge. The Il. an1 o. road l.
permitted {" occupy space along these ayenties
moi exceeding thirty feet wld" on the north
Side oi the center line OF each avenue, It's
tracks 10 he connected with those OF the
Il. and = road at ur near the westerly END OF
Maryland aVru'Ie aud uetr the eastern end
or the Long bridge. ON nrlaware MARYLAND and
ktrr1nia avenues the tracks shall le laid ON th.,
grades NOW or hereafter established 10y the Gem
mi~-iOn',rs. The spare occupied on these avenues
sh. not exceed sixty feet ia each. except on MArs
land and Virginia avenues. where il shall not PA
coed thirty ittt IN Tot width lie space 80 Ord
pied shall he enclosed with "A substantial graaIfe
curb wall, foot above the grade. and sur
mounted 10y rontinuousro fence. the top OF Which
shall be srt"t above grade. At each lnter>s-c ihg
street automatic lowering or folding gates. ~
pattern 10 be approNe1bs the commissioners. siaall
be placed In a MANNER TO eectuallr Close the CT5sss
ings during the passage Of trains. permaileDJ
track over pelaware avenue. where Massachusetts,
a
shall be er.'ted. Ia be completed with suitable APP
/ proaches. hy Decfmoer LIST. 1875. Congress r.
serves the right Ia require the erectiOn Or
other Naducts. 1 lac Passenger dtpOts and Dttild-
incS of the Baltimore aud Ohio shall be located on
J such square or squares not owned by the Tlted
States. fronting the line OF their tracks betweef list
street West and lith street west as the COMPANY
I may select, and tine company may have depot IN
/ the lille cr Delaware avenue north or street
| north, and may have other passenger stations
along Its route. The freight depots and
buildings shall not be- connected with the pas
seng.r depots. The Washington ana Metropolitan
! branches are TO be connected outside the city
limits al or near the Intersection OF boundary ana
/ Delaware avenue. All w'rk OK change in the rfty
! and outside the Capitol grounds shall be cone
under the supervision "f the Commissioners, aid In
/ the Captal grounds under the supervision Of the
Capitol architect. All rights and rraiachlses eerl-
ferred upon the h. and %. by Maryland
| are granted 10 H. The H. and a.. and Nir-
! ginia Midland are given perpetual night 10
run over the Long bringe. the privilege 10 be pad
| for As may be agreed ilpoll. ana IN case OF alss-
! greene; the amount To be determined by pefsons
! appointed by the District supreme court The bll
also reuur,s that the Long bridge shall be rebuilt
/ by the H. and ~. and H. and J.. companies, zach
having an equal share II cost. such plan snail
be approved by the commissioners and Secretary
of ar the bridge shall he Rebuilt In such reason-
able time a. the commissioners ana Secretary may
| prescribe. and when the bridge II ~ built each
! company shall have ali equal rghf 10 property
therein but the Midland shall continue 10 possess
the right II. The railroad tracks across the
bridge shall be maintained 10y the b. and u and
| h. and 4.
and Potomac east OF DeaWar avenue shall remain
n their present position un Virginia avenue, east
of Delaw are aNeine. the II. +. may maintain four
tracks. West Of Delaware avenue and 20 the Long
bridge II shall have only Two tracks Ia space not
to exceed thirty feet wide on the south side OF The
central lire OF the avenue. the H. 40. tracks " oc-
Caipy the CORES >p0ndlng space on the north sioe ol
the central iine OF Maryland and virginia aVebues-
! These tracks 10 be enclosed 10y the Rame
.sot of cGrhhg, fencing gates stc,, as .aoss'
| r., ,uired for the f. q %. 1he Il. p depot Oh otn
str shall he maintained, but Only Tor pass nger
pur ,osfs and IL may have other Passenger sta Ions
| aIonLr the line. The freight depDis shall noe o.
connt cted with the passenger depoJs, but shali De
| ,Sommi >.:e,lters. II is made unlawful for any
| company 10 unload IFS cars on any Streets
M sar I"no sr period than is reasonably necessary
for the pr, Nper making-uP of trains nne oi si"0
for each Nense Is prescribed as the penalty ior
violation of this provision. Any railroads tntrl
the CIV herr shall pass over the Tracks OF the
r. % or B. * T.. on ieIlns agreed upon OF pre-
scrlbed 10y C"L yrs II ,r tI' III az a., annsrs ~
is,5 the Comm lsotunerS are required 10 make the
changes at the expense of the railroad coinpsaleA
society Notes.
Mrs. Frelinghuy.-.n gave yesterday a iuhcheon
marry in compliniaTt 10 Mrs Grant, TO which SIX
teen other guests Nere invited Aihohg @ tnUs'
| f:reene or New York MIS- Henry Howard, Couistess
Lewenhaupt Mrs McEfrOy and Mrs Nasten.
Miss Mary Isabel Jan1,N'. daughter OF Repre-
sentative James, was married 70 Horatlo NJ ADAMS
ar R,ooklyp ia the the Thronp Avenue PrtSoy-
terrain church. Of that CITY. last evening The bride
was dressed in white satin. trimmed WIN polh'
duchesse lace. ami wore a lace Ntil anu CARED
hou0uet of white ross. A reception was he'd al
rerw ard M the house ~ NJ VI. Packard. Mr. James
business partner where the pariors We're reoalens
4 with tiowerS and the married pair STOOD unof
| floral umbrella. About $40 people We're present.
AT Miss Ransom's reception this evening, Proc
Burgess viii give an essay on Bryant anu ms
poetry asfer which selections from the writings oi
the poet VIII De read by several wel-known gen.
! tiernen Of rns city.
Mrs Mcflroy viii give a luncheon party TO Mrs
/ Grant tomorrow.
The Literary ,.ociety will meet tomorrow eve
| ming at the residence OF Doctor Gellaudef, al
. Kendall Green. Papers VIII oe read py Mess's
| George Kennan ana T. &. Messer
}, Mrs swain and Mis- Mamie Swain. the WE
, and daughter OF Judge Advocate General SWAIN
VIII arrive here this evening from Kansas Nnefe
Miss Mamie has been attending schcol az mt ns esssf @
, university. They expect 10 occupy Ihelr ne" COZ
tage at once.
q TIE YOUNGEST HORSE THIEF ON REc0sp--
George TAYLOR n-year-old coored boy, plesdeo
guilty fn the Police Court this afternoon 10 cLaRe
of stealing horse and saddle from Fredef1ck Nass
and the case was sent To the grand jury: Utnds
100 The horse hitched 10 a post Ia front ~
Ia es' stable in the county, and Taylor coming up
can .ured IL and drove on.
rv, rrY MooSsHrsERs CAPTUEEp.-Deputyr Y. 9
Marsh. Campbell arrived in Louisville. Ky, We'd
| nesday with twenty moonshlners captures ~
f:reena an Casey counties, where thelf dieuiienee
,,are iesfr wed This il the heaviest raid faafi<
| for wears I'd the authorities had a sharp bsttls
with the pris 'ners Mhe % nre n,ee s1c
from an amb1s. 'ade and a furious night ensued. II
was early dawL. and. fortunately; no sesloS.
rariy were capture,, with Gordon Hin, q dsrin)
moonshine leader at their head One OF the xanl
| Tena Raker whose fai her escaped She was aTmet
with e rifie. and was Or, Ssed In short s.ur, an
| wore mans slouch hat. Inc gang nso1 s1Aon(
coMIasarded all the approaches hs oaugns@ re
l the sentinel