The Washington critic., 1886-07-27
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

Fare for each person on all lines, cents
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars, for 25 cents, good on any line
Washington and Georgetown Rqilroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor
Coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson; Department OF Justice (halt-
ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by willard aud other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west at Center
Market where transfers are given to the
Seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac River,
past botanical Gardens TO Naval Monument
(here transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cending south side of Capitol Hill, contln-
ung along B street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
th6 Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street Branch - Starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, ont
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re,
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
sevcnth.street Branch-starts at boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoilices,, Odd.Fel'
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postofice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line. continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National MI
scum, TO the wharves of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown
where it makes circuit of West, High
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Nisitation High
Service Reservoir, and Oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to p street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tial residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west to II street north. Four
teenth street to Il, passing Willard and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Ninth-street
Branch) past the Patent and Post Offices,
TO Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument, Indiana avenue to c street by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO II street north, TO Ftrst street
cast, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park, returning, same route going
west, EXCEPT along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave The west front of the state,
war ana Navy ItpuIl uNlllN ~ convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets,
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of seventh street west (where 1t con
meets with Silver Springs BranChl, dlverging
To Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Tomplc,
Patent and postollicos at F. street twhcrc
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to Il street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore aud Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four
and.ahal( street, thence. TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharvcs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus Of Nnth.street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard uniyer-
sty and SChuetzen Park, TO entrance 10
grounds of soldiers Home. Returning
same route.
| Columbia Ralway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to Its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue 10
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Oflico to boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road RGtHrnlnH same Stneo t9aIei ne,n po,,rooa
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four.
anda-half street, thence east to First west,
north TO q street, west to Fourth street.
north TO L street, west to Eleventh street,
south to 4 street north, west to Fourteenth
street, south To Ohio avenue, east 10
Twelfth street, south To Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point, Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead OF
L street
| This line also has short connecting roads rum
nirg TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharyes, Bureau OF Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument ANA
Eleventh and Boundary,
Ierdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue TO Twenty
second and q streets northwest Fare, ,
cents six tickets for 20 cents, Horse-caI
tickets are also received as fare,