The Washington critic., 1886-07-10
OnR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

tbPiaN's
Fare fer each person on all lines, 3 ccnts.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor Of
all cnts @ for % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown RailrOad-Starts
Bridge street, across Rock Creek cast along
lcnnsylyania avenue, passing circle con
taining NILS, statue OF Washington; Cor
coran Gallery state Warand 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 Brancm Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Millard's and other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing seventh street west mt 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 10 branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cendng south side Of Capitol Hill, contin
uing along u street south to PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
I,oturDng, same route and conditions.
Fourtccntlstrcet Branch - starts at Now
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
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.
Seventh.street Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and postoiliiGes, odd,Fel,
at Centre Market and City Postofllce (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
llne), continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum. to the wharves of the Mount Vernon
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where 1t makes q circuit of West. High,
Fayettc, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and Oak I'LL Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to 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 III street north, Four
teenth street to Il, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street, (where
transfers are given TO the Ninth,streot
TO Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to Il street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
colr Park. Returning, same route going
west, except along New Jersey avenue ana
ID street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the state,
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west (where II con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divorglng
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and Postotces at Il street (where
transfers are given to pain line east or
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to -Four,
and-a-half street. thence. TO the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer-
sity and Schuetzen Park, TO entrance to
grounds of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Railway-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 to
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Office TO Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street (or Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four.
and.a-half street, thence east TO First west,
north to q street, west to Fourth street,
north to 7 street, west to Eleventh street,
south to T. street north west to Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over o instead OF
i street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding from foot of
Seventh street, along street south,
past navy-yard gate. to Twelfth street east,
and over the Anacostia Bridge to Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane. Returning, same route Transfers
TO and from Avenue Line or Seventh'street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
HcrdiC coaches are running from the Navy.
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and G streets northwest. Fare, 3
cents; six tickets for % cents Horse'car
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run to any part of the city.
Fare, 20 cents, within 1 mile; rs cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest