The Washington critic., 1886-11-12
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National CapitaI

national capital.
Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars G for % cents. good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
a' Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
iSnipss M afetnu oF PaS SfCe con con-
cttan 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 Fiit' enth street, whore transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Brauch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partmeft: again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard'sand 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
lhere transfers are given TO branch running
to Baltimore and ohio Railroad depot, as
cending south side of Capitol Hill, contin.
uing along street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to ,Nayy--Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.streot Branch -- starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street west, out
Fourteenth street 20 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.
Seventhstreet Dranch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoflices, Odd.Fcl-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postollice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, TO the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk aud other steamers and Alexandria
ferry, Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rallway-Lcavlng Georgetown.
where 1t makes circuit of West, High,
Fayctte Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomcry streets, passing near Georgetown
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek TO r street north. thence
along Connecticut avenue amidst the pala'
tial residences of the West End including
that Of the British minister; along seven
tecnth street west to II street north, Four
teonth street to i, passing Wlllard's aud the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Ninthstreet
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
to Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to G. street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to B street north, to First street
east, 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 ihe west front of the state
War and Navy Depart Ients at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (whore It con.
meets with Silver Springs Branch) diverging
to Ninth street. thence SOUTH passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoilices at # street (wherc
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to B street passing Centre
Market and Baltimore aud 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,
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 Bcnning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor BelD 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 = street, west to Eleventh street,
south to Il street north west to Fourteenth
street. south TO ONO avenue, east TO
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenue
and east TO starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead Of
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 NJ 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
T. and from Avenue Line or seventh street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare, 3
. cents; six tickets for 25 cents. Horsecar
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run TO any part of the city.
Fare, 90 cents, within l 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.
The Parks.