The Washington critic., 1886-06-12
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
National Capital,

National Capital.
Fare for each person on all lines. cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars g for 20 cents, good on any limo.
Washington and Georgetown lialroad-Starts
at GCorgciown, COrncr OF High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con
ccran Gallery, state, waEand Navy Depart.
mcnts; President House, Lafayette square,
containing Mills equestrian statue Of An
drew jackson; Department OF Justice (halt.
ing ut Fifteenth street whore transfers are
given TO Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partmont; again down Pennsylvania avenue
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 lNvcrl,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(horo transfers are given TO branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
CCnding south side Of Capitol Hi. Contin
uing along u street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourtccnth.street Branch starts at New
York avenue and Fifteenth street wo't, out
Fourteenth street TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue Re.
turning. same route. Transfers gwen tognd
cars to Mount Pleasant every hall hour
Fare, cents additional.
Suyenthstrcct Branch-StnrtS 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 Pennsylyania avenue
at Centre Market and city Postofiicc (wherc
transfers are given TO the main or Avenue
line, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to the whDrycs Of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers ana Alexandria
It9tmIntnF
Metropolitan Railway-Loaving Georgetown,
where IL makes u circuit of West, lligh,
Fayettc Second, Dumharton and Mont
goinory streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak lliil Cemetery,
over Rock Greek to street north; thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tial residences Of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tocnth street west TO II street north Four
tecnth street to i, passing W illnrd IS and the
Ebbtt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the Ninth-street
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
TO Filth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
judiciary square, city Han, aud Lincoln
Monument: Indiana avenue to street, ny
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue TO II street north, to First street
east, thence along East Capitol street 70 Lin
coin Park Returning same route going
west oNcept along New JcrS ~ avenue and
j street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the State,
War Navy Departments at convenient
Intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and IL streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts Mt northern ter
minus of seventh street west (whero II con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divorging
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and POStOtliceS at II street (whcrc
transfers are given TO main line east or
west, thence to II street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street TO Missouri avenue, to -Four.
and-ahalf street, thence. to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharves, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Nnth.stroet 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 Bennings 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 G street, west to Fourth street,
north to = street, west to Eleventh street,
south to 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.
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharyes Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Washington Monument and
Eleventh and boundary.