The Washington critic., 1886-07-17
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How TO Reach All Portions OF the
National Capital.

Faro for each person ON all lines, ccnt5,
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars. for % cents, good on any linc
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Starts
at Georgetown, corner Of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock creek, east along
fcnnsylvania avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue of Wa-llngtOn; 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 Fife enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Brancm Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment: again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willardsand 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 90 Potomac River,
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
there transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cendng south side of Capitol iIill, contin-
uing along j street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks TO Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.streot Branch - starts at New
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
ears TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, 3 cents additional.
Seventhstreet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west. passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and PostofIces,. odd Eel
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postoliice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu
scum, to the wharves of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
where II makes q circuit OF West. High,
Fayette, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, 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
tecnth street west to II street north. Four
teenth street to f, passing Willard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
transfers are given to the Ninth,street
to Fifth street, to Louisiana avenue passing
Judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue to @ street, by
avenue, to 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 the west front Of the state,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
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, diverging
to Ninth street, thence. south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postofces at f. street (whcre
transfers are given to main line east or
west thence to B street, passing Centre
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 Rallway-Starts at Fifteenth street
| west, southeast of Treasury Department
/ along New York avenue to its intersection
| street; thence on Massachusetts avenue :,
| II street north, past the Government Print
| ing Office to Boundary and beginning o
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Bridg,
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and Street (or Belt Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and -a-haf 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 Ohio avenue. east Il
| Twelfth street, south To virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, sam,
route, except passing east over instead o
| = street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument ant
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia Misunderstanding from foot o
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 tn
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfer
| to and from Avenue Line or Scventhstree
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rain
road, 3 cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
| second and g streets northwest. Fare,
cents; six tickets for % cents. Horse-ca
| tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run TO any part of the city
Fare, % cents, within l mile; rs cents pc
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour 70
more than one. Stands, East Capitol from
and Pennsylvania avenue and Sevent
street northwest.