The Washington critic., 1886-07-22
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 % cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad-Starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle con
tanning Mills statue of Washlncton Cor
CCran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
mcnts; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson; Department of Justice (halt-
ing at Fifte enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willard's and other hotels, and through
tile principal business portion of the city,
crossing Seventh street west at Center
Market (wherc transfers are given to the
seventh Street Branch, going north toward
Boundary street or south to Potomac Riycr),
past Botanical Gardens to Naval Monument
(heTe transfers are given to branch running
TO Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cendlng south side of Capitol Hill, contin-
uing along street south to Pennsylvania
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.street 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
cars to Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, 3 cents additional.
Sevonth.street Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postoilces, Odd'tel-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postoflice (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line. continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
seum to the wharyes of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning same route.
Metropolitan Rallway-Leaying Georgetown,
where II makes q circuit of West, High,
Fayctte, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
goncry streets, passing near Georgetown
college, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek to + street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tal residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tecnth street west to II street north, Four
tccnth street TO +, passing Wtllard'S and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street lwherc
transfers are given TO the NiuthStreet
Brancl), past the Patent and Post Oaices,
to Fifth street, TO Louisiana avenue, passing
Judiciary square, city Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue 20 G street, by
the Baltimore and ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue, TO Is street north, 10 First street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park Returning, same route going
Wost, except along Now Jersey avenue and
y street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the S.atc
War and Navy Depart nents at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Br0nch-Starts at northern ter
minus of seventh street west twhere It con
meets with silver Springs Branch, diy0rgnl
TO Ninth street, thence SOUTH passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Tcmplc
Patent and PostOHices at f. street lwhcrl
transfers are given TO main line east Ol
VEST, thence to - street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
sixth street 10 Missouri avenue, TO Four
and-a-hall street, thence tu the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharycs, Potomac
River Returning by same route.
silver Springs Branch-starts from northern
terminus of Ninth-streot Branch, lOllown-
Seventh street road, past Howard Univer
sity and SchuetZcn Park, To entrance e.
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 Ht Scyeutl
street; thence ON Massachusetts avenue o.
II street north, past the Government Print
ing Office To boundary and beginning u
Baltimore turnpike and Bcnnng'S Brilg,
road, Returning, same route,
North Capitol and q Street (or Belu Railrua'
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and-ahalt street. thence east To First west
north 10 q street, west u Fourth street
north TO 7 street, west to Eleventh street
south to street north, west to Fpurtccutl
street, south TO Ohio avenue, east I,
Twelfth street, south To Virginia ayenu
and east To starting point. Returning, SAM
route, except passing cast over instead o
| L street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharYes, Bureau of Eugravn
and Printing, Washington Monument AN
! Eleventh ard Boundary