The Washington critic., 1886-10-29
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of tn
National Capital.

Fare for each person on all lines, cents
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars. 6 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 Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments: Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew jackson: Department OF Justice (hllt-
ing at Fits enth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street Branch) Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partmcnt; 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
(here transfers are given to branch running
to Baltimore and Ohio Railroad depot, as
cending south side of Capitol Hill, contln-
uing along B street south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
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 10 boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas statue Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given to and
from main or Avenue line. Connects with
cars 10 Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare . cents additional
Seyenthstreet Branch-Starts 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 Pennsylvania avenue
at Genre Market and City Postotice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line), continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum TO the wharyes of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning same route.
Metropolitan Railway Georgetown,
where It makes circuit of West, High,
Fayctte, Second, Dulnbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir and Oak ilill Cemetery,
over Rock Creek tc street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala-
tal residences of the West End, including
that OF the British minister along Seven
teenth street west to II street north, -Four
teenth street to L, passing Willard's and the
Ebhitt House, crossing Ninth street (wherc
transfers are given to the Ninth-street
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
judiciary Square, City Hall, and Lincoln
Monument; Indiana avenue TO street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, TO B street north, TO FIRST street
coin Park. Returning, same route gong
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d 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 BranclI-Starts at northern ter
minus Of Seventh street west (where Il con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diyerging
To Ninth street. thence south, passing
Mount Vernon square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and PostohCcs at T. street (where
transfers are given to main limo cast or
wcst, thence 20 street, passing centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street to Missouri avenue, to -Four.
and.G-halt street, thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharcs, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs BranCh-Starts from northern
terminus OF Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard tnlycr-
sity aud SChuctZen Park, 10 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 It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue Mt Seventh
street; thence on Massachusetts avenue To
II street north, past the Government Print,
ing Ofce to Boundary and beginning of
Baltimore turnpike and Benniug's Bridge
road. Rcturning, same route
North Capitol and O street (or BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and .a.hali street, thence east To First west,
north 10 q street west 10 Fourth street
north To = street, west TO Eleventh street.
south TO Il street north, west To Fourteenth
street south to Ohio avenue, east Ia
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 road run,
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat whurycs, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument aud
Eleventh and Boundary,
Auacosla misunderstanding from foot of
seventh street, along VI street south
past naNyyard gate to TWelith street east,
and over the Anaro,tia Bridge 10 Union
town and the Government Hospital for the
Insane Returning, same route, Transfers
TO and from Avenue Line or seveuth-,tresi
Branch Washington and Georgetown RAN
road, 3 cents.