The Washington critic., 1886-06-11
CUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How 90 Reach All Portions of the
National Capital.

Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
nll cars for % cents, good on any limo.
Washington and Georgetown RailrOad-Starts
at GCOrgCt own, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, east along
Pennsylvania avenue, passing circle CON
tanning Mills statue of Washington; Cor
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew Jackson; Department of Justice thalt-
ing at Fife 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
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, contn-
uing along Il street south to Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Yard gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourteenth.strcet Branch - Starts ut 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.
seventh.street Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square Patent and Postoflices, Odd Eel
at Centre Market and City Postoilice (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linel, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, TO the wharves of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where 1t makes u circuit of Wcst, High,
Fayettc, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
gomery streets, passing near Georgetown
College, Academy of the Visitation, High
Service Reservoir and Oak Hill Cemetery,
oyer Rock Creek TO p street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala.
tial residences Of, the. West End, including
that Of the British ministers. along Seven
teonth street to +, passing Wizards and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street (where
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
the Baltimore and Ohio depot to Delaware
avenue, to u 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,
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and Ii streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (where 1t con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diverging
70 Ninth street, thence. south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoiices at + street (where
transfers are given to main line east or
west), thence to 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 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 (or Belb 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 p street, west to Eleventh street,
south to street north, west to Fourteenth
Twelfth street. south to Virginia avenue
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead of
p 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 Railroad Starting 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
to and from Avenue Line or Sevcnth-street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest. Fare, 8
cents; six tickets for % cents. Horse-car
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run to any part of the city.
Fare, % cents, within / 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.