Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-11
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CTrTxErs COMPLAINTS HEARD BY HA kuWRIr.
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OF HOUSE SUBCOMMITTEE.
the House District committee, this morning
heard delegation of residents Of Northeast
and South Washington In behalf Of the r.
movsi OF steam railroad tracks
Dr.. e. p. Culver. ~ the spokesman. urged that
the tracks Of the b. q p. railroad be removed
ana that that road be required to deflect from
Virginia avenue, run west on viaduct extend
Ing between r and L streets south, and that
the depot be located on 7th street. between X
and L.
Mr. Roweli listened to the argument. but
suggested that the proposed change would i'm
private should seS o psSe rssc
he added that the importance OF having passen-
ger depots centrally located In cities was every
where recognized and that In Chicago raii-
road companies are acquiring central locations
lor oepots a. very heavy expense. He felt quite
for Quarter Of cs os snd pas
depots on the outskirts of the national capital
for the benent OF q few property ownerS. He
would advise the latter 70 suggest some ether
plan.
THE UNION DEPOT QUESTION.
Several residents of northeast Washington ad-
vocated the removal OF the b. & o. tracks, and
that the depot be either located further out or
the company be required to reach South WASH
ington via the Eastern branch, and then .
union depot be located where no property
would be injured. 1t was also suggested that q
union depot might be located IN south Wash
lngton, somewhere below K street. but Mr.
Rowell thought 1t too far from the center.
The burden of complaint against the existing
tracks was q repetition OF former hearings-that
the smoke, noise, vibration. etc., constitute Q
nuisance which renders adjacent property I'm.
desirable tor residence purposes.
LApY's GRIEVANCE.
Mrs. Fenger, owner Of property on street
between Delaware avenue and I'd street north
east complained that the value Of her property
had been destroyed and the comfort Of her
home broken up by the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad. She said that trees planted by herself
to give shade and screen her rooms rom the
observation of railroad men while on engines
and trains standing In front OF her house, were
cut down few days ago because, IL was alleged,
they obStructed the view from the observation
tower OF the railroad; that the railroad officials
said that Capt. Mahan, OF the Engineer Com
nissioners office, ordered the trees 10 be cut
down. She went TO Capt Mahan and Comm ie-
sioner Ludlow and protested against the de-
structiOn OF the trees but 1t did no good. She
stated that three OF her children had died be-
cause their illness was aggravated into delirtun
by the noise and nuisance of the railroad that
ior nights before death they were liable 10 sleep;
that her husband, naturally . man Of good tenn
per, had, through continual loss of sleep be-
cause OF the noise OF passing trains and of engines
standing all night in front OF the house, been
rendered nervous and irritable and her domes-
tic peace destroyed.
1t Is not ut ali probable that any effbrt will be
made at this session I'm the direction Of chang
Ing railroad routes, as the District committees
will from now on give their entire attention TO
other measures.