The Washington critic., 1886-07-19
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. G for 20 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 Washineton; Cor
coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
ments; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue of An
drew Jackson Department of Justice (halt-
ing at Fiftt 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, contin-
uing along 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 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 aud
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 Postoiiices,, Odd-Fel-
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postofiice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line), continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum TO the wharvcs of the Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route
Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where it makes a 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
tial residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west to II street north, Four
teenth street to +, passing Wizards and the
EbbHt House, crossing Ninth street (where
transfers are given to the N!ath street
Branch), past the Patent and Post Offices,
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 street north, 10 FIRST street
east, thence along East Capitol street to Lin
coin Park, Returning, same route gong
west, except along New Jersey avenue and
d street instead of Indiana ayeuue.
Cars also leave the west front of the state
War and Navy Departments at conyenent
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and II streets.
| Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter,
minus Of Seventh street west (whcre II CON
meets with Silver Springs Bran9hi, diyersine
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple
Patent and Postofiices at + street (whorC
transfers are given to main line east oi
wesp, thence 10 B street. passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot
Gt,ytl 90 tA MigsAIIpi N
| and.a-half street, thence to the Arsena
gate and steamboat whaYes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
| silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
| terminus of Ninth'street Branch, iolowinl
Seventh street road, past Howard Unlyer
sity and Schuet1cn Park, to entrance u
| grounds Of soldiers Homo. Returning
| same route,
| Columbia Raiway-starts at Fifteenth street
| west southeast of Treasury Department
along New York avenue to It's intersection
with Massachusetts avenue at seventh
street, thence on Massachusetts avenue L
| II street north, past the Government Print
| ing OnCo to Boundary and beginning o
Baltimore turnpike and Benning's Brldg
| road. Returning, same route.
| North Capitol and Street Tor BelD Railroad
| Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and'a-half street, thence cast 70 First west
| north to q street, west To Fourth street
north to Z street, west to Eleventh street
south to street north, west to Fourteenth
| street, south to Ohio avenue, east q
Twelfth street, south to Virginia avenu
and east to starting point Returning SAM
route, except passing east over o instead q
| L street.
This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac rive
steamboat wharNes, Bureau of Engrayln
and Printing, Washington Monument an
| Eleventh aud boundary,
Anacoslla Railroad Starting from foot @
seventh street, along N street soutt
| past hayward gate to Twelfth street east
and over the Anacostia Bridge to Unor
town aud the Government II Nspltal for IN
| Insane, Returning, same route. Transfer
| TO and from Avenue Line or Seyenth.str1l