The Washington critic., 1886-06-14
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How TO Reach All Portions of tn
National Capital.

NHNlOuHl thpltHis
Faro for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
nll cars, 9 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
iSn1s pS1TyyShs N eyspn PaWnF6 SfS9 or
corun 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 Fifteenth street, whore transfers are
given TO Fourteenth street Branch Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment: 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
(hCrc transfers are given TO branch running
to Baltimore and ONO Rallroad DEPOT, as
uing along Bstreet south TO Pennsylvania
avenue, turning into Eighth street east, past
the Marine Barracks to Navy-Y0rd gate.
Returning, same route and conditions.
Fourtcenth-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.
Seventh.strcet Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
seventh street west, passing Mount Vernon
Square, Patent and Postofces,. Odd.Fel.
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postofllce (whero
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
linol, continuing across the Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, TO the wharvcs of tho Mount Vernon,
Norfolk and other steamers and Alexandria
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Metropolitan Railway Leaving Georgetown,
where IL makes circuit of West, High,
Fayette, Second, Dumbarton and Mont
goincry streets, passing ncar Georgetown
Service Reservoir, and oak Hill Cemetery,
OYER Rock Creek to street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pala.
tial residences of the West End including
that Of the British minister; along Seven
teenth street west TO II street north, Four
teonth street to II, passing Wlllard's and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street twhere
transfers are given to the Ninth.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 g street, by
the Baltimore and Ohio depot TO Delaware
avenue to ID 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,
War and Navy Departments at convenient
intervals, connecting with above line at
Seventeenth and ii streets.
Ninth street Branch-starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (where 10 con.
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, diverglng
TO Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postofiices at street (where
transfers are given to main line east or
west), thence to Il street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street 20 Missouri avenue, to -Four.
and-a-half street. thence to the Arsenal
gate and steamboat wharyes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth-street Branch, following
Seventh street road, past Howard Uniyer-
grounds Of Soldiers Home. Returning,
same route.
Columbia Raiway--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 Benning's Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street (or BelD Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.a-half street, thence cast TO First west,
north to g street, west to Fourth street,
north to ? street, west to Eleventh street,
south to L street north, west TO Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
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 roads run
ming TO the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharves, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing, Washington Monument ana
Eleventh and Boundary.
Anacostia misunderstanding 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 forthe
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
to and from Avenue Line or Sevcnth-street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, cents.
Herdic coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and G streets northwest. Fare, )
cents; six tickets for % cents. uorse-car
tickets are also received as fare.
Herdic cabs are run to any part OF the city
Fare, 25 cents, within mile; rs cents pei
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour fol-
more than one Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
street northwest.