The Washington critic., 1886-11-11
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions of the
NniIOnnI CnpIinI.

Fare for each person on all lines, cents.
Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
all cars, for 20 cents, good on any line.
Washington and Georgetown Railroad starts
at Georgetown, corner of High street, down
Bridge street, across Rock Creek, cast along
PCnnsylyania, avenue, passing circle con
taning 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 (halt-
ing at Fiitt onth street, where transfers arc
given to Fourteenth street Brancm Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by WilaId'sand other hotels, and through
the principal business portion of the city,
crossing Seventh street west at Center
Market Cwhere transfers are given TO tho
Seventh street Branch. going north toward
Boundary street or southto 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 II 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 TO Boundary, passing
Franklin Square and Thomas Statue. Re.
turning, same route. Transfers given toand
cars TO Mount Pleasant every half hour.
Fare, cents additional.
Seventh street Branch-Starts at Boundary
and runs due south across the city along
Square, Patent and Postoflces, Odd'Fol-
lows Hail. crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postoifice (wherO
Transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line), continuing across tho 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.
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where 1t makes a circuit of West, High
Fayctte, 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 y street north, thence
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the pna.
tlal residences of the West End, including
that of the British minister; along Seven
tconth street west TO II street north, -Four
tccnth street TO =, passing Willard and the
Ebbitt House, crossing Ninth street twherc
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 Is street north, TO First street
east, thence along East Capitol street TO Lin
coin Park. Returning, same route going
wcst, except along New Jersey avenue and
u street instead of Indiana avenue.
Cars also leave the west front of the state,
War and Navy Department. at convenient
intervals. connecting with above line al
Seventeenth and II streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of Seventh street west (wherc IL CON
meets with Silver Springs Branchl, divorging
to Ninth street, thence south, passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and FOstOliCes at + street (whoro
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to b street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
sixth street 70 Missouri avenue, to -Four,
n1.Q- fhInpn N Argnnpl
gate and steamboat wharyes, Potomac
River. Returning by same route.
Silver Springs Branch-Starts from northern
terminus of Ninth.street Branch, following
sity and sch1et2en 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 Bennng'3 Bridge
road. Returning, same route.
North Capitol and o Street Tor Belt Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and.a-halt street, thence cast to First west,
north TO G street, west to Fourth street.
north TO T. street, west TO Eleventh street
south to j street north west TO Fourteenth
street, south to Ohio avenue, east to
and east to starting point. Returning, same
route, except passing east over instead of
L 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 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 aud the Government Hospital for the
Insane Returning, same route. Transfers
[. and from Avenue Line or Seventh-street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 cents,
Herdc coaches are running from the Navy
Yard via Pennsylvania avenue to Twenty
second and q streets northwest, Fare, 3
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; IS cents per
hour for one passenger; 81 per hour for
more than one. Stands, East Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and seventh
street northwest.
The Parks.
Washington Circle Is at Twcnty.thlrd street,
New Hampshire and Pennsylvania avenues,
and containing an equestrian statue Of
Washington.
Mcpherson Square is at Vermont avenue, 1,