The Washington critic., 1886-06-18
OUR STREET RAILWAYS.
How to Reach All Portions OF the
National CAPITAL.

Tickets are sold by driver or conductor OF
nll cars, for 25 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 Washington; Cor
coran Gallery, State, War and Navy Depart
nents; Presidents House, Lafayette Square,
containing Mills equestrian statue OF, An
drew jackson; Department OF Justice (halt-
ing at Fifteenth street, where transfers are
given to Fourteenth street BranclD Fifteenth
street, past Riggs House and Treasury De-
partment; again down Pennsylvania avenue
by Willards and other hotels, and through
the principal business portion Of the city,
crossing seventh street west ut 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
cendng south side of Capitol HILL contin-
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 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 Posto1lces, Odd'Fe
lows Hall, crossing Pennsylvania avenue
at Centre Market and City Postotiice (where
transfers are given to the main or Avenue
line, continuing across tho Mall, past the
Smithsonian Institution and National Mu-
scum, to tho wharvcs of the Mount Vernon.
Norfolk and other steamers aud Alexandria
ferry. Returning, same route.
Metropolitan Rallway-Ieavng 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
along Connecticut avenue, amidst the p!ala-
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 +, passing Wizards and the
Ebbtt House, crossing Ninth street twherc
transfers are given to the Ninthstreet
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 II 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 cOnyenient
intervals connecting with above line at
Seventeenth ana III streets.
Ninth street Branch-Starts at northern ter
minus of seventh street west (where It con-
meets with Silver Springs Branchl diverging
to Ninth street, thence SOUTH passing
Mount Vernon Square, Masonic Temple,
Patent and Postoillces at H. street (where
transfers are given to main line east or
west, thence to B street, passing Centre
Market and Baltimore and Potomac Depot,
Sixth street to Missouri avenue, to Four
and-a-half street, thence to the Arsenal
and gtpamDDnt wlarNpa. 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 Railway-Starts at Fifteenth street
west, southeast Of Treasury Department,
along New York avenue to its intersection
with Massachusetts avenue ut 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 Belt) Railroad
Starts from Maryland avenue and Four
and-ahalf street, thence east to First west,
north to q 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
ana east 10 sturllns pOllit hctuIHlHS' Sthl
route, except passing east over D instead ol
+ street.
| This line also has short connecting roads run
ming to the Centre Market, Potomac river
steamboat wharyes, Bureau of Engraving
and Printing. Washington Monument and
Eleventh and Boundary,
Anacostia MISUNDERSTANDING from foot oi
Seventh street, along street south
past navy-yard gate. to Twelfth street east
and over the AnacoStia Bridge to Union
l town and tIn Government HOSPITAL for tl(
Insane. Returning, same route. Transfers
to and from Avenue Line or Soventh'street
Branch Washington and Georgetown Rail
road, 3 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. Horse-caI
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, Fast Capitol front
and Pennsylvania avenue and Seventh
| al mort tlNpagt