Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-18


OF STEAM RAILROADS IN THE CITY NOT DISPOSED OF
BY ANY AEASs-rHE SENATOR WOULD HAVE THE
TWO DEPors SIDE By SIDE AT THE JUNCTION OF
MARYLAND AND VIRGINIA AVENUES.
Appended to the report Of the action of the Sen
ate District committee on the matter OF steam
railroad routes In the city, mentioned In yester-
days STAR, the Post this morning, prints the fol-
lowing:
"fne matter has not been disposed OF by any
means, said Senator Ingalls, to a Post reporter
yesterday. ''The committee has failed TO agree
upon scheme. The details are pretty difIlcmt TO
ADJUST But we shall continue our laborsL As for
myself, my mind has been made up very conclu-
sively about the matter. I have no hesitation in
saying thatif had my way would expel the
Dait,more and Potomac Railroad from the Mall,
ana ana would have both the Baltimore and Ohio and
.ne baltlnore and Potomac run up 70 point at
tne junction OF Maryland ana Virginia avenues,
mhere the Two depots would stand side by side.
n nnsy Mouid De practically one depot so far as
p 1UAnity Is concerned, but in management ana
ownership entirely separate. They would
potn nave TO conform TO one legislative
l pran however: The depots wound be under
the depot would be sunk below the street level and
guarded by parapet wall on each side. so that
fro, would be Invisible from the street, and the
cross streets would cross the railroad by v1aductS
with street nave snh hs II she whole oS Sround
surveyed by the engineers OF the present and the
former District Government, and the plan Is per-
Iecty feasible. There Is no difficulty about IL In
the world IL would clear the streets ard clear
the Mall, which Is desired by the residents OF the
CITY and would give the railroads and the trav-
ellng pubic depotS conveniently located near
enough TO the center OF the city. The travelling
pubic has right TO be landed In the heart OF the
city We can't drop them out at Bladensburg or
south OF the Long Bridge. have no desire to put
the depotS out In the suburbs. want
TO have them conveniently located In
the city, and this plan would accomplish
that. But unfortunately the railroads do not
agree with me. The interests OF all sections OF so
ciety are not Identical. The Baltimore and PotO-
mac Co. don't want TO be touched at all, and the
Baltimore and ONO don't want TO be moved unless
way by I'd street, which is not in accordance with
my plan. IL they are not allowed their own way
they prefer TO stay where they are, and they say
that under some ordinances OF the old common
council OF the city OF Washington they have a
right TO stay there until 1910. am very sure they
have not anything OF the kind. I'm thoroughly
satisfied that their right expired in 1885, that they
are now trespassing and occupying the streets and
the depot grounIs only upon suIerance The Bal
tiInore and Potomac Co. are now enjoying,
without having paid one cent for Lhem
franchises and privileges In this city which
S3OOOOO0 1t cost Vanderbilt 65OO.OOO TO enter
New ORR city as far as 42d street, and the Penn
sylvana company had 10 pay about $40, 600 600 Tor
the privilege Oh entering the city u Pniiadephil
10 Their BrOad-Street station. The Baltimore and
Potomac comes into Washington and not only
mOnOpoiizeS anu desecrates portion OF the puOlic
Mail, measuring about 200 by 500 feet but they ui-
ze Tor the purpose OF their Traffic the open streets
which were intended only for the local uses and
convenience Of the residents. such q state OF
things In any other city would bring about an
armed rebellion within thirty days. / hope thai
pubic sentiment viii soon make such q State OF
things impossible here. And will say here that
80 long as am retained In public life l will labor
WINGED ought to be effected without u moments
delay"