Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-06
SUBURBAN RAILROADS..
Five Of Them Chartered by Congress
What Is Being Done 60 Build Them.

| Five Of Them Chartered by Congress
What Is Being Done 60 Build Them.
Rapid communication with the suburbs is .
problem that is engaging Just now the atten-
ton Of a number Of the citizens OF Washington.
Congress has granted charters TO ave compa-
mics to construct roads into the suburbs aud
these enterprises are being pushed forward
with as much speed as possible.
FROM WARRINGTON TO SANDY SPRING.
The Youngest in point 81 chartered existence
Is the Washington and Sandy Spring road.
bal authorizing the construction Of this road
became law ~ the last session Of Congress. A
| temporary organization has been formed with
| MT henry NJ. Baker as the pr ncipal manager.
Inc necessary steps have been taken 20 secure
q charter IN Maryland The papers have been
Med with the judge of the county court at
| Rockville, and having received his annroval
nave been forwarded to the secretary of the
| state OF Maryland. IL L. expected that the GER
| uhcate OF incorporation will be issued during
,le present week. IL Is the intention OF those
| interested IN the enterprise 20 open books for
| subscription TO stock, and to have the necessary
| surveys made for the route of the road which
| has not yet been determined The MOTIVE
power used VIII probably be steam, and the
road Will start from Boundary east of New York
avenue, and run TO Sandy Spring, Nd.
| THE ECKINGroN ELECTRIC ROAD
| is being extended IL now runs from New York
avenue and 9Th street. out the former 20 Bound
| airy. and then through lexington. the new adj
diton 70 the city. 20 9Th and + streets NORTH
| east. The principal extension az present being
| made Is out ith street 10 the entrance 90 the
! grounds OF the new Catholic university The
| District government has Just completed the
| extension of 4th street from Boundary ont to
| the Bunker Hill road and the electric road ex-
| tension will follow the line of this new street
| An extension is also being made 20 the western
| end TrarEs harr,s, l,sl a, n
| "a and then 20 Lincoln avenue. near the en-
| trance TO Glenwood cemetery. This extension
| Is Tor the accommodation of those who visit the
| cemeteries IN that locality. The roadbed on
| both of these extensions will be laid in the
same superior style that distinguishes the
main road
| THE BRIGHrwoop RAILROAD.
Contracts have been made for furnishing and
laying the tracks of the new Brightwood rail-
road company along 9TH street from the Bound
| AIRY to Brightwood. Ii is not vet determined
| what motive power will be used. but Mr. A. A
Thomas. the president. says that cars will be
| run on this road in the early part of the sum-
mer, if they have TO use mules.
THE TENLEYTowN ROAD.
| The Commissioners have granted the permit
asked by the Georgetown and Tenleytown
railroad company TO erect poles for
| their wires along High street
Georgetown and a member of the company
told STAR reporter to-day that the construc-
ton of the road will be commenced AT once The
road will be an electric road, and en-
| tend from Bridge street Georgetown,
| through High street TO Tenleytown. After
| leaving the city limits the Route
will be direct TO Tenleytown over private prop
| erty. The work of construction. il was stated
to-day. will be completed within three months
| after 1t is commenced.
| Both the Sprague company and the Thomp-
SON Houston company have been invited TO
determined which system will be
used. The road will cross both the Metro
politan line and the Washington and George
| town line, and an effort will probably be made
| 10 establish a system of transfers with those
| roads. Gen. Drum is president of the com.
| pany.
Nothing has been done toward the building
| OF the road that authorized TO be con-
| structed from Boundary, out the Woodley Lane
road to the renleytown road. There is some
| question about the right of way through Wood
| ley park which has not been settled and pend
| ing this settlement the work of building the
| road will not be begun.
| The Proposed Sale of Concordia Church.
As stated il The STAR some time ago the
congregation Of the German Concordia church.
at the corner OF 10Th and streets, have had
under consideration the plan TO sell their
| present church building and purchase the
| l3th-street Baptist church. The law of the
| corporation of the church requires the con-
sent OF three-fourths Of the members Of the
| congregation 10 the sale of the property.
| Il have been trying to bring about this
change in the location of the church for the
past three years remarked Mr. T.. L. Droop,
one of the trustees, 10 a STAR reporter to-day.
I'VE had large meeting not long ago and
seven-eighths of those present were in favor OF
| the plan. But We have found IL impossible TO
secure the attendance at any meeting of three
| fourths o: the congregation, and proxies are
not allowed. The only thing that can be done
| is to go to the courts and secure the authority
to sell our property But am pot going 70 do
| it, l am tired. Let some one else try their
| hand"
A cash purchaser stands ready to buy the
present COncordia church property, and the
l3th-street church building is available. as that
| congregation is now erecting a new edif1ce az
the corner of 10th and y streets