Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-05-14
THE ROCK CREEK RAILROAD.
Provisions of the Bill That Passed the
Senate Yesterday.


Yesterdays STAB stated that the Senate had
passed the bill amending the charter of the
BROCK Creek Railroad Company
The bill as passed provides that the company
Is empowered to run its cars along the follow
Ing streets. commencing at the intersection of
Connecticut and Florida avenues; thence east
erly along Florida avenue. formerly known as
Boundary street, TO 18th street; thence north
erly along 18th street to Columbia road: thence
westerly, crossing Columbia road and extend
ing through to Cliffbourne tract. to Rock creek
on such line shall be approved by the Com
mlsslOners; thence crossing Rock creek on
substantial elevated iron bridge to be erected
by said company at Its own expense and APP
proved by the Commissioners. which shall be q
thorOughfare open to the public. not less than
nifty feet wide. including sidewalks; thence
northwesterly through Woodley Park to point
near Woodiey road Connecticut avenue cx-
tended on such line As shall be approved by
the Commissioners; thence nOrthcrly along
Connecticut avenue extended to the north line
of the District of Columbia; also commencing
at the intersection of 18th and L streets north
west; thence east following street to l4th
street west.
The original route OF the road is repealed.
leaving the above the only streets to be used
by the road.
OTHER REQUIREMENTS.
The company Is not to operate any part Of
its road by electric power with overhead wires
within the city limits The company is au-
thorized to issue its capital stock to an amount
not TO exceed the actual cost. more than 10 per
centum of the right OF way, construction and
equipment, motive power. and such land and
buildings as may be necessary to the road, IN
shares of 900 each.
The road Is to be commenced within thirty
days and completed within eighteen months of
the passage of the act.
FROM COLUMBIA ROAD TO CONNECTICUT AVENUE.
When the property owners shall have dedi-
Gated as public highway fve-sixths of the
land necessary to open a street from Columbia
road to Connecticut avenue extended and along
Connecticut avenue extended 10 the boundary
line for the full width OF 13D feet and any OF
the remaining property owners shall refuse
neglect 10 dedicate their land for the purpose
OF such avenue and the company shall be
able to agree with such property owners as 10
the price 10 be paid therefor II shall he the
duty OF the Commissioners of the District to
condemn. in accordance with the laws govern
ing the condemnation of land for roads. the
remaining One-slXth OF ground Iii such avenue
between said points and TO open such avenue
TO the width Of 13J feet as public highway.
The company shall furnish the money TOR the
cost of such condemnation and for compensa-
ton for the ground condemned
Transfers of Real Estate.
Deeds in fee have been filed as follows:
r. VI. Bell to J. A. De Wondeiear. interest in
lot 8. SO. 81; $1,2SO. W. f. Abbott to j. c.
Walker. e. Z 6. So. 1O47; $780, Harriet d.
Coolidge to II. c. Borden, subs 73 to 10. SO.
66O; S2394. Il. F. Leighton ct al. to F. W.
Raitz. pit. p. so. $50; $500. J. VI. Henderson
TO 7. keliher. lot 10. blk. s. T. and BIS sub
Pleasant Plains; :. g. Iruesdeu ct al. to
Emile VI. Halstead. lot l, So. 1913: 5603 IS. T.
Hyde 10 Potomac Insurance Co., pr. 9. Old
Georgetown; $780, J. G. Slater to
A III. NARROW, pit. II, so. 7j9; $3.50
II. q. Lewis to W. ID. Humphreys. south half
16 block fl, Trinidad: $3.50. W. o. Den
nison ct al. TO T. VI. Roach lots II and 10 block
Is. South Brookland; 5000. Same 10 Emma
W. Palmer. lot 10. do: $50 o. l.. Green to
Minnie l.. Soper. subs 1O2 and 1913, Chichester;
$500 y. Eckhart TO ID. Baiiaui. part A. So. 1856: |
$500. Anna l.. Woodbury. to NJ. Loeb. part
l. So. 2sS; :. ". H. Barstow ct al TO
BENZ F. Leighton ct al. to Ephriam Nash part
16. SO. 626; 7I.425 j. f. BaaI to Theo Davis.
lot .. block 4. Fairview Heights; 5l.625. A. |
NJ Bliss to /. j. Clunie. parts % 10 70. Wig |
field estate; 6 \. Rhodes to Barbara G. !
Clements, sub 30 SO. 775; S1.400 II. VI. Bell |
to Nellie NJ. Simmons. subs Il to 49, So 932; |
8. W. Mayse TO ". p. c. Hazen. subs G3 10 !
81, So. 1908: S32l7.5O Charles Early 10 J. " |
Hercus. interest in Alliance: :. A. e. Draper |
to q. {. Hannay. sub 81. so. So: S3.4l3. L. q. |
Hight to A. Gleason, half interest in lots / and
:: blk .. haiorama; :. Washington Real |
Estate Company to V. q. Williams sub lots 30 |
to s. So 1884. $. ". c. Wood to 5 H. Glad |
mon, parts 10 and IL 50. A.. WV; $3.50. W. !
l. Brown TO ID. BIrtwell, parts Is and A. block |
3: lie Droit Park; :. J. Maddren to Miriam |
Morgan, part .. block Z. do; SlG25 WI |
Newton to J. T. West. sub % block 3 do: !
Sl.9Sl.yO. T. L. Gibson to Virginia c. Mont |
gomery. parts and Z. 81. Ijg = I. j. Min |
ton TO X. Parser, part ,. 81. "a; ;. ii. f. !
Tsggert ct al. TO e. II. Tickling lots 1887 !
and part lS9. T. add. 10 WV; $ A. F.
Hllyer et al. To Martha \. Palmer lots 2 and !
.. block IL. i. Il u, sub Mt. Pleasant So 600 |
Jennie Aarehe 10 Gertrude AtweI, sub 81, So |
90; $3.SU0. ii. &. Borden 10 =. H. Chrlstman.
part ; 50 1909; Sl.5sJ. L, Ii, Christman 10 W. !
Mayse. same property; $. J. J. Waters to e. |
W. Ray, property on Congress street. WV;
So,c9O, ~ Hurley to +. r. fepetti. part =. so.
OF $50: SOILS. J. ii. Smy;h to Adaline GRAY. !
lots Is and 10, block >. Ivy City; 500 j. Jack
son to j. X. Wilder part 10 and lot Is. So sT7: !
SLG5O. D. " EansdeA. United State, marshal /
TO Geo. Drew, sub lot II. block D. lie Droit |
Park; $40. W. /. Lewis 10 j. f. NaIIy part |
40 block 80, Long Meadows; S35. " Cobb to
>. H. Buscher, W. and -, sd. 1905; $500 |
u Birtweh to W: L. Brown. part Il, 81. 81; :. |
i. i. Call TO g. G. Bowers, lot a. So &C. |
S3.63S.40. ". 3. Matthews ct al to 4. l.
Phillips part lis, d. Il L. sub Mt Pleasant:
$50. X. +. Frey to L. j. Heating. part 24g So
Us, wv; $1,000 j. L. Beall TO Carl b. Kefer- !
stein. lot %. block 4. Fairyiew Heights: 81 500
L. Sands TO L. l.. COttreIl. subs l3j and 1876 So !
1Ol; -lll3.GO. p. BOnayendes to Rosa COrso
pit 8, 50. 1919; 1900. J. W. Easby TO J.. A Lit |
tIeneId TT 5 50. II; S5i7.5j. ID. c. Leahy to
Coumbe 10 John L. COumbe, pit. 5. So 25s: $
Z. Gessford TO Cecilia ". Berdle SUB IlG So |
IA; Sl.i00 +. Barrett TO q. T. bearing, ut. 3, !
Sd ~; $3.50 Mary Ferry to CatharIue Allen. |
pt 81, 50. $40; $1,000. Catharine Allen to J. F. |
Downey, same property; SI.GO0 Sarah Leary
to ). +. Allen, pit. 81. rs add to WV; $
J. A Settle to Margaret Z. spindle. pit A. and |
lots - and 40, So. 81; 3o02.5J. L. " Carver
To NJ u. Shea, lot II, So. 40: =. J.. T. Hay !
TO J. W. Harper, subs - and -. So POS; $
H. II. Narder to J. III. SayiIle lot and pt. G. |
50 l9I; :. Nellie f. Shedd to ". T. Ca1nD-
bell, pit. 10, blk. Is. T. and B's sub Mount
Pleasant; $. '. Roth To d. Murphy, pt. |.
So 537; sl.700.
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