Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-20

The Commissioners today forwarded 10 the
Senate committee on the District of Columbia
their report on Senate bill lli2. relating to tho
extension OF the Baltimore and Potomac Rail-
road Company into and within the District Of
Columbia
This is the bill which affects the Long bridge
and authorizes the widening of the roadway
and the construction Of q lateral branch over
this bridge
The following is their amended report the
first having been withdrawn several days ago:
'In the judgment Of the Commissioners the
facilities for ordinary travel which the bill pro-
poses would be in the interest of public traffic
by means OF ordinary vehicles drawn By horses.
They recommend that If such high
way as it contemplates be authorized the
Company be required to construct il In accord
ance with the plan of Lieut.. Col Z. c. Hams,
corps OF engineers, U. S. A., submitted
with Lis report TO the Secretary OF War
in pursuance of the Senate resolution of March
z, 1890, requesting the Secretary of War to in
vestigate in connection with the Potomac fats
the wagon road from the railroad on the
north side of the main channel OF the
Potomac, &C., and embraced in Senate
executive document No. 96. first session, Fifty
first Congress. The sketch entitled. Profile
Of new bridge across the Potomac river, pro-
posed as a substitute for the existing Long
bridge, which accompanies said report, shows
the carriageway rising by Il gentle slope to the
height of the new proposed bridge.
The Commissioners suggest that as this bill
touches only part of the bridge question, as
discussed for years by the officers OF the
United States corps OF engineers, and
necessarily contemplates but temporary ar
rangement, the whole bridge question as recon-
mended by Col. p. C. Hams, in which they
concur, be taken up and disposed of by this
(pr 1flax-h ar-o ,.la Cd N -,
an unofficial publication that the Bal
timore and Potomac railroad man.
agement and your committee are APP
preaching q final solution of the problem.
Our citizens are greatly interested in this mat
ter and should have relief as speedily as posi-
bic from the constant liability TO damage from
IN overflow of the river.
PROPOSED AMENDMENTS.
"The Commissioners further recommend that
the bill be modified as follows:
Sec. l, line 5: Strike out the words sat q
cost not to exceed S25. O00" Line z: After the
word width" insert the words with sidewalks
on each side" Line g. After the word travel in
sert said highway and side walks shall be con-
structed Of such material and in such manner
as shall be approved by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia (o= the officer in
charge of public buildingsand grounds" Line
is: After the word traffic insert the
words after the new highway has been
constructed and accepted by the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia Cor by the officer
in charge of public buildings ami grounds);
and such use of said highway by said rail-
road company shall be subject to the
provisions of the act of June 81, 1870.
entitled San act supplementary to an act en-
titled An act to authorize the construction,
extension and use of n lateral branch of the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company
into and within the District of Columbia: Pro-
vided. that no portion Of the space
between the present public highways and the
proposed highway shall be occupied or used in
any manner by said company, nor shall any
used by side tracks or switches for siding OF
storing cars or for any other purpose than
through transit"