Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-07-14
TRACKS IN SOUTH WARRINGTON.
The Commissioners Think They See . Way
of solving the Problem.

Of solving the Problem.
The Commissioners today submitted 70 the
District committee Of the senate the following
report on Senate bill Ss72. ITO incorporate the
Washington and Georgetown Terminal Railway
Company which proposes TO locate single
and double track steam railroad along Water
TO h street south. along X 90 Eastern branch.
Ordinarily. they say. We would be couten; with
the suggestion that two steam roads paralleling
each other through the same portion of the
city. starting and terminating at the same re-
spective points. would seem TO be undesirable
and unnecessary. Under such circumstances a
simple provision giving the second rnad the
right 10 use the tracks of the first with
proper compensation wonld Suffice. Bat We
have seen in the suggested route 81 tins pro-
posed road convenient. practical and mex
pensive disposition of she lonc-eNisting railroad
trouble in that part Of the CITY. and the follow
ing suggestions are tentatively thrown out.
The city map shows that this company pro-
poses 20 start al or near the western mouth OF
the tunnel used by the Baltimore and Potomac
(fennsNfvanla company. on street south
east, and thence via X street 20 Water street.
and thence 20 the Long bridge. This Is a di-
rect, straight way from the tunnel 90 Water
| street, and thence detecting Co the north
west on Water street TO the bridge. This road
would be nearly mile south OF the tracks of
Virginia avenue aud Maryland avenue. in n
sparsely settled portion of the CITY and eight
squares away from the tracks on the two-named
! avenues, where the houses are compact and
numerous. Why not let the PENNSYLVANIA
company put two tracks on strect to Water
street and mp Water street TO the Long fridge
and thus relieve the whole Of Virginia aud
Maryland avenues from all railroad occuI alton?
The grade crossing at h would. with proper
guard gates. he comparatively harmless FOR
years The switching could all be done either
east Of the tunnel or on the compaay's proper
ties near the bridge. The large population
about the avenues would be entirely relieved of
all their railroad troubles. the company re-
lieved Of a large expense for sinking or elevat-
ing tracks, and the barge compsuy could be
given the right of way over the Pennsylvania
road to the bridge. We have looked at X
street southeast and at Water street
suggestions and our thought seems
feasible. There will have to be- some day in
the near future, right 90 barge loaded cars
from Georgetown 90 the roads this side ~
the town and District, for it IL pretty certain
that a railroad outlet for the soft coal Of West
Virginia will be needed by a road from that
state to the District down along the river.
The coal that is to go to the eastern
or northeastern states would be barged across
the CITY front and taken OF by the n street
route through the tunnel. The Pennsylvania
company could much money by the
above plan by being relieved from the
necessity of depressing or eleyatiug their
tracks whore they now are that they
could doubt AFFORD 90 bufld
fine new bridge 20 accommoda both their road
and the city's travel and to avert the dangers ~
overflow. The track from their depot woald.
of course, have 10 be extended down 9th street
to X for local passenger purposes and all the
present tracks removed from Maryland and
Virginia avenues
After the removal of the present tracks
pretty squsre at the intersection OF the two
avenues would be available for immediate i'm
proyement and the avenues for paving.