Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-01-23
DISTRICT IN CONGRESS-.
THE AouEpucr BRIDGE.


Mr.. George W. King Of Georgetown has hit
FOR railroad purposes which he belisvcs will
communication to Senator Mcmillan he sug-
gests that Is the piers Of the bridge extend from
six to eight feet beyond the present structure
that an elevated road can be built upon them
which the railroads can use without obstructing
In any way the free use Of the bridge for pedes-
TRANS or vehicles. He asks the Senate District
committee 10 consider this plan
TEE OPENING OF CALIFORNIA AVENUE.
Senator Voorhees, today introduced . bill
authorizing the Commissioners to open
California avenue to q width Of ninety feet
street northwest and " street with q
width OF sixty feet from SD street to
Soth- Ii Is provided that the land for the
extension shall be decided in fee simple 20 the
District, except that portion Of il which passes
through block : in Belair Heights. and for this
the Commissioners are empowered 20 condemn.
The appropriation for this work is left blank
LOT the committee on the District. to whom the
ball was referred, to fill in at their own figures
Inc bill was accompanied by petition signed
cy cinzens OF Georgetown praying for the i'm
provement. The petition states that the citi-
zens OF Georgetown ere cut OF from all ap-
proach to Rock creek and geological park, and
ask that this street be opened so that they
may have an easy method Of reaching these
places, which were intended for the use of all
the citizens of the District. A map also accom-
panied the bill. showing the proposed extern
sion, and an estimate from Mr.. LOCKER. who
surveyed the ground, in which he states that
ne believes that the improvement, including a
bridge over Rock creek, can be made for
S55, 900.
PLANS OF THE BALTIMORE AND ONO.
Vice President King Of the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad, J. X. Cowen, general counsel of
the road; the engineer of that company and
George &. Hamilton, the local attorney,
presented to Senator Mcmillan this morn
ing the latest plans of that road TO come in
TO the city on their elevated tracks. The plans
are almost entirely the same as those originally
presented, which were printed in TIE STAR at
that time. The only change of importance
Is that instead of joining their tracks
just above the Deaf and Dumb ASYLUM
II is proposed in the present plans for the road
10 come In on their tracks as now laid except
that they are to be elevated to a spot on Della
ware avenue inside of Florida avenue and then
join.
1t was suggested that the plans be amended
I n one or two particulars and that the commit
tee would then discuss them. The gentlemen
representing the b. and D. road agreed to this
proposition and the plans were taken back to
Baltimore. Ii ia expected that they will be
ready for action by the Senate District COM
mittee in about two weeks.
THE NORFOLK AND WESTERN.
At o'clock this afternoon subcommittee
composed Of Senators Mcmillan. Faulkner and
Gibson gave a hearing on the Norfolk and
Western railroad bill.
To EXTEND THE SUBURBAN RAILROAD.
Mr.. Richardson introduced a bill in the House
today to extend the route of the District of
Columbia Suburban railway from its in
tersection with the Bladensburg old turn
pike and NJ street eastwardly on
street to the Eastern branch, across 3
bridge to be erected, and along NJ street ex-
tended to the Benning track, thence to Dean
wood and Brentwood
Ii is provided that whenever a permanent
system of streets is adopted the road shall con-
form its route thereto. Steam motors on the
route are prohibited by the bill.
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