Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-31
AN OMNIBUS BILL
Several Railroad Projects Combined
in One Measure.
A UNION STATION PROVIDED FOR
Great Falls Railway and the Eek
ington Extension.
P A S S ED THE SEN ATE

Senator Mcmillan seized fleeing mo-
ment In the Senate yesterday afternoon
just before adjournment to secure the pas
sage of one of the most comprehensive local
street railroad bills that has passed Con-
gress for several sessions. For some time
past 1t has been apparent that the pressure
on the time Of the Senate was great that
indiscriminate legislation on local matters
was practically useless, and that the most
pressing of the District bills would have to
be consolidated In order to secure approval
by the President. II at all. OF the street
railroad matters pending it was believed
that three in particular required immediate
attention: The amendment to the charter of
the Great Falls Company, which has been
awaiting further legislation before begin
ring construction; the extension to the rail-
road station and the market of the Ecking-
ton road. and the extension of the Wash
fngton and Georgetown tracks at the west
ern terminus to the Aqueduct bridge. In
addition to these there was project for
the construction of union passenger sta
ton at the north end of the bridge for the
accommodation OF the passengers of the
Washington and Georgetown and Great
Falls lines and other roads that may here
after be built terminating at that point.
Therefore at a recent meeting of the Sem
ate committee on the District it was de-
term1neQ tnat an omnibus Dtll should, II
possible. be put through the Senate, and
thrown into conference in time for settle
ment before adjournment This was accom-
plished yesterday evening, and these de-
sired objects have all been obtained by the
passage of the bill II. r. 6177, ITO amend
the charter of the Washington and Great
Falls electric railway" with sundry COM
mittee amendments, including an entirely
bill reported by Mr.. Mcmillan to the Senate
some days ago. amending the charter to
the lexington road.
The bill. as agreed to by the Senate, pro-
vides that the Great Falls road shall begin
at a passenger station on the square
bounded by Prospect, 33th. Both and NJ
streets northwest. and shall run thence
westerly along Prospect street to or near
3Sth street northwest. thence northwesterly
on land to be acquired by the company. to
and across Foxhall road Thence the road
Is to take the route provided In the original
charter granted by the act Of July 81. 1892.
which gives a right of way south and west
Of the Conduit road to the falls. The road
shall be completed to the boundary OF the
District and have cars running regularly
within twelve months. and to Cabin John
creek within eighteen months after the pas
sage of the act.
Passenger station. ra -.' =
The new section 3 of the bill provides for
q union transfer station and for the extern
sion Of the Washington and Georgetown
tracks. The language follows:
THAT in order to accommodate the street
railway traffic that may converge at or
near the Aqueduct bridge. under authority
granted or to be granted by Congress. a
passenger station Is hereby authorized.
Such station shall have ample provision for
the SAFE convenient and comfortable lans-
fer Of passengers to and from the cars of
the street railways using the same. All
plans for such station and .ts necessary
approaches shall be subject to the written
approval of the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia. The said Commissioners
shall have the power to settle any differ
ences which may arise between the COM
panies using the said station as to COM
pensation or rentals, or as to the necessary
regulations for the control Of said station.
The said passenger station shall be con-
structed and maintained as a union passen-
ger station, for the use of street railways
only. by the Washington md Georgetown
Railway Company. Said station shall be To-
Gated on land already owned or hereafter
to be acquired by the aforesaid company.
which land shall be bounded on The north
by Prospect street. the east by q line
drawn not less than I2n feet west Of the
west line of 35th street. on the south by NJ
street. and on the west by S6th street
northwest. Within one year from the ap
prevail OF this act the said Washington ard
Georgetown Railway Company shall COM
plete the said station and shall extend its
tracks on NJ street northwest to a point
not less than 40 feet west of 35tn street
the said company shall cease entirely to
switch cars on Nj street northwest
Sec. L. That the street railway companies
mentioned in this act, and hereafter all
street railway companies in the District Of
Columbia respectively, shall bear all the tx
penses that may be incurred by the United
States in making and inspecting such
changes to the water mains, fixtures or ap-
paratus of the Washington aquedIct may
be necessary by the construction or extern
sion of such several roads; and the Secre-
tary OF War is hereby authorized and di-
rected to make all regulations to carry into
effect the provisions of this sectioa.''
lexington Extension.
At the end of the bill Mr.. Mcmillan In
serted a new section between old sections
4 and 8. to he known as section j. amend
ing the charter of the lexington road ao-
proved July ), 1894, by the substitution of
the following route for the southerly termi-
nus as provided In the former act: Be
ginning at the intersection of 9Th street
and Louisiana avenue, thence by single
frac Lr al iota 70 Gft,