Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-18
Occupy the Attention of the House
District Committee Today.
ALEXANDRIA and MOUNT VERNON CO.
Will Not Oppose the Board Of
Trade Recommendation.
HEARINGS TO BE GIVEN

The House District committee held a meet
Ing this morning, at which considerable
business was trar sacted The bill amend
ing the charter Of the Washington and
Great Falls Electric Railway Company was
reported favorably. This bill changes the
route of the proposed road by substituting
the following: Beginning at a point on 32d
street at the intersection Of Prospect street
thence along Prospect street to 3Sth; thence
to the Foxhall road. to the New Cut road
thence easterly to the Conduit road and
Palisades of bs Potomac and to Cottrel
place. The company obligates itself to ex-
tend branch to the proposed union depot
for street railways near the AQueduct
bridge whenever required by Congress.
A favorable report was made on the bill
introduced by Mr.. Hayes limiting book.
making within three-quarters Of a mile O,
the city limits to the regular spring and fall
meetings Of jockey clubs, not to exceed
eighteen days in the year. This bill will be
substituted for the bills Of similar tenor now
pending.
The full committee adopted the report OF
the subcommittee on the Metropolitan rail.
way bill. heretofore published in The Star
and Mr. Richardson was directed to prepare
the bill with the proposed amendments for
action in the House at the next Distric,
day.
The Alexandria Railroad.
Mr.. A. d. Anderson. counsel for the
Washington. Alexandria and Mount Vernon
Railway Company, will submit to the House
District committee a proposition for a
speedy settlement Of the question involved
In the request Of that road for a right of
way across portion of the Potomac fats
The company proposes to present to the
N for he
route selected by the company and the other
carrying out the recommenda tions Of the
board OF trade in the route via 18th and L
streets. The company will in a brief state
ment show why 1t prefers the route hereto
fore selected but will express its willing
ress to submit to the judgment Of the COM
mittee the route which shall be used. The
company will accept whatever the commit.
tee proposes. and will only ask prompt ac-
ton, so that work may be commenced in
time to have the road in operation for the
summer traffic. The proposition will be
presented In writing, so that the COMMITTEES
may take action at Its next meeting.
Columbia VS.. Suburban.
Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson appeared before the
committee in behalf Of the Columbia Rail-
way Company to oppose the amended route
of the District of Columbia Suburban Rail.
way Company. He said that the new road
proposes to parallel the Columbia's route
for long distance. whereas there is nc
necessity Tor two roads and no traffic tc
support both. He said that the new road
would divert a portion of the traffic from
the Columbia line and interfere with ef.
1orts TO tnaugurate a system of rapid
transit on that line for the convenience o,
the public. As the committees time was
limited this morning, 1t was decided to have
another hearing next Tuesday morning al
which both sides will be given opportunity
to present their claims.
A number of citizens appeared befor,
the committee to oppose the bill givins
the Washington and Georgetown Termina
Company the right to lay tracks for {
steam railway on certain streets in South
Washington. Although the hearings upor
this bill had been declared closed, It wa,
decided to give the opponents of the bill
another opportunity next Friday morning
at 1880 to present their case.
The b. and o. Tracks.
Messrs. Frizzell and Tucker Of the North
east Washington Citizens Association ask
ed the committee for a further hearing OF
the B. and o. railroad bill
In a statement submitted to the commit
tee they signify their intention to answer
and refute certain assertions of the rail
way company, in which they will show tha
the stub system" is In use in larger cite.
than Washington; that the bill contain.
ample provision for temporary entranc,
of the railway to the city while the viaduc
Is being constructed, and that the cost O
the improvements will be less than 5000,
600 instead of $50OO,OO0.
The committee agreed to give a hearing
on the merits Of the case. leaving out tn,
legal questions, one week from next Fri
day. Attorney Hamilton for the Baltimor
and Ohio company has asked for a furthe
extension of time in which to submit
brief on the legal points Of the contro
versy.