Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-04-25
TERMINAL RAILWAY
The House District Committee Decides
Favorably on the Bill
The Occupation of Water Street and
Property Owners Unheeded.

The House District committee today re-
ported q bill to permit the occupancy Of
Water street and X street, in South WASH
ington. together with several streets In
Georgetown, by a double-track railway. with
switches and side tracks. for the passage
of freight trains through the city. Notwith-
standing the strenuous protests of property
owners of the vicinity against the use Of
Water street and X street and the vigorous
opposition of the board of trade and of citi-
zens generally to the proposed numerous
additions to the deadly grade crossings Of
the city and the increase of the Pennsylva-
mia Railway Company's occupancy of the
surface Of the city streets. the bill to incor-
porate the Washington and Georgetown
Terminal Railway Company was favorably
reported.
Chairman Heard would not make a state
ment of the vote in the committee or per-
init one to be made further than to say that
1t was almost two to one. A minority re-
port will be made by Mr.. Cooper of Florida
The bill authorizes the Washington and
Georgetown Terminal Railway Company
to operate a single or double track railroad
from a point at or near the north end Of
the Long bridge over the Potomac river,
eastwardly and southwardly along Water
to X street, and thence on and along X
street to a connection with the Baltimore
and Potomac railroad near Sd street south
east to a point on the Eastern branch Of
the said Potomac river in the city of Wash
ington, with the power to make contracts,
connections and arrangements with other
railroad companies for the transportation
of property and passengers over their roads
and the use thereof for such purposes, and
to make leases with other connecting lines
Of railroad. The company shall also have
authority to build and maintain a dock or
docks on the Potomac river in West WASH
ington between New Hampshire avenue
and the Aqueduct bridge, and at other
points on the Potomac river adjacent to
the line of its road, and to receive thereat
and send therefrom barges, vessels, car
goes and railway cars from and to any
point on the line of the railroad herein
above authorized to be constructed, and
from and to points on the Potomac river;
and the said company shall have the power
to build warehouses and depots at any
points near the docks aforesaid, west Of
9th street and south of X street north
west, and in West Washington, and at
points along the Inc of its road. and TO
construct sfdings, turn-outs. turntables and
switches necessary for the delivery of cars
to said warehouses and depots, and to con-
meet the same with other railroads in West
washington, or Georgetown, and to cross
any streets or alleys necessary for that
purpose. and to operate the said road by
steam, horse or electric power.
1t is provided that where the tracks CO.
incide with those of a street railway the
new company shall lay a separate track, or
that an arrangement may be made for the
use OF the same track by both companies
Water street is now occupied by the Belt
line of street cars
A condemnation clause is included to en-
able the company TO acquire land .'for the
right of way or any other property adjacent
to the said road and required for it's con-
struction or Improvement from time to time
and for Its depots and other purposes in
connection with the use of said road OF
necessary for the enjoyment OF the powers
herein granted"
Condemnation of property In West Wash
ington shall be confined to property west OF
I'D street and east of Both street but MOTH
Ing herein contained shall authorize the con-
domination of any church or school property.
And provided further, That the construc-
ton OF the road shall be commenced within
one year and finished within three years
after the passage of this act unless pre-
vented by legal proceedings or other mat
tiers beyond the control of the company.
The incorporators of the company are
Messrs. E. kurtz johnson, z. Southland
Parker, Samuel Ross. L. G. Hine, William
A. Wimsatt, ]. b. Rank and Andrew b.
Duvall.