Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-02-12
ALONG nth STREET
The Commissioners Think a Railroad
on That Street Not Needed.
tee WASHINGTON TRACTION R. R. BILL
The Route Which is Suggested as
Much Preferable.
SOUTH OF THE ENUE

The Commissioners this afternoon sub
mitted their report upon Senate bill S15,
to incorporate tine Washington Traction
hallway Company of the District of Co.
lumbia.. in their report they say:
The original bill names two lines or parts
of routes--One via Massachusetts avenue,
Boundary, 2lst, G. 18th and B streets, and
thence eastward to the Capitol; the other
line south from Boundary on 18th street,
east on I, south on 18th to b, with a
branch on L, connecting the 18th and 21st
street lines.
1t is the opinion of the Commissioners
that public interests do not require a street
railway on 18th street. and it has been
SHOWN to their satisfaction that large ma
jority of the owners Of property on that
street earnestly object to a railway there.
The street Is improved throughout its length
and the roadway is too narrow for double
tracks The act of Congress of June 10.
1921 prohibits railroads on the ! street
fronts Of Scott now McPherson) and
Commissioners have omitted in the route
recommended by them the 18th and 1
streets parts Of the routes named in the
original bill. and have consequently omitted
the connecting links on l. and 18th streets.
and for the further reason that the terri
tories of the last named streets cOllld be
readily reached by connections with pres
ent roads.
appears, however, TO De some n6e0
of a north and south road between Connec-
ticut avenue and Rock creek. The Com
missoners have selected I'D instead OF 2lst.
and street instead Of G, as better divid-
ing adjacent territory with present roads.
Furthermore, the street roadway Is wider
than that Of street, and I'D Is not 30
highly improved as 2lst. A route south on
I'D to NJ, east on NJ and New Hampshire
avenue to 2lst, thence south on 2lst to F
would pass through X street market and for
that reason is desirable and II preferred by
the railway company, might be authorized
without detriment.
+ The Needs of Mount Pleasant.
. The promoters of the company have pro-
posed to the Commissioners to omit the 2lst
and F street line II permitted to retain 18th
and l streets and Massachusetts, avenue
west of 18th street, agreeing in that case
to extend the 18th street line through Mt.
Pleasant. While realizing the need OF a
street railway, for Mt. Pleasant, it was
judged that this could be supplied by a
branch from one of the existing railways
in contiguous territory. and that this need
was not sufficient for authorizing tracks on
18th street.
in extending the route recommended east
ward from 9th street to the Capitol a
change is made from street at 9th to Lou
isiana avenue ID street and Indiana avenue
for giving better accommodations to the
traffic and to Take advantage Of wider road
ways and present tracks. The substitute
bill contains some additional stipulations
and conditions as compared with the orig
inal bill, which are believed to be proper
and desirable for the public interests.
60 The Com mi ssiOners Plan.
The new route is as follows: Beginning
at point where Massachusetts avenue
when extended would intersect Loughbor-
ough road. and thence south and east on
Massachusetts, avenue, as thus extended, to
I'D street; thence south on 22d street to
F street; east on F street to 18th street;
south ON 18th street to B street; east on B
street to 9Th street; north on 9th street to
Louisiana avenue; east on Louisiana
avenue d street, Indiana avenue and c
street to New Jersey avenue; on New Jer-
sey avenue to street. all of the aforesaid
route being in the northwest section thence
on Il street to Delaware avenue; thence
south in the Capitol grounds to a point
where any street railway may now termin-
ate or as may be preferred by said railway
company from point of beginning as stated
above, to the intersection of I'D and NJ
st rect; thence eastward on NJ street and
New Hampshire avenue to 21st street
south on 21st street to F street, and thence
as along the route first named" The Com
nissioners recommend that the road be
commenced within one year and completed
within two years from the passage Of the