Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-16
CHANGES RECOMM ENDED
In the Proposed Route Of the Mount Vernon
Railway Company.
The Commissione RS Make Their Report
to COnSress-NO Turn Table
ON 18th Street Advised.

After several discussions in which the
merits of the bill were thoroughly argued.
the Commissioners today submitted to Con-
gress their report upon Senate bill 2013 to
authorize the Washington, Alexandria and
Mount Vernon Railway Company to extend
It's tracks into and within the District of
Colun. bia.
This is the bill which was the subject Of
hearing before the Senate committee on
the District of Columbia last week. during
Which several heated arguments were made
pro and con.
Change of Route.
The Commissioners commence their report
by amending section l by inserting after
the word street in line Ii fireworks, with sin
gle tracks at the sides of Rawlins Square"
I he words Pennsylvania avenue are struck
out of line ID. and the following substituted,
Il street, thence east on + street to 18th
street, Is IL street or 18th street as the
said company may select, thence south to Il
street"
Several othef minor amendments are
made, the report concluding as follows:
The Commissioners do not recommend
the authority for any branch up and down
10th street as the bill proposes Such a
branch would necessitate an end or stub
switch en- 10th street at Pennsylvania
avenue. The roadway Of this part of the
otioSt Is one eHtTdHce 10 Al
baugh's Opera House is at this locality. in
front Of which there Is a hack stand on
each SIDE OF the street. paved with brick
last fall having only a narrow strip Of
asphalt. An end or stub switch is always
an obstruction, a nuisance and a danger.
The branch should be in the shape of a
loop to avoid the end switch, and also to
give length of track. near and substan-
TALLY parallel to Pennsylvania avenue. con-
venient to the hotels and theaters of that
locality.
No Turn Table Should BE Allowed.
ut appears that the most convenient route
of the eastern part of this road would be
starting from the terminus near the Center
Market: to go along street to 18th street;
thence on Ohio avenue to 18th street ;thenc
north to e street; thence along Z street to
18th, and south on 1ith to B; thence along
ID street west; and for east-bound cars from
the intersection of B street and 18th north
on 10Th to +; east on to 18th; south on
18th to Ohio avenue. along Ohio avenue TO
18th street; thence south TO i, thence east
ON IL to the eastern terminus making each
way one through line, without any branch.
There are now double tracks on 1ith
street. and 18th street il a wide street de-
voted wholly to busin ass But the Commits
sioners do not object to the 18th ana Il
street branch, II the company desires it.
provided that the branch is in the shape of
a loop. In any event, a branch up 18th
street requiring a switch or turntahle
should not. n .the opinion of the Commits
sioners. be allowed.
Against n IirnnSh to the Long bridge.
The Commissioners recommend that the
proposed branch to the hong bridge be
omitted, as IN Their opinion. there is no pub
lie necessity to- Such line; that there is
no traffic. Rresept or prospective. calling
for such an accommodation, and that the
branch would net pay. They remark that
1.-The Belt Line desires to abandon for la elk
of profitable traffic, their tracks on 18th and
1lth streets south of street, and along
Water street east of 18th street. and have
a bill pending for that purpose. There is
some traffic alri,g Water street where the
Belt Lire now -runs.-Sat the proposed
branch on 18th street south of of the
Mount Vernon road would not accommodate
even this traffic