Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-06-05

New York avenue for north-bound cars
and one track on New York avenue for
Doth the Georgetown cars going west and
the Mt Pleasant cars going south. In case
or such an arrangement 1t would be mat
Ter or further accommodation for the pub
lc motive powers permitting, for the Met
ropolitan east-bound cars to leave H street
at 10Th street and go south on 18th street
over The abandoned cable track to F, and
thence along F. while the west bound cars
should go up 14th street from to II over
the new cable track. Therefore, the route
amendment herein recommended for the
Metropolitan cars provides some latitude in
selection of streets depending upon the
change, If any, made in the cable tracks at
10th street, and upon the kind of motive
power selected by the Metropolitan COM
pany.
Reasons for amendment b.-The proposed
new sections, ), and ), are for conformity
with requirements of street railway char
ters granted in late years and with recon-
mendations of the District Commissioners
on railroad bills made to the present Con-
gress.
Some of the requirements of the new Sec
tons are embodt ID in me company char
ter, but in general terms and without pro-
vision for determination in case of differ
ences and without means of enforcement.
All OF the requirements are considered
important and necessary. On.
Reasons for amendment Cit is thought
the wide and indefinite authority which
section of the bill would grant might
operate uhjustly toward railroad compa-
MES of the District, and probably would
embarrass the Metropolitan company in
obtaining the means for changing Its mo-
tive power, which is main object of the
bill.
Therefore the amendment embodied in
new section limits the right of use of
another company of the Metropolitan COM
pany's tracks to a single, well-defined case.
and fixes a compensation therefor by &C
cording a right of equivalent value to the
MPfrDn0llf4n cOmn9ny DarflculAY
case the public interests would be doubly
benefited. Thus 1t is desirable for the Rock
Creek cars to reach the commercial and
shopping center of the city and for the
Metropolitan cars to reach the Geological
Park and the Rock Creek Park.
The public should have ample street car
facilities for transportation to the grand
parks of the District and there is need of
a street railroad from Mount Pleasant west
of fIth street The Commissioners recon-
mended, when reporting on II. r. bill PSI.
that the Rock Creek company be authorized
to build a branch from 18th street to How
ard avenue, in Mount Pleasant, via Superior
street and 18th street extended. and indi-
Gated that the road might be extended near
err the parks when the streets were opened
between them and 18th street extended. The
authority for interchange Of trackage would
encourage the use of the same kinds of
system of car propulsion.
. The main object of new section Is
stated therein. The switching in the street
of mechanical power cars, especially in the
crowded parts of the city, is an obstruction,
a nuisance and a danger. Running on
private ground near the middle of the city
Tor switching IL not an available remedy
, from the expense of land. Besides a short
circuit at a terminal better accommodate ties
the public, and where two or more lines
meet on the circuit a passenger has more
convenient facility for reaching different
parts of the District
a present case in point is the terminal OF
the Columbia railroad on New York avenue
ana 10Th street This company has filed
notice OF an intention to change without
delay, the motive power for their cars 10
cable. under authority Of existing law The
switching of cable cars at the point named
Mould be an intoierable nuisance. and So
ikeWlse. would be the operation of two
ADDITIONAL mechanical power car tracks on
Ne" York avenue between 14th and 18th
IL is suggested that the words land for
other purposes" should be added to the title
of the bill ~ WY Nie