Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-10-16
EVANSVILLE.

The new route through this village of the
proposed electric railway between Baltimore
and Washington was the cause of a vigor-
Gus kick on the part of a number of citizens
of this village last evening. Mr.. Chas B.
Calvert, one of the directors of the pro-
pos Ell railway. and Engineer Hall, under
whose supervision the recent survey was
made, met the commissioners and a
number of property holders at Justice Cars
office last night to get their approval of the
new route. This route enters Hyattsville
at Olive avenue, goes down that avenue
across Spencer street and Johnson avenue
thence through the properties of Messrs
Schoepf and Ralston. The company sub
mitted the proposed route to the meeting of
commissioners and citizens, with the result
that the company would have to enter upon
another survey more suitable to the peo-
rle's wishes or leave Hyattsville without an
electric railway. The chief objection to the
new route was found in the fact that the
company desired TO appropriate Olive ave-
nue. 10 the exclusive use of the railway, ex-
| cavating said avenue to a depth of 10 feet
and practically closing Marion street. This
| route will also necessitate the bridging of
| Spencer street and johnson avenue, and, in
addition to this objection, II will pass with
| i'll twenty feet of the public school house
rendering the school children liable to in
\ jury. Property owners on Olive street
| raised the objection that the earth taken
| from the excavations and banked up on
either side would probably destroy the value
| OF the property. AT this meeting the COM
missionerS appeared to favor the proposed
| route, and evidently believing that their
views would not meet with the approval of
the citizens present, adjourned TO hold an
executive session at the residence of Dr.
Wells. Meanwhile the Village Improvement
Association took up the question, and after
some discussion passed a resolution, offered
by MI. Tierney. providing that the associa-
| ton Is opposed to the surrender of any of
| The streets OF the town for railroad pur-
| poses, except upon payment yearly to the
| town OF the annual value of the privileges
| granted the railroad. Another resolution.
| Cnered by Mr. Campbell, was also passed
| providing That the association, only looking
| to the welfare OF the village, solemnly and
| earnestly puts itself upon record as unalter-
ably opposed to the proposed route of cleo
| trio cars through the village, for the reason
| that IL Is believed said proposed route
| Will he decidedly injurious to the property
| abutting the route: continuing danger to
| the people who are compelled to cross it; a
/ standing danger to the children and yearly
drain on the revenues of the village to keep
| the approaches to and from IL in repairs"
A committee. consisting of Messrs Tier
| ney, Campbell, Emmons. Richardson and
/ Carr, was appointed to wait upon the COM
| rcissioners Immediately and present the two
| resolutions to them. and also protest
| against the proposed route. The committee
was admitted to the executive session of the
| commissioners. Mr.. Campbell was the
/ the spokesman, and made a brief speech
| Directing to thu route. The committee then
withdrew, without receiving much satisfac-
| ton at the time, but later the commission
| ers declined to give the railroad company
| the proposed new route at present.
| At the meeting of the Village Improve
Iaent Association. held last night, Messrs
| II. G. Langley. Geo. Markward, E. A. Fuller
/ and DIR. A. ii. Wells were elected members
/ Mr.. Emmons reported that is would require
| from SIS to $50 TO make the necessary i'm
| provement on Wing Rest avenue In the
shape of graveling. rounding and grading
| the street The committee, of which he was
| a member. was authorized to lay the mat
| ter before the town commissioners.