Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-16
ACTIVE WORK WILL BEGIN SOON.
Additional Privileges Desired From
the Maryland Legislature.
A L L E q ED HOS T L T

to complete the road and equip II. and as
soon as certain necessary preliminaries are
satisfactorily arranged, the work will be
commenced and completed as rapidly as
1t can possibly be done"
The above statement was recently made
to the Baltimore correspondent Of The Star
by Mr.. Nicholas p. Bond Of Morrison,
Munnikhuysen and Bond, attorneys for the
Baltimore Traction Company. and also at
torneys for the company which controls
the franchise and will build and operate the
proposed electric road between this city
and the national capital
While the two companies, namely, the
Traction Company Of Baltimore and the
Boulevard Company. are separate and dis
tinct organizations. yet the controlling in
terests in both are owned by the WELL
known Philadelphia capitalists, Messrs.
Widener and Elkins, represented here by
the banking house Of Hambleton & Co.
ana Messrs. Morrison Munnikhuysen and
BOND. attorneys. Mr.. Howard Munnikhuy-
sen, Senator Arthur P. German and other
prominent Marylanders are also stockhold-
ers IN the Boulevard Company and are TAX
ing great interest in the preliminary steps
necessary to the building and operating of
| this new enterprise, and the development
ara Improvement of the property along the
route Of the boulevard and the branch
roads which will be built as feeders to the
main system.
More Privileges Wanted.
The state legislature now in session will
be asked to amend the charter of the COM
pany In several particulars. and especially
| TO allow the amount Of the capital stock to
be increased. What the special amendments
to be asked OF the general assembly are is
not known, but one will be certain rights
| over the streets Of Baltimore at the points
or entry into the city, and on the highways
over which the tracks will pass on their
way to the center Of the town The prob
abilities are that what Is known as the Ed
mondson avenue line will be used and con-
nection will be made with the tracks oper-
ateo by the Traction Company. which now
| FORM q network Of rails leading to almost
| every point in Baltimore, crossing the p-in-
cipal streets and passing along one side of
the city hall and post office. The traction
line crosses Baltimore street at four princi-
| pal points In the heart Of the city-at HoI-
liday street, at North and South streets by
| the Sun and American offices; at Charles
street. by the Herald Office. and at Howard
street, winding thence through the narrow
| thoroughfares Of the business part of town.
NO trouble is anticipated by those in
terested In securing all the further rights
the company may ask for at the hands of
the general assembly and the city council.
While the new road will undoubtedly for a
time after its operation begins affect the
receipts OF the two steam roads having
| lines between Washington and Baltimore
| 1t Is anticipated that its construction will
| open up new field and in time build up a
trade OF Its own. Indeed IL is stated that
no opposition whatever is expected from the
| pennsylvania company, which owns the
| Baltimore and Potomac road, but on the
| contrary the influence of the Pennsylvania
people is said to be decidedly in favor of
| the enterprise. The Baltimore and Ohio
people. however are expected by the Boule-
ward company to declare war and fight
them with all their power and influence
In their endeavor to secure additional priv
| al In foe &c ole 49,
| the promoters of the new enterprise that
| the Baltimore and Ohio corporation will
| throw every possible obstacle in the path of
| the new company and do all in its power
to keep it from gaining any more privileges
| from the authorities Of this city and state.
! Alleged Railroad Hostility.
| The following. among others, are the
reasons given by the boulevard people for
! the alleged hostility on the part of the Bal
| timore and Ohio company 1t is well known
| that for years the section of the Baltimore
and Ohio system known as the Washington
branch, comprising the line between Balti-
more and Washington, has been one of the
best paying pieces of railway property in
the country. When the other parts Of that
great read were either not paying at all
| or else paying very little over the cost of
operation and repair theWashington branch
paid largely and increasingly on the capital
invested.
| The friends of the Pennsylvania company
claim. so the boulevard people say, that the
new road Will not injure their business.
The Baltimore and Ohio people. they fur
Their say, make no such claim. On the con-
| trary. as the proposed boulevard will be an
| all points near the line of the Baltimore
ana Ohio, running just north of IL, 1t is
thought that 1t may take from its trade.
The Pennsylvania tracks are still further
| south of the Baltimore and Ohio and the
new road will reach none of the local towns
on that line. Hence, tine alleged apathy or
| friendship of the Pennsylvania company
and the alleged hostility of the other great
corporation Is accounted for Whether this
alleged hostility will in the end prove an
| insurmountable obstacle to the accomplish
| ment OF the plans OF the boulevard COM
pany cannot be foretold. but the promot-
ers OF the scheme are apparently not afraid
out what they Will overcome all opposition
anc secure all they want in the way of
additional privileges.
The line OF the boulevard will. as near IS
possible. follow the old Baltimore and
Washington turnpike. Branches will be
| built II Is said to outlying towns. and new
! towns will be laid out on the property
| owned or to be purchased by the company
Trees will be planted along the entire route.
| the promoters say, and everything will be
| done i'm the way Of concessions and the
| granting combinations to encourage peo-
| pie or moderate means from both the great
| cities to build houses and take nm their
residence along the line. Electricity will
he furnished by the company to light the
houses and for other domestic purposes a nd
| the power houses of the company will not
only furnish the motive power for the cars.
| but also can supply light and heat for those
who dwell along the line
Large Plans In View.
The sections of the boulevard near the
towns already built or to be built on its
route, will be made. it is claimed especially
fine. Excellent roadbeds will be construct
ed. the promoters assert, and as soon as
possible. the whole stretch between this
city and the national capital will be made
into fine driveway for the use of those
who may take up their homes on its bor-
ders as well as for others. The driveways
will be wide enough for all purposes, so
that no excuse may be given any one to
encroach on the railway tracks and thus
interfere with the rapid movement Of the
cars.
| The company, 1t is claimed, will not end
| with doing what Is enumerated above. The
| certainty that large population will set
tie along the line, and the fact that in the
| course of a few years at most it is expected
| the boulevard will be almost one continuous
residence avenue, lined with cottages, villas
and even costly mansions. from one city to
another, will necessitate the furnishing
water in some manner to the people. This
| will he done, the boulevard people say,
through works built and mains laid by the
| company operating the road, or by an
auxiliary company controlled by the same
management.
In fact, it is proposed by this company