The Washington times., 1895-02-05
.DOINGs OF THE DISTRICT
Plan for the Fifteenth Street
Railway Junction.

The Congressional committee that has been
for some time wrestling with the several plans
presented for the accommodation OF the street
railways that intersect on New York avenue
northwest at Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets. respectively, have evidently misaid
or lost sight OF the suggestions made at the
last session by the District Commissioners.
AS explained yesterday by Commissioner
Powell, the plan then proposed by the board
was comprehensive and seemed TO I'LL the
bill. 1t provided for the inning of all north
bound ears of the Washington and George
tewn lines. including the Mount Pleasant
branch, by the way OF Fourteenth street from
Pennsylvania avenue to New York avenue
and returning them over the present route
past the Treasury Department.
This, Capt. Powell explains, would de-
crease the congestion at the Fifteenth street
! junction and remove the danger now incurred
| by the running of trains both ways, danger
that will be increased should the Columbia
/ line succeed in effecting its extension 10
| Seventeenth street.
lie shows also that there would be no ac-
emulation OF tracks necessary, sinca there is
/ but one point between + street and New York
avenue, on Fourteenth street. where three
/ lines will be needed, and even this can be OBJ
waited by causing the Metropolitan road to
! diverge by the way of Thirteenth street in
stead Of Fourteenth street. with its short line
! between f and streets. The transfer sta
! tion of the Washington and Georgetown road
/ could be placed at any convenient point on
I New York avenue
Another feature of the Commissioners
/ plan was to cause the Metropo tan Company
/ to build line on Fifteenth street. from II
street 20 New York avenue and from FIJI
/ teenth to Fourteenth street on i street. hay
/ ing its southbound cars to pass the Treasury.
Under :hs proposed arrangement there
/ a lal l,t,tx iirra Of
| between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets. one
/ line between The two avenues on Fourteenth
! street, and ono on Thirteenth street, between
/ + and ii streets, while on no other street en-
braced in the schedule would there be moro
! than two sets of tracks.
In an opinion rendered yesterday Attorney
Thomas holds that the license tax paid in by
the Incorporated clubs cannot lie refunded,
excert in cases where the same was paid
under protest. This opinion applies to pay
! ments made for the current year as we'll as
! for previous years.
Attorney Duyal. assistant attorney for the
/ District, alter au exhaustive review OF the
appeal of Miss Ramey, a school teacher,
against the payment OF two fares for a con-
tinous ride over the Belt Line Railway, has
decided that the company exceeded its privi-
I lege IN making the demand, and says he IN
derstands the company has discontinued the
practice complained OF.
gress for an appropriation of $4,000 for the
work of sweeping paved suburban streets for
1895.
/ The announcement that a hearing would
! be given yesterday TO the railway representa-
| tiyes on the question Of reciprocal transfers
had the effect OF bringing to the District
| building officials interested.
After brief discussion President New
! lands suggested that the matter be adjourned
TO enable the railway representatives TO con-
/ fer. and this was agreed 10.
The gentlemen interested in the subject for
discussion met Immediately in Commissioned
( Powells Office. After a conference of about
two and half hours there was an adjourn
ment taken until to-day at 10 O'Clock.
Attorney Thomas says the Commissioners
have right TO know whether not Thomas
/ W. Kerr is competent 10 perform the duties
OF master piumter, and that the decision OF
the court relieving him oil the necessity OF
being examined by the plumbing board is in
effect a declaration that the Commissioners
have no authority to delegate their powers
| TO another body. They must. therefore,
themselves conduct the examination.