Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1895-08-16
Another Electric Line.

Financial arrangements have been made
to build an electric railway between Wash
ington, d. g aud Elicott City.
AT Ellicott City connection is to be made
with trolley lines that may be built TO Bal
tmore, thus practically providing second
electric road between Baltimore and Wash.
ington.
The enterprise is proposed to be carried
out by the Washington, Sandy Spring and
Baltimore Railroad Electric Rapid Transit
System, which was recently chartered in
Montgomery county under the general laws
of Maryland. The incorporators were VIM.
H. Sliney, Allen FIease, T. Ray KEYS, Jas.
B. Colegrove and Bella H. Colegrove.
Today meeting OF the incorporators will
be held in New York to sign contract
with a construction company to build the
road. A syndicate headed by Alston Ger.
ry and Nathan G. Miller of New York,
and James b. Colegrove and George S.
Chase, Of Washington, has undertaken the
carrying out OF the enterprise. This syndi-
cate has agreed to take an issue of $750,000
of thirty year per cent. gold bonds, the
proceeds from which are to be employed in
building the line. IL is estimated that this
sum will be sufficient to assume the com.
| pletion OF the work.
The line will be in three divisions, in
Guiding branch to Frederick From Wash.
ngton to Brighton, Montgomery county
30 miles, will be the first or Washington
division; from Brighton to Frederick, 35
miles, the second or Frederick division, and
from Brighton to Elicott City, 81 miles the
third or Baltimore division.
Surveys over most of the route have been
made and considerable portion OF the RICH /
OF way has been secured. Consolidated in
the project are interests identified with
shorter lines planned in the sections to be
| traversed. In the construction of the main
| line it is proposed to follow the county roads
wherever practicable.
| The road is To begin at Takoma Park, six
miles from Washington Entrance is To be
gained into the heart of the capital over the
present Seventh Street Brghtwood Trolley
Road, now in operation from Boundary
street north To rakoma Park, four and
| half miles IL is understood that this line
will be operated in close connection with
the new electric system, carrying it into
| Washington by means OF an extension pro
| vlded for by the charter of the Seventh
street line Leaving Takoma Park the lew
system will go by way Of Lennox Park,
| Burnt Mills, White Oaks, Colesville, Nor
wood, Laurel junction, Ednor, Sandy
| Springs, Oney, BrookevilIe, Brighton, High
land, Clarksville, DoughOregan, and Col
umbia TO EIlicott City.
| In planning the road the aim has been to
traverse developing section, with special
reference to the needs OF various localities
for connection with Baltimore and Wash.
ingtoD. No attention has been gwen To the
possibilities OF through business between
the two main cities. The territory pene
trated embraces rich agricultural districts,
| from which the products are carried by
teams from ten TO sixteen miles to reach
railroads.
1t is proposed to build three electr ic pow
er-houses along the route. One OF these
will be near Washington, another on the
Patuxent river, near Brighton, and TIE
third on the Patapsco river at Ellicott City.
1t is the intention Of the company To
build at first from Takoma Park TO Sandy
Springs. This part of the road will be put
in operation as soon as II is finished.
In connection with the project it is plan.
ned To establish excursion grounds at Rock
dale Park, near Washington, and to build
a hotel in the vicinity. A dam Is also to be
buiit at Rockdale to utilize the water power
of the Northwest river. The corporation
is privileged to supply water, electric light
and power and telephone service. IL has a
capital stock of 81 100000.
Mr. James b. Colegrove, of Washington
is the acting president of the corporation,
and DR.. +. G. Drane, of Baltimore, is the
temporary secretary Sun, AuguSt 8