Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-29
DISTRICT IN CONGRES SIS
An East Washington Belt Line Railway
Hearing Today.
The Promoters of the Road Promise
1t Shall BE Running Within Six
Mcnths-Other Local Matters.

The projectors of TIE East Washington
Belt Line Railway Company were given a
hearing this morning by the subcommittee
bill authorizing the construction of that
road.
The incorporatorS Of this company pro-
pose to build cable road on Capitol Hill,
completely encrcling that section of tho
city, and to be operated upon a system of
transfers with other roads running east Of
North and South Capitol streets between
the Eastern branch and the boundary. The
| route of the proposed road is as follows:
Beginning at point at or near the june
ton OF NJ street and Florida avenue north
east. and extending thence along NJ street
to I'd street east; thence along Sd street
southerly to Virginia avenue southeast;
thence along Virginia avenue southeaSterly
to street; thence along 1 street easterly
to 18th street and Georgia avenue south
east; thence along 18th street northerly 10
Tennessee avenue; thence along Tennessee
avenue northeasterly to 18th street thence
along 18th street northcrly to Florida ave-
nue., ard thence along Florida avenue
northwesterly to NJ street, the point of be-
ginning.
What Its Promoters Promise.
Nessrs. Calderon Carlisle DR.. w. P. g.
Hazen. DR.. II. L. f. Johnson and H. l..
this morning. They stated that the COM
pany means business, ard is prepared to
operate it's road within six months after
the passage of the bill Arrangements
| have been made to place the bonds and an
estimate obtained of the cost of the road.
which is to be S62J,OOO, exclusive of the
bridging of the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road tracks on Sd street between NJ and
/ streets. Letters were placed on file from
the city postmaster and from school SUI
perintendentS favoring the bill. 1t was eX-
planned that the road will tap section of
the. city which Is very deficient In street
railway facilities
Msssrs. Tucker and FrizZell of the North
east Washington Citizens Association APP
peared before the committee and Endorsed
the statements made, and expressed their
favor toward the bill.
The promoters of the bill further stated
that. the road would pass twenty-five
churches and eleven schools, giving trans
portation facilities to persons attending
these institutions.
The Railroad Franchise Bill.
| Representative Williams MISSY was
given an informal hearing today before the
subcommittee of the House District COM
| mittee upon his bill to sell at public auc-
| ton proposals for the construction of street
| railways in the District henceforth.
| Mr.. Williams explained the provisions of
| his bill to the subcommittee. He will be
! given opportunity to have his bill con-
| sidered before the full committee at a later
| day. The bill has been published in The
| Star heretofore.
Sanitary Regulations.
Senator Harris today. at the request OF
the District Commissioners, introduced a
bill granting the Commissioners the right
| to make and enforce sanitary regulations
within the District. This measure. which
has heretofore been described in The Star,
is very comprehensive in it's character. and
gives the Commissioners considerable au-
thority to make strcter enforcement Of the
pure food act now On the statute books.
South Capitol Street Bridge.
Mr. Gallinger has presented an amend
ment to the District appropriation bill in
the Senate appropriating $1,000 for a sur
vey for the bridge across the Eastern
branch of the Potomac at the foot of
South Capitol street. This is an old prop
os ton. and has been prominently before
Congress for several sessions.
To Reimburse for Sewer Work.
An amendment appropriating $4,000 was
today proposed by Mr.. Hunton to the Dis
trict appropriation bill for the purpose of
re mbursing the firm of Emmart, Dunbar
q Company for work done on the thirty
six-inch main sewer, for which they have
not been paid.