The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1896-01-23

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Senator Mcmillan this morning intro
| ouced bill to do away with Baltimore and
| Potomac grade crossings.
II: thinks ne Eas secured Il bin which will
meet the wants OF the District. 1t is an
| improvement on the one he introduced in
| the Senate three years ago.
| He has been in correspondence with yar!-
| ous cities in the country which hay. ,,cue
| thro,pb the sam. ,,r,d,.c,oss;n,, trial This
boz,
l., ''' 'e'' i'"'uieS Vi '"e "o'"
i" an 'ne ei.ies'
ne mus thaC the question or cost was
| the stumbling block everywhere. He thinks
| that his plan, gu timed in. this bill, Is per-
| feclly fair The compauy is 10 nav for tun
| uelinp. buiIdtpp of re,oini,p walls and
| The BRIDGES the,nseIves. the MS, r,ct tn raw
| for bridge apnroa cbes and proncriv In urcd
| by change Of 81 rect grades.
Three wears ago Mr. Mcs,iilau con Id In va
passed his bill He homes This will meet the
desires of The citizens Of TIN. n;s,rtct
The bill REQUIRES the Baltimore q Potomac
Railroad TO change ana u..uro,u IA. ,,,,,.
within the CITY by decreasing its tracks ON
MARYLAND avenue Virginia ayenne Canal
street and X street. according To the grades
prepared by the Engineer Commissioner of
the DlStrlCt.
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II Is the purpose OF this change that
seventh MIMI, Iehtil, Eleventh ana L weifth
streets southwest, shall be carried above
the railroad ON iron OF steel bridges, with
out change OF grade. Also that MARYLAND
avenue Four-nnd-,-haIr straet sccnnd
street. delaware ovenuc south Cnni,oI
street New Jersey avenue Third street
Fourth s,root ,nI Era, 6, zoo, to ,.,r-;od
over the railroad on elevated bridges of
iron or steel.
The bill further provides that an these
bridges shaii pe Vi hon or s'ee, anu vi
,' nuia r., Va. ,nn,,o c,,,h
and New Jersey ovenue tho width of tho
rnaawa,. shon no r;s,~ ,.ai , nd o,.or G..
ond Street snrthwast ror,r.rive foot An
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TRACKS TO BE REMoNED.
The bill directs the road to remove all
its tracks on Sixth street north of Virginia
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COMPANY Is W USE .hae poi.iol Vi .ne Man
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80, sSrai,' ,bl, 90 az ,,,,,;n,, s,,am be
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81, III, ~. "i,. o ~, y, L.
~ az $50 ~ w. 80. - -. ., -, -,
,.a i,.si ,,na,,d "a ane ~ ST. go, a. W
In Jnornssino its tracrs the comnanv is
ranuircd 70 ,6 ,in,,in sni,a bIa re,ain;,a
walls. The Commissioners are authorized
to make any street grade changes necessary.
In otder TO enable said company 10 carry
iii.o e'ieoe vi. pa' poses s''i.isu' 'neAe
Go ,h. r,iiri,aa
street Now Jersev avanue q street
so,,rcas. :, nd II street southeast. l. Roof
~, s,root santhy.ast ara E s,root xn,,h,
y,nst. Tbird st rant son,bweSt VIRGINIA ave
nne n street soutbwes, G street south-
vet "a e,roat s,n,hvast u,rland ,yenna
betwe,n Twelrtb and Fourtcen,h streets.
and MISUNDERSTANDING he,
tween n and + streets. n street soutbeast
and II street southeast where they cross
tbe railroad are stricten from tho city
Man Tho RIGHT of District officers 20
cross rnder The tracks Is reserved
TIC hilI nrov;das ,b,t al, Tho cost or the
ronstruciion of abutn,c,ts md |
anr worE op The siytv.siy foot cove.nd |
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