The morning times., 1896-01-18
Ill isk| MORE FRANCHISE
Commissioners Overwhelmed by
Street, Car Bills.
WILL REPORT ALL AT ONCE
Great Opposition Iss Meeting Many of
the Requests, Particu hrly One
Made by the Belt Line-SenatOr
Jones Saysthe Tracks Shall Not Be
Extended Through NJ Street.

There is not little rivalry among the
street car companies in the race for ad,
ditional franchises, and the Commissioners
are catching the rebound in the multitude
OF bills referred to them from Congress for
their consideration. The people will be
heard from later. -
TheCoiubmia, the Washing ton and George
town, the Eckingtjn and Soldiers Home
and the Belt Liue, The last two under the
same management, may all be said to be
seeking further privileges in the northwest
section.
Measures for the extension of the Belt
and the lexington have been introduced in
both houses of Congress simultaneously, and
these, with similar measures, are now in
the hands of the District authorities.
None or them has been considered as yet
and 1t was learned from Engineer Commits
sioDer Powell yesterday that uone will be
reported upon siugiy, but that oil VIII be
returned together.
A GRAPHIC PLAN
The board has adopted unique plan
for making its preference known in these
cases. A large map of the District is to be
prepared-iDdeed, is now in course of
preparation-showiug all the streets as now
laid out and In use In addition the map
will show the extension of streets as pro-
posed in the first aud second sections
respectively, and when this is done the
system OF railway projection which the
Commissioners Will indorse will be plainly
marked by lines drawn in the streets ex-
tended aud with which connection is pro-
posed.
The choice of the board Will be made
from among the several plans now before
Congress, and the report Will be accom-
panied by a detailed statement of the rea-
sons for approval and rejection in each
case.
One OF the proposed extensions is meet
ing with decided opposition from infer
csted citizens. Reference is made to the
amendment to the charter OF the Belt Line,
as contemplated in Senate bill No. 1888
and House bill, 5000, tho two being idcn-
teal. Under these bills it is sought TO
give the company, which is really an ad-
junct of the Washington and Maryland
system, the right to lay single or double
track railway, with the necessary switches
and turnouts, through and along streets,
as follows:
TERRITORY TRAvERsED.
Beginning at point one hundred feet
east OF the east building line OF Twenty
sixth street on NJ street, thence by way
of NJ street. crossing New Hampshire ave-
nue. between Twenty-first ana Twenty
second streets, thence on NJ street to
Florida avenue. and from there by way
of Florida avenue, Eighth street TO
street to Seventh street east, south on
Seventh street to NJ street south. and by
that thoroughfare to Georgia avenue. From
there on Georgia avenue the line will go
to Ninth street east, thence to street,
and on C street to Eighth street east,
connecting with the double track at that
point.
Other extensions are proposed, also, be
ginning at Fourth and o streets northwest
and running Ia Hardwood avenue, to w
street: thence To Seventh street, and by
another line through part OF Mount Plea s.
ant.
These boundaries are of consequence only
Ia show The scope OF The franchise asked
for. The principal objection heard is as
Ia the traversing of n street. 1t is urged
that in order TO admit n railway to that
street it will be necessary Ia widen the !
and this will necessitate the
destruction of the shade trees. a growth
of thirty years, at both curbs. 1t viii also
destroy the stree, as 4 carriage driveway,
and protests are entered on numerous other
points. - !
II was stated last night that Senator
Jones is very much opposed 10 the cars
being permitted upon NJ street. and pro-
poses, If necessary, to add rider requir-
ing the Company to buy the property OF
every dfSSdifStltfl oNUtT GU street.
1t is not believed that the Commissioners
are favorable to this bill.
STEALING COAL.
The police have been instructed by the
Commissioners to- keep close watch upon
the drivers OF coal carts passin-. over the
streets, especially In the vicinity OF the
railroad tracks.
Certain drivers are reportcd-to pur
posely drive over the rough places in such
manner as to lose a part of their leads
for obvious reasons. This necessarily
causes n lightweight load TO be delivered
to the customers. 1t is believed by the
Commissioners that the practice may be
broken up by adnIonishing the drivers.
John q. McKeever has been appointed
an additional private on the police force.
vice Thomas Sharp, TO serve for three
years with the Washington Brick Com
pany.
The excise board yesterday granted a
transfer of retail liquor iccuse from Al
bert Schlatterbeck to his brother, John
Schlatterbeck, at No. 439 New Jersey
avenue northwest.
Ernest w. Brown was appointed n
private of the first class Oh the police
force yesterday, the appointment to take
effect on the 9th inst.