Evening star., 1896-03-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
Pushing the Work on Different Suburban
Roads
The Metropolitan Car Stables to Be
Abandoned When the New System
is Completed-Persona Notes.

Railroad affairs in the West End are
Ice ming up. The construction of the un-
der ground conduit on the Metropolitan rail-
read has not as yet reached Rock creek.
On account of the tracks separating and
making a loop in Georgetown the work will
finish at the corner of 2Sth and streets.
The advance work is progressing rapidly
and the relaying of the water and gas
mains will soon be finished, the laborers
on the gas mains being at S2d and O
streets, while the water main has been
finished.
President S. L. Phillips in a talk with
Star reporter stated that as soon as the
road was completed and in running order
the p street stables would be closed down
and the property sold. The grounds of
the company are very large and have
frontage Of about two and a half squares
on r street. The only property which
the company will retain will be the engine
house, which will be run to furnish power
for this ED of the line.
1t has been rumored that the road had
refused to enter the Union depot because
II mad secured an option on property in
the immediate vicinity, upon which a
building would be erected to store the
cars and other machinery of tine road.
This plan is highly probable though Pres
that the large building erected OH 18th
street northeast was sufficien: for all l,ur-
roses. He. furthsrm Ore, gave as a reason
for his company failing to enter the new
Union depot at Both and M streets and
Prospect avenue that the cars would not
stop at all at this end of the line. but
continue straight through. 1t was for the
convenience of the Eublic that the road
secured the right Of way oven T. street to
36th street, thence south to Prosnect ave-
nue., east TO :s6th street and north to the
present track at o street. Mr.. Phillips did
not care to say anything in regard to
transfers with other roads at the Union
depot. though 1t is possible that such a
step might be cOnsummated.
To Increase the indebtedness.
At the last meeting Of the directors of the
Georgetown and Tenleytown electric rail-
way it was decided to increase the bonded
Indebtedness to the extent of $3O,OOO to
cover the pressing Indebtedness of the road.
The bonds are for $500 each bearing per
cent interest, to run until February 1, 1874.
and made payable to the American Security
and Trust Company. The present mortgage
makes the total bonded Indebtedness
amount to 100000.
This company, 1t is understood, is anxious
10 secure the possession of the Bethesda
line, and also the Glen Echo railway. both
OF which are regarded as material to it's ex-
lstence. The last two roads secure their
power from the Georgetown and Tenley-
town road.
The work on the construction of the
Great Falls electric railway is being
pushed forward at rapid rate, and it is
expected to be completed in May. The
Cabin John bridge, which will be the ter
mlnal OF the road for couple of years
Inc entire route has been graded, and the
ADVANCE construction has completed all
the trestie work over the various ravines
Oh the way. The officials claim that this
Is the most level railway in the world, hav-
ing fall Of less than one inch to the mile.
A. Glen Echo the tracks will pass imme-
olateiy IN front OF the entrance and within
a few feet Of the Conduit road
Transfer System Wanted.
The patrons of the road are going to
urge upon the Commissioners the enforce
meat of the transfer system with the Me-
tropolitan and the Washington and George
town railroads. at the rate of eight tickets
Tor a quarter, the same system as is now
in effect with the Georgetown and Teniey-
town road.
Last Sunday the road was iiberalIv nat
ronized. though the management required
an extra fare for the short distance trayaI
ed above the District line at the Delecarlia
reservoir.
The Washington and Arlington electric
railway will shortly begin to put in a num-
Der OF switches along the single track
route for the accommodation of the public
Inc Inc .ramc s.1 on the road has increased of
iate. Since the derailment of the trailer
last FRIDAY, resulting in the death of Pri-
vate Frank Morris of Fort Myer the man
agement has taken steps to strengthen the
e,.iIe WIRE road. me Rosslyn terminus Of the
Washinston, Alexandria and Mt Vernon
electric road has nearly completed its
branch. Cars are running as far as the
rear. OF Arlington cemetery. The track has
peen iald for the entire distance. This road
and the Arlington road have a common
terminal at Rossiyn. ard a single rracL
mas been built on the east side of the en-
trance Of the bridge embankment RIM
nhs clear TO the wooden roadway of the
AQueduct. '"e
Branch Line Completed
ire construction on the branch of the
Pennsylvania railroad has been completed
and wcrkmen are now engaged in placing
the finishing touches on the frame freight
mousse. For the convenience of the freight
handling number of side tracks have been
laid. 'A
The construction of the Washington and
Falls Church electric railway has. assumed
no dehnite shape as yet. though the pro-
Ject has been talked over corsiderablv and
a set of officers elected. The matter has
progressed so far as to do some grading
along the proposed route, but that is all.
Inc work on the new union depot at 3fth
and NJ streets is progressing as ranidlv as
possible. Only solid rock remains to he
excaVated and while this is being done the
work of construction on the front mart of
tHS Duiidlng is gong ahead. The excayat-
Ing mas nearly reached the state when The
contractor will have to cut out the solid
rock on account of the close proximity tn
the immense retaining wall and the conse-
quent liability of damage to the same.
Was Not Starved to Death.
Mary Spillnan, an aged colored woman.
died Sunday, without medical attendance
at her residence, No. 80 Factory alley. on
Hungry HILL" On account Of the peculiar
circumstances surrounding her death, it
vas thought that she had starved TO
death The police were notihed at noon,
and Coroner Hammett after viewing the
remains, gave certificate of death due to
heart failure. The body will be buried at
the expense of the District
Notes.
Mr.. Cornelius A. Offutt, one of the best
known and Oldest citizens of Georgetown.
Is quite Ill at the residence of his son. on
Dumbarton avenue, as a result of q severe
fall on the ice several days ago.
The Smoke Nuisance.
To the Editor of The Evening Star:
If Washington is to retain it's pre-eminent