The evening times., 1896-02-13
Commissioners Name Monday
Next for RnbI.c Hearing.
EXTENSION OF B. B. ROUTES
1t Will Probably He the Last Oppor-
tunity OF the Advocates and OppO-
nents of the Measure-Five Com
panies Interested in the Pending
Legislation

| next Monday to the advocates and oppo
nents of every measure now before Con
! sress that provides for the extension oi
street railways existing in Washington.
There are five compa nies interested In
pending legislation-the Capital Traction
the Metropolitan, the Belt, the lexington
and Soldiers Home and the Columbia.
| The importance OF the proposed hearlui
| Is enhanced by the statement that II Will
| probably be the final discussion or the bills
before the Commissioner prior TO the
transmission to Congress OF their report
| upon the measures
THE ROUTES PROPOSED.
| A statement showing the extensions and
changes In route contemplated by each
| street line, with the number OF the Senate
and House bills, respectively, in which the
| provisions are embraced, is as follows:
Capital Traction Company-Beginninga at
| Seventeenth street and Pennsylvania ave-
| nue., south on Seventeenth street TO u;
| west on 6 10 the river front; returning east
on e TO Twenty'sixth; south on Twenty
| sixth to F; east on F to Seventeenth: north
on Seventeenth to place OF beginning.
Also, beginning on Twenty-second street
| northwest at the river 'front.' north on Twen-
| tysccond to Florida avenue; on Florida
avenue 10 connect with present tracks at
| Eighteenth and u streets. Proposed IN
| Senate bill so and House bill 25T.
Metropolitan Railroad Company-Begin-
| ming at Connecticut and Florida avenues,
Dortherly along Columbia road TO new Sew
enieenth street textendcdl, north on Seven
| tccnth street extended TO Park street;
thence north on Seventeenth, by single
! track, to Howari avenue; thence west on
Howard avenue TO the present sevenreeutb
street; south on said Seventeenth street
TO Park: easteriy on Park TO new Seven
tecnth street. thence south, by double tracks,
to place of beg,nning-Scuatc bin 1893.
Also, 10 connect with its present tracks
at Florida avenue and Tenth street, and eS-
tend its route castcrly along Grant avenue
to Sherman avenue; thence gu Sherman ave
nue., north t. the intersection of New Jer-
sey avenue extended; north westerly On New
Jersey avenue extessieI to Kenesaw ave
nue.; " est on KeDcsaw avenue To The Zoolog-
ical Park.
Also. to form loop at the intersection
OF Connecticut ayenue. Florida avenue AMI
street. House bill 3545.
WHAT THE BELT LINE WANTS.
Belt Railway company-Bcginning at a
point 100 feet east Of the cast building
line Of Twenty-si1th street ON NJ; thence
on NJ, crossing New Hampshire avenue be-
tween Twenty-second and Twen ty'first
streets; thence east on NJ 10 Florida avenue;
on Florida avenue TO Eighth street east;
south on Eighth to c; west on 9 single track
to Seventh east; south on Seventh to NJ
r.rsa ny h
casterly on Georgia avenue 10 Ninth east.
north on Ninth to {; west on c 10 Eighth
east, connecting with the double track on
Eighth.-seuate b!ll, 2s3; House bill,
$500.
Also, beginning at Fourth and north
west; north TO Harcwood avenue; on Hare
wood avenue to W; west on W, when il has
been opened. To- Seventh.
Also, beginning at Eleventh and V; west
on Y 10 Seventeenth; north on Seventeenth
to Park: thence nUrthwesterly on Lowell
to Nineteenth; south on Nineteenth TO Ken
yon. House bill 1865.
Routes are TO be abandoned as follow VS.:
On Fourth and New Jersey avenue, hctwcen
and Z streets; on 7, between New Jersey
avenue and Eleventh on o, between Fourth
and Eleventh also ON E, between Eleventh
ndNinth ;onNiuth between Eand Louisiana
avenue; ON Louisiana avenue westwardly to
Twelfth, and ON Twelfth south to b south.
Columbia Railway Company: Beginning
at the present terminus OF its line at Fif-
tecnth street northwest; thence to the
middle OF Fifteenth street west; north on
Fifteenth To II: along II TO Seventeenth west;
south on Seventeenth to F; west on T, by
single track, to New Hampshire avenue; on
New Hampshire avenue to Potomac River:
from intersection OF New Hampshire ave-
nue. and F ,sinGie track north on New
Hampshire avenue to G; east on-G TO Sew
enteenth, there to connect with the double
track from II street north; with the right
to extend its said line with single or double
tracks from the intersection of F or q
streets and Twenty-;hird streets. on Tween
ty-third to Potomac River. Senate bill
1884; House bill 276S.
Beginning at the present termin lis OF the
road at the intersection OF Eighth and Fiji
teenth streets northeast, on Bladcnsburg
road to the boundary line of the District
of Columbia; also, beginning at the present
terminus Of the road AT the aforesaid inter-
,tion. along Benning road over the
bridge crossing the Eastern Branch. TO
the junction OF ssilu GDdu Win tiie A0dCcslil
road; north on Anacostia road to the boun-
Diary line of the District. and from said
intersection OF Bennin & road with the Ana
costa road, along Benning road to the
intersection of said road with Central
avenue. House bill, 3629.
THE ECKINGTON's NEED.
lexington and Soldiers Home Railway
and Fourteenth street north west; north on
Fourteenth to II west on H to Connecticut
avenue; northeriy on Connecticut avenue to
! and Seventeenth; north on Seventeenth to
Florida avenue; thence on Seventeenth ex-
tended to Park avenue; thence northwe
wardly on Lowell street to Nineteenth;
south on Nineteenth TO Kenyon.
Also, beginning at the intersection Of
North Capitol street and Michigan avenue
east on Michigan avenue to Bunker Hill
road; ON Bunker Hill road to Fourth street
northeast extended, to connect with the
line now running to BroOkland.
Also, beginning at the present terminus of
said road, at Fifteenth and ID streets north
east: north on Fifteenth to Maryland ave-
nue.: on Maryland avenue to Bladcnsburg
road; OH Bladensburg road to the boundary
line Of the District. Senate bill 72l;