The morning times., 1896-04-09
OPPOSE THE EXTENSIONS
lexington Company's Bill Ve'Oed
by Commissioners.
ANOTHER PLAN PREFERRED
Cross-Town Service In the North
east Can BE Better Supplied, the
Board Believes, by an Extension
of the Capital Traction Line bv
Way of Eighth Street.

Chairman Babcock, of the House District
Committee, introduced a bill on the 31st
| ultimo in the interest of certain exteB:
sions proposed to be made in the lines OF
the lexington and Soldiers Home Railway,
and yesterday the District Commissioners
returned il TO Congress, after its consdera-
tion, with their disapproval.
The extensions provided for in the
measure are, Iirst. from the junction OF
Seventh and ID streets northeast, south
along Seventh street to Nj street south, and
east ON the street last named to Georgia
avenue and on Georgia avenue northeast
erly 10 Ninth street. east; second, from
| the intersection of North Capitol street
and Michigan avenue. eastwardly on that
avenue 10 Bunker Hill road and along
that road TO its junction with Fourth
street northeast extended. so as To CON
| meet with the track now located on Fourth
street and Bunker Hill road.
| The cross-town extension from Seventh
and j streets to the Navy Yard, is the
line advocated by the Northeast Washing
! ton citizens us affording them con
venience now denied by all existing and
| projected roads.
BETTER SERVED OTHERWISE.
In their communication to Chairman Bah.
cock the Commissioners say the territory
! proposed To be covered by that line can
be better served by an extension of the
| Capital Traction road. north on Eighth
street east from its tracks on Pennsylvania
| avenue. as recommended by the Commits
| SiunerS in House Bill 1853.
The Capital Traction proposed route. in
dorSed by the Commissioners, is from
! Seventh street west, easterly Oh Florida
avenue to Eighth street, and south on
| Eighth street TO the company's tracks
| on PENNSYLVANIA avenue southeast. Which
would be a direct line from north to south,
| and give crosstown accommodation equal
| TO the other-the Commissioners say better
| accommodation.
| The lexington Company, they say, already
has track on North Capitol street, and
| has had IL there for many months, but has
| not operated 1t.
| line has been chartered on Fifteenth
| street east, the Capital Railway Company
has Il bill providing for tracks on Eleventh
street east. south of Massachusetts, avenue,
which has been indorsed by the Commits
sioners, and 1t is believed by the board
that these north and south lines, especially
The Eighth street route, proposed for the
Capital Traction Company. will render uI'-
necessary a nd undesirable any further
north and south line, for the present
lime, at least, in East Washington.
MICHIGAN AVENUE HOUSELEss.
Referring TO the second extension pre-,
| vided for in the lexington bill, the Com
missioners say there is not house on
Michigan avenue, from North Capitol street
! to Bunker Hill road. nor does the avenue
| lead TO an entrance to the Soldiers Home.
The existing Fourth street car line reaches
| the gate OF the home near Bunker Hill road,
and the chartered North Capitol street line
would reach the First street gate near its
termination.
Michigan avenue, the board concludes
is, as far as now used, and probably will
continue To be, j driving road and not Il
traffic street. and for the reasons stated
the entire bill is returned with recon-
mcndation for adverse action.
| Application has been received by the
excise board for a transfer of the bar
license from W. DietZ TO II. kolbmeyer al
No. 1716 Pennsy ylvania avenue northwest.
The board yesterday granted the transfer
of a wholesale license to Emma a Gacgier
No. 1910 Seventh street northwest.