Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-18
Action of Mount Pleasant Citizens
Committee on Pending Bills.
PROPOSED CAPITAL TRACTION LOOP
Views Expressed in Regard to the
Metropolitan Railroad Bill.
RAPID TRANSIT FACILITIES

At meeting last evening of the railroad
committee of the Mount Pleasant Citizens
Association 1t was unanimously decided to
indorse the portion of bill recently intro
duced in Congress granting authority to
the Capital Traction Railway Company to
build an extension of it's line from the
present terminus on 18th street extended
through Mount Pleasant. This is what IS
known as the loop. The proposition en-
bodied In the bill. that has also been re-
Gently introduced in Congress, to give the
Metropolitan railroad authority to make
certain exte' sions was also considered as
far as it related to the territory within the
limits of the association.
One of the proposed extensions for the
metropolitan road is to provide what will
practically be continuation of the 9th
street line along 18th street extended. From
18th ard Lydecker streets it is proposed to
extend line along Lydecker street to Hol-
mead avenue. thence west through the
Mattingly tract and thence west OH How
ard avenue to the Piney Branch road or
10th street extended. In the language of
the act this extension from 18th and Ly
decker streetssis to be built lin six months
from the OF enin& Snd the grading of the
streets through the Mattingly tract"
Proposed Metropolitan Extension.
mittee that there was great uncertainty
when streets would be extended through
the Mattingly tract that the street rail-
road facilities now greatly needed by the
residents of Mount Pleasant could not rea-
sonably be expected from this source in the
near future. 1t was therefore decided not
TO indorse this plan.
There is another extension. however.
which II is proposed for the Metropolitan
read. and that is the one from the present
terminus at 18th street and Columbia road
out 18th street to Howard avenue. The
committee decided to approve this proposed
extension 1t is the intention to call spe-
ciai meeting of the association on Tuesday
eTening of next week, when the report of
the committee will be considered.
The VT. Pleasant Loop.
In the course of the discussion over the
proposed extension of the Capital Traction
road, the opinion was expressed that this
was really the best proposition that had
ever been made in the interests of Mount
Pleasant and the vicinity. AS is we'll
known. If this extension or loop is granted
the cars that will run out 14th street when
the new system is in operation will continue
past the present terminus of the road at
18th and Park streets, along 14th street by
single track to Howard avenue thence
westerly along Howard avenue to 11th
street extended, thence south on 18th street
to Park street, thence easterly on Park
street to 14th street again.
1t was stated that officials of the COM
pany had said that if authority was Sc
cured that the extension WOULD be built and
cars would be running within thirty days
after the passage of the bill. The plan is
to make continuous run of the 14th street
cars over the line of the proposed loop and
when they return on the trip south a stop
for short time will be made in front of
the present car house on 14th street so as
to enable conductors to get tickets and
change.
On a Trunk Line.
The section of the road through Mount
Pleasant, according to this plan. will form
continuous part of this system, which
goes not only to the business center of the
city, but practically to all parts of the
city. II is believed by the members of the
committee. and they will so report at the
meeting of the association, that this pro-
posed 18th street loop Of the Capital Trac-
ton railway will afford the residents of
that locality all the advantages which
come from close proximity to one of the
main street railway lines of the city.