Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-30
THE AMENDING PROVISIONS
Recommendations by the Commissioners for
Modification ofOolunbia E. &. Bills,
Omission Of Clause Requiring a Per-
Power Prspulslon-Steam Power.

The District Commissioners as stated
in yesterdays Star, have approved the
bill providing for an extension of Column
bia railway from the eastern terminus
OF that road at 18th and H streets north
east along the Benning road to the Dis
trict line. In the report upon the bill the
Commissioners make the following recon-
mendations among others:
Section 1, lines 81 and 50, strike out and
retaining wall constructed along the
channel of said branch The flats may be
reclaimed, and no retaining wall be built
as the banks may be sloped. Under these
conditions the company should not be re-
quired to build a permanent structure.
In section 1, line A, after the word
northeast insert the words That wherever
electric power propulsion is adopted upon
the extension herein authorized. or on any
other portion of the line of said Columbia
= Halfway Company. no portion of the cleo
tr1cal circuit shall be through the earth,
but return circuit of proper capacity
and located similarly to the feed wire cir
suit shall be provided for the electrical
current and that. whenever the trolley
system is used, each car shall be provided
with double trolley, and that no earth
connection shall be made with any dyna-
mo furnishing power for the road
Width of Highways.
Section S, lines 81 and 80, strike out the
words, shall hereafter be widened to a
width of ninety or more feet, then, and in
that event. and insert, in lieu thereof the
words, and other roads mentioned in Sec
ton 1, and shall hereafter be widened to a
width of ninety or more feet, and further,
in the event of any portions of the right
of way being included in highways to be
opened in future, then, and in such cases.,
etc.
contract with connecting and intersecting
lines for the lease or joint management of
such lines or portions of them. This, ap-
parently, would authorize a combination
Metropolitan, Belt, lexington and Soldiers
Home, Chesapeake Beach, Pennsylvania
and Baltimore and Ohio railroads, and
possibly, with the Georgetown and Tenley-
town, and Washington and Great Falls
railway companies, after combination has
been made with the Metropolitan Company.
This, it Is believed, should not be author
lied, and it is recommended that section Z
be stricken out, and the following substi-
tuted therefor: .-s-...-
joint Use of Lines.
"'Section Z. That the said railway COM
pany Is authorized and empowered to con-
tract with any railway company owning
and operating, or which may hereafter own
and operate any railway connecting or in
tersectinG the extension Of the Columbia
railway herein authorized, for the joint use,
management or lease of said extended
hues, VI eltHef VI tneIn OF any part tHere-
of. upon such terms as may be agreed upon
between such companies; provided, that
steam power shalfnot be used on any por-
ton of the route named herein which is or
may hereafter be Included within the limits
of highways, nor vest of the present tracks
of the Baltimore and Ohio and the Balti-
more and Potomac railroads; and provided
further, that nothing herein contained shall
be construed to prohibit the Congress from
authorizing any other railroad company
OWNING and operating, to and
crate, any connecting or intersecting rail-
way to use said extended lines, or either
of them. or any part thereof, upon such
terms as it may pFescribe.'