Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-28
RAILWAY EXTENSION
Capital Traction and Metropolitan
Companies Wishes.
Wide AREA OF TERRITORY COVERED
Both Want to Go Through a Portion
Of Mt. Pleasant.
T HE TEARING TODAY

President Dunlop of the Capital Traction
Company was given hearing this morning
by the subcommittee on railways of the
House District committee on the bill ex-
tending the tracks of the Capital Traction
Company
The new trackage proposed is as follows:
First. A loop beginning at the main tracks
OF the road, near the corner of b and 1st
streets northwest; thence by single track
on the south side of B street and on New
Jersey avenue to join the existing line at
the corner of c street and New Jersey ave-
nue.: Provided, That but one set of tracks
shall be maintained on street.
Second. loop beginning at the main
tracks of the company at or near the cor
ner Of Pennsylvania avenue and 18th street
northwest; then by double track along 18th
street to G street, and by single track along
18th street, New York avenue, E street.
Ioth street. street, 26th street and q
from street to the main lines of the said
company on Pennsylvania avenue: Pro-
Vlued, Ihat on G street the cars shall be
run from west to east.
The Nj. Pleasant Loop.
Third Beginning at the present terminus
OF the company's lines on 18th street
northwest; thence by single track along
14th street extended to Howard avenue,
18th street extended (as laid down In Chapin
Browns subdivsion) and Park street to
14th street. Provided, That the lines au-
thorized In this paragraph shall not be
constructed until 14th street extended shall
nave been W1dened ten feet on the east side
thereof. nor until Park street, beginning at
a point ITO feet from the west building line
OF l4th street and extending to 18th street,
shall nave been widened to Il width of ~
feet from curb to curb.
Fourth. Beginning at the tracks of the
company on Sth street east; thence easter
ly by double tracks ON PENNSYLVANIA ave-
nue. to terminus to be fixed by the Com
miSsioners of the District of Columbia near
the western erd Of the bridge crossing the
Anacostia river: Provided, That the ex-
tension In this paragraph provided for shall
be completed within two years from the
cate of the passage of this act
Fifth. Beginning at the main tracks on
Sth street southeast; thence westerly with
single track On l. street to the 3O-foot al
ley In the center of square numbered 3O7; ;
thence south along said alley to NJ street;
thence easterly along NJ street, connecting
with the tracks of the said company
sixth. Single-track loop around square
numbered 40, the location of the tracks to
be under the supervision of the Commis-
sloners of the District of Columbia.
Seventh, a single-track loop around the
south half of square numbered 50i.
Need of Rapid Transit In the West
End.
Mr.. y. A. Wilson. Mr.. ]. Maury Dove and
Mr.. Maxwell Woodruff property owners
along the line of the proposed extension
west of the State, War and Navy building
appeared in behalf Of the bill. They rep
resented the needs of that section of the
city for rapid transit.
Mr. Dunlop said that in Difference to
scme of the residents of F street north
vest, the original plans which provided
for line on F street between 18th and
2Gth streets had been changed and the
line extended down 18th street past the
Corcoran Art Gallery. 1t was deemed
wise to carry the line to the Art Gallery,
anyhow.
us that the real reason?" asked Chair
man Babcock II have been informed that
the reason you took the line off of F street
was because certain distinguished Off
cial resides there, and does not want the
cars to run In front of his house."
Mr.. woodruff spoke briefly in behalf of
the western extension. He was interrupt
whether the citizens associations of Wash
irgton ever did anything besides aiding
railroads to get franchises.
Il am not a member of any citizens as
ISOLATION replied Mr.. Woodruff. 4 am a
resident, and have been for forty years. of
that section. We want railroad facilities
there
Have you ever studied what the Capital
Traction Company is taking away from
your asked Mr.. Odell
1T is not taking anything away, but
proposes to give LIS something"
Want the Company to Pay.
Mr.. Odell replied that the railroad was
hot paying the same share of taxes that
the citizens were required to pay. The
nrr, had fak iubf ~ bod
authority to take. and he proposed, as far
as he was concerned, to make the company
pay for its privileges.
President Dunlop replied to this with the
statement that the company was operating
under the law and obeying every require
ment Of the law. The company is required
TO pay a tax of per cent on it's gross
thinks there is anything wrong with the
company's operations an Investigation
would be welcomed, and every book and
voucher thrown open to inspection.
The men who comprise this company"
said President Dunlop, never defrauded
any one in their private capacity, and they
do not propose 10 defraud any one as
company"
Mr.. Dunlop said that If Congress will
give the road the right to make the Mount
Pleasant loop the company will begin work
the day after the bill becomes law He
said If the loop is not constructed II will
Dt HcCcsSdEy " OpGTdlG u STUD eH0 AT the
terminus. Mr. Dunlop said the Senate
committee had stricken from the bill the
proposed loop from Howard avenue to nth
and Park streets, but the company desired
that provision reinstated in the bill. He
claimed it would be necessary to the prop
er operation of the road.
The Metropolitan Extension.
Mr.. Nathaniel Wilson appeared before the
committee in behalf Of the Metropolitan
railways proposed extension, embodied in
House bill No 1893, as follows:
Beginning at the present terminus on 10th
street west north along the line of 10th
street west to the intersection of Florida
and Grant avenues; thence east along
Grant avenue to Sherman avenue; thence
north along Sherman avenue to Irving
street; thence west along Irving street to
Roanoke street; thence west along Roam
oke street to 18th street west; thence north
along 18th street west to Lydecker avenue.
Also beginning at the terminus at the cor
ner of 18th street west and Lydecker ave-
nue. westward on the line of Lydecker ave-
nue. to Holmead avenue: thence westward
through the land of the Mattingly tract 10
Howard avenue: thence westward on How
ard avenue to the Piney Branch road
For the purposes of obtaining and con-