Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-02-16
STREET RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.
Capital Traction Company's Bill Pass
ed by the Senate.

Gu W inc Scnutes
! After the executive session yesterday aft
ernoon the Senate passed a bill to acquire
land and water rights of the Great Falls
on the Potomac, and bill authorizing GER
tain extensions by the Capital friction
Company.
The Capital Traction bill passed by the
Senate was introduced by Mr.. Mcmillan
The bill as passed provides:
First. A loop beginning at the main tracks
Of the said Capital Traction Company at
or 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 cor
ner of G street and New Jersey avenue;
provided, that but one set of tracks shall
be maintained on c street.
Second. A loop beginning at the main
tracks of the said company at or near the
corner 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
Z street. 10Th street, + street. Goth street
and G street to 18th street; also on 25th
street from F street to the main lines Of the
said company on Pennsylvania avenue;
provided, that on street the cars shall be
run from west to east.
Third. Beginning at the present terminus
Of the said company's lines on 14th street
northwest; thence by single track along
18th street extended to Howard avenue;
provided, that the lines authorized in this
paragraph shall not be constructed until
18th street extended shall have been w-u-
ened ten feet on the east side thereof.
Fourth. An extension asked for by the
people Of East Washington. from Sth street
southeast, on Pennsylvania avenue, to the
bridge across the Eastern branch.
Fifth. Three loops: One at the navy
yard; a second at the arsenal. and third
at the end of 7th street northwest. These
loops are simply to prevent switching in the
streets.
Rights Mt Great Falls.
The bill to acquire rights at Great Falls
directs the Secretary of War to acquire
title for the United States by the right of
eminent domain to the lands on each side
of the Potomac at the Great Falls not now
owned by the United States extending from
point at or near where the government
dam to a point at or near where Difficult
run enters the Potomac river. and extend
ing back from the waters of the river upon
each side not more than one-half mile, to-
gether with the title to COINS Island, and
the other islands in the river between the
points named, and to all grants and privi-
leges to the water and the water rights at
Great Falls between the said boundaries
The Secretary of War is authorized within
three months to have survey of the lar d
and islands taken, and to describe plans for
the erection of a power house and other
buildings necessary for the use of the water
power for generating electricity. He shall
file map of the property so surveyed with
the recorder Of deeds of the District the
county of Fairfax, Va. and the county of
Montgomery. Md, respectively. which filing
shall be a taking by the United States of
the lands. Court proceedings are author
lied for making known the owners of the
land. An appropriation of 81 600 is made
for paying the cost of judicial and con-
demnatory proceedings.