Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-05-17
IN FAVOR OF ITS PASSAGE.
Report on the East Washington
Heights Railway Co. Bill.


The report on the bill to incorporate the
East Washington Heights Traction Rail-
| road Company was submitted to the House
today by MIR. Curtis of Iowa. The report
says:
1.-THE committee on the District of Column
bia, to whom was referred the bill CH. R.
1o2aS) to incorporate the East Washington
Heights Traction Railroad Company in the
District of Columbia, after careful consid-
Grafton, report the same back to the House
with the recommendation that it do pass.
The bill contains THE usual provisions re-
gardlng the maintenance of the streets adj
Jacent to its tracks, reciprocal trackaSe
privileges, taxation. etc, as is required by
Congress in all street railway charters now
and lately granted.
The incorporators named in the bill are
men OF Well-known good repute and finan-
cial standing, and this committee is entire
ly satlShed that the road will promptly be
built If the charter is granted. The conf
m1ttee accept as evidence of the good faith
Oh me incorporation in this regard the fact
tnat they have already expended upward of
Sooo,Vo0 In the section of the District
through which the road will pass.
Inc route of this road will be as follows:
Beginning at the circle at the western APP
preach to the Pennsylvania avenue bridge
at a point to be fixed by the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia: Provided, That
this terminus be constructed in accordance
with plans to be approved by the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia, with a
loop or passenger station, or both, as may
! be considered by them necessary for the
interests and convenience of the public;
thence across the Anacostia or Eastern
Branch of the Potomac river, on a bridge or
trestle to be built by said company in ac-
cordance with plans to be approved by the
Secretary Of War; thence along PennSyl-
vania avenue extended to Branch avenue;
thence along Branch avenue to the Bowen
road or Albany street; thence along the
Bowen road or Albany street to the settle
ment known Good Hope; also from the
intersection of Branch avenue and the
Bowen road to the District line by route
to be approved by the Commissioners of
the District of Columbia; also from the
intersection of Minnesota avenue with
pennsylvania avenue extended along Min
nescta avenue to Harrison street; also from
the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue ex-
tended and 2Sth street northward to the
AnacoctIa road thence along said Ana
costa road to point to be fixed by the
Commissioners of the District of Columbia
opposite the settlement known as East
Washington Park.
1T will be noted that this time Goes not
parallel any existing street railway, and
that the bill provides that it shall issue free
transfers to its patrons to the Capital Trac-
ton Company at the point where connec-
ton is made with the lines of that road.
ne committee has given special and full
consideration to the needs and wishes of
the people residing in the territory to be
served by this company, who have by petit
ton, signed by over 1000 residents and
property owners along the proposed line. by
resolution, and by personal appear ance be-
fore the District committee, urged the
passage of this measure Your committee
has also been furnished with a petition
signed by the owners of ninetyseven per
cent of the property along the proposed
route. urging the early enactment into law
of this bill.
THE lines of this road will accommodate
several llages-Twining, Good Hope, Gar
al
are now absolutely without street facil-
tiles of any kindl and viii open to easy ac-
cess large section of country beautifully
adapted to residence purposes.
by reference to the map it will be noted
that the East Washington Heights Trac-
ton Railway Company will serve a section
of the District entirely different from that
which can possibly be served by any previ-
ousiy chartered railway system within the
District of Columbia
A. he bill in its present shape IS recon-
mended by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia, and has the unanimous
approval of the committee