Evening star., 1898-03-19
ANOTHER SUBURBAN LINE.
Report ON the Proposed Washington
and University Railway.

Report ON the Proposed WashinRtOn
and University Railway.
The report on the Washington and Uni
versity railroad bill, which has been writ
ten by Mr.. Curtis Of Iowa of the House
District committee, says:
"The bill has the approval of the Com
missioners of the L.strict Of Columbia, and
Its early passage is urged not only by those
interested in the American University, but
by the citizens now living in Cleveland
Park. and your committee has received nu-
merous letters from parties now owning
nearly all Of the territory lying west of
Connecticut avenue to the District line.
which property is in the hands of small
owners, stating that they are only waiting
until rapid transit facilities into the city
can be secured before making improve
ments and erecting homes. This road will
exactly meet such a want
The line will run through Cleveland
Heights, Cleveland Park. University Park,
and direct to the American University
connection will be made at the junction Of
Milwaukee street and Connecticut avenue
with the Capital Traction Company's line.
where free transfers will be given to and
from the city. Your committee is informed
that 1t is the intention of the incorporators
to extend the route into Maryland to Glen
Echo Chautauqua this summer
The proposed line of road will also reach
territory not now reached by any other
NohAPuhS, WHlCl Is rapidly Delng settled
Many new houses have been built with the
expectation of soon getting this service
ana there are great many nonresident
owners of ground surrounding the uniyer-
SHY VINO are waiting to develop and i'm
prove their holdings until the road is bu1,t
The American University Is protected ON
large scale. The chancellor expects to
expend $lO,O0O,OO0 in buildings and endow-
ments, AMI provisions are to be made for
10000 students. A beautiful marble build
ing known as the Hall of History, one of
tWenty-seven. has already been completed
and school will be opened in the fall with
three departments. This university is un-
der the patronage of the Methodist Church,
but Is national in character. having seven
dominations represented on Its board OF
trustees.
Your committee has been informed that
the incorporators of the Washington and
University Railroad Company are business
men OF Vermont and Washington CITY, that
thelr engineers ere already on the ground
ana that they are ready to push the work
as soon MS they can organize after the
charter Is granted"
The incorporators named In the bill are
J. d. Croissant, Frederick c. Kennedy, A.
Q. Humphrey, David D. Stone, John j.
Flynn. v. X. Nash and Charles s. Lord.
The route of the proposed road Is as fol-
lows: Beginning at the intersection of
Connecticut avenue extended and MiIwau-
kee street: thence westerly on Milwaukee
street to the Intersection OF. Tenieytown
road (or Wisconsin avenue); thence north
erly. over the tracks Of the Georgetown
and Tenleytown road, to Quincy street;
thence westerly on Quincy street to 44th
street; thence northerIy on 44th street to
Vallejo street; thence westerly on Vallejo
street to 47th street; thence northerIy on
41th street to Flint street; thence west on
Flint street to Boundary avenue; thence
southerly on Boundary avenue to 4Sth street:
thence southerly on 48th street to brandy,
wine street; thence easterly on Brandy
wine street to fifth street, as shown upon
the plans Of the third section OF highway
extensions.