The times., 1898-01-29
STREET RAILWAY RIVALRY
The Capital metropolitan Fight Is
Aired In Committee.
Represent atiyes of the Two Com
panieS Ask Permission to Make
EXtensIous-Their Promises.

The rivalry that exists between the
Capital Traction Company and the
Metropolitan Company was manifest
I Wednesday, when representatives of
! these two companies appeared before
/ the subcommittee Of the House Dis
trict Committee and asked for permis-
sion to extend their railroads. Mr.
Dunlop. of the Capital Traction Com
pany, had the first inning, and he be-
gan by submitting his bill to
the committee, which provides
for loop beginning at the
main tracks, corner OF b and First
streets northwest, thence by single
track on the south side of & street and
on New Jersey avenue to join the ex-
listing line at the corner of G street and
New Jersey avenue; for loop begin
ming at the main tracks, corner of
3. Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street northwest then by double track
along Seventeenth street to q street,
and by single track along Seventeenth
street, New York avenue, L street,
Nineteenth street, f street, Twenty
sixth street, and c. street to Seven
teenth street; also on Twenty-fifth
on Pennsylvania avenue; for a single
track along Fourteenth street extended
to Howard avenue. Seventeenth street
extended (aS laid down in Chaplin
Browns subdivision). and Park street
to Fourteenth street; for double tracks
on Pennsylvania avenue from Eighth
street east to a terminus. to be fixed
by the Commissioners, near the west
ern end of the bridge crossing AnacOS-
Tia River. for single plS
Eighth street southeast on l. street to
the 30-foot alley in the center of square
numbered 907, thence along said alley
to NJ street thence easterly along NJ
street connecting with the tracks of the
company; for single-track loop
around square numbered 40. the loca-
tion of the tracks to be under the su-
pervision of the Commissioners: for a
sfngle-track loop around the south half
of square numbered 504.
Mr.. Dunlop urged the subcommittee
to grant the extension asked for de-
claring the people of the District want
it. In this he was supported by Albert
A. Wilson, ]. Maury Dove and Max
we'll Woodruff citizens who said the
western extension would bs of great
benefit
Mr.. Odell asked if the Capital Trac-
ton Company was paying for its priv
ileges and Mr.. Dunlop replied it was.
Representing the Metropolitan Com
pany, Mr. Nathaniel Wilson urged the
passage of his bill.
1t provides that the Metropolitan
Railroad Company is authorized and
required to extend the lines of it's un-
dersround electric railroad from its
terminus on Tenth street west north
along the line of Tenth street west to
the intersection of Florida and Grant
avenues; thence east along Grant ave-
nue. to Sherman avenue; thence north
along Sherman avenue to Irving street;
thence west along Irving street to Ro-
anoke street: thence west along Roam
oke street to Thirteenth street west;
thence north along Thirteenth street
west to Lydecker avenue, the
extension to be completed in one
year from the date of the approval of
the act. Also that the company is
hereby authorized and required to fur
ther extend the lines of it's UNDER
ground electric railroad from its ter
minus at the corner of Thirteenth
street west and Lydecker avenue
westward on the line of Lydecker av-
enue to Holmead avenue; thence
westward through the land of the Mat
tingly tract to Howard avenue; thence
westward on Howard avenue to the
Piney Branch road The extension
provided for to be built and completed
in six months from the opening and
grading of the street through the Mat
tingly tract.
For the purposes of obtaining and
conveying electric power adequate
for the successful operation of it's
electric railroad lines the Metropolitan
Railroad Company asks to be author
ized and empowered to lay down con-
duits and place conductors therein to
the various points on it's lines by such
routes as shall be approved by the
Commissioners of the District.
hIr. Wilson said that the committee
will be waited on by many citizens
who will advocate the extension which
Will cost 100000