Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-20
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RAILWAY CONSOLIDATION
The Commissioners Decline to Grant
Indefinite Authority.

In their report to Congress on House bill
GAS, to amend the charters of the Ecking-
ton and Soldiers Home, the Maryland and
Washington and the Belt Railway Com
panies mentioned in The Star yesterday.
the District Commissioners not only say
they deem it inadvisable to the public in
terests to grant indefinite authority to con-
solidate street railways, but they also say
the third section of the bill is faulty.
The Commissioners believe that instead
of giving bond for the faithful perform
ance of the work, a deposit of $1,000
should be required to be made within linn
tied time, to be forfeited to the District OF
Columbia if the terms of the bill are not
fully complied with.
"A clause should also be inserted" say
the Commissioners, requiring the EckinS-
ton and Soldiers Home Railway Company
or anv other road with which it may con-
sOlidate, to equip such portions of its
route upon which the trolley system is
used with double trolley in such manner
that a return wire corresponding to the
feed wire in position, insulation and ca
pacity shall be provided, and that por-
ton of the current used in any manner for
the operation or service of said road or
roads shall be through the earth and 10
dynamo furnishing power to said road or
roads shall have either of its poles in any
manner connected with the earth.
lowing to the fact that several of the
streets trareresed by the lexington and
Soldiers Home Railway Company are too
narrow to permit of rapid transit dou-
BILE track railway upon them with safety
to the public, the Commissioners would
recommend that the route of the lexington
and Soldiers Home Railway Company be
laid down as follows: Beginning at the
Bunker Hill road at the point where 1t
crosses the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
tracks, westerly on the Bunker Hill road
to 4th street, southerly on 4th street to T
street; thence on T street to I'd street :.
thence on I'd street to street west. on r
street to lexington place., through Eckins-
ton place to Florida avenue and LIST street
east; thence on 1st street to New York
avenue, on New York avenue to 5th street
west, south on 9Th street to G. street west
and on G street west to 18th street west !:
returning, east on G. street to 4th street
west, north on 4th street to New York ave-
nue., on New York avenue to LIST street
cast, through 1st street east and Ecking-
ton place to r street. east on r street to
I'd street east, north on Sd street to T
street, thence to point of beginning.
Also. beginning at 9Th and G streets
northwest, east Oh G street to New Jersey
avenue. thence on New Jersey avenue to
!st street west, thence on LIST street to In
diana avenue and street thence east on
c street to 18th street east, thence north
on 10TH street east to d street. thence west
on ID street to Delaware avenue south on
delaware avenue to street north, thence
west on Z street to New JERSEY avenue
north on New Jersey avenue to ID street
west on d street to 1st street west, north
on 1st street and New Jersey avenue to G
street, west on G street to 4th street west
connecting with the track of the company
at this point.
Also, beginning at G street and New
Jersey avenue northwest. through G street
to North Capitol street and on North Can
itol street northerly to such point as may
he fixed by Congress, returning the same
route to place of beginning