The times., 1898-03-01
THE RAILWAY EXTENSIONS.
Representatives of the Companies
and Suhurbauitcs Heard.

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ana SuhurbanitcS Heard
Representatives OF the Metropolitan,
BrightWood and Capital Traction Kali
road Companies, as well as certain SUD
urban citizens associations, were given
herring hy tho Dis+,ict commissioners
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''"f' '''t anu ei-V. Ihe9t HiV"F"'' ''
provide tor the extension of the Metro
politau Railway system in the northern
sub1,rbs
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kaitWay company spoke OF p'li o'-' ne
said its purpose was to require the Metro
nolitan RaiIroad Connanv to complete
;t Ifr,. ,,+ E1o,.;,t. o,-o,,,,a ia seventh
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street uhuer the dFl Oh lN'f' "''el'
VdeS for reciprocal transfers. lie op-
iected to the METROPOLITAN road parallel
inc tho Rri..htwood. tracks The Metro
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P'''''.' o",' ''t 1''>'s 'i'''
over Ile brlSht"oou TRACKS, anu WI - -
liams hoped the Commissioners would
recommend to Congress that ii be re-
nuired "a do co ri
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the MetropohNah llhe out 'oh'' man
avenue, to Whitney avenue, and also out
Sixteenth street when opened to Park
street Mount Pleasant was next con-
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On :"
Seuuh8 ihe Merldlah nm anu i'"iiiel /
HelShtS IltlZehS AsSoclajlohs' favored
the SlNteenth street extension anu Sli'
1t was badly needed lie hoped the tax
payers would not be put TO any unheces-
sary expense Tor the widening OF streets
Io"il9ehu duutu tllI lhe Ciu"eH9 VI
Meridian ifiIi had been paying taxes Tor
/ thlfty years ana are sun without ran
way facilities, while kerosene IS used IN
. the street lamps
opposition 70 any extension ol the
Me'fopontah me Out sherman aEeilue
was mace py Ut. = . stone ana otcIe
taFS " ",, HIl"i'iS, as uhia'r 70 'iie D' 1T
WOOD COMPANY.
Mf. j. w. SomerNlHe' president OF the
Hio,n' FieaSdi,t NtiHeiS NS9"cii''oii'
sdiu ne was Wiiuhs 10 LldorSe any COM
PaiiS lhat wiz give the people proper
ialiroad IaclhueS' bht ne peiieNeu tile
cltizehS oil Mouht Pleasaht seherahy Ia
Vofed the olNteenth street ana Coluihpla
ROAD extension ol the Metfopoll'dii Noiil-
pahE re aiso stated that the SWAIN
! estate VIII nov d"Hate iailu 10 "ioeh "
lumpla road' put VIII entertain any rea-
sohable proposition OF the commission
ers III the matter.
president punIop. OF the Captal ! rae
u"l company Sald the corporation ne
represents mas had Dill III Congress 1or
the past three years covering the pro
po9eu Eighteenth street extension Inc
company Is sun deslrous OF making that
extension ana VIII 40 so II the authority
can be obtained. The bill was withdrawn
pE the apltai traction company owing
70 lhe destruction ol the central power
mouse ana me great expense ehtalieo
upon the StockholdefS py the present con
slruelloh OF the Underground electrl(
system
ne Metropohtan company salt
PRESIDENT Dunlop nave resisted US II
congress on this extension. That com
pahY mas not puilt IooI OF extension
except IN our territory beyond the track
lald TO thelr barns III the eastern sector
OF Lne Guy
lhat Is because you claim the whoi
DIsli Ic' as your territory, fetorteo Soi
NaIhahlel wilson representing the Me
lronolitan Iolhpahy
ne Metfopoiltah company VIII hea
from US cohuhueu MT. Duhlop' as lohl
as they attempt TO parallel our lines.
90 not thihK 1t Is good raliroadlng to us
tle 'IdCh9 oI another roa" or Boou pupii
; Po4icS 10 dilo" one ralifoao 10 Parahe
alothtT'
MI Duhlop cohlehded that the Metro
PoNI"h company Should not ne above
10 sN'ehd us tracks along CoIunola roac
IHeS ohIN want TO get there oecaus
: we nave quit up that section ne sane
IL Is the intention oi the capital Irac
7 tioH oolhP"IlF,i az ter we fenGlld euF MAJ
iile9. 10 ildhe eAteliSioils III mount f4eas
ant.
: M. haIiHetI' preSloehI Oh the Coiun
Q pl'' Ilelsnts '1'lI%ens association oppose
n the ioop system because II was not goo
! I"'ir0aoHiS anu not satisfactory TO IN
pt"Pie. re was liIeu 0! having the ran