Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-01-06

to 14th street. They recommend that the
Metropolitan road be authorized to make
use of this loop for the Present terminus
of the extension now contemplated. con-
nection being made with the loop by proper
switches from the END Of The proposed line
of Lydecker avenue. extended. They re-
peat. however, that the width of the streets
traversed by this loop should be increased,
as recommended in their report on the Cap
ital Traction Company's bill, referred to
above. n
One of Two Routes.
To sum up then, the Commissioners think
that. should the extension of the Metro
politan line by a double track to the cor
ner of Lydecker avenue extended and 14th
street be authorized ait the present time, it
should be on one of the two routes named,
viz: Beginning at the present terminus of
the 9th street line ats10th street and Grant
avenue, thence by double tracks Ion Grant
avenue to Sherman avenue, north on Sher-
man avenue 10 Lydecker avenue, west on
Lydecker avenue and through the Mating
ly tract to the loop aforesaid; thence around
the loop by single track and back to Ly-
decker avenue. Or else, beginning at the
present terminus, at 10th street and Grant
avenue. thence by a double track on Grant
avenue to Sherman avenue. north on Sher-
man avenue to Irving street, west on Irv-
ing and Roanoke streets to 18th street,
mol tn on 18th street to Lydecker avenue.
west on Lydecker avenue and over the
MattinSly tract to 14th street thence
around single track loop through Howard
avenue to 18th street. of Chaplin Browns
subdivision. extended. south on 18th street
to Park avenue, east on Park avenue to
14th street. north on 14th street to Lydecker
avenue. there connecting with the double
track Of the company.
The final section of the bill gives general
authority for opening the streets for pur-
poses of constructing conduits for the con-
veyance of power over routes to be ap-
proved by the Commissioners The Com
m1SSlOnerS 0iSiDr!ine6 RI n
such an indefinite grant of authority, and
While they believe that it may be desirable
to construct such cOnduits between GER
tain points of the line of the road. they
believe that these points should be definite
ly named and definite authority given there
for by Congress.
They now recommend that authority be
given the Metropolitan Railroad Company
to open the street for the construction of a
conduit for the transmission of electrical
power for the exclusive use of the company
on AZ street between the lines Of said COM
pany on Missouri avenue and on D street
in front of the city hall. subject as to all
details to the supervision of the Commits
sioners of the District of Columbia.
PrOvisiOns Recommended
The Commissioners would further recon-
mend that the following, or similar, pro-
visions be enacted:
That the single track loop on Howard
avenue, 18th street extended, Park avenue
and 14th street extended shall be construct
ed either by the Metropolitan Railroad
Company by the Capital Traction Com
pany, for the general use of the two COM
panies, the road to be constructed in such
| manner that each company may readily
and conveniently use the same; any
changes which the constructing company
may find it necessary to make in order to
accommodate the system to the use of the
second company to be paid by the second
company; and the second company, before
entering upon said loop, shall pay to the
constructing company one-half the actual
cost of constructing the portion of the road
to be used in common between them, and
also one-half the cost, If any, of widening
the streets along the same. And the Su-
preme Court of the District of Columbia is
hereby given full and complete jurisdiction
and authority to determine by it's Judgment
all matters, questions and disputes between
said companies relative to the widening of
streets and the construction of said under
ground electric system on said extensions,
and payment therefor, and to the Joint
| use and occupancy BY said companies of
the tracks of said extension and to the fur
nishing of electric power and current for
the operation of cars on said extension, and
the compensation for electric power and
the use of tracks and all questions and dis
putes which may arise between said COM
panies relative to the construction and joint
use of the tracks of said extension. And
said court shall, upon the petition of said
companies, or either of them, and after
due notice to the other company, proceed
summarily to determine any question or
dispute which may be presented by any
such petition, and of winch 1t has jurisdic-
ton under the terms of this act, and such
petition shall in respect of the hearing
thereof be entitled to precedence in said
court or f-'
Sec. . That the extension provided for in
this act shall be completed within one year
from the date of the approval of the act.
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