The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1898-01-28
CAR LINES In OPPOSITION
Metropolitan and Traction Submit
Separate Bills.
a rgumcnts for the Two Corpora.
District Subcommittee.

The House subcommittee on the
District Of Columbia today heard ar
guments on behalf of the extension of
the Capital Traction and the Metropol-
itan Railroads. Thehearing developed
that the two compshiess mean to op-
pose each other forithei privileges re-
! quested. g.
Mr.. Dunlop. of the Capital Traction
/ Company, submitted his bill to the
| committee before making argument.
/ 1t provides for loop beginning at
the main tracks, corner of Il and First
streets northwest, thence by a single
track on the south side of b street and
on New Jersey avenue TO join the ex-
listing line at the corner of c street and
New Jersey avenue; for a loop begin
ming at the main tracks, corner of
Pennsylvania avenue and Seventeenth
street northwest. then by double track
along Seventeenth street TO street,
and by single track eaIofIS Seventeenth
street New York avenue, T. street,
Nineteenth street, street, Twenty
sixth street, and @ street to Seven
teenth street; also on Twenty fifth
street, from F street TO the main lines
on Pennsylvania avenue; for a single
track along Fourteenth street extended
To Howard avenue, Seventeenth street
extended tas laid down in Chaplin
Browns subdivision, and Park street
to Fourteenth street; for double tracks
on Pennsylvania avenue from Eighth
street east TO terminus, TO be fixed
by the commissioners near the west
ern end of the bridge crossing Anacos-
tia River; for n single track from
Eighth street southeast on l. street to
the 30-toot alley in the center of square
numbered 907, thence along said alley
10 NJ street, thence easterly along M
street, connecting with the tracks of the
company; for single-track loop
around square numbered 44O. the loca-
ton of the tracks to be under the su-
pervision of the Commissioners: for a
single-track loop around the south half
OF square numbered 504.
MI. Dunlop urged the subcommittee
TO grant the extension asked for. de-
claring the people of the District want
IL. In this he was supported by Albert
A. Wilson, J. Maury Dove and Max
Well Woodruff, citizens who said the
western extension would be Of great
benefit
Mr.. Odell asked if the CAPITAL Trac
ton Company was paying for its priv
lIeges and Mr.. Dunlop replied il 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 its UNI
foreground electric railroad from its
terminus on Tenth street west north |
along the line of Tenth street west 10 |
the intersection of Florida and Grant |
avenues: thence east along Grant ave- |
nue. 10 sherman avenue: thence north |
along sherman avenue to Irving street. |
Thence west along Irving street 10 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 10 fur
ther extend the lines of its UNDER
ground electric railroad from it's 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
tlngly 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 |
electric power adequate
Tor the successful operation of its
zlectric railroad lines the metropolitan
Railroad Company asks TO be author
Zed and empowered, to lay down con-
Quits and place conductors therein to
the various points on its lines by such
routes as shall be approved by the
commissioners of the District
MIR. Wilson said that the committee
will be waited on by many citizens
who Will advocate the extension which
viii cost 5000. 900.