The evening times., 1899-01-19
B. 4 0. RAILROAD TO
ENTER GEORGETOWN
Plans Contemplated After Lit
igations Are Settled.
Increase in Freight Business at the
RossIyn Station.
sickness On the Decrease West of
Rock Creek-Rcpairs TO the L.-
decker Tunnel

One of the officials of the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad said TO a well-known busi-
ness man few days ago that just as soon
as the litigations now pending in courts
are settled the company will extend its
line into Georgetown. This move is in
tended to checkmate the Pennsylvania
Railroad, which has a freight station at
Rosslyn. Immediately across the Aqueduct
Bridge. Since the establishment of the
station year ago the freight business or
that branch OF the Pennsylvania Railroad
has increased fully 100 per cent, and the
official said that the Rosslyn station is do
ing nearly as much business as the main
station in Washington. 1t is especially
convenient to Georgetown shippers, as 1t Is
necessary TO only carry the freight across
the bridge. Many of the Washington mer-
chants have lately sent their freight TO
! Rosslyn in preference to sending it TO the
station on Virginia Avenue.
The Baltimore and Ohio started several
years ago to extend their line into George
! town, and in order to secure the right OF
way within the limits of this section of
| the town purchased the right of way
which the Potomac Elevator Barge Lock
| and Dock Company secured from Congress
| in order to control the railroad franchise
| of Water Street.
The road has already been built from
Linden Station on the Metropolitan
Branch as far as the Chevy Chase power
station and has been graded the remainder
| of the distance to Georgetown. The road
| would have undoubtedly have entered
| Georgetown several years ago had they
| not been opposed by the Pennsylvania
| Railroad Company. but it is now under
| stood that the right of way has been Sc
| cured and that there can now be no OBJ
stacles thrown in the way of the building
4 of the road. The receiver also said that
| it was very probable that the main sta
tion of the B. & o. in Washington would
| be eventually located in Georgetown, as
legislation may be passed to compel the
| use of elevated tracks on their present
| route through the city. Should this be
done it is understood that all trains will
| be run into Georgetown.
| Largue quantities Of iron pipe are being
deposited at the Rock Creek shaft of the
| Lydecker Tunnel near Oak Hill Cemetery
The pipe is to be used for repairing the
leak in the shaft where it passes under
| Rock Creek The shaft has lately been
| leaking very badly at this point and the
| engineers were afraid that if the lesk is
not repaired this entire portion of the
| shaft on each side of the creek for several
thousand feet would be destroyed. About
one thousand feet of pipe will b, used =
The number of sick people in George
town within the past two weeks has de-
creased very materially, and there have
been very few deaths. According to the
Health Department report there is a great
deal of sickness in the District but George
town does not seem to be affected in due
proportion. Physicians generally report &
decrease in the number of cases of sick
ness. The grip and throat troubles seem tt
be the only maladies that are causing any
trouble.
The ladies of the Womens Missionar.
Society of the Peck Memorial Chapel viii
give an entertainment at the church thi
evening for the purpose of raising none!
for missionary purposes. The entertain
ment will consist of a short performance
entitled "The House that Jack Built" il
which some of the children of the Sunda,
school will take part. There will also b.
presentation of souvenirs to the audience
Mrs. Eliza l.. Wallace. widow of the lat.
James Wallace, well-known resident o
Georgetown, died this morning at 9:3
o'clock, after a lingering Illness. at thu
home of her son, James F. Wallace. 2o1
N Street. She was 81 years of age and hat
resided in Georgetown all her life. TIL
funeral will take place from Oak Hill
Chapel on Friday. DR.. Stitt. of the Dunn
barton Avenue NJ. E. Church, assisted b,