Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-10-23
PERMISSION GRANTED.
Rockville Town Council Gives Rail-
road Right of Way

Special Correspondence of The Evening Star
ROCKVILLE, Md, October -, 1922
The Washington and Rockville Electric
Railway Company has finally been granted
the right to lay its tracks along the streets
of this town. The matter was definitely
decided at a meeting of the town council
held last evening, when an ordinance was
passed granting right of way to the rail-
way company along the main street of the
town from the fair grounds TO the Wood
lawn Hotel. The question had been I'M
der consideration for several months, and
IL began to be feared that after all the road
would not be allowed to lay tracks within
the corporation. The citizens are greatly
pleased at the prospect of soon having
hrst-class street railway accommodations,
AT the meeting of the council last even
ing the committee which had been appoint
cd at a recent meeting of the Business
mems Association to ascertain the senti-
ment OF the citizens of the town in gard
10 the construction of the road within the
town limits, was present and submitted
It's report. The report showed that the
paper which had been placed in circula-
tlon Tor the purpose of learning the Views
OF the citizens contained 153 signers. OF
lnls number l4t We're residents of the town
one hundred and forty-one of the l47
favored the road running the entire length
Oh the town; 81 We're not opposed to the
route being entirely along the main street;
~ favored avoiding the narrowest portions
OF the main street by using parallel side
streets and 30 had no choice as to route.
Inc ordinance as passed provides that
there snail be a double track along the
middle of the street from the fair grounds
to within forty feet of Court street; then
single track along the south side Of the
street TO Anderson street and a single
track along the middle of the street from
Anderson street to the Woodlawn Hotel
Under the provisions of the ordinance the
railway company is required to pike the
area between the tracks and two feet on
either side, and to pike Perry, jefferson
ana Anderson streets, under certain speci-
ncauons. Another provision is that if a
car and vehicle of any description meet
on the narrow portion of the street the
car must back far enough to allow the
vehicle to pass.
1t Is stated that there viii be no further
opposition to the construction of the road
from any citizens of Rockville and that
the railway company has reconsidered it's
determination not to enter the town but
will agree to the conditions of the orfii-
nance and begin work at an early date
The work of extending the road from
Bethesda Park to Rockville is progressing
satisfactorily. Most of the grading has
been completed and the trolley poles are
nearly all in position. As soon as one or
1t is said, the work will be pushed to com
pleuon In a very short time. The round
tr1p fare from Rockville to any part of
Washington will be 25 cents.
The republicans will hold a mass meet
ing in the Opera House here Tuesday even
Ing Governor Lowndes, Mr.. John V. Il.
F1ndlay and Mr.. Philips Lee Goldsborough
and others will deliver speeches A band
will be in attendance and a big gathering
is expected.