Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-01-11
UNDERWRITERS.
RAILWAY EXTENSION.
Bill in Interest of the MetrOpOIita
COmD1nV.

Bill in Interest of the Metropolitan
Company.
Favorable action on House bill 1906,
providing for an extension Of the Metro
politan railroad out 18th street extended,
has been made by the District Commission
ers to Representative Babcock chairman
of the House District committee. The pro-
posed extension is set forth in the bill as
follows: From the present terminus of the
road on 10th street northwest, north along
10th street to Florida avenue; thence west
along Florida avenue to the intersection of
the lines of 18th street northwest pro-
jected, with Florida avenue; thence north
to Lydecker avenue, along said 18th street
extended; thence westward along Lydecker
avenue, and across Holmead avenue and
through the tract Of land known as the
Mattingly tract, to a point nearly opposite
Sheridan avenue and 18th street northwest.
The report Is as follows:
The route named in this bill for the loca-
ton of the railroad is believed to be the
most advantageous for a railroad line
which is to serve this section of the Dis
trict, 1t being on 18th street, about midway
between 18th and 7th streets.
The present system of street extensions
for the first section does not include 18th
street, as by law the Street extension plans
could not be made to embrace existing
subdivisions. 1t would therefore seem to be
better to erase the words ON the map or
plan of the extension of a permanent sys-
tenn of highways approved and on record in
the office of the surveyor Of the District
of Columbia in lines 10 to 10 of the bill,
and insert in place thereof the following
In House bill No. 1914, Fifty-ifth Con-
gress, second session.
THE present plans for street extensions
change the position Of the street north of
Whitney avenue between Holmead avenue
and 14th street slightly, so that the words
opposite Howard = avenue should be
changed to read nearly opposite Sheridan
street.
THE Belt Railway Company has filed a
letter with the Commissioners stating that
that company, having recently come under
more vigorous management is entitled to
an outlet into the suburban section north
or Florida avenue and asks that it be al
lowed to go up 18th street and that the
metropolitan company be required to use
more easterly line, or that both compa-
MES be permitted to use the same tracks
on 18th street. The Commissioners recog-
nize the fact that within few years it will
not be for the best interests OF the public
to have the Belt railway confined to its
present terminus, and that there is justice
in that companys claim for right of ex-
tension.
The Metropolitan company has asked for
permission to go up 7th street as well as
18th street 1t is believed that under these
circumstances it would be only equitable
and also advantageous to the interests of
the public, if the Belt Railway Company
also be given an outlet into the territory
north of Florida avenue, and the Commits
Sioners suggest that such extension be au-
thoriZed through 11th street extended, I'M
der such conditions as Congress may see
fit to prescribe.
The Commissioners would recommend
favorable action upon the bll.'