The evening times., 1899-03-03
B. & 0. line TO
ENTER GEORGETOWN
Land Already Secured on the
Virginia Side.
Senator GOrman's Retirement Said
to End Opposition.
NeIghborinS Property Rises In
VnIue-New Pennsylvania Sta
ton for Rosslyn.

Private advices in Georgetown confirm
the story recently published by The Times
that the Baltimore and Ohio will enter
Georgetown within year. 1t is stated
that the railroad company has simply been
waiting for the exit of Mr.. German from
Congress, who, it is said, has OF late been
violently opposed to its plans regarding the
Georgetown entrance. The company de-
sres TO enter on the bluffs TO the west
commonly known as the Palisades, and as
il would require an amendment to the
present charter which gives them the right
to enter by way of Water Street which is
on the Potomac River grade, the delay has
been deemed advisable.
The reorganization plans now being per-
fected have also interfered with the
Georgetown entrance plan. The Baltimore
and Ohio has already bought land on the
Virginia side of the river from the Potomac
Land Company on which ii is proposed to
rest the southern abutment of the bridge
necessary 10 its proposed direct southern
connection.
AS an evidence of the substantial faith
men of money and foresight have in the
positive entrance of the road, Messrs.
Campbell one of the kaleidoscope capital
lists, with several associates. has invested
in Water Street property to the value of
$50 GOO They purchased the old Borden
Mining Company's property adjacent to the
Aqueduct Bridge and five warehouses on
the south side of Water Street, between
Thirty-second and Thirty-third Streets.
1t is said by men who have been watch
ing the movements of the road closely
that property on the north side Of Water
Street will increase equally with property
on the south side Men of large shipping
! interests it is claimed, Will find it ad-
visabie and TO their financial benefit to
build warehouses and storehouses there
/ The company has a great desire 10 cross
/ the Potomac west of the Aqueduct Bridge
/ The present plan compels il to enter Wa
ter Street under the Aqueduct Bridges
northern span. This possesses many dis
advantages. one of them being the neces-
! sity of the lowering of the Water Street
! grade or the elevation CT the bridge in
order to permit the passing of the trains
So fixed in the minds of the Georgetown
! people is the belief that the road is COM
! ing in within a short time that property
! which recently was bought for 81, 600 has
| so advanced in value that an offer of s3,
! 075 for the same property was yesterday
refused.
The private advices mentioned above
state that the bill TO amend the present
charter of the Baltimore and Ohio will be
one of the first measures introduced at the
/ session of Congress beginning in December
! next The Baltimore and Ohio Company
through its engineers, has been made IA
miliar with every foot OF ground available
| Tor railroad purposes. and no time will be
| lost in arranging preliminarieS. There is
no doubt now entertained concerning the
entrance OF the B. & o. line as soon as
the company can make the necessary ar
| rangements.
It is understood in Georgetown that the
| Pennsylvania Railroad Company will sooT
commence the erection of new freight
! house al Rosslyn, on the ground of the
| one destroyed by fire several weeks ago. II
| is said that the new building will be OF
modern design and have sufficient loom
to accommodate the increasing trade al
| this station.
| The Georgetown merchants had found the
station across the river a great convenience
| but since the fire they have been under the
necessity of carrying all their goods to
the station on Virginia Avenue south
| west.