Evening star., 1900-02-05
3. AND o. RAIL ROAD BILL
It's Provisions Considered BY Committee oi
the Board of Trade.
Objections of Eckineton Citizens Met
by . substitntes Plan-Dam-
age. an TSxation.

The railroad committse of the board of
trade was in session Saturday afternoon in
the rooms of the board, when the bill re-
Gently introduced in Congress on behalf of
the Baltimore and Ohio Railway Company,
providing for the abolition of grade cross
ipgs within the city, was considered. The
conclusions reached by subcommittee to
which the bill had been referred, were re-
ported. Mr.. Frank Hume, the chairman of
the committee. presided and there was a
full attendance. The subcommittee which
has had this bill in charge consists of N.
H. Shea, A. r. Serven, VIM. J. Frizzell, S.
w. Curriden. Henry P. Blair. Geo. N. Saeg-
muller and Geo. H Judd.
After full discussion the committee de-
cided upon number Of recommendations,
which will be embodied in a report and SUBJ
mitted at future meeting of the commit
tee.
Action was taken in favor Of WIDEN
ing { street between North Capitol and 1st
streets northeast, in front of the new depot
Mnfch the company proposes to erect there.
The width of the roadway of C street is
now only thirty-eight feet, and the COM
mittee Is of the opinion that forty feet
should be added to that width on the north
side OF the street, so as to allow room for
the cars of the street railroads which pass
that point, and also for the ordinary street
traffic.
The residents of lexington and those
living north of Florida avenue object to
the feature Of the railroad bill which gives
the railroad company the power to estab-
FISH and continue railroad yards to the west
of Delaware avenue, and also continuing
their tracks through that subdivision on an
embankment which. among other objec-
tfons, will obstruct the east and west
travel.
Proposes a Remedy.
The committee proposes a remedy. which
Is that the tracks north of Florida ave-
nue. be placed east of the Brentwood
read as far north as 9th and streets,
where the tracks Of the Metropolitan
branch and the Washington branch can be
separated. The Y and the yards are to be
northeast Of 9th and streets. By this
arrangement the tracks north of Florida
avenue, 1t Is said. will correspond with the
grade of the country, so that an embank-
ment will not be necessary.
1t is further proposed that all land west
OF the Metropolitan branch be abandoned
Ior raliIoad purposes By this plan, among
other advantages, it will be possible to con-
tine the street railroad tracks south on 4th
street. instead of the many turns as now.
The committee is also Of the opinion that
IN add1tlon to the opening beneath the
railroad viaiuct on the line of Massachu-
setts avenue as proposed in the bill, that
there also be one on the line of F street,
or that there will be two openings east
and west from c to G. street. Instead of
one.
The committee was further of the opin
ion that North Capitol street should be
opened from the Capitol north, and to bring
this about recommendation was approved
that the railroad be not allowed to cross
North Capitol street with it's tracks at any
point. 1t was also decided that the COM
pany should be given authority to run
tracks from each side of tie main road
from Florida avenue as far south as G
street into the abutting squares. The bill
gives the company the right to extend such
tracks into the adjacent property to its
line which was thought to be advisable
The same recommendations in regard to
damages and to taxation as were put in
MIA bill were adopted by the committee. 1t
was also concluded that the company
should be entitled to any difference in the
Quired.