The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-03-24
EXTENSION OF A RAILWAY
A Proposed Improvement Of The
Capital Traction Company.
An Amended Bill Reported by the
Sennte Committee On District OF
CoIumbin-The Changes to Re
Made Deemed Observation-Disclosures
Access 10 tire Library OF Congress.

The Senate Committee on the District OF
Columbia TO which was referred the bill
authorizing and requiring certain extern
sions to be made to the lines of the Capt.
tai Traction Company has reported an
amendment in the nature OF a substitute
The new bill provides for an extension
Of the company's lines on F and G Streets
south Of Pennsylvania Avenue and west OF
the State, War, and Navy Building This
extension has been asked for BY the prop
erty owners, who have filed petitions win
the committee. II is proposed that certain
of the cars on the Pennsylvania Avenue
line shall run 20 and from Georgetown via
F and G Streets, thus opening up a section
that is growing both as business and also
as residence property.
The committee proposes two amend
nents to the bill. The first extends the
Street and New Jersey Avenue along c
Street to Delaware Avenue; thence 10 the
B Street north. corner OF the Capisol
Grounds. and around the block bounded
on The other two sides by First and n
Streets east; that is to say. a passenger
on the Fourteenth Street line. instead OF
being landed opposite the Baltimore and
Ohio station. may ride 10 the Capitol
Grounds. or to within one block OF the Ii
brary Moreover, when the new station
Of the Baltimore and Ohio Road shall be
constructed. cars on the Fourteenth Street
line will pass H. But one square Of sin
gle-track road will be constructed To make
this extension. the route for the remainder
of the distance cOinciding with that Of the
Metropolitan Railway. and but one set OF
tracks being used.
The second amendment provides for
detection in the route Of the Anacostia
Railway, so as 10 bring passengers TO the
Library and the Capitol.
The committee considers all these
| changes 10 be primarily in the interests
OF the public and recommends them TO the
favorable consideration Of the Senate.
The substitute bill was drawn by the
Commissioners Of the District OF Columbia
whose report follows:
The Commissioners have The honor to
submit the following on ). $50. Fifty-siXth
Congress. first session, for the extension
Of the lines Of the Capital Traction Com
pany. referred TO them by your committee
for report:
The first extension proposed by the bill
is from the present tracks Of the COM
pany az First and Streets northwest,
east on Street 10 New Jersey Avenue.
and north on New Jersey Avenue 10 c
Street. connecting with TIE present termi-
nal at that point.
The construction Of a loop at this To-
callty would end the present necessity
OF parking and switching cars in c Street,
I do ~ vie
however. Of the proposed location OF the
passenger station OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad in squares $50 ans 6S4,
| fronting on C. Street. between North Cap
( itol and First streets east, il is believed
/ that the cars of the company should, by
| all means. pass along this portion Of G
! Street. For the purpose Of accomplishing
! this object &c Is recommended that the sec
| oud paragraph Of the bill be amended so
\ as TO provide for the operation Of the cars
/ over the following route. namely:
! Beginning at the intersection OF First
! and G Streets northwest: thence east on
| G. Street 10 Delaware Avenue; thence by
! loop bounding square oS6 dying bAseen
! Delaware Avenue, b. First, and c Streets
| northeast
by this route the cars would not only
pass by the new station site. but would
reach the top Of Capitol Hill and come
| toll aud Library buildings
The new construction required would
! be a single track in c STREET northwest be
tween First Stree. northeast and New Jer-
sey Avenue and a single track in First
Street northeast. between b and G Streets,
the remaining portion OF the route being
over tracks now existing. This arrange
ment would also permit the abandonment
and removal OF the double tracks Of the
company DOW in the south SIDE Of G Street
northwest. between First Street and New
Jersey Avenue.
The second and third extensions pro-
posed by the bill authorize the extension
OF the road from the intersection OF Penn
sylvauia Avenue and Seventeenth Street
northwest. south on Seventeen to G by
double tracks, west on by single track to
Tweuty-sixth. north on Twenty-siXth BY
double tracks to Pennsylvania Avenue:
also. south on Tweuty-siXth from G. 10 j
by single track, east on f by single track
to Seventeenth and north on Seventeenth
! by single track to G.
1T is believed that the operation of a
street railway through this section would
be a public benefit. On account of the mar
row width Of Twenty-siXth Street, how
ever. il is deemed inadyisable 90 construct
a double track therein. a single track in
Twenty-siXth and single track in Twen-
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