The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1900-12-03

one of The District matters upon wbiess
it is expected that Congress viii take ac-
ton At this session is the elimination of
the grade crossings on the steam rail-
roads entering the city. There are two
bills before Congress, one affecting each
road, and the passage of one or both of
these is confidently looked for by those
taking special interest in them. 1t is IN
derstood that the Commissioners in their
Forthcoming report will recommend the
approval of the bills as the best arrange
ment in sight for the removal OF the
crossings at grade
TIE bill affecting the Baltimore and Po-
tomac Railroad establishes route be-
ginning at a point in its present tunnel
under Virginia Avenue near the intersec-
ten of Eighth Street southeast extending
thence by continuation of said tunnel,
with a width sufficient for two tracks,
along and under Virginia avenue to the
west side of Second Street southeast;
thence in the open with width sufficient
for four traGiss, along " hat would be VIZ
GINA Avenue extended through reserya-
ton l.. now called Garfield Park, to an
other section of Virginia Avenue as now
opened at South Capitol Street. thence
along said section Of Virginia Avenue to
connection with its present four main
tracks along and on Virginia Avenue ana
Maryland Avenue TO the Potomac River;
and also from points on said
line hat IS from east of sixth Street
southwest. BY a curved line with three
tracks crossing Sixth Street, Maryland
Avenue. and Street southwest, TO and
upon that portion of the Mail bounded by
3 Street southwest, b Street northwest
Sixth Street. and line drawn parallel
herewith $40 feet WesI. upon which is to
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. Point west of Seventh Street southwest
nv a curved line with three tracks over
Seventh Street Maryland Avenue. and b
Street southwest TO and upon said portion
Of the Mall. with such grade and al sucn
elevations with reference to the streets
of the city. and on such locations as are
show on plans and proiiles prepared by
the railroad company and approved b. the
Commissioners OF the District
The purpose Of the act is that the rail-
read shall ne Iacated under Sixth, Fifth,
Fourth Third. ard Second Streets south
east III = tunnel; that New Jersey avenue
shall he carried over the railroad on-a steel
bridge. and that the railroad shall be car
ried over South Capitol Street. Delaware
Avenue. First Second. Third Four-anda-a
Half. Sixth. Seventh Streets, Maryland
Avenue. A aud 2 Streets southwest and
that Ninth. Tenth Eleventh. and Twelfth
Streets southwest, shall be carried over the
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railroad IS also a be carried over Water
Street southwest-
The cost OF making inc changes pro-
posed in the COmpany's tracks is to be
divided between the company on one side
and the United States Government and
the District on the other The company
is to pay for all changes in the direction
or grades OF its tracks, while the cost OF
constructing arches and passdgeways in
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and roadNays, and all costs, expenses and
damages resulting from OF incidental to
the changes in the grades OF the railroad
from the grades of the streets is to be
paid one-haIf by the United States Gov
eTnment and one-half by the District
The bill affecting the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad has for its object 10 eIimi-
nate grade crossings by abandoning Ger
tain portions OF he present routes by con-
solidsting the Metropolitan and Washing
ton branches beyond Florida Avenue and
bringing them into the city on the line of
Delaware -.-enue over . single viaduct
70 be carried over certain streets and
under others
The plan also includes lie erection Of
new passenger station on the square
bounded BY North Capitol c. and First
Streets northeast. and the building OF a
new and larger freight station east OF
North Capitol Street. between . and F
Streets northeast Railroad yards and a
freight station foz. heavy freight are pro-
vided Tor in the territory bounded by
FloriCa Avenue, : Street. the Metropcli-
tan branch, and the Brentwood Read.
One Of the serious effects of this ar
rangemeEt is the closing OF several
streets in northeast Washington which
now open into Delaware Avenue This
has aroused considerable opposition TO
the scheme. and has been Tuuch discussed.
Another objection Is the removal of the
and the freight yards over into
lexington, where The property holders
aver that great damage will be done 10
property values
The Commissioners however at the
last session Of Congress submitted an
exhaustive report on The subject, and aD-
proved the plans of the company as the
most feasible and practical that could
be adopted.
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