Evening star., 1900-04-04
RAILWAY ON 10TH STREET
EXTENSION OF THE TRACKS OF THE
METROPOLITAN LINE.
House District Committee Acts Favor
ably on the Bill-DiNiding Cost of
Widening the Highways.

The House District committee today au-
| thorized a favorable report on the bill re-
| Quring the extension of the tracks of the
| Metropolitan Railway Company on 10th
| street. The committee amended the bill so
| as to widen Columbia road to width of
| 100 feet and 18th street to ninety feet. The
| bill will be further modified so as to make
| the provisions for condemnation proceed
| ings conform to the general provisions for
condemnation required in other bills.
The bill provides that the Metropolitan
Railroad Company be required to extend,
by double tracks. the lines of its under
ground electric railroad from its present
terminus at the intersection of 18th street
and Columbia road easterly along Column
bla road to the present 10th street north
west, thence north along 10th street 20
Park street: Provided, That no cars shall
be switched in the streets after the expira-
tlon OF two years from the passage of this
act.
Before such extension is constructed Co.
lumbia road and the present 18th street
must be widened TO 100 and ninety feet
respectively, and the Commissioners must
institute proceedings for the condemnation
OF as much land as may b. required for the
widening, according to the provisions of
sections 257 to 267, both inclusive, of the
Revised Statutes Of the United States re-
iating TO the District of Columbia Pro-
lied to locate the lines of the railroad of
the company within the area so to be ac-
quired: And provided further, That the
operation of the cars of the Metropolitan
railroad within the Capitol grounds shall
be under the control of the architect of the
Capitol.
Extensions of the lines of the Metropoli-
tan Railroad Company must be completed
ana put IN operation within one year from
the date of the widening of the highways
and the company must deposit with the
collector of taxes OF the District of Column
oia such sums as are necessary to pay the
cost of inspection of the work
That of the amount awarded as damages
lor the land condemned for the extension
OF Columbia road and the present 10th
street not less than One-half thereof must
De assessed by the jury in the proceedings
against all those pieces and parcels of
ground situated on each side of those por-
tions of Columbia road and 10Th street
northwest that are to be widened, and ex-
tending to depth of 80 feet, measured on
each side from the building lines Of the
highways as widened or to such greater
depth as the jury may find the benefits 10
extend, and the remainder shall be assessed
against the Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany, and collected special assessments
are collected; provided, that if the use of a
part only OF any piece or parcel of ground
shall be condemned the jury in determining
! its value, shall not take into consideration
any benefits that may accrue to the re-
malnder thereof from the widening of the
streets, but such benefits shall be consid-
ered in determining what assessments
snail be made on or against such part of
such piece of land as may not be taken.
Inc bill Will be taken up in the House
probabiy next Monday, which will be Dis
trict day.
Other Local Matters
The committee today also favorably re-
ported Senate bill 1896 providing that the
subdivision of Pencote Heights in the Dis
rtict of Columbia be revoked and annulled.
Ihe committee will consider at its next
meeting and act upon the bill introduced
by Mr. Mercer requiring all street cars 10
be vestibuled.