Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-12-19
TO ENTER WASHINGTON
BILL TO EXTEND THE BALTIMORE
AND WASHINGTON TRANSIT co.
Line on Which 1t May Place Its
Tracks and Its Point of Joining
Those of Capital Traction Co.

Mr. Greene of Massachusetts, has intro
duced bill in the House authorizing the
Baltimore and Washington Transit Com
pany to extend its street railway in the
District of Columbia The bill provides
that the Baltimore and Washington Com
pany, a corporation created by the laws OIL
the state of Maryland, be authorized to
extend its line of street railway within the
District of Columbia over, along and upon
the following described route: Beginning
where 4th street northwest or 9th street
| northwest (as said streets are marked and
designated on the map of the first section
of the highway extension plan of the Dis
tricD interSectS the present line OF the
railway of said transit company; thence
south on said 4th street, or SAID 9th street,
to New Hampshire avenue; thence souther-
ly along said New Hampshire avenue to
Brightwood avenue; thence south on Bright
wood avenue to Whitney avenue; thence on
Whitney avenue to 14th street northwest
and to a junction with the street railway
of the Capital Traction Company: Provided,
nat the company shall acquire hereby no
right to extend its said railway over, along
or upon any portion of the aforementioned
route which is not now a dedicated street
of the said District until it shall have 90
tanned the written consent of the owner or
owners of the real property covered there
by, acquired said right of way by con-
demna ton.
and Washington Transit Company and the
Brlghtwood Railway Company shall have
the power to make any contracts that they
may deem necessary to enable the said
companies to run cars of each over the
tracks of the other company, and also to
contract for and use the power of each or
either company to propel the cars OF the
other company.
In the event that said transit company
shall not be able to come to an agreement
with the owner or owners of any land
through which the road may be located, or
upon which any necessary buildings may be
required to be located. it is provided that
proceedings for the condemnation for the
use of the company of SO much of said
lands as may be required, not exceeding
thirty feet in width for its roadway and OF
so much as may be necessary for buildings,
and so forth, may be instituted in the
usual way in the Supreme Court of SAID
District, under such rules and regulations
as the court may prescribe for such pur-
poses: Provided, that the land acquired by
such agreement condemnation for right
of way for tracks within the limits of
streets of the recorded highway extension
plans shall be dedicated to said District for
public right of way before the company
shall lay its tracks on such land; and that
such right of way shall not be less than
thirty feet in width for double tracks nor
twenty feet in width for single track.
Construction of the Railway.
1t is provided that the transit company
shall be empowered to construct, maintain,
equip and operate a single or double-track
street railway over the said line, with all
necessary buildings, switches, machinery,
appliances, appurtenanceS and other de-
vices necessary to operate the same by ca
bic, electricity, comp essed air, storage bat
terry or other motive power, to be approved
by the Commissioners of the District. Said
railway shall be constructed of good ma
terial, with grooved rails of approved pat
tern, and in neat and substantial man
ner, subject to the supervision and approx
al Of the said Commissioners, the standard
gauge to be used, and the surfaces of the
tracks to conform to the grades Of the
streets established by the said Commission
ers, and where the tracks lie within the
streets of said District the same shall be
paved between the rails and two feet out
side thereof and in such manner as shall
be approved by the said Commissioners
and kept in repair by the said railway COM
pany.
The railway is to be constructed in sub
stantial and durable manner, the plans Of
construction, rails, electrical and mechan-
iCal appliances, conduits and stations and
location of stations and tracks to be sub
ject to the approval of the Commissioners
Of said District. The company, having first
obtained the written permission Of the
Commissioners may make all necessary
trenches and excavations and place therein
the machinery and devices necessary to
the operation Of said railway. When the
trenches and excavations are open they
accident, and shall be closed within rea-
sonable time and the disturbed pavement
relaid all to the satisfaction of said Com
misioners. The company shall, at its own
expense, in good and substantial manner,
make all changes to pipes, cOnduitS and
other underground constructions rendered
necessary by the construction of the rail-
way. The company shall be liable for
any damage to pipe or other underground
constructions caused by the passage Of its
cars over the same or by electric current
used in the propulsion of it's cars. The
company shall, before commencing work
on the railroad, deposit with the collector
Of taxes Of the District such sum as The
Commissioners may deem necessary to de-
fray any expense that may be incurred by
the District in connection with the inspec-
ton of the work Of construction of the
railway, and to make good any damage
done by the company or any of its con-
tracing agentsto any public work or con-
struction. An account Of the disbursement
CT such deposits shall be made to the COM
pany and any balance due them shall be
returned upon the completion Of the work
to defray the cost of which the money was
deposited.
The company, in conjunction with said
Capital Traction Company, may receive
rate of fare not exceeding cents for each
passenger for one continuous ride over
the route and the route of the
said Capital Traction Company within the
District of Columbia or any part thereof
between the termini Of the railway within
the District, and shall sell tickets at the
rate of six for % cents.
The rights and privileges granted to the
Baltimore and Washington Transit Com
pany shall be subject to the provisions re-
strictions and limitations contained in Sec
lions 6, Z, 8, 10. II, r. Ii, IA and Is of the
act to authorize the Baltimore and Wash
ington Transit Company of Maryland to
enter the District Of Columbia.
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