Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-01-24
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN
The Change Made on Tenleytown Electric
Road Last Night.
Switch Connecting With metropolitan
Road Put in PIace-WOrk on
Another Commenced.

The switch connecting the Georgetown
and Tenleytown railroad tracks. with those
of the Metropolitan road at sd street and
Dlmbarton avenue, was put in place last
night, force of men being employed from
sunset to early morning on the task The
arrangement of the switch is such as will
permit the southbound cars of the Tenley-
town road to transfer to the metropolitan
tracks. and also to permit suburban cars
to run down sd street to NJ street. 1t
Is said that every other car on the line
will run to the city when the present i'm
prOvements are completed.
Workmen commenced last evening to ex-
cavate for the switch connection at sd
and streets. This will be so arranged
as to permit the wcStbound cars on the
Metropolitan road to change to the tracks
of the Tenleytown line. AS soon as this
switch is connected the track of the Ten
leytown road between street and Dunn
barton avenue will be dug up and the I'M
derground system installed on the two
tracks. BY this means the Metropolitan
cars can, 1t is said change to sd street
at p street, run south and change again
at Dumbarton avenue, thus cutting off the
remainder Of the loop west of sd street
permit has been taken out by the rail-
road company for the location of a switch
at Prospect avenue and Both street. con-
Meeting the Great Falls line with the Metro
potan. This work, it is understood, will
be taken up as soon as the improvements
are made on SD street The entire work
Ii is expected. will be completed within d
fortnight, or three weeks at the most
Repairs of Burned Building.
The Potomac Electric Light and Power
Company has taken out permit for the
repair of its power house at Sd and Water
streets. and the repairs have already been
started. The recent fire, which destroyed
part of the interior of the place, besides dam
aging extensively the immensc- machinery
made the repairs necessary, the greatest
INJURY being done to the generators and
other machinery. The machinery has now
ever, been repaired sufficiently to permit
TIE plan; To work at its usual rate.
Real Estate Transfers.
Mary \. Cruitt has sold to Lydia NJ c.
Drury an undivided half interest in the
east fifteen feet of lot 146, square 123i
The consideration named is only nominal
The property is located on the north side
of y street between Goth and Both streets
s. Duncan Bradley has bought of the
District government It tax deed, amounting
to Sl2.T a.? on part Of lot - of square 1908,
the property being located on IN, north
sid" OF street between sd and ,s4th
SJIcytS.
General Mention
Policeman f. C. Blake of the county pa
troll force" doing duty at Tenleytown. was
married last eveEing TO Miss Eva Burrows
of Tenleytown. The ceremony was wit
messed nv only few of the intimate friends
OF the contracting parties.
Il was reported this morning at the
Georgetown University Hospital that the
condition of Rev. f y. Muvaney. S.J.. was
unchanged, the patient being in a critical
condition. He passed a slecpless night.
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