Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-13
NEW RAILWAY PROJECTED
Incorporators Heard by the District Com
missionsss Today.
Roate Of the Road as Proposed In
Senate Bill 20.S-opposition
Expressed.

The incorporates Of the proposed East
Washington and Benning Railway Com
pany were given hearing today on SEN
ate bdll 26IS the measure providing Tor
the incorporation of the company. At this
nearing were also present Mr.. George
Truesdeli, president Of the Washington
Traction Company, and its attorney, Mr..
J. j. Darlington. Several Of the men In
terested in the proposed road were heard.
and also Mr.. Darlington
The route OF the proposed road Is as fol-
lows: Beginning at Florida avenue and K
street northeast. thence northwest on K
to sth street east, then south on Sth to
pennsylvania avenue, thence east on Penn
sylvania avenue to 18th street. thence south
on 12th to the Eastern branch, thence on a
uestie bridge across said stream to the
south side OF the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road, thence north on private right Of way
parallel to said railroad to a point about
i.aee feet southaof the Benning road. where
II crosses the Baltimore and Ohio railroad
at Bennfng, thence to a point east OF the
Anacostfa road, thence to the District line
by such route as the District Commission
ers shall approve. the line to be located
Central avenue, but outside their limits.
The proposed company is to be required
TO issue transfers to intersecting or adja-
cent lines. and the bill provides that It shall
power east of the Eastern branch to any
one desiring either or both and to the Dis
rict government. Those named as incor-
perators are Robinson White and Fillmore
BeaiI of Marylan nd and A. ]. Curtis. Mile
tlls j. Wine. Geo. H. Judd, Fredk. E. Cha
pin, Smith Thompson, jr., Fredk. NJ. Det-
weller. Fred. G. Aukam, J. w. Gregory,
=: c. Colts. Iheo. J. King. Thomas Dow
ney, A. O. Bebendreir and JOS r, Fague Of
the District
:; A Pressing Necessity.
Mr.. White. Mr.. King and Mr.. Curtis Of
the proposed company spoke Of what they
believe is a great and pressing necessity
for such railway, and explained that those
interested in the company will be willing to
have the bill so amended as to conform to
the wishes of the Commissioners. The bill
as introduced. they stated. contained sev-
eral errors. inadvertently made, which they
also desire to have corrected.
Capt. Beach, the Engineer Commissioner,
called attention ITO that provision Of the
bill authorizing the company to furnish
electric power and light. remarking that
such authority Is possessed by no other
railway company in the District. and that
If SO authorized the company would be per-
mitted to furnish such power and light to
the municipality throughout the District.
Both Mr.. White and Mr.. King expressed
the belief that such authority would not
conflict with the interests of the people or
the District, although they stated that they
would not object to such an amendment Of
the bill as would restrict the company to a
certain territory in this matter.
Mr.. Darlington Elso invited attention to
this clause ife theisbfIl, remarking that 1t
proposes to Authorize the company to do
that which has SO far been denied to every
railway company sHere. If this company
was to have isuch a privilege he urged the
Commissioners 10 recommend such legisla-
ton as would blac6fhH street railways here
on the same footingf Mr.. Darlington point
ed out one Of two other objections to the
bill, and after arStinformal exchange of
views those Interested in the proposed COM
pany assuredi1h commissioners that any
amendments lFerfeeting the bill and assur-
ing the people of the section most interest
ed of the building aid operation Of the road
would be satisfactory to them. " '