Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-06
Uses of the railroad portions of streets. as

follows:
Canal street between South Capitol
street and New Jersey avenue. This space
Is now completely occupied by railway
tracks, as before stated. 1t Is bounded on
the north by Garfield Park, and on the
south by squares 695, W. 695 and NV. 695.
Squares 695 and W. 69j' are owned by the
company. having been acquired under au-
thority of act of Congress approved jan
uary 10. 1891 They are, together with
square NV. Cos. fully occupied by rail-
road yards. roundhouses etc. Under ex-
listing conditions the street is inaccessible
to vehicles, SO that fits abandonment will
not result in any abridgment OF street
travel.
South Capitol street and New Jersey ave
nue.. q street is between square northwest
695 and the main line Of the road in Canal
street: II street is between squares north
west 695. west COS and 895, all of which are
owned and occupied as stated in the pre-
ceding paragraph. These portions of G and
II streets are now closed on the east by
the tracks in Canal street, SO that no
through travel passes over them, and the
AUDITING property on each side is controlled
by the company. No abridgment of street
travel would result from their being closed.
Virginia avenue, south side, between I'd
street and Az street southwest. This por-
ton of Virginia avenue is bounded on the
north by the main tracks of the railroad
and on the south by square 537 and square
north of $50, both of which are owned by
the company. At present they are vacant.
although in all probability sidings will
be eventually run in. The street space on
the north side OF the avenue within the I'm
its named is am lie to care for all street
traffic. and can be reached without incon-
venience.
Virginia avenue. north side, between AZ
and 18th streets. This portion of the avenue
Is bounded on the south by the main tracks
OF the company and on the north by squares
493 and south of 463 and a small triangular
reservation. The bill carries authority to
ACQUIRE these nv purchase
domination. The west half of 493 is now
occupied by the company for freight pur-
poses; the east part of square south 463 is
occupied by The Adams Express Company;
sidings run into each of them. The street
space on the south side of the avenue with
In the limits named is ample to care for all
street traffic, and can be reached without
inconvenience The holdings of the COM
pany in square 1913 We're acquired under act
of Congress approved January 10, 1891.
Maryland avenue, south side, between
9th and 10th streets. This portion of the
avenue IS bounded on the north by the main
tracks of the company and on the south by
square iS6. This square, which is owned by
the company, is occupied as freight sta
ton: it was acquired under authority of act
OF Congress approved January 10, 1891.
Sfdings now cross the street and run into
the square. The street space on the north
side of the avenue within the limits named
is ample to care for all traffic and can be
reached without Inconvenience.
Maryland avenue between 18th and 18th
streets, 18th and 1872 streets between d and
Water streets southwest, and E street
southwest between 10Th and Water streets.
These spaces are bounded by squares 267
26S, 29S, S. E. 267, 269, 30 800 and 300
Squares 267, 26S and 29S are owned and oc-
cupied by the company: squares 269 and
300 are held by the Southern railway;
square 800 is owned partly by the South
ern railway and partly by private parties.
This section Is at the north end of the Long
bridge, where, the railroad enters the city
from the south The squares and portions
of the streets named are now largely occu-
pied by the tracks and sdings of the asso-
ciated lines. The streets are practically
closed to traffic, except such as is incident
to the handling of freight.
Streets Carried Over the Railroad.
THE following named streets will be car
ried over the railroad on bridges. the de-
preston of track, elevation of bridge and
grade and length of approach being given
below: