The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-02-02
TO REBUILD AaUEDUcT BRIDGE.
A Report on the Great Fails and Old
Dominion Railroad Bin.


In his report on the bill for the rebuild
ing of the Aqueduct Bridge by the Great
| Falls and Old Dominion Railroad Com
| pany, which was submitted to the House
yesterday, Mr. Latimer, from the commit
tee on the District of Columbia. saw.
The bill prepared by the Commission
ers make no appropriation, but requires
the railroad company to deposit the
amount of money necessary to do this
work with the Collector of Taxes for the
District Of Columbia. and when such de-
pcsit is made the Commissioners are su-
| thorized to proceed with the work.
The bill provides for the rebuilding or
repair of the superstructure of the Auue-
duet Bridge upon the deposit of the funds
necessary for that purpose by the Great
Fails and Old Dominion Railroad Com
pany, so as to provide for the laying of
a single track on the bridge for the rse
of the electric railways desiring TO cross
the same.
"The railroad company is required.
within thirty days after the passage of
the act to deposit with the collector of
taxes 81, GOO, and an additional sum of
S2i 600 within one year. and no work shall
be done by the Commissioners or under
their direction until the full amount of
s25 600 shall be in their hands. This sum
Is
sioners to be necessary for this work. but
in addition to this the Commissioners may
at any time during the progress of the
work call upon the railroad company for
a further deposit of $1,000 to meet any
contingencies. The 81 900 to be DEPOSITED
within three months after the passage of
the act is to be absolutely forfeited to
the District Of Columbia in case the ad-
ditional deposits are not made, and IL all
dpnOGitg wi ba
time prescribed in the act all rights con-
fer:ed By the same shall be forfeited.
The railroad company is permitted,
after the completion of the work by the
Commissioners or during the progress of
such work as may be directed by the Com
missioners, to lay a single track upon
the bridge and across NJ Street and in
Thirtysixth Street, and to connect its
tracks over its right of way in Virginia
and in the District OF Columbia with the
track on the bridge.
Provision is made in the bill for the
use of the tracks authorized to be coz
structed by any other electric railroad or
railroads upon terms which require such
other railroad or railroads to pay just
proportional share of the costs Of the nee
essary repairs; and when 1t shall appear
to the Commissioners that such proper
tional part of such costs shall have been
paid they may then permit such other
railroad or railroads to use the tracks.
The bill provides for the regulation and
control by the Commissioners of the Dis
trict of Columbia of the rates of fare op-
Grafton of cars, rate of speed, size and
weight of cars, and penalties are imposed
for any infractlon of the regulations. In
case of a disagreement as to the proper
tional part of costs TO be paid by any
other railroad company using the track,
authority is given to the interested party
TO proceed in the Supreme Court of the
District Of Columbia
THE legislation provided for in the sub
stitute bill prepared by the Commission
ers appears to protect the interests OF the
District of Columbia, and it is believed
that the convenience of the citizens and
the public interests will be subserved by
thus giving the opportunity to a large
number of people who daily come to
Washington of crossing the bridge on a
street car in place of walking, as at pres
ent
The Great Falls and Old Dominion
Railroad Company under its charter from
ton an electric railway line from George |
town to the Great Falls OF the Potomac
along the Virginia side OF the Potomac |
River.
Its officers and directors are as fol-
lows:
"oRcers: Joseph S. Miller. President; |
R. 4. Weaver, Vice President; A. 3. |
Hines, Secretary; A. B. Grunweli, Treas
urer Directors: s. Thomas Brown, !
George G. Boteler, Charles s. Bradley. |
william B. Besley, Alfred B. Grunweli. A. |
B. Hines Thomas B. Jewell, Joseph Taber |
Johnson. Joseph S. Miller. Samuel L. Phil !
lips, p. NJ Rixey, George n. Saegmuller, |
Nathan B. Scott. George E. Truett. r. d.
Weaver. Nathaniel Wilson.