Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-02-01
AQUEOUCT BR DGE TRACK
FAVORABLE REPORT on BILL TO
PERMIT ELECTRIC CAR TRAFFIC..
Terms of Measure Which VIII Permit
Rapid Transit With q Sec.
ton of Virginia.

Mr.. Latimer has submitted to the House
the report of he District committee on
House bill I3949. providing for the rebuild
ing or repair the superstructure Of the
Aqueduct bridge upon the deposit OF the
funds necessary for that purpose by the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
Company so as to provide for the laying
of q Single track on the bridge for the use
of the electric railways desiring to cross
the same.
The report says: 1.-The railroad company
is required. within thirty days after the
passage of the act, to deposit with the col
lector of taxes $1,000, and additional
SIM of $4,000 within one year. and no
work shall be done by the Commissioners
or under their direction until the full
amount of $4,000 shall be in their hands.
This sum IS the amount estimated by the
Commissioners to be necessary for this
work, but in addition to this the Commits
sioners may at any time during the pro-
gresS of thu work call upon the railroad
company for a further deposit of 5000 to
meet any contingencies. The $1,000 to be
deposited within three months after the
passage of the act is to be absolutely for
feited to the District of Columbia in case
the additional deposits are not made, and
If all of the deposits are not made within
the time prescribed in the act all rights
conferred by the same shall be forfeited
Authority of Commissioners.
THE railroad company is permitted, after
the completion IF the work by the Commits
sioners 81 during the progress of such work
as may be directed by the Commissioners,
to lay a single track upon the bridge and
across NJ street and in 36th street, and to
connect it's tracks over it's 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 constructed
by any other electric railroad or railroads
upon terms which require such other rail-
road or railroads to pay just proportional
share of the costs of the necessary repairs;
and when It shall appear to the Commits
sioners that such proportional 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 the cars and penalties are i'm
posed for any infraction of the regu! ations
In case of a disagreement as to the pro-
portiOnal 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.
Convenience of Citizens.
stitute bill prepared by the Commissioners
appears to protect the interests of the Dis
fIict of Columbia, and 1t is believed that
the convenience of the citizens and the pub
lie interests will be subserved by thus Civ
ing 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 present.
The Great Falls and Old Dominion Rail-
IA ri a rte ha
state of Virginia. will put into operation an
electric railway line from Georgetown to
the Great Fails of the Potomac along the
Virginia side of the Potomac river. It's
officers and directors are: Joseph 8. Miller
president; r. d. Weaver, vice president; A
Z. Hines. secretary; A. 3. Grunwell. treas
urer; directors, S. Thomas Brown, George
Q. Boteler, Charles S. Bradley, William B.
Besley. Alfred B. GrunweH A. B. Hines
Thomas b. Jewell Joseph Taber Johnson,
Joseph S. Miller Samuel l.. Phillips, P NJ
Rixey, George N Saegmuller Nathan B.
Scott, George Z. Truett. r. D. Weaver and
Nathaniel Wilson,"