The evening times. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1895-1902, 1901-10-09
TRACTION FOR MT. PLEASANT.
suburban Re-idcnts Anxious for the
Metropolitan Railroad Extension.

h'Atopolithn railroad Extension.
An earnest effort Is being made by citi-
zens Of Mount Pleasant 10 secure the ex-
tension Of the Connecticut Avenue line
of the Metropolitan Railroad from Eight
eepth Street and Columbia Road to Four
tCcnth and Park Streets. Mount Pleasant.
according q" the plan agitated "a year OF
more ago and the bin passed by Congress
The extension, ii is CLAIM ed, would result
in great advantage 10 the residents Of
that locality, although the scheme will
lr"h1hiy not be looked upon with favor
by The Capital Traction Company. The
matter has already beeu brought to the
attention of the District Commissioners
who are said TO favor the extension. and
II rs hoped 10y residents of the eNtr, me
Northwest that the work viii be begul
by tie LIST of November.
a meeting Of the Mount Pleasant Citi-
zens Association was called last night FOR
the purpose of discussing the project
only 1--WE members were present. owing TO
a mistake in the announcement OF the
date OF the meeting printed on the mott
hcatiou cards sent to members. The
meeting was therefore postponed until
Saturday evening at o'clock when it
viii he held at the STratfCrj Hotel An
election of officers viii Dc held. and the
question now agitatng the citizens Of
Mount Pleasant in regard to better street
car facilities will be brought up
IL IS understood that the officials Of the
Metropolitan Railroad are i'm favor of the
Iiah I" extend the line operated by the
company They have stated that the
money 70 do the works. ready and CON
struction will be Gegun when a permit is
ISSUED bE the District Commissioners and
the necessary data is furnished in regard
70 the grade which must be obtained be-
lore the work can commence
Captain Beach, Engineer Commissioner
or the District, is also understood TO ad-
Z vocate the extension. He has stated 70
| the various parties interested In pushing
| the work that ne is ready to issue the
necessary permit. and to furnish the data
Of the grade. So far as possible. he is I'M
accord with the scheme. and VIII do every
thing possible TO further the interests OF
I the metropolitan Company in this direC-
The citizens Of Mount Pleasant. in view
or the present situat ton. with both parties
apparently willing that the extension
1 should be made, feel confident that the
work should be pushed forward without
delay They feel that as they have labor
ed hard in the interests of the railroad
company they should be repaid by an &C
tive showing on the part of the company.
A Wel-knoWn citizen OF Mount Pleasant.
speaking OF the matter last night. said
that II was hoped that the railroad com
pany would begin the work before No
VembeT J. when Engineer Commissioner
Beach viii retire from the Board Of Com
missioner Should il not be done before
his retirement, the speaker said. every
thing would have 70 be done over II is
thought that the continuation Of the line
/ could be completed by Christmas. in view
Of the present outlook
The extension. as proposed. Will connect
the two ROW isolated northwestern sub
urbs- The line viii run from Eighteenth
/ Street and Columbia Road 20 Sixteenth
street. north on Sixteenth TO Park Street
and west on Park Street 10 Fourteenth
street. II viii be a very short line but
1 II Is contended by residents Of Mount
Pleasant that IL will be "A great convent
euce to them. as on the METROPOLITAN
Road, All parts Of the city can BE- reached
by the transfer system.