The Washington times., 1902-03-18
The Crosstown Line Not
Wanted in Eastern
Section.
MENACE TO SCHOOL CHILDREN
Argued That Street Cars Would Per-
manently Dishgure North Carolina
Avenue - Vigorous Protest Against
Florida Avenue Line

The District Commissioners have received
several letters opposing section 10 of the
new street railroad bill drafted by the
central committee of the citizens asso-
Citations and recently presented to the
board in a public hearing. The section
referred to provides for cross-towu
street railway in the eastern section of
the city between the navy yard and the
baseball grounds.
Mr.. A. H. Thompson, of 324 Eighth
Street southeast, invites attention to that
. part of the route which passes along
Eighth Street southeast from North
Carolina Avenue to Pennsylvania Ave
nue.. He says that there is a very serious
objection to the operation of street
railway along this portion of Eighth
Street. He says the Towers, WaIlach, and
,. Eastern High School buildings are on the
square between and d Streets. The
Towers and Wallach schools both have
b entrances on Eighth Street.
Serious Menace to School Children.
Mr.. Thompson also calls attention to the
fact that there is parochial s, hool
has several hundred children in attend
ance. He thinks that the running of
street cars on this street would be
serious menace to the lives of more than
thousand school children attending the
schools mentioned.
In this connection Mr.. Thompson states
that few years ago a street railway
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tracks in front OF the Peabody School
building, fronting On Staunton Square.
after child had been run over and
killed by the cars.
MI j. ID. Croissant has written 20 pro-
test against that part of the route ex-
tending from Eighth Street southeast on
North Carolina Avenue 10 Eleventh
Street. He submits that the occupation
OF this avenue By street cars would per-
manently disfgure one OF the most beau
tiful thoroughfares in southeast Wash
lngton, which ought to Lc preserved for
driving purposes.
Mr.. Croissant expresses the opinion that
the object sought by a cross town rail-
road could be accomplished lust as well
oy continuing south from Lircoln Park
Giong Eleventh Street to PENNSYLVANIA
Avenue. Another alternative would be to
run the line through Eighth Street for its
entire length from Florida Avenue TO
pennsylvania Avenue, but he thinks that
The operation Of the cars past the several
school buildings located on Eighth Street
In insuperable objection to the latter
fonte, and argues in favor Of the .line
running down Florida Avenue TO Eleventh
Street and across town on that street to
pennsylvania Avenue.
Against Florida Avenue Line.
The ComYniccicnars have rnoa;,.as -
"A Citizen vigorous protest against
the proposed extension of the Capital
Traction Company's line along Florida
Avenue. northwest from Seventh Street
20 North Capitol Street
The correspondent says there are only
two avenues in the city which are not
wider than Florida Avenue by forty feet
or more, and there are very few streets
which are net wider than Florida Ave
nue.. He says that the avenue is only
eighty feet wide, and is almost exclusive
iy residence street, and an electric road
would prove an exceedingly Objectionable
feature, causing noise, dust, vibration.
and danger 10 children. He claims that
the cars on Ninth Street have injured the
residence portion of that street to a con-
siderable extent. He thinks further that
TWO tracks on Florida Avenue would oc-
cupy all of the street space. This sec
ton OF the city he says, "is already
gridironed with railroads. Another road
would be the worst kind of a nuisance.
with no compensating benefit The pro-
posed cross-town road would only accom-
modate the very few people who wish to
travel between West lexington. Bloom
1ngdalc, LeDroit Park, and Columbia
Heights, and such travel can well be made
by transferring down in the city. Street
railways should not be permitted on res
idence streets without the consent of
of the property owners on the