The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1903-04-20
NEW TROLLEY LINE
IN EAST WASHINGTON
Permit Granted for Single
Track Road.
LINK IN A SUBURBAN CHAIN
VIII Ultimately Join With Marlboro
Road and Result in Connections in
Section Beyond Eastern Branch,

Permission Isas been voted by the Dis
triet Commissioners to the East Wash
inston Heights Traction Company to lay
tracks. and construct a single track,
double trolley, street railroad on Penn
syirania Avenue southeast. from The ter
minus Of the tracks Of the Capital Trac-
ton Company 10 Branch Avenue. \ spe-
cisl permit for crossing the PennsyI-
vanta Avenue Bridge was issued several
days ago by the Commissioners.
According TO the terms Of the permit
the company is TO deposit $500 as ,
guarantee for the restoration Of the sur
face conditions an Pennsylvania Aven1e.
and the permit is the same in form as
that issued TO the Brightwood Railroad
Company, the entire construction 10 cen
form 10 the plans submitted ana ap-
proved by the Commissioners
The Original Charter.
The East Washington Heights Trac-
ton Company was chartered by spe-
cial act of Congress. approved June Is.
1885 The company consisted Of James
O. BeTTet. Archibald NJ Bliss. George
S Boutwell,, William Corcoran Hill
Brainard H Warner. John \. Baker.
Samuel Cross, T. E. RoessIe. William
H. Rapley, John T Devine. Chester a
Snow, Charles T. Havenner. Charles A.
Baker, Henry P Blair, Charles /. Du-
Bois, W y Morrison, Appleton ..
Clark. Thomas J. Brown. R. F. Brad
bury. and Henry Nailor. all Of Wash
ington; Albert W Fletcher. Chauncey
Marshall, William g. Duncan, Edward
G. Potter, Jacob !. Leeds. Edward II.
Clark, and J. 2. Livingston. Of New
York; Edwin c. Carpenter and James :
DyetI.. Of Rome y. Y; Arthur Mahonev.
OF Brooklyn, and Philemon L Hoadley.
OF Newark, y J. The act referred 10
authorized the construction Of a street
railroad out Pennsylvania Avenue to
Branch Avenue. and thence TO Good
Hope, and along the Good Hope Road to
the District line, Branch lines we're
to be built 10 Anacostia and 10 Ben
ming, principally along Minnesota
Avenue
Construction Period Extended.
By act, approved April 80. 1900. The
time for commencing the laying OF
- ans anu tAAS eb--@tt taLlAtL III LtiE AOdu
was extended for two years. In that
act the purpose OF the company was
changed and authority was given for the
connection OF the line with the projected
Washington and Marlboro Electric Rail
road. if the latter should bring its
tracks TO the District line within two
years
By act approved July ], 1892. the [ ne
was again extended one year or TO June
IS. 1903 The purpose OF the company
now, as foreshadowed in the permit, is
to construct the line from the west ter
minus of the Pennsylvania Avenue
Bridge 10 Branch Avenue, beginning be
fore June is.
Since its incorporation the company
has changed somewhat by the death OF
some of its members, and the sale Of
shares BY others. Col A E. Randle. OF
Congress Heights, is now presidenr of
the company. and is much interested in
the completion OF the railroad.
II is expected the new project viii cuI-
inmate in tine in street railway couuec-
tons over the greater part OF the sec
ton Of the District lying beyond the
Eas1srn Branch The railroad 10 MARI
boro. II IS expected. viii be built.