Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-06
CROSS TOWN RAILWAY
ADDITIONAL FACILITIES WANT.
ED BY EAST WASHINGTON.
Resolution Adopted at Meeting Of AS
ISOLATION Held Last Night-other
Business Considered.

The question of a cross-town electric rail-
way for East Washington claimed the at
tentiOn of the members of the East WASH
ington Citizens Association at the regu-
lar monthly meeting of the association,
held last night in Donnelly's Hall. Mr.. w.
Mosby Williams, chairman of the commit
tee on street railways, brought the question
before the association in a resolution in
tended to have the road constructed by the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railway
Company. In his resolution he set forth
that 'it Is reported that within three
years at least 5000 additional persons will
be employed at the navy yard, and by adj
vertisement in the public press it appears
that Congress is to be asked to allow the
Great Falls and Old Dominion Railroad
Company to construct a car line from the
Aqueduct bridge through the northern por-
ton of the city, distance of some three
miles, and that Congress at the coming
session will provide legiSla ton for chang
ing the routes of several of the street rail-
roads so as to reach the new union sta
ton"
He therefore moved that it is the sense
of the members of the association and the
residents generally of East Washington,
that cross-town line connecting the north
and southeast sections of the city is great
ly needed, and the lack of such cross-town
line has a tendency to retard the further
progress of the sections named; also that
crosS-town road, reaching at least from
Florida avenue north to NJ street south,
and the intersecting roads should provide
a reciprocal system of transfers permitting
continuous trip, SO that a passenger could
reach any portion of one of the sections
from any portion of the ether sections OF
the city,
His resolution further recited that men,
bers of the association are in favor of fur
Their railroad street legislation providing
facilities connecting the western with the
eastern portion of the city. with the an
nexed condition thereto that the additional
facilities shall provide for ross-town line
i'll East Washington
Resolution Adopted.
The resolution was adopted after a brief
discussion and referred to the committee
for investigate and report During the
discussion Mr. Williams said that the pres
ent railway facilities in East Washington
are inadequate, and pointed out that fl is
necessary to travel five miles in order to
reach points not more than one-half mule
apart
Mr.. Girouard. chairman of the committee
on streets and alleys, submitted a list Of
streets scheduled for improvements and
spoke of the necessity for the Improvement
of the broad avenues in the vicinity of
Lincoln Park. He mentioned Tennessee
avenue. and suggested that if one of the
avenues is placed on the list each year the
improvements might be obtained.
Mr.. E. /. Nottingham suggested that
Massachusetts, avenue east of the park
Should be included.
Mr.. Girouard thought one avenue at a
time would result in getting more improve
nents. In his statement of those proposed
for the next fiscal year Mr.. Girouard
pointed out that the Commissioners had
neglected to make provision for the i'm
provement of the streets in the vicinity Of
the park.
Mr. Girouard's report was adopted
1t had been the intention of the asSocia-
ton to discuss the finances of the District,
hut the discussion was postponed until next
r.cnth owing to the absence of Mr.. NJ. l.
Weller. who is chairman of the committee
in charge of the matter.