Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-03-31
CRossToWN RAILWAY.
Senate Subcommittee Meets to Prepare
Bill on Subject.

The subcommittee of the Senate tcommit-
tee on the District of Columbia to which
were recently referred the original, and sub
stitute bills to permit the Great Falls and
Old Dominion Railroad Compapy1to enter
the District of Columbia and build cross
town line held the first meeting. since it's
appointment late yesterday afternoon, and
again met this afternoon at O'clock Sen
ator Hansbrough is the chairman of this
subcommittee, other members of it being
Senators Foster of Washington, Dilling-
ham Dubois and Martin. d.
The purpose Of the subcommittee is not
to decide upon the advisabiity of giving
this company a right of way to build
crosstown line, but to frame a. bill which
would in it's judgment be practicable in the
event that the full committee fayors the
project. o., a.,,,lf No. S-e,,,s.
tee has called upon the District Com
missioners to appear before 1t. The M
street route is being considered, and APP
pears more likely to be adopted than the L
street route. The subcommittee yet has to
decide as to the advisability of placing in
the bill a provision giving the new COM
pany all the rights and privileges of any
other railroad in the District of Columbia
1t is being considered whether this Is not
too broad language to be used, as many of
the privileges granted railroads quarter
of century ago are not today generally
granted by municipalities. 1t is quite like
ly that the subcommittee will wish to be
| more specific in fixing the rights of the
road.
The Commissioners will be called upon to
give their opinions on many details of the
bill now under consideration.
Upon the completion of the bill by the
subcommittee, 1t will be reported to the full
committee on the District of Columbia with
out any recommendation as to the action
| the committee should take. Whether or not
this bill can be reported to the full COM
mitee in time for action at its regular meet
ing tomorrow morning had not been deter
mined this afternoon. If the bill Is COM
pleted to the satisfaction of the subcom-
mttee 1t will not be done until quite late
| today.
| full committee is the petition favoring M
street for a crosstown road signed by 2S9
property owners on that street. The fact
! that so many sigma lures could be secured
for that petition surprised good many
members of the committee as they supposed
| the opposition would be too strong to have
| so numerously signed petition favoring
| that route. 1t is not generally understood
whether the signers Of this petition are To-
| Gated on M street between 18th and Both
| streets in Georgetown, where the tracks
| os the Capital Traction Company are al
| ready located or on what part of M street
| these signers reside or have property In
| terests Opponents of the M street route
are anxious to know more about the de-
| tails of the petition
| There appears no doubt that on the part
| of the full committee there is today very
| strong tendency In favor of permitting the
| Great Falls and Old Dominion company to
| build a crosstown line. Whether or not
| that feeling will be affected by any discus
| sion that may take place in the committee
| is to be seen.