Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-15
READY FOR SERVICE.
New Tracks of Mt Vernon Railway to
Be Used Tonight.

The Washington, Alexandria and Mount
Vernon railway will this evening begin the
use of its new tracks on and D streets
northwest and passengers will be carried
to and from the station recently fitted up
near 18th and D streets, on Pennsylvania
avenue northwest The passengers from
Alexandria this morning were notified on
the trains that at $50 o'clock this evening
the use of the old station at 1914 street and
Pennsylvania avenue would be abandoned.
The railway company has had a force OF
hands at work all day installing the furni-
ture and fitting up the ticket Office so as to
have everything in readiness for the trans
fer by the appointed time. The construc-
ton of the tracks to and from the new
station has been hurried in order to have
the Charge today. as Superintendent Colvn
had said would be done, and was quick
piece of railway construction.
The trains will run along 14th street from
the Long bridge to B street, along B to 1917
and up 1874 to ID street on the old tracks.
At this corner the cars will run along D
street to 18th street to the point where the
station is located. Leaving the city the
trains will run down 18th by the city post
office to c and along C to 14th and then
over the tracks now in use to the Long
bridge. The new tracks give the railway
company loop on which trains can be
backed and turned should it be necessary to
do So
The new station has but one waiting
room, the space in the building not allow
Ing separate rooms for the sexes as was
the plan at the 1874 street station, but it is
quite roomy, and has entrances both on the
avenue and D street. The walls and cell
ings are of ornamental sheet metal work
and are beautifully colored, large medal
lions, representing the NEUROLOGICAL god
esses, adorn the walls. The floor is of TIL
ing, and the colors of the room all harmon
1Ze.
Settees will be placed around the sides
of the new room, and the waiting passen-
gers will be made comfortable as pos
sible. Large toilet rooms are also provided
in the new station.
The business offices of the company are
located on the second floor of the new
building. Superintendent Colvin has his Of
flee overlooking 1th street and Pennsylva-
MIA avenue, an dthe Office of the train dis
patchers and ticket receivers are on the
18th and D streets side of the building.
The employees of the company have pri-
vate room with boxes for their private be-
longings and the treasurer, auditor and
other officers of the company are provided
with comfortable quarters. The offices
have been handsomely decorated and will
be comfortably fitted out for the proper
conduct of the business of the road The
transfer of the books, papers and other Inn
pedimenta from the old Office at 13h street
will be made at the close of business to-
day.
road (about 500 feet under the steam rail-
way tracks across the Potomac park was
completed last night and this morning
trains will be running over the new rails.
A single track still runs across the tempo
rary bridge built over the tidal basin, and
1t is understood no change will be made in
1t until the new Highway bridge is complet-
ed, when double track bridge will be con-
structed over the basin and double tracks
across the Potomac Park to the new Dis
trict bridge.