Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-12-17
HEARD ON CHANGE

To considerable extent the street rail-
road legislation that has thus far been
asked from Congress can be directly at
tributed to the changes made necessary by
the location of the union depot at the in
tersection Of Massachusetts and D6NxWare
avenues. AS 1t Is at present. neither of
the two street railway systems has tracks
going directly to the station. and the pur-
pose of the bills which have been intro
duced by the Washington Railway Conn
pany and the Capital Traction Company is
to provide for this necessity.
The main lines of both companies now
pass the present Baltimore and Ohio depot
along street, and according to the new
Dill 1t is proposed to bring both lines to
the plaza of the new depot by tracks which
are to be laid north along Delaware ave-
nue. from c street, distance of hardly a
couple Of blocks
In addition to this the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company desires to con-
meet some Of it's various lines with this
central point. and with that object in view
asks FOR the right to extend the tracks on
North Capitol street south to the station
and also east from Massachusetts, avenue
and LIST street northwest to Stanton Square.
In this way the G street line and the
North Capitol and other lines OF the City
and Suburban Company will have access to
the depot: It is also proposed to continue
the line along LIST street east and south to I,
street southeast. where a junction will be
mace with the Anaeostia line
IN addition to the entrance to the depot
PIAZZA along Delaware avenue the Capital
traction Company asks the right TO but1d
tracks along New Jersey avenue from
FLORIDA avenue and 7th street to Massa-
chuSetts avenue, and thence to the deuot
ana thence east along e street, and then F
street to Sth street east At the latter
point 1t will be met by new tracks that the
company desires to lay along Sth street
nom the present lines at Pennsylvania ave-
nue. and 9Th street.
A new line Is also asked for from 9TH
street and Florida avenue or New Jersey
avenue and Florida avenue along the latter
tnofoughfare to Sth street east, and south
along the latter street to a juncture with
the lines above referred to-
ne company also renews the application
made last year for what is known as a
cross-town line to begin at 26th and M
streets, where the Georgetown line of the
company turns to come down Pennsylva MIA
avenue. and thence along M street to its
intersection with New Jersey avenue AT
TINS latter point connection is made with
the proposed new line at that point and
the cars could be run east to Sth street.
and thence either north or south.
Further street railroad facilities for the
eastern section of the city is also provided
for In the requests made by the Washing
ton Railway Company, for in addition to
the connecting up of their present lines so
as to reach the union station the company
wants to continue it's Anacostia line from
along 18th street north to Maryland avenue.
and thence to 18th and II streets where the
New York avenue line has its eastern
terminus.
The new applicant for street railroad
privileges within the limits of the city the
Old Dominion and Great Falls company,
has thus far not put in an appearance at
the Capitol. that is to say in the form of a
BILL 1t Is said that the application made
at the last session for the M street route of
cross-town road is to be renewed and
that bill to that effect is to he introduced
IN Congress after the holidays.
On the other hand it is maintained that
sthe Old Dominion has retired in favor OF
the Capital Traction Company, and that it
is expected by this suburban road which
is now about completing line to the Great
Falls on the Virginia side of the river to
make some sort of arrangement with the
Capital Traction Company, whose line II
joins on this side of the Aqueduct bridge,
have an entrance into the city.
The past week will no doubt be looked
upon as of some consequence in the history
OF the development of financial Washing
ton, for then a new national bank. the City
National Bank, opened its doors for bust
ness, and the American Security and Trust
Company left its old home on G street and
tomorrow will be in it's new building at the
northwest corner of Pennsylvania avenue
and 18th street.