The Washington times., 1906-07-01
RAILROAD LINE
INTO GEORGETOWN
Viii Soon Have Direct Con-
nection With Outside
World.
WORK TO BEGIN AUGUST 81
Advent of Road Will Mean Freight
Facilities Long Needed by West
Washingtonians.
WORK TO BEGIN AUGUST 81

Railroad facilities for handling freight
are assured to Georgetown by the fact
that the bill to amend the act incor-
porating the Washington and Western
Maryland Railroad Company has passed
the House and Senate and has been
signed by the President, thus becoming g
the law Of the District Of Columbia
The enactment OF this measure is hall
ed by the people Of the northwestern
section Of the city as a means to give
them that great convenience, ready
hauling facilities, as IL connects George
town with the outside world directly
and obvIates the necessity OF hauling
goods long distances before they can
be shipped. This line Of road really
belongs 20 the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company.
Gorman Opposed It.
Passed by the House early in the ses-
sion, this bin rested in the Senate Dis
trict Committee a long time because Of
the fact that Senator German was op-
posed to It. When, however. Senator
Whyte came into the Senate. he got the
bill out of committee and had it passed
by the Senate a week ago yesterday.
The main object Of the measure is to
give the road an access to Georgetown.
1t provides that the road shall be built
within eighteen months from the pas
sage of the bill, and It Is further stipu-
lated that work must begin on the road
by the last of August next.
Can Cross Canal.
The bill provides that the Washington
and Western Maryland Railroad Com
- tn
peake and Ohio canal This will neces-
state the railroad crossing the Govern
ment road. commonly known as the
River road, at q point about 2.400 feet
east of Chain Bridge. to a point imme-
diately north Of River road by means
of a bridge. Tho bridge must have q
clearance OF at least sixteen feet above
the present grade of the River road. and
so elevated above the canal as not to
interfere with its travel and traffic.
From this point the road will proceed
Immediately north on the River road
and northwestwardly through the lands
OF the Palisades Of the Potomac Com
pany to the south line Of the re-
ceiying reservoir in Maryland. thence
TO the point of intersection with the
line Of the Metropolitan Southern
Railroad Company The washington
and Western Maryland Railroad Com
pany is authorized TO construct its road
over the reservoir, the exact location
Of which road IS indicated IN the bill
Got Control in 1893.
About 1883 the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company acquired control OF
the Washington and Western Mary
land railroad by purchasing all Of
the stock. and entered upon con
structon Of a new line. the object
being to connect at Georgetown with
the Dock Bridge and Electric Company
and at the Maryland line with the
Southern Metropolitan property.
Soon after the purchase of the road
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany decided to construct a trestle VI
20 Georgetown, but after a thorough
investigation and some deliberation II
was found TO be impTactible 10 proceed
AZ the upper end between the canal and
the Potomac river. An appeal was then
made 70 Congress to amend the law so
that the road could cross over the canal
at a point further south and proceed
along FL light of way owned by the
company.
The bill was reported from the com
mittee on the District Of Columbia by
Senator Whyte and was passed with
out debate, Or numerous occasions
this bill has passed the House Of Rep
resentatives, but the late Senator Cor
man, being opposed to It's passage. il
was never allowed to pass the Senate.