Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-10-05
PLANS MADE FOR
TERMINAL PLAZA
IN WASHINGTON
Decision Reached Regarding
Street Railway Concessions.
COURSE OF NEW TRACKAGE
Two Local Electric Lines to Circle
Union Station.
wo0D-BLoCK PAVING PROPOSED
May Be Used on Streets Leading
From D and E Streets
Eastward.
Two Local Electric Lines to Circle
Union Station.
W0OD-BL0CK PAVING PROPOSED

At meeting held yesterday of
representative of the Baltimore
and Ohio and Pennsylvania Rail-
way Companies the architects of
the union station and the District
Engineer Commissioner, plans for
the arrangement of streets and
street Car tracks leading to the ter
minal plaza were agreed upon.
Among the provisions made is one
giving the Capital Traction Rail-
way and the Washington Railway
and Electric Company rights of
way to the main entrance of the
union station.
The plans for the arrangement of streets
and street-car tracks leading to the large
plaza in front of the new Union station
have been decided upon by the representa-
tives of the Baltimore and Ohio and Penn
sylvania railroads and the architects Of
the station building
The legislation providing for the location
Of the Union station fronting on a plaza
was passed in 1903, but the details of the
arrangement and improvement of the plaza
and the streets leading thereto have been
left until this time because of the unfore-
seen difficulties that could have arisen. The
state of the work is now such, however
that it has been deemed advisable to have
these questions settled, and a conference
between the parties interested was held
yesterday at the Offices of the architects
with this end in view
The Pennsylvania railroad was represent
ed by Vice President Richards and Chief
Engineer Shand and Assistant Engineer
Farnham. the Baltimore and Ohio by
Chief Engineer Carothers and Assistant
Engineer Strouse and the architects by
Mr.. d. III. Burnham and Mr.. Pierce Ander-
son. Col. Biddle, the Engineer Commits
sioner and his assistant. Capt Morrow to-
gether with Engineer of Highways c. B.
Hunt and his assistant. Charles Fernald,
were present on behalf of the District.
Details Agreed Upon.
Many important details of the situation
surrounding the station were decided, and
the conference was one of the most i'm
portant steps in the chain of events lead
ing to the Identification of the neighbor-
hood of the station.
The location of the street railway tracks
was one of the most important matters
considered. 1t was decided that the plans
as prepared by the District engineers and
the representatives of the local street rail-
ways would be approved, but the details of
the arrangement were left to the compa-
MES themselves. and bills will be introduced
into both houses of Congress at the coming
session with a view to securing the nee
essary legislation to permit the construc-
ton of the tracks in accordance with the
arrangement agreed upon at yesterdays
conference.
Concession to Street Railways.
The general plan as outlined will allow
the Capital Traction Company to run from
its present tracks at It'll and Florida ave-
nue. northwest. east on Florida avenue to
New Jersey avenue south on New Jersey
avenue to Massachusetts avenue, east
Massachusetts avenue to the plaza. which
they will circle. coming directly in front OF
the stations main entrance where there
will be stretch of four tracks for the
commodation of all the street traffic.
One branch of the Capital Traction line will
then run eastward through F street to Sth
street east, and south on sth street east
to connect with their navy yard tracks al
Sth and Pennsylvania avenue southeast:
the other Capital Traction branch will
leave the plaza, running southwark on Del
aware avenue to the Capitol.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company's tracks will be extended from the
present G street line at list and G streets
northwest eastward through MaSSacnuSetts
avenue to the plaza, where they will also
circle around to the main entrance of the
station, leaving which they will run out
Delaware avenue to the Capitol, while
another branch will east on Massa-
chusetts avenue to connect with their d
street line at Sd street east
This arrangement of the street-car facili-
ties will give access to the new station from
every part of the city, and the arrangement
of the tracks on the plaza will be such as
to minimize far as possible any inter-
ference with the pedestrian and vehicular
traffic thereon.
Treatment Of Plaza Area.
The treatment of the large area of the
plaza was also considered in detail, and
the plans as agreed upon provide for three
immense fountains in front of the station
which will cost in the neighborhood OF
SIS, 600. Around the outer edge of the plaza
will be planted scores of oak trees at regu-
lar Intervals. in tree spaces especially pre-
pared and surrounded by curbstone.
The area of the plaza will be PAVED with
macadam at first on account of the mad
of placing permanent pavement
the macadam will last about three years,
after which the permanent paving of the
area will be undertaken. The macadam
pavement can be maintained with better
results on the newly filled space than any
other type of temporary pavement.
The plan of the new streets approaching
the plaza was also talked over, and 1t ID
possible that there will be change in what
was thought to be the accepted plans in this
respect. The advisability of providing an
additional new street to the station from
the intersection of North Capitol and @
streets across property now owned py tne
railroad was discussed. and 1t Is likely that
This street will be provided. The plan for
AZ. row efroefa leading from d street and