Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-05
ROADS GIVEN EXTENSION
Also Temporary Overhead Wire for
Emergency.
PREPARED BY COMMISSIONERS
Tracks to Be Commenced Within
Six Months and Completed Within
Eighteen Months.

Union station tracRdge Dill was lHlTo-
duced this afternoon by Senator Calm
ger. chairman of the committee on the
| District of Columbia 1t was prepared
! by the District Commissioners, and Is In
exactly the same form as it was when 1t
LEFT the District building,
! The bill was referred to the District
committee and will probably be consid-
| cred at the committees first meeting next
| Friday.
| 1t authorizes certain extensions to be
made in the lines of the City and Sub
urban railway of Washington, the Wash
ington Railway and Electric Company.
| the Anacostia and Potomac River Railway
| Company and the Capital Traction Com
pany."
| City and Suburban Road.
| In the bill the City and Suburban rail-
way is authorized to construct double
track extension of its lines from New
Jersey avenue and G street northwest
eastwardly to and along Massachusetts
avenue to functions with the existing
tracks at Sd and D street northeast. and
| at the northwest corner of Stanton Square,
| also to extend it's double tracks on North
| Capitol street southwardy from the m
| tersection of G street to Massachusetts
|
| City and Suburban railway already men
| toned.
The Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company is authorized to construct
| a double-track extension of its lines
from Delaware avenue and z street
northeast ENTHUSIASTICALLY along Della
ware avenue to Massachusetts, avenue,
there to connect with the tracks of the
City and Suburban railway, already
mentioned; also double-track loops on
ha
with the four tracks provided for in
section s of the bill; provided, that ex-
isting transfer arrangements tetween
the Washington Railway and ELECTRIC
Company shall not be Terminated ex-
cept by authority of Congress. and un-
i9Ss M cd4Sh 7ceEITany shat w1enfn
enc year after the passage of this act
proved by the Commissioners of the
District for the herdics now used by 1t
It's right to operate its line shall cease;
and provided further. that all transfers
issued by the Metropolitan Coach Com
pany shall be properly dated and
punched as to time limit. ami unless
these transfers are so dated and punch
ed the Washington Railway and Elec-
trio Company shall not be required to
receive them.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company is also authorized to construct
q double-track extension beginning al
and LIST street east, south on 1st street
east to f street south. there to con-
meet with the now-existing tracks OF
the Anacostia and Potomac River Rail-
road Company at E street.
Capital Traction Road.
The Capital Traction Company is re-
ouired and authorized to construct
double-track extension of its lines from
c street and Delaware avenue to the
plaza in front of the Union station. to-
gether with a double-track loop passing
in front of the station on the plaza; also
a double-track extension of its Lines be-
ginning at Florida avenue and 7th street
northwest, enthusiastically along Flor
ida avenue to it's intersection with New
Jersey avenue. thence along New Jersey
avenue enthusiastically to its interSec-
ton with Massachusetts avenue and 1st
street west. thence along Massachusetts
avenue enthusiastically to the plaza,
thence by such route as may be de-
termned by the Commissioners to the
corner of I'd and streets northeast
thence east on North F street to Sth
street east. thence south on Sth street
'ast to the junction with the existing
tracks on Pennsylvania avenue south
east.
The railway companies are required.
within year after the completion of the
work authorized, to remove their tracks
from the following streets. and after
their removal to repave the space now
occupied by the tracks: G street north
vest from North Capitol street to New
jersey avenue: G street north from LIST
street east to 4th street east; 1st street
asst from G street north to d street
north; d street north from list street east
to Massachusetts avenue; 1St street west
rom c street north to G street north;
eth street west from Louisiana avenue to
3 street north, and Louisiana avenue
| from 9Th straat west to 9Th street east.
The construction of the new lines must
be begun within six months and COM
pleted within eighteen months after the
passage of the act.
To Widen Streets.
The Commissioners are authorized to
widen the streets on which the new tracks
are to be laid, if necessary, the cost to be
betrayed by the railway companies
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company and the Capital Traction Com
pany are authorized further to jointly
! construct. maintain and operate, by over
| . I'd trolley, snr orary ra lway tracks for
| passenger service from the Union station
| to the intersection of North Capitol street
| and c street north, to be constructed
| within sixty days from the date of the
| approval of the act. in accordance with
| plans approved by the Commissioners.
| Senator Gallinger received this bill from
| Commissioner Macfarland today, together
| with letter, in which the Commissioner
| says:
| This bill has been carefully prepared by
| the Commissioners with a view to leav-
| ing out all extensions except those abSo-
| lutely necessary to give the public access
| at as early a date as possible to this sta
| tion and it is the belief Of the Commits
| sioners that as in past sessions of Con-
gress the addition to this bill of sections
meritorious in themselves. but not mat
ters of absolute necessity, will imperil the
passage of this measure and perpetuate
| the present deplorable conditions
Mr.. Macfarland's letter then takes up
| the sections of the bill and discusses them
| in detail. There are sixteen sections.
Senator Hansbrough's Amendment.
Following the introduction by Senator
GaIlinger today of the Union station
trackage bin drafted by the District Com
missioners. Senator Hansbrough presented
an amendment to the bill providing for
taxing the street railway companies and
for universal transfers. The amendment
! is exactly the same as that presented last
winter by Senator Hansbrough, which
resulted in the failure of the bill
The amendment provides that every To-
lcal railway com.,any and all other public