The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1907-01-29
Wants Tracks on Florida
Avenue to Eighth Street
Northeast.
Capital Traction Company
Willing to Build to Penn
sylvania Avenue.
Washington Company Does
Not Welcome the Plan
With Eagerness.

The monthly meeting of the North
Capitol and lexington Citizens Asso-
citation last night was devoted 20
discussion OF the street railway situa-
tion. For several months the associa-
ton has been working for the extension
or the Capital Traction Company
lines from Seventh street northwest
along Florida avenue 10 Eighth street
northeast. and then south along EigE-A
street 20 Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
The special subcommittee Of the execu-
tive committee appointed 10 urge in
every possible way the passage BY Con
gress OF the bill authorizing the extern
sion OF the line made a long report on
the subject. II is, in part, as follows;
After carefully investigating the sit
uati0n al the Capitol the committee en-
deavored 70 secure the acquiescence Of
Gen. George II. Harries. of the Wash
iugton Railway and Electric Company,
FOR the desired extension, but were I'M
able 10 do SO.
As the amendment Of Senator Hans
borough TO the bill. as reported by the
committee on January is. 1905. coupled
the Florida avenue extension with the
extension along New Jersey avenue to
reach the Union Station. il seemed best
10 have an independent amendment in
tToduced which would be confined solely
to our proposition. The committee,
therefore, prepared a brief statement OF
its reasons IN support OF this amend
ment and Senator Carter kindly intro
duced il on January 2.
Routes to Union Station.
ION January p Senator Gannger in
troduced an amendment as a substitute
for the bill as last reported by the com
mittee. which provided that the Capital
Traction Company should reach the
Union Station by way OF Massachusetts
avenue from Seventh street northwest.
On January - Senator Burkett, at the
request or the East and Northeast
Washington Citizens Associations, re-
introduced the Carter amendment with
an addition providing for an extension
from Eighth street northeast along +
street 10 the Union Station. 1t is un-
derstOOd that the street car question
viii be considered by the Senate within
the next day or two.
"Inasmuch as the Capital Traction
Company is ready and willing 10 con-
struct the extension along Florida ave
Lue and Eighth street, if authorized by
Congress. ana as II viii greatly con-
venienC6 from SIS. 900 TO $1,000 persons
many OF whom have united in petition
ing Congress for the extension and
further as practically unanimous con-
sent has been secured OF the people re-
siding along the proposed line, h is be-
ucVed that Congress can have no good
reason for withholding the authority
sought When the people want IT, when
the road Is willing 10 build IL, and when
there Is no objection 10 the route why
should the wishes OF the public not be
cOncuTred lnf Your committee respect
fully submits that under the circuu-
stances the opposition OF a rival cor
porafiOn should not be permitted to
delay or defeat an enterprise so impor-
Iant 10 the public needs"
Resolution on Mcmillan Park.
Resolutions thanking Senators Carter
and Burkett for the interest they have
shown IN the bill were unanimously
adopted.
The executive committee recommend
ed the following resolution. which was
also unanimously adopted;
''The North Capitol and lexington
Citizens Association has learned with
much pleasure of the proposition 10
have the municipal filtration plant here
after called Mcmillan Park, in honor Of
the late Senator James Mcmillan OF
Michigan, and that a memorial statue
be placed there as token of the high
regard In which his services for the
District OF Columbia were held, as we'll
as q honor a most worthy and efficient
representative OF the State of Michi-
l11n.