Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-02
l0RTHWARD FROM C ST.
Local Traction Companies Will Co.
Operate.
MAY BE DONE IN SIXTY DAYS
Bill Carrying the Proposition Into
Effect Will Soon Be Drafted
and introduced.

There will probably be early congress
sional action authorizing the local trac-
ton companies to build an overhead troll
ley loop from Delaware avenue and c
street to the Union station. Representa-
tive Sims of Tennessee, senior democratic
member of the House District committee.
who some days ago announced his inten-
ton of introducing bill to compel the
Washington Terminal Company, which
operates the Union station. to construct
covered boardwalk from the cars to the
Union station, has changed his plan It
Is understood that in his new proposition
to have the local traction companies take
care of the comforts of the travelling pub
lie by. constructing an overhead trolley
loop he has the support and cooperation
of the officials of the Washington Rail
way and Electric Company, and of the
Capital Traction Company.
Views of Traction officials.
Some days ago Representative Sims had
talk with George E. Hamilton, attorney
for the Washington Terminal Company
and he also consulted officials of the D s.
trict government. AS result Of this dis
cussion of the subject Mr.. Sims wrote a
letter to President Dunlop Of the Capital
Traction Company, suggesting the tempo.
rary loop, and this morning he received q
favorable rep.y from that gentleman. In
his letter to Mr.. Sims President Dunlop
says:
In my opinion an overhead loop con.
struction from C. Street down North Capi.
toll street to the terminal can be built a ID
operated safely and without interference
with the permanent extension Of the street
railway lines to the Union station.
This temporary construction may b.
completed within about sixty days and
the cost of it will not be prohibitive to
the street railways.
1.-THE permanent construction would re.
quire, because of the difficulties in obtain
Ing rails and other materials necessary
not less than twelve months from the date
of beginning for perfect completion
MI. Sims Confident.
Representative Sims is certain that
when members of the House appreciate
the fact that 1t will take a year for
the street railway companies to get
their tracks to the Union station, and
that unless the loop or something SINH
larly is adopted the travelling public
must be inconvenienced all Of that
time, they will grant the desired au-
thorization without delay. MT. Sims fig
ures out that it will take at least thirty
days to complete the covered board
mot ouSScSlcQ, ana ne THINKS 1t
would be vastly better to wait another
thirty days or SO and then have rail
connection from every part of the city
to the very doors of the Union station
1t Is understood that at Mr. Sims re-
quest President Dunlop, Vice President
Harries Of the Washington Railway and
Electric Company and Capt Morrow, the
Engineer Commissioner. will get together
and draft a bill to carry this trolley loop
idea into effect.
Representative Madden of Illinois, q
member of the House appropriation COM
mittee, who last year was the leading ad-
vocate of universal transfers and fixed
street railway schedules. said today that
although he intended to do all in his
power to have the universal transfer pro-
vision attached to the bill for the perma-
nent extension Of the street railway
tracks to the new Union station he would
aid in getting this trolley loop plan
through Congress as quickly as possible
and without incum brances.
Mr.. Sims expects to receive the proposed
bill within few days, at which time he
will Immediately present 1t.