The Washington herald., 1907-12-06
THREATEN NEW PLAN
Amendments May Defeat the
New Station Track Plan.
GALLINGER NOT DISCOURAGED
Senate District Committees Head
Hopes 10 Pass Measure Which He
Considers Of Immediate Importance
TO Entire COuntry-DanieI Wants
Bridge to Arlington.

AS at the last session of Congress. the
efforts being made by the Senate Com
mittee on the District of Columbia TO
secure the passage of bill to permit the
extension OF the street railway tracks
20 the new Union Station and end the
intolerable condition which now exists
In the lack Of transportation facilities to
that center Of travel promise to be de-
-feated by the attempts being made TO
saddle the bill. having that purpose in
view, with amendments which are not
likely to be acceptable 10 the majority
of the Senators ana Representatives.
Senator Gallinger yesterday introduced
bill covering all the essential points in
track extension plan. which had been
prepared by the District Commissioners.
A few moments after the bill had been
introduced Senator Hansbrough. OF North
Dakota, reintroduced two of the amend
ments which were attached to the bin
of last year. providing for a system of
universal transfers and for a franchise
tax 10 cover all the public service cor
porations of the District.
GallinEer Hopes 10 Win.
Senator Gallinger. who has been giving
much time and study to the question of
the extension Of the tracks, said that the
Commissioners bill met his views. and
that he hoped It would pass In intro
ducing ii he told the Senate that he con-
sidered it a measure of immediate impor-
tance not only 10 the people of Washing
ton h11T the
since Washington Is a city TO which all
roads lead.
The Commissioners. in submitting the
bill to the District Committee. declared
that it has been prepared with the one
desire TO secure the extention of the
tracks as soon as practicable. and added
their belief that AS in the past Congress
the addition 20 this bill of sections meri-
torious in themselves but not matters Of
absolute necessity. will imperil its passage
and perpetuate the present deplorable con-
ditions."
Provisions Of the BIZ.
The bill provides that the City and
Suburban Railway Company shall extend
its line from New Jersey avenue and G.
street by way of Massachusetts avenue to
Stanton Square. and connect this exten-
sion with its present line on North Capt.
tol street by new track from 6 street TO
Massachusetts avenue. and that the
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany shall extend its line from Delaware
avenue 10 G street northeast by way of
Delaware avenue TO the Union Station
plaza; these two measures to provide ac-
cess to the station from the sections
served by the respective lines: the exten-
sion of the line OF the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company on First street
east from the corner at the Library OF
Congress to the AnacOstia line at First
and h streets. this extension being neces-
sary 10 allow the residents of the Ana
costa section ready access TO the station
without the necessity Of making a very
long detouf; the extension of the lines OF
the Capital Traction Company along Della
ware avenue from & street TO the plaza
and also from Florida avenue and Sew
euth street via New Jersey avenue to
Massachusetts avenue, thence occupying
jointly with the Metropolitan line the
tracks To the plaza along Massachusetts
avenue, and thence from the plaza via +
street California street or street ac-
cording TO the final arrangement OF the
street plan about the station. TO the corner
OF Second and 7 streets northeast. and
thence along F to Eighth street east by
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Plan Direct ROuutes.
These latter extensions are required.
in the Commissioners opinion. to give
the people of the extreme northwest sec
ton direct access to the station. and to
provide similar conveniences for the resi-
dents of the northeast and in the south
east near the Navy Yard All tracks
rendered useless by the terms Of the bill
are 70 be removed. and construction of
the new lines is TO begin within six
months and be completed within eighteen
months from the date Of the bills pas
sage Provision is made for eliminating
all unnecessary curves and detours. and
for the widening of streets where the con-
struction of the new lines makes it de-
sirable TO do so.
\ temporary overhead trolley line from
North Capitol and c streets to the sta
lion plaza is provided for, To be con-
structed according to plans to be ap-
proved by the Commissioners and to
handle the travel TO the station pending
the completion of the new permanent
lines thereto
District Bills by Daniel.
Senator Daniel, of Virginia, introduced
viding for the construction Of memorial
bridge over the Potomac River from a
point on or near the Naval Observatory
grounds 10 a point on the Arlington es-
tate. to cost not over $4,000. and the
other directing that the United States
Treasury pay to the Mount Vernon As
sOciatiOn, as the assignee of the State Of
Virginia $4,000 with interest at 6 per
cent from the dates of the respective ad-
vances made by the State of Virginia,
through President George Washington, to
the United States, the money having
been used for the erection of government
buildings in Washington, the funds thus
paid over TO be used to construct a pub
lie avenue on the south side Of the Po-
tomac River from Washington to Mount
Vernon.
Senator Daniel also introduced a meas
ure directing the Joint Committee on the
Library to purchase a bust of President
Zachary Taylor for the Library of Con-
gress.
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