Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-11-15
SOME GAPS TO FILL UP
Tracks Still to Be Laid and the
Routes They Will Take.
COMPANIES WORKING HARD
Expect to Have All Connections
Made by the Time Congress
Gets Here.

railway companies to have the complete
Union station service in operation by the
time Congress convenes the first Monday
In next month. If the weather is bad II
may not be possible to carry out this pur-
pose. Before 1t began to snow yesterday
the Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany began to lay the last section Of the
new tracks which it is required in the
Union station trackage act to construct
Independently of the Capital Traction
Company. This Is the section of double
track from the corner of 1st and B streets
southeast southwark to connect with the
Anacostia line on E street southeast.
When this short distance is covered the
independent work of the Washington
Railway and Electric Company under this
act will be completed with the exception
of making connection with tracks now in
use and the taking up of tracks that
will go out of use in the new plan.
The Capital Traction Company is also
progressing rapidly with it's extensions
in various parts of the city. but is not
quite as far along as the other company
This is due largely to the fact that some
Of the Capital Traction tracks cannot be
laid until those of the rival company are
finished. as for example on the Union
station plaza.
Connections to Be Made.
The Washington Railway and Electric
Company has completed all of its tracks
on the plaza and the connections only
remain to be made. Several days ago the
important work of laying the switches
and curves at the corner of Delaware
avenue and c street was finished AS a
consequence the section of track on G.
street between Delaware avenue and 1st
street northeast was abandoned Tenn
porarily the 18th and D street cars are
running around the Capitol loop" which
goes north on Delaware avenue east
on B street northeast and north on 1st
street, connecting again with the old
tracks on G street
Ultimately the 18th and D street cars
when running eastward will continue
down G street northwest to Massachu-
settS avenue. and will then run across
in front of the Union station and along
Massachusetts avenue northeast to Stan
ton Square and thence to the old tracks
east of the square on street. The
westbound cars on this division will come,
as at present, down D street northeast.
but when they reach Massachusetts
avenue they will swing around toward
the station on the avenue, instead OF
continuing along d street, as at present.
Continuing westward from the station
these cars will reach their old tracks
on street northwest by way of Massa-
chuSettS avenue.
There will be no tracks On & street
northeast west of Stanton Square when
the new system is completed.
Capitol Cars to Take Loop.
1t was learned yesterday that the inn
portant question of whether the Lincoln
Park and Georgetown. or the Capitol
and Mount Pleasant cars shall run
around the Union station loop has been
practically determined. 1t will be the
latter The cars running to and from
Lincoln Park will turn the corner at
Delaware avenue and street as at
present, and persons desiring to go to
the station Will have to transfer to the
Capitol cars.
AS for the Capitol and Mount Pleasant
cars, going eastward, they Will turn
north from F street northwest at oth
street, and then east on G street, They
will reach the station by way of Massa-
chusetts avenue. and will then go south
on Delaware avenue to their present
terminus within the Capitol grounds.
The Capital Traction Company has
at 7th street northwest and Florida
avenue. Besides these two streets the
triangle includes short block on L
street. All is ready to begin work on
the line that is to run eastward on
Florida avenue to Sth street northeast.
Already considerable work has been done
on the branch that is to run from FLORIDA
avenue southwark on New Jersey avenue
to Massachusetts avenue and thence to
the Union station.
Work to Be Hurried
When the work of laying the other
Capital Traction tracks, namely, those
southwark on sth street. east from
Florida avenue to Pennsylvania avenue
southeast and westward on Il street north
east from Sth street to the station is be-
gun--and this will be soon-it will not
be long before the cars are in operation,
say the officials of the company.
There also remains to be constructed
a short section of tracks from B street
southeast along LIST street. in front of the
Library of Congress. to East Capitol
street. This is 10 be built by the two
companies jointly.
One reason this section has not been
begun is that the government is digging
deep trench along 1st street in which
to lay the electric conduits and steam
pipes that are 10 bring light power and
heat to the Capitol. the Library of Con-
gress and the Senate and House OF Rep
resentatives Office buildings from the big
combination power plant that is beinS
built in Garfield Park. The excavation
| Is now being made right over the steam
| railway tunnel, which runs at a much
| lower level under Capitol Hill directly
! in front of the Library of Congress.
Looking Out for Danger.
/ So sandy is the earth in which the eX-
cavating is being done that the greatest
care is being taken to prevent a cave-in.
| There is more danger of this from East
| Capitol street to B street northeast be-
| cause the Washington Railway and EIec-
! trc Company cars run right along the
edge OF the trench. The motormen have
been ordered to proceed with great eau
tion there.
| When the new power plant in Garfield
! Park is completed by the government
| ii VIII, make every bit of the heat, light
and power used in the four big build
ngs mentioned. The entire system Will
be under the supervision and control of
! Elliot Woods superintendent of the Cap
itol building and grounds. He also has
! charge of the construction of the plant
| and laying OF the conduits.
North Carolina Beats South Carolina
| CHARLOTTE, n. c., November li.-In
| driving rainstorm and on a field OF
I ,nuj North Carolina defeated South arn