Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-05
FEW CHANGES EXPECTED
Selection of Permanent Routes of
Extension.
TO GO IN REAR OF LIBRARY
Inclusion of Universal Transfer
Proposition-Matte to Come Up
in the House Monday.

Although there was no regular meeting
of the House District committee today,
Chairman Smith and Engineer Commls-
sioner Morrow were busy all morning at
the Capitol whipping into shape and sec
tions the tentative measure, extending the
street railway tracks to the Union sta
ton. agreed upon at yesterdays prolonged
session. The bill, it should be explained.
has not been finally agreed upon in COM
mittee. At the regular meeting tomorrow
it is expected the committee will put the
seal of it's app oval on the measure with
out making many, if any. changes. The
universal transfer proposition for the is
suance of universal transfers upon a five
cent fare basis, without disseminating the
sale of tickets. will be printed with the
rest of the bill for the consideration OF
the committee tomorrow morning
The committee is not alarmed or even
interested, in the talk Of the local trac-
ton companies carrying the matter to the
courts in case the universal transfer
amendment is enacted into law. The
Washington Railway and Electric Com
pany and the Capital Traction Company
are willing to issue universal transfers on
a five-cent fare basis. with no tickets.
Permanent Extension Proposed.
The committee, at its session yesterday
afternoon, practically decided upon the
permanent routes by which the street cars
will approach the Union station. 1t was
decided to drop from the bill the track
extension from G street along Delaware
avenue to the station, and also to do away
with the loop around the plaza, although
the cars are permitted to pass in front
of the station, using two tracks instead
of four.
There also is authorized in the bill the
extension of the tracks of the Capital
Traction Company from 9TH street along
Florida avenue to New Jersey ;-venue,
down New Jersey avenue to Massachu-
sets avenue and to the station, and the
extension from New Jersey avenue and
Florida avenue to Sth street northeast.
and down 9Th street to Pennsylvania ave.
nue. southeast. and Sth and + northeast
along street to the station. This is the
northeast extension that has been urged
by residents Of that section for a number
of years.
The extension of the Anacostia and Po-
in the Senate bill is amended in the
House measure. In the Senate bill the
tracks are to go up LIST street in front OF
the Congressional Library to join the
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Electric Company at 1st and East Capitol
streets. The House bill changes this and
makes the tracks go up I'd street in the
rear of the library to East Capitol street.
Objection to a Great Loop.
Most members of the committee seem to
feel that the present tentative plan of
having the cars of the Washington Rail-
way and Electric Company and the Capt.
tai Traction Company approach the Union
station by east and west loops, Instead Of
d loop in the center o. the plaza and en-
circling that open space. is much to be
preferred. Some members even wanted
the two tracks across the plaza directly
in front of the station to be eliminated
from the House bill. but the representa-
tives Of D. H. Burnham. the architect,
claiming that the Union station was con-
structed for utilitarian as well as decora-
tive purposes. prevailed upon them to
stife their esthetic objections and con-
sent to the tentative agreement upon the
measure as outlined
1t is expected that vote will he had
upon the measure. including the universal
transfer section, at tomorrow meeting Of
the committee.
Next Monday is District day in the
House. and that is one reason the COM
mittee has worked SO hard for the PAST
two weeks. 1t is desired to pass the bill
as soon as possible. and the measure has
yet the Senate to face. And in some quar-
ters it's said that what the Senate will
do to the House bill will be "a plenty"