Evening star., 1909-04-30
new CAR LINE READY SOON
WORK TO BE PUSHED ON 6TH
STREET EXTENSION.
Route Of Cars Not Yet Decided
Upon-Are to Be Of
Latest Type.

According to the expectations of the
engineers in charge OF the construction
of the new branch of the Capital Traction
Company in 9Th street northeast and
southeast. the work will be completed and
the road ready for the service OF cars
some time in the coming September. or.
perhaps. short time previous to that.
The new branch is one which citizens
living In the sections through which it
Will run have long been seeking. The
route of the branch will be. leaving the
New Jersey avenue line at New Jersey
avenue and Florida avenue northwest.
extending along Florida avenue to 9Th
street northeast; thence south on Sth
street to Pennsylvania avenue southeast.
and there joining the navy yard line, with
terminus at the navy yard. A short
branch from the Union station runs
through F street northeast and joins at
Sth street.
As to how cars will be run upon this
branch the officials of the traction COM
pany have not yet definitely decided
leaving the matter partially with the
travelling public. and making the most
convenient arrangement 1t is proba BILE,
however. according to statement made
today by Chief Engineer ]. H. Hanna of
the road, that the cars on the main
branch will run from the navy yard the
entire distance up Sth street to Florida
avenue. and thence across to the Chevy
Chase terminal.
If this plan is adopted one of the two
Capital Traction, lines running into the
Union station loop, either the 14th street
or the Georgetown line, will continue a
route past the station and have their
terminus at 81 and F streets. thus MAX
ing the connection complete with the new
branch in Sth street northeast
New Pay-Enter Cars.
number of new pay-as-you-enter cars
of the latest type and provided with air
brakes for heavy suburban work will ar
rive in the city shortly. and will be in
stalled by the company for the through
service on the Chevy Chase line. Other
cars of the same type will also be put
on the other lines as fast as they come
from the factories. 1t is probable that
ultimately the company will install
complete system of large cars Of the pay
as-you-enter. semi-convertible kind. over
Its entire line The semi-convertible car,
which is sufficiently open and cool In
summer. would then supplant the old
croSS-Seat open cars.
An improvement which will aid ma
terially passengers going from the north
east section to Anacostia will be insti-
tuted by the Washington Railway and
Electric Company tomorrow. This will
be line of car service beginning at
North Capitol and streets. running
down by the regular route past the Union
station. out Delaware avenue to street
northeast, thence east to 1st street north
east. and south on 1st to E street south
east. where the line will join the Ana
costa line, which comes from 11th street
northwest.
This service will be great time saver,
especially to those wishing to go from the
northeast across the river into Anacostia
and points beyond, for heretofore they
have been obliged. II they desired to pay
only one fare, to travel out of their way
to nth and G streets to meet the Ana
costa line. Transfers will be issued by
the company at the joining points.
Drop Fares in Box.
Another contemplated improvement by
this company is the installation on its
lines Of the new cars of the pay-as-you-
enter type. An order has already been
placed for the building Of fifty cars of
this type. These cars will differ from the
cars already in operation on the Capital
fractions 18th street line in that the
fare will be dropped by the passenger
into a fare-box instead Of handing it to
conductor. The conductor will simply
make change, sell tickets and give trans
fers.
1t was stated by an official Of the COM
pany this morning that there Is possi-
bility that some of the cars will be put
into operation May ?, but this is not
definitely decided, inasmuch as only few
of the cars ordered have arrived in the
city.