Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-14
CARS FOR NORTHEAST
CAPITAL Traction Extends Rail-
way System.
TO OPERATE THIS MONTH
Out California, I'd and F Streets to
9Th Street East.
TEN TRAINS TO BE ADDED
Of Value to Patrons From Columbia
Institute and B. & O.
Freight Station.
TEN TRAINS TO BE ADDED

Northeast Washington will tap the main
artery of the Capital Traction Company's
street railway system one week from next
Monday, or possibly day earlier, and
thereafter its residents will be enabled
to reach any point in the city along its
lines on cars that will run on a six-mnute
schedule
Uncertainty as to the exact date. for
beginning this new service, which will
open up a section Of Washington long
clamoring for street car service, is due
to the possibility that the Sunday sched-
ule may not be finished in time for oper-
alton on October "a.
When the service does begin, however.
the 14th street cars, which now run only
to the Union station. will continue on out
California street east to I'd, out I'd street
to F street and out F street to Sth street
east, where connections will be made
with the FLORIDA avenue and Sth street
east line, as it will be known, which
runs to the navy yard.
The new Florida avenue and Sth street
east cars will leave 9TH and P streets
southwest, run northward on 7th street
to Florida avenue. thence on Florida ave-
nue. to Sth street east, thence south on
9Th street to the navy yard.
Ten Trains to Be Added.
"Ten trains will be added to the present
service to meet the demands Of the new,
said D. S. CARL. chief engineer and super
intendent of the Capital Traction Com
pany. today.
reach on our cars any point tributary to
our system for one fare. The problem of
arranging the complete transfer system
has not yet been entirely solved.
1T involves giving the service we will
endeavor to give without making a COM
plete circuit over which dishonest persons
could ride all day for s. cents. But we
shall solve it fairly and satisfactorily. l
have no doubt.
1.-The new service is not going to dis
turb the service of the present New Jer-
sey avenue line, which now runs from the
navy yard earn barn up 9Th street east
to Pennsylvania avenue, thence to 1st
street east as far as B street south,
thence to Delaware avenue. thence to the
Union station. thence out Massachusetts
avenue to New Jersey avenue, up New
Jersey avenue to Florida avenue, out
Florida avenue to 18th and Z streets,
thence out Cincinnati street to Rock Creek
loop
''The cars on this line cover the same
route in both directions. The cars of the
new service will run in both directions
over the routes given.
Giving Through Service.
"It was originally intended to have the
cars of the Florida avenue and 8th street
east line run only to Florida avenue and
7th street northwest. and there transfer
their passengers to the 7th street line,
but we found we could give through serv-
ice on a six-minute schedule and we
preferred to do SO.
This new service Is going to be q
boon to the Columbia Institution for the
Deaf and Dumb at Kendall Green, as well
as to all that territory in the section from
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany's new freight station along both
Florida avenue and Sth street east.
THE new links added to our system by
this additional service run from the Union
station to 9Th street east, and from 7th
street and Florida avenue northwest along
Florida avenue and down 9Th street east
to the navy yard.
IF the Sunday schedule can be COM
pleted In time the new service will be in
augurated Sunday morning. October "a.
If not, it will be commenced Monday
morning, October %. as the daily schedule
will easily he cOmDeted by that time"