Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-11-04
WOULD EXTEND LINE
IN TAKOMA PARK
Baltimore and Ocean City
Railway Company Asks Town
Council for Permit.

by the town council of Takoma Park
! Md, to the residents and taxpayers of
the town, application was made by the
!, Baltimore and Ocean City Railway Com
pany for a permit to extend its line
through the corporation of Takoma Park.
The application requested the extension
of the tracks of the Baltimore and Ocean
City Railway Company from the present
terminus. at Laurel and Carroll avenues.
i Takoma Park, into and along Carroll
avenue to the bridge over Sligo stream,
i on line parallel to the northwest prop
| erty line; the center line of the track
i to be II feet inches from the
property line to point opposite the
north line of Grant avenue, a distance of
about $500 feet. Crossing the roadbed
northeast side of Carroll avenue the line
j will then run parallel to an II feet 6
inches from the northeast property line
/ of Carroll avenue to the bridge over
! Sligo stream.
/ According to the application the grade
of the track is to correspond to the sur
| face of Carroll avenue. the same to be
maintained along the old road to the
| Sligo stream on an earth embankment or
| a timber trestle The bed of the old road
| is to be maintained at its present width
by acquiring strip of land along its
northeast boundary where necessary.
Joint Use of Telephone Poles.
i 1t WAS pointed out at the meeting last
| night that 1t would be necessary to
move the telephone poles, but in this
/ connection the town authorities have the
power to cause their removal on notice.
| If the Chesapeake < Potomac Telephone
| Company will consent, it was stated
| that the railway company would agree
ne Jointly nr0vidpd
are not more than 100 feet apart. as the
construction will be what is known as
bracket construction. 1t was further
| pointed out that the removal of the poles
| would be an expensive item and officials
| of the company informed the meeting
| that it should not be UP TO the railway
| company to remove them, as the poles
were there by sufferance. As the result
of the construction of the road. the town
would gain three feet of macadam, as
| the thoroughfares over which 1t will
| pass will be macadamized at the expense
of the company, and at no time will the
| roadway. 1t was stated, be crowded.
/ The council was Informed that it would
| be necessary to provide a turnout or
switch. and the railway officials pointed
| out that probably the best point would
be at the junction of Carroll and Ethan
| Allen avenues. If put on a curve the
cost of the construction of a turnout would
be much more expensive. The construc-
| ton will be standard and the ties seven
| feet long instead of eight feet; the poles
! will be seven inches at the top and
| thirty feet long of rounded chestnut.
| Bracket construction, as passed upon by
the District officials; single or double
| trolley such as the company may select,
with sixty or seventy pound T rails, will
| compose the material used. According
/ to President Selden, the construction OF
| the line will be of good substantial ma
| terial.
| Statement From Mayor,
| Mayor Williams announced that the
| council would be glad to hear from any
| of the residents and taxpayers concern
| ing the new project He assured them
that the council would not grant per-
| NIT for the construction of the road un-
less guaranteed that the car line would
| be constructed in a proper manner and
| operated In a frst-class way.
| s. l.. Hoover favored the extension or
| the line and suggested the circulation OF
a petition in the interest of the propo-
| sition.
| J. A. LIE Clerc urged the council to
come forward and state the character
of the franchise which 1T intended to
| grant. This is no longer the age of Civ
| term franchises, which can be termi
| mated at any time, seemed TO be in order
in large municipalities. He asked
what the fare would be to the city and
to replace the streets and hoped that
| no franchise would be granted for an
electric light plant.
! John McKenny desired information as
| to the route of the new line.
i ]. A. Babcock thought the cree
ton of additional poles would make Car
| roll avenue look as though bordered by a
4 picket fence.
i Charles Leaman favored putting the
i proposition up to the vote of the citi-
ZenS.
! J. W. shade favored the construction
| Of the road.
Petitions FavoriAg Extension.
! A. ]. S. Bordeau addressed the meet
ing, presenting a lengthy petition signed
by 1c6 residents, taxpayers and property
owners along the proposed line of the
road. favoring it's extension to the
grounds of tho Washington Sanitarium.
The petition was greeted with applause.
C. - Lewis. n resident of another sec
4 tion of tho park. presented a petition with
ttuenty-seven signatures In favor of the
4 extension of the line.
j G.. \. Snow, property owner on Car
roll avenue. favored its extension and
agreed If necessary to donate a strip of
land IN order to widen Carroll avenue
along the line of the road.
Il. +. Rupert thought the extension
q would be "A good thing and would i'm
crease the value of park property.
john i. Bradley thought ii would be A
disadvantage to have the car line so
near the sidewalk and suggested that the
tracks be placed In the center of the
street This would give ample space for
all vehicular traffic. he said.
4 w. w. Dyar inquired what the transfer
arrangements would be and President
Selden explained that the rate would be
:, cents and that the transfer proposition
was now under consideration.
II In addition to Mayor Williams. Coun-
cilmen T.. l.. Blodgett. VI. +. Taft. Ii. l..
!, Rogers. l.. r. Grabill and +. l.. Lewton.
were present. At the conclusion of the
discussion the mayor announced that the
matter would be taken under advisement
by the council
ROLLER SKATERS INJURED.