Evening star., 1913-02-24
new CITY CAR L|NES|
One Already Approved by Both
Houses of Congress.
ANOTHER NOW POSSIBLE
Senate Committee Recommends That
Measure Authorizing II Street
System Be Passed.

.. LAST one new street railway line is
PROBABLE. and another is possible, as a
result of action by Congress in the clos
ing days of the present session
Both houses have now given their ap-
proval 10 thc measure for an extension
a. the Washington Railway and Electric
companys lines along Macomb street
from Wisconsin avenue to Massachusetts
avenue, and thence out MasSac ct usetts
avenue extended to the District line Only
the signature Of the President is neces-
Ssry to make II Law.
The construction OF this extension is
required by the terms OF the bill, and ii
is further specified that the extension
shall be begun within SIX months after
the approval of the act, and shall be conf
pleted, with cars running thereon. within
n period of two years from said date. lt
this requirement is not complied with, IT
is declared, the Washington Railway and
Electric Company will forfeit Sl0p.
which is to he deposited with the col
lector of taxes of the District sixty days
after the proposed act becomes Law.
Second Possible Line.
The second possible new line is that
along VI street from the Aque1uct bridge
in Georgetown to the Union Station, to
le built and operated by the Virginia
Terminal Company. That measure was
today placed on the calendar Of the SEN
ate, with the recommendation Of the Sem
ate District committee that IL be passed.
Whether or not there will be time to pass
the measure in the House, after the Sem
ates approval is given. before the pres
ent Congress dies at noon March A. is q
matter OF conjecture.
The bill TO provide for the new NJ street
hGan Tod
by the Senate District committee, and the
important changes are designed Ito more
tully protect the interests of the United
states in the AqUeduct bridge and other
government reservations crossed by the
proposed railroad. TO bring the control of
Ia" company more completely under the
commissioners and to make the charter
conform more closely TO others heretofore
granted by Congress-, according to the
comnttees report by Senator Curtis.
one important change cuts down the
'spital stock OF the Virginia Terminal
toni2any from $6O0,G01 as proposed In
tie original bill. to 100000.
Wants Prompt Building.
Another change aims to require the
prompt construction of the line after it
las obtained its charter from Congress
The original bill simply specified that the
new railway should be commenced within
Ely IiOntnS ana competed Hltnln TWO
years. This has been strengthened by d
requtremert that within ninety days after
the charter is granted the company must
dcposit with the District collector Of
taxes $1,000 TO guarantee the construc-
tiou and that the charter shall be void
'Inless this deposit is made and the
money and charter shall be forfeited un-
less the new line is completed within the
required time.
\ new requirement inserted in the bill
and not in the original measure specifies:
That whenever the roadway of any
street occupied by the said company is
Widened, one-half of the cost of widen
ing ana the Improvement OF such widen
cd part shall be charged. TO the said rail-
way companN. and collected from said
company in the same manner as the cost
of laying or repairing paVements lying
between the exterior rails or tile tracks
Of street railways and for a distance OF
two feet from and exterior to such track
or tracks on each side thereof, is COL
lectfble.'
The incorporators az the Virginia
Terminal Company. named in the bill.
arc Harry Wardplan and A. \. Thomas
Of the District of columbia. j.. q. Dudley
!. g. TAYLOR and II. II. Crawford OF Nir-
@inia.