Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-02-25
Washington, Westminster and
Gettysburg Road to Go
Ahead With Plans.
MAY CROSS AT GRADE
STREETS OF EVANSVILLE
Also Escapes Necessity of Bridging
Tracks of City and Suburb
an Railway.

Special Dispatch to The star.
ANN--PoLlS, Md. February 25.-Ths
court of appeals this morning confirmed
the decision of Judge Fillmore Beail OF
the circuit court OF Prince Georges
county in the case of the City and
Suburban Railway Company agt. the
Washington, Westminster and Gettys-
burg Railway Company. and the case OF
the mayor and common council of Hyatts-
Vile agt. the Washington. Westminster
and Gettysburg Railway Company hold
Ing that the latter company had the right
to condemn the property of the City and
Suburban railway and Columbia avenue
in the western section Of fayetteville.
T. Howard Duckett of counsel for the
Washington. Westminster and Gettys-
burg Railroad Company stated this
morning that the company would pro-
coed at once to condemnation proceed
ings. and that the work of laying tracks
etc. probably would be commenced dur
ing the coming summer.
Pending Nearly Five Years.
These cases have been before the pub
lie service commission and the courts
for nearly five years. II was the pur-
pose of the City and Suburban railway
and the mayor and common council of
Hyattsville 10 compel the Washington
Westminster and Gettysburg to 60 over
the tracks of the City and Suburban
Of Hyattsvilie, and over Columbia ave-
nue. in the western section Of the town
with an overhead crossing.
This the company declined to do and
proceedings for condemnation were insti-
tuted.
The court Of appeals on a previous oc-
casion decided that the Washington.
Westminster and Gettysburg Railroad
Company. from the records had not CO.
tablished any terminii I'm the state OF
Maryland and sent the case back to tie
circuit court for Prince Georges county. The
company having satisfied the lower court
that there were definitely defined ter
minii counsel for the Washington. West
minister and Gettysburg railway again
took the case up and the decision this
morning Is the result. Several Washing
ton capitalists are interested in the prof.
ect.
ern Maryland. close to the Pennsyl-
vanfa line, and runs through Carroll
Montgomery and Prince Georges coun-
ties. the Washington terminus being at
Brentwood on the Baltimore and Ohio
railroad about half a mile from the
District of Columbia line. 1t Is UNDER
stood that the company Will enter
Washington over the tracks of the
Baltimore and Ohio.
Road Bill introduced.
Delegate T. Van clagett last night IN
troduced in the house of delegates what
might be properly termed tho Prince
Georges county differentiation road
bill. Senator Holmead having presented
in the senate the organiEation's bill
week or 90 ago.
Senator Holmead's bill proposes to place
the MANAGEMENT of the roads In Prince
Georges county and the expenditure OF
the funda in the hands OF the county
commissioners, who are for this purpose
created a board Of highway commission
ers. Delegate Clagett's bill provides for
the creation Of two additional road dis
tricts in the county and does away with
the services of the county road engineer.
The two additional road directors are TO
be chosen at the congressional election
next fall.