Evening star., 1922-10-11
0. K. TROLLEY LINES
OVER NEW BRIDGE
Capital Traction Arranges
for Double Track on
Georgetown Structure.
PARK PLANS ARE MADE
Approaches to Be Beautiied-Old
Bridge to Be Used Until Termi-
nal Is Built.
PARK PLANS ARE MADE

The Capital Traction Company to-
day received permission from the
War Department to construct a dou-
BILE track electric railway across the
new Georgetown bridge. with a loop
on the United States reservation I'M
mediately east of Hume street. Ross
lyn. That action was taken on the
recommendation of Gen. Beach. chief
of engineers OF the Army, and in
volved the approval Of traffic ar
rangements prepared by Maj. Max
Tyler, United States engineer in
charge of the construction of the
bridge. after consultation with the
District Commissioners. the Capital
Traction Company and representa-
tive citizens of the District and Vir-
ginia.
Terms of Permit.
The permit was granted fn ac-
cordance with the provisions of the
act Of Congress approved May Is.
1916. providing for the removal OF
the Aqueduct bridge and the building
of a new bridge to take its place.
Under tho permit. the Capital Trac-
ton Company, in addition to IN
stalling trackage on the bridge and
across the reservation at Rossiyn. is
required to provide suitable concrete
loading platforms and sidewalks for
the benefit of passengers. 1t is also
required to provide adequate illumi-
nation at the loop and approaches
and to bear the expense of paving
and maintaining the roadways be-
tween the tracks and two feet out
In the permit. it is stated that any
electric railway shall have the right to
use the tracks of the Capital Traction
Company upon terms of joint trackage
fixed by the Secretary Of War. and that
the CAPITAL Traction Company, in addi-
ton to all other charges. will be re-
ouired to pay monthly into the United
States Treasury. the sum of one-half
cent for each passenger transported each
way over the bridge and such rates or
charges on freight transported as may
be fixed by the Secretary of War.
Public Must Pay.
By arrangement previously made with
the Public Utilities Commission, which
authorized the Capital Traction Com
pany to extend its lines across the
bridge from NJ street, the company is
authorized to collect an additional fare
of one-half cent from each passenger
carried across the bridge, in order to
meet the tax 1t must pay the govern
ment for that service. 1t was repre-
sented by the company at the public
hearing on the subject some months ago.
that unless it was permitted to charge
the bridge fare of one-haif cent. II
would not feel justified in expending the
large sum involved in making the ex-
tension to Virginia.
Vndar the anproyed planS the
Georgetown approach of the bridge
viii, open into NJ street on straight
line Just east of 35th street and con-
nection with the car tracks on NJ
street will be made at that point. The
remainder of the block on the south
35th streets. extending south to the
line of the Chesapeake and OHIO
canal. will be made into a public
park. The Washington-Firgin rail-
way terminal will remain on Its pres
ent site east Of the proposed hoop
be enlarged and improved. On the
west side of the loop. near Hume
street. the Washington and Old Do
minion railway will establish a new
terminal.
Old Bridge to BE Used.
Orders have been given for the clos
Ing OF the olo AQueouSe oiiuSe ~ OIL
yehicular traffic when the new bridge
is opened early in January. with the
exception that the Washington and Old
Dominion cars will be permitted to
cross the old bridge to its present
terminus at 36th street, Georgetown.
until its new terminal at Rosslyn is
ACC According to Maj. Tyler, the traffic
ARRANGEMENTS for the new bridge pre-
sent the best solution Of the street
railway problems that was possible in
said. the congestion on the District Of
Columbia side of the river by the elm
ination Of the Washington and Old
Dominion trains from the streets and
make 1t possible for passengers to ride
from downtown directly to the south
end of the bridge In Virginia. where
direct connection can be made either
with the trains of the Washington and
Old Dominion or those Of the Washing