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... feet in width with a high retaining wall on the south side of the tracks and a lower retaining wall on the north side , and by an extra subway at Delaware Avenue and the proposed 300 feet along the Plaza at North Capitol Street . In ...
... feet in width with a high retaining wall on the south side of the tracks and a lower retaining wall on the north side , and by an extra subway at Delaware Avenue and the proposed 300 feet along the Plaza at North Capitol Street . In ...
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... feet high . Is that correct ? I do not want to exaggerate . Senator SMOOT . You mean , above the ground ? Mr. HAM . Yes . Senator SMOOT . That is on New Jersey Avenue , is it not ? Mr. HAM . No ; on C Street . The CHAIRMAN . It is ...
... feet high . Is that correct ? I do not want to exaggerate . Senator SMOOT . You mean , above the ground ? Mr. HAM . Yes . Senator SMOOT . That is on New Jersey Avenue , is it not ? Mr. HAM . No ; on C Street . The CHAIRMAN . It is ...
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... feet and the intersection of First Street at the east end of the subway would have to be lowered 3 feet . The subway station to the Senate Office Building would be in a most undesirable and hazardous position , namely , on the steep ...
... feet and the intersection of First Street at the east end of the subway would have to be lowered 3 feet . The subway station to the Senate Office Building would be in a most undesirable and hazardous position , namely , on the steep ...
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... feet of track here and there . Some mention was made of using the new street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Union Station , routing our cars there . Our objec- tion to that is this , that we probably have more originating traffic ...
... feet of track here and there . Some mention was made of using the new street from Pennsylvania Avenue to the Union Station , routing our cars there . Our objec- tion to that is this , that we probably have more originating traffic ...
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... feet and depressing First Street several feet . I believe that can be done . Senator SMOOт . You mean that you are going to depress the whole street or just the entrance ? Mr. PARSONS . Just at the intersection . Senator SMOOT . That ...
... feet and depressing First Street several feet . I believe that can be done . Senator SMOOт . You mean that you are going to depress the whole street or just the entrance ? Mr. PARSONS . Just at the intersection . Senator SMOOT . That ...
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