Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-02-01
GEORGETOWN CORRESPONDENCE.
GEORGETOWN, Feb. 1, 1885,

GEoRsErowN, Feb. 1, 1855.
From the following article, which we find in
the Baltimore Sun Of yesterday, copied from
the Frederick Examiner, we incline to the
belief that the Examiner has been led into
error in regard to the memorial of the Presi,
dent and Directors Of the Metropolitan rail
read, now before the Legislature of Mary
land.
"The proposed amendment, it is understood,
contemplates such an alteration of the route
as will allow the Metropolitan railroad to in
tersect the Baltimore and Ohio railroad Mt a
more westerly point than at present limited :;
in other words, to carry out the original pur-
pose Of tapping the Baltimore and Ohio rail-
road at or near the Point Of Rocks, and stop.
ping there"
Ii We have not been misinformed in relation
to this memorial land the source from which
we have derived our informs alton satisfies MS
that we have not been) the only alterations to
the charter sought to be obtained by the me-
morialists is the removal Of that portion which
declares that no dividends shalt be declared
out Of the earnings of the lower portion of the
road until the whole shall have been com.
pleted to its northern terminus, and the priv.
ilege of intersecting the Baltimore and Ohio
road, the charter as it is now framed simply
OVhhoAhS thO li6ue w CTcSc IL WITHIN q certain
locality, and not the right of forming any con-
nection with it, We do not believe that any
intention of changing the course of the road
from the route which has already been To-
Gated has been formed by the officers of the
company.
Both OF the aforementioned features in the
charter Of the Metropolitan road have been
regarded by many as Objectionable, and dis.
advantageous to the people of Montgomery
county and the District of Columbia: and
inssmuch as the memorialists obligate them.
selves That no portion of the money which
may be subscribed by Frederick or Washing.
ton counties shall be expended in the con
struction OF any portion of the road, except
that lying In the county where the money may
be subscribed, we think in all fairness that
their opposition to the desired alterations to
the charter should cease at once, and their
efforts be directed, in connection with the me-
morIallsts, towards the securing of them.
We can hardly force ourself into the belief
that the hitherto liberal minded citizens of
the aforementioned counties would be so uL-
reasonable as to ask the people of Montgomery
and the District to shoulder the whole burden
of constructing this road, when nearly the
whole OF the benefits arising from that portion
lying north Of the line Of the Baltimore and
Ohio Road, must necessarily accrue imme-
diately to their own advantage. We hope
that the Legislature of Maryland will take
this, in our humble judgment, the only proper
view of the matter, and grant at once the
prayer of the petitioners, that this most i'm
portant of all railroad connections may at
once be pushed forward to completion without
any farther delay. Its construction is GER
tainly Of vital Importance, not only to the
people of this District, but the whole of the
west and southwest section of our country
Wewould advise all of our friends in George
town to avail themselves of the rich treat in
the shape of a diorana exhibiting at Forrest
Hall, 1t being by far the best thing of the
kind we ever saw. The Hall was crowded
last night, and we would advise all who 90
to secure their seats carly. There is an after
noon exhibition on tomorrow for schools
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