Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-01
Georgstswa teuaciis.
TIE ALKxAhDRfA AepEoUcT QUESTION


BOARD or hLfsHaA l;H A special nleetnsof
he two Bosr1s was Gsfd Hast evening for rh-
purpose OF -aklzig sOEis Scii on wlih IeierenGe
o the febn % ~ oi Lhe q Z usduct bEl'sSe acgoSs
ne fo'onac. IL his bC-TG -li ThE members
were preseE., ard the Recorder in TIE cnair.
cor mt = icatlon from the NaV0r. tts tsitHg the
ohject OF ne eali fcE tAe meeting, was received
hbu ia'u II '1S = Ole q TClrt resolution o.
inquiry relative l. prosecuting 2 ECit against
the hqusuuGt was ssITieG The reEolu.iga
from the Beard OF Common Council, rel4riye
TO the LoUaun and ERIaEsliTe ra.f-o5b zvz=
LAID over. Mr. Hise On offered resoir1rf,rl y,
TeiatlcE = :he collectors EClG, which u,as rs-
fslred TO tbs Recorder.
t'oM30H CoUNCII Tile Board Wa -aJlet
10 orceE by ID. G. Ii CragIa, Eresitept there
beng present ldsEErs. Davis Dan oy, GtaUaugb.
Radcliffe, Il oSu, PIcAega! and RaIasnurk "A
eCmU untGstlUn ION he Mayor was received
staung me ohleCi 90 the aaG fGE he msetlng:
which WAS releTEsn 10 Ea .syaFI Of Aldsrt7z5.
There beng 10 business Deere he board, Mr.
Davis asked leave 90 prerel. q resolution IN
reia ION 10 the Attendance OF q committee n,
The part oi IGs Cooperation At g meeting 20 h.
hela a. Lees burg on lie Psi pTo&iIoo, with T.
view 10 he exter sion Of the I.Oudou aHJ
Hampshire railroad 10 George Town. The pre-
an ble and resolution was es follows:
Where's, a disposition IS manifested by thn
people oi Fantax aUa LsoU4oa DJRrt ties. We.
iooEInE 10 The extension CT he Louaon ana
Happs riTs railroad 'U Ibis - Gn. and beI.ev-
ing hat such connection j. greatly to be de-
fHed ny his community, he .aia road psus-
hating one of the riches agricultural dissrlc.s
VA tselhit Tue People OF "LI4C2 nave LOT g
long series OF years been il he habit OF Ire-
anenting thia marker Tor the disposition OF
their produce; therefore be il
Resotcta, dc, That Samuel Cropiev and jos
H. Se mnes, OF the Board Of Aldermen, and lfr.
Chas. CreRin, Benjamin Darby and Esau
Pickrel, OF The Board OF Common Council.
Or, and they are hereby constituted a commit
Zee On the part CT this Corporation 20 attend a
meeting ads.r'ised TO he held at Lees burg, Va
on the 23d proximo, having for its purpose IN
part this important connectisn, with a view
IN 10 rto,u,
manifested and an interchange of opinion on
the subject
Mr. LAWS thought this matter OF "a much i'm
poTiance to the interests of the town, and II
would be as little rs the town could do 10
manifest some interest in the PROJECT and send
committee TO such meeting.
On motion, the appoin mrnt OF the two mem
bers OF the committee from the Board of Al.
dermen was left 10 that Board, and the name
OF Mr.. ClabauRh was substituted for that of
mr. Plckrel, and the name of Mr.. l.. Davis
resolution was passed. The Board here took
recess TO await the action Of the Board OF
Aldermen.
A message " as received from the Board OF
Aldermen, being q resolution of instruction
appropriating S5.00OI If the Criminal Court de-
clne the az ueduct nuisance, and $4,000 ad-
di'ioBal II the matter be pushed to a su ccessfuI
lssne, before the Supreme Court OF the United
states. The resolution was accompanied bya
communication from Dr. J. A. Ritchie. on the
part OF ihe riparial owners, stating that they
h"o obSu6cu Iueeois. anu meITlCR as
counsel at a retaining fee Of $1,000, to take in
hand he case. and should the Corporation be
successful in getting the aqueduct removed, the
Corporation are to pay 41U, ,0OO, but should the
move fail, the Corporation would have moth
ing TO pay, the riparial owners losing the
5000, the amount paid counsel for their
services. Dr. Cragin, MIR. PIckrel In the
chair,) advocated the passage OF the resolu-
noD, considering the TACT that the Corporation
would lose nothngif the Injunction be not
granted, and would be gamer should the
aqueduct be declared n uisance and destroy
ed, in which event they would have 70 paw
S10,GOO. Mr. Clabangh favored the resolution,
and Mr.. Davis advocated Its passage. The
yeas and nays being called. the resolution was
passed unanimously, and the Board then ad-
iourned.