The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-26
LOCAL DEPARTING EMIT.

A MEETING CospEnNAroRr or rHz FouR
TBssrn SrRnxr Cans. Last evening meeting
ofresidsnts Of the First and Second wards wss
held in the Mission school house, on Fourteenth
street west, between P and Q streets north, 70
take action In relation to the charter Of the
Washington and Georgetown Street Railway
Company, and especially - regarded the oars
now being run on tho Fourteenth stree, road BY
that company.
Quite q large number Of persons assembled At
an early hour, and, on motion, John l. Pau,
member Of the Board Of Common Council from
the Second ward, occupied tho chair, and z.
Frank Nye, esq, acted as secretary.
Colonel William Kilgour, q member Of the bar,
spoke at considerable length, reviewing the pre-
visions Of the aot Of Incorporation, and contend.
Ing that the action Of the company In placing
the one.horse omnibus on this road was an act
OF injustice to the patrons Of the road, . direct
violation Of the charter, and as such they could
not and would not tolerate. That he did not
think that the stockholders wore oognirsnt Of
this piece Of gross injustice and that before any
action was taken II was proper and due to the
Officers Of said road that they should be notified
Of the objects Of this meeting, and the purposes
Of the act Of Incorporation be carried out. Mr.
X. spoke with considerable force aud feeling,
urging immediate action In the premises, 90 that
the growing interests Of Fourteenth street should
not DO retarded. He also read from sections J.,
,, 3, 4, and Of the act Of incorporation, to show
that the company was violating their charter.
Colonel Kilgour then offered the following 50.
ries OF resolutions for the consideration of the
meeting:
-Resolred, That In the opinion Of this meet.
Ing, the cars now running over this Fourteenth
street branch railroad are not Of the frst class
with all the modern Improvements for the con.
yenience and comfort Of passengers, as required
BY the act Of incorporation, but Of the lowest
order and construction, and that they arc an
imposition upon the patrons Of the road.
Resoived, That the Washington and George.
town Railroad Company have grossly neglected
to fullnl Its obligations to the public under the
act Of its Incorporation In that It has not pro-
cured passenger rooms or ticket offices ut such
points as the convenience OF the public requires;
and In the case Of the Fourteenth street branch
have not paved beyond tho outer rail or pro-
vided carriages Of the required dimensions, and
that II Is high time that the oitizsns Of Washing
ton and Georgetown should SOC that said COM
Pany 10 held up to the requirements Of tho law.
On motion, the following WAS added to the
resolutions as given above:
Reioipcd, That . committee DO appointed who
shall wait upon Mr.. Gideon, the president Of
said company, and inform him Of the action Of
this meeting, and request that such cars Is are
anticipated BY the act Of Incorporation be placed
upon tho road, and said committee be required
to report at the next meeting.
Mr.. J. Y. Burr very heartily concurred In the
remarks and resolutions OF the gentlemen.
They presented their request respectfully, and
he thought that II 1t was not granted they should
act promptly further. Probably the omnibusss
were brought about again - we're fashions.
They had roaring sound, which would induce
ono, should no shnt his eyes, to believe he was
At the Niagara Falls. They reminded him Of
politicians who turn frequently, as they turn at
each end Of the track. They turn twice-once
on the centre axle and again at the wheel axlss.
They would DO good In the water, for they were
rugged boat-fashion.
The Chair said they had been measured, and
did not measure, from one side to the other, q,
much sa 10 rsq~irsa ~ che charter. No s.id thu
City Councils had taken oognirance Of the sub
ject, and would receive q report at the next
meeting Of that body. He would spprove oil
hning them, or interrupting them In obtaining
their license. Tho company were required to
pave the streets two feet outside Of the track.
This they were relieved Of on the avenue, and
they should fulfil their contract on other streets.
He had spoken to Mr.. Noyes, Of the Star, about
1t, and he remarked that no company fulalled Its
contract.
He understood that the company had arranged
to petition Congress to abrogats the transfer
system, and that Congress, he thought, would
do so.
Col. Kilgour said he had converssd with q
member Of Congress, who said It would not b
repealed, and that II they could not run the
road, another company was ready to take the
road and equip and run 1t.
Mr.. - Smith said one newspaper had cred
tied the company with manufacturing these carl
at their own shop. better than they could have
boon done elsewhere. He happened to know
that these cars were considerably older than the
company itself
Tha rsaalutiona adoDlad
The Chair then appointed Msssrs. George II
Plant. William Kilgour. ]. +. Burr, John Wag.
ner, and James 8. DelAno as said committee.
On motion, tho Chair Was added to the com
mittse.
Mr.. J. T. Burr then offered tho following,
which was endorsed by the names annexed;
Whereas the Washington and Georgetown
Railroad Company have mounted old omnibus
bodies on platforms and attached one hors,
thersto, and placed them upon the Fourteenth
street branch Of their road for the use Of the
patrons Of said linej and whereas this mode oil
conveyance Is deficient In convenience to those
compelled to travel on the road, and objestiona'
bic In every respect, the undersigned desire to
express their dissatisfaetion with such arrange.
msnt, and their determination to make use oil
every effort to abate tho nuisance.
Signed, Joseph F. Barr. Il. Il. House, Fred,
Z. Dako, I. l.. Bower, John F. Crown, D. y.
Spencer, John Wynsr, @. 7. Smith, Simeon Gar.
rstt, J. Thropp, j., Thomas A. Handy, J. W.
Van Arnum, John L. Pau, 2. Frank Nye, Jas.
!, Delauo, s. II. Goodman, II. p. Todd, John
Hancock, Newton J. Cox, Castatio Hasmer,
L,wis Godfrey, D. W. Haines, NJ. B. Whildsn,
MI. Watts, J. D, Elrood, WIN. v. J. Mercer,
W. Riggies, Thomas Abbott, A. P. Douglas, ].
I; kwles, George W. Lodges Thomas Fealsy
Riehsd Rigglss, james r. Narrower, W. A. Cal
well, I II. Baxter, O. II. Nelson, d. A. Whill
den. Sidney Thomas, James ?. Rye William
kilgour, Abraham Sellers, William Bshrsns
James T. Waugh, Thomas Logan. ]. Ii. Arnold
N. A. Robins, L. Hoover, Thomas Murphy
David Gardner, g. II. Thompson, Casper Kel
lear, Joshu, Whitney, John g. Myers, ant
others.
On motion o. Mr.. Burr the meeting adjourned
LARCENY OF GOVERNMENT CouPoNs,-Johr
Gilbert was committed to Jail yesterday morning
by Justice Walter, to await further hearing II
case In which he Is charged with the larceny
OF coupons from tho clerk Of the Retrenchmeni
COMMITTEES Of Congress, who has been lately on
yiiit to New York city. On Monday night