Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-26
a. lndixna,isu Meeting.

First AND Second Wards " as held in the Ais
sion school hoaee. on Fourteenth street west,
tefveep snd Z streets north, 10 take action
IN ~ iAfion 10 The charter Of the Washington
sad deorge;own Street Railway COMPANY,
AND especially as regarded the ears now being
run ON the Fourteenth street road by Ihst
John L. Pfau. member Of the Board of Com
mon Com eli from the Second Ward occupiey
me char, and u. Frank Nye, Esq, acted Ss
Colonel Wiiism Kiigour member of tsa
bar, spoke ST considerable length re vievipr
the provisions OF the act of incorporatinn. ans
placing ne ons-horse omnibus on this Soa-.
was an act G. injustice 10 the patrons Of thA
road, direcl violation of tho charter arasrrb
IS they could not and wouid not tolerate 81.
that ne did not think that the stockhoida,.
were cognizani OF this piece Of great Injustice
and that before any action was taken II wa.
proper and due TO the offcsr OF said road .nsr
hey should be notified or the objects of rhTy
meeting, and hRe purposes OF the act of =
corporation be carried out
Messrs. William kilgour, Z. Hosmer and ].
w. Nsn Arum, WIRE appointed committee %
graft resolutions expressive OF the sense Of TIE
meeting.
Mr.. Pau said there was peculiar fact cau-
necred with This Washington and Georgetown
railroad cornpany-that they returned q lpss
income 70 rhs Internal Revenue officers thsn
the + street line.
MI. J. F. Burr moved that a committee be
appointed 10 draft and circulate a reu1on-
STRANGE against the use ef the cars now used on
the 18th street line, 10 which the pr,,psrtv
holders could sign their names
Mr.. ID. A. Gardner would specially sursssr
that the remonstrance should be carried roCud
10 the ladies tor their signatures
Ii was suggested that copies Of the remou-
STRANGE be left at the different stores: ear
ried. . .
The Chair appointed as the committee
Messrs Wagner, Burr and KIlpour
Mr.. kiie9ur. chairman of the COMMITTEES -
draft resolutions reported the following:
hesotced, ihAt ia the opinion of this meeting
the cars now running over this Fourteenth
street branch railroad are not OF the first class
win ell the modern improvements for the con-
venlencs and comfort OF passengers az re-
CURED by the act OF incorporation, bat of the
lowest order and construction, and that thew
are an imposition upon the patrons Of the road
ReSoLred, That the Washington and George
town Railroad Company have grossly neglec.-
ed 10 fulfill its obligations ID the public under
the aci OF its Incorporation; in that it has uo-
provided passenger rooms or ticket offices az
such points IA the convenience of the public
requires; and in the case OF the 1Ith stree
branch have not paved beyond the onter rail
or provided carriages OF the required dimen-
sons, and that It Is high time tn at the citizens
OF Washington and GEORGETOWN should see
that said company is held up to the reuuira
meDts OF the law.
On motion, the following was added to the
resolutions as given above:
ReSofred That committee be appointed wh,
shall wait upon Mr.. Gideon, the President of
sald Company, and infUfu him Of the action
OF TINS meeting. and request that such cars As
are antlCiEated by the act of Incorporation be
placed upon the road, and said committee be
required to report at the next meeting
Mr.. Kilgour addressed the meeting, saying
that on l4th street the citizens had no rnors
conveniences than they had fifteen or twenty
years since He read from the act esta blishinr
the washington and Georgetown horse rail-
the company shall place first. class cars on
their road, with all the modern con uvenisnces,
and that the company shall have ticket offices
at convenient places. Mr.. X. said Mr. Gideon
claimed that the company had first class cars:
but he Mr.. k.) would ask where the modern
Improvements were! He charged AR. Gideon
Congress, and stated that ne laid nimself at the
mercy OF the people. Even the appearance OF
the cars. as they stood waiting for passengers,
not only detracts from the value Of the road
but OF the property along the road. He had
oeen cautioned that the property.owners ON
14th street should be careful what action was
taken relative to these cars, for Mr. Gideon
could easily take them OF and run the former
cars only every fifteen minutes. as REQ uirsd by
the charter II MIR. Hideon still continued 20
force upon the people this line OF omnsbuses
own hands. They could require this compa-
ny TO place at their disposal such ears "a
would be comfortable and proper
=, Mr =. r. Burr very heartily concurred in
tie remarks and resolutions Of the gentlemen
They presented their request respectfully, ana
he thought that il 1t was not granted thew
should act promptly further. Probably The
omnibuSses were brought about again a. were
fashions. 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 axles They
would be good In the water, for they were
rigs ed boat fashion.
Mr.. Pau thought it singular that the run.
ming OF these omnibus cars had not bsen moro
tuiIy noticed in the city papers. The cars had
been measured, and did not measure. from one
side TO the other, as much as is reg uired by the
chaTfer. He said the City Councils had takea
cognlZance Of the subject, and would recejya
report at the next meeting OF that body. He
would approve Of fining them, or interrup.-
Ing them IN obtaining their license. The com
pany were required to pave the streets two feet
outside the track. This they were relieved OF
on the avenue, and they should fulfill their
contract ON other streets He understood thar
the company had arranged to petition Congress-
to abrogate the transfer system.
Col. Kilgour said he had conversed with Z
member OF Congress, who said 1t would not be-
repealed, and that if they could not run the
road, smother company was ready to take the
road, and equip and runIt.
The resolutions were adopted.
The CHAIR then appointed Messrs. George
H. Plant, William Kigour. ]. F. Burr, John
Wagner, and James s. Delano as said COM
mittee.
MIR. ]. +. Burr then offered the following,
which was signed by those present:
Whereas the Warrington and GEORGETOWN
Railroad Company have mounted old omni-
bus bodies on platforms and attached one horse
thereto, and placed them upon the 14th street
OF said line; and whereas this mode Of convey
ance Is deficient in convenience to those COM
PEELED to travel on the road, and obiec tionab
In every respect, the undersigned desire to ex.
press their dissatisfaction with sucn arrange
ment. and their determination TO make use OF
The meeting then adjourned.