Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1867-10-23


National Intelligencer the following account o.
d the conversation that took place in the meet
Iings of the committees of the corporations OF
/ Washington and Georgetown, in relation to
4 their attendance at Leesbprg in reference to
4 the proposed branch Of the Alexandria, Lou
doun and Hampshire Road to Georg4low and
i WASHINGTON: l+
Mr.. w. II. rcnney,oi George osn, icing
called upon, stated thatas he understood the
proportion of the leudpun ard Hampshire
railroad it was that, if The people of the Cor
pora,ons of the District w~nld subscribe tue
sum Of 100000 to the stock of the company,
they would build branch road to the Dlstrc'
at the most available point on their road
Some years ago this proposition was made1o
the citiz ms of Georgetown, but it failed. =
Now, as the interests of Washington aud
Georgetown were technically the same, he saw
DO reason Why the two Corporations should not
unite and take up the proposition. Mr.. Ten
ney spoke further aslto the trouble now expe-
rienced in bringing freight from Leesburg orits
vicinity to Washington or Georgetown, aud
mentioned instances where he knew of freight
sent 10 Georgetown which vas taken to Alex
anlria, and then transported back again to
Gcorget Wn.
The two cities were alike interested in this
matter The freight thought down By the pro-
posed road would be divided the wheat would
stop IN Georgetown, and the -four come to
Washington, as also woi,lfl. 'tnia taliroad say
ttrIlley would rather come to. WASHINGTON and
Georgetown than 90 to A lexaDdrla, because
they can get better pay for their produce. ~
The question to be asked and answered on tins
trip was, Will you subscribe to our stock
And our answer should be, We will. 1t is a
clear business transaction. Both the cities
and the railroad company are alike Interested.
Mr.. H. B. Sweeney asked it the company
had the right to make the branch road =
Being answered in the affirmative by Mr. Ten
new, MIR. Sweeney proceeded to speak OF the
great advantages to be derived from having the
road to cross the river at the Great Falls, and
if the Government would give PERMISSION to
cross on the Potomac conduit, it would be
matter of slight expense, as there would be out
little grading to be done.
DR.. j. L Kidwell stated that in a converse
ton with the engineer Of the Washington
Aoueduct, that Official had stated that he could
see no difficulty in procuring the consent OF the
Government to cross the road on the conduit
and the distance from the Loudoun and lamp
shire road to this point was about four or i've
miles
Mr. Randolph Coylc asked Dr. Kidwell if he
was conversaut enough with the charter OF the
road to know if it gave them right to dis
criminate and arrange their tolls, and whether
there would not be some trouble 10 regard to
the tolls they the company would require on
this branch.
In reply, DR.. K said that he did not know
as regards that matter, but he said that could
be fixed, no doubt as 10 case OF u subscription
being raised proper attention could be given to
that point The question having been raised,
that if any mortgage bonds were held on the
road whether the branch road would be sub
iect to them as we'll as the original road =? in
reply to this question, Mr.. Merrlck stated that
the railroad mortgage bonds generally made
covered not only the present road. but what
ever improvements might accrue What
might be done was question for after consld-
Grafton, as he did not know In what condition
this road was in. AS to the question asked by
Mr.. Coyle of DR.. Kidwell, it was plain
enough that the subscribers could easily enter
| into contract with the railroad company that
there should be no discrimination in regard to
the rates of tolls, and the setting aside the
clause giving them such (if it was so given)
could be made the condition Of the contract.
| Mr.. Evans said, that as there appeared to be
unanimous opinion in regard to the visit, ne
| would state that the delegates of the Councils
had no authority to pledge the Corporation for
any subscription; bat if, at the meeting to-day,
| they were favorably impressed with the pro-
ject, they would do their utmost to have the
| Corporation Of Washington become party to
| the enterprise.
| The assertion made by one Of the speakers
| in the above conversation, as to getting better
prices for produce in Georgetown and Wash
| Z | j h, =,
sustained by what has occurred.