Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1869-02-19


finally for Washington would.make marker
tor the -four and produce, while Georgetown
would need the grain to keep her mills IN run.
ming order and Alexandra was welcome to all
the coal trade. He was in favor of consoEdat-
ing the interests of Georgetown and Washing
ton. There should be but one city, and then
we would be united on all great projects he
hoped the day was not far distant when he
would be a citizen of Washington, without
moving from his present home, and, ia citizen,
he would move to subscribe So, DOC, O0O 10 COM
plete the road to the coal helds, ana on as lar
as it was necessary to extend 1t. :.
MIR. Esau Pickerell, ofGeorgetown, thought
the people of Washington understood the sue
lect, and seconded the motion OF Df. v. "a.
Crspin. recommending the appointment or a
committee. He hoped the committee would
be small then all the matters could be discus
sed bv representative men, and some plan could
be agreed upon, and 60 to work.
The motion of DR.. Cragin was adopted, and
COL Magruder suggested that the committee
be composed of five from Washington, three
from Georgetown, and two from the county;
which was agreed to, and the appointments
left to the president OF the meeting.
Mr.. Tenney remarked that Georgetown thus
far had said the most. He would like to hear
from Washington.
Mayor Bowen invited Aldermen Richards
and Fenwick to say something respecting the
matter.
Alderman Rich ards said he had been deep
" interested in Tie project tor years, and 1t
was certainly one of vital importance to all the
people of the District. He thought the main
difficulty had been in deciding the point OF con-
nection. When that controversy was settled,
there would be no difficulty in prosecuting the
work, and gaining the assistance OF the Corpo
rations. There were several questions to be
answered before the people would wish to en-
bark in the enterprise. The one he had al
ready stated was a source OF doubt to many, as
to whether it would be profitable Investment
finally. Another was, the turning OF the road,
so as to bring it within two miles OF Alexan-
dria, which would only increase, the difhculty,
while it was equally Objectionable to bring 1t to
the civ beyond Georgetown. All these ques-
tons had to be considered.
He could not speak authorltatiVely, hut was
of the opinion that nearly all the members OF
the Council were in favor of taxing the people
| from one million to one and one halt million,
to carry out the proposed improvement, pro
vidng, as he had already intimated, the pre-
lminaries could be settled satisfactorily. Sure
| ~ there was nothing Of greater Interest to the
prosperity of Washington than the speedy
completion OF such connecting link with the
West, and he hoped the enterprise would be
carried out successfully, without abatlng our
interest 10 other projects, looking to the To-
crease of railroad facilities with the North.
Judge Wright insisted upon the work being
commenced, and leave the controversial points
TO settle themselves. That would readily be
done when the road was once under way.
Mr.. Cassius f. Lee, one Of the directors OF
the road, thought the people OF the District
wanted to begin at the wrong end. Let them
subscribe and agree among themselves where
the road was to connect. and which way 1t
should run. 1t they subscribed literally they
would have the controlling interest, and what
more could they want? He hoped they would
90 to work with energy, and accomplish the
work at once.
President Mckenzie said if the cities of
Georgetown and Washington would subscribe
81, 800, 900, then they would have the CONTROL
ing interest.
Alderman Fenwiok said as citizen and a
propeytv holder he could nothelr but take a
deep interest in the proposed improvement
lie had listened TO the remarks OF the several
speakers, and heartily approved what had
been said.
MIR. John T. Mitchell offered the following
resolution
Reso7ved, as the opinion of this meeting,
That any proposition looking to the crossing OF
the Potomac river south OF the Aqueduct
should not be entertained from the railroad by
the committee appointed.
Councilman Robert Ball thought the resolu
ton came in bad taste, aud moved to lay it on
the table.
This motion was Withdrawn, and the reso-
lu1ioa was finally referred to the committee to
be appointed
MIR. Mitchell said that as a citizen of George
town, and doing business in Washington, he
could not agree to the road crossing the Poto-
mac at any point below Georgetown. That
city had suffered enough from the obstacles al
ready 10 the way. The Long Bridge had Grip
pied the commercial advantages of Georgetown,
and its business had fallen off in consequence
of this hndrance Let the road cross the 20
tomac at or above the town, and he was will
ing that the Corporation should subcribe and
be taxed for it, if the stock did not pay cent,
for it would benefit him and other citizens in
th.ir business.
DR.. Cragn thought it had been settled that
the road should not cross south OF Georgetown,
for If such was not the case it would be lmpos-
sibe to raise subscription there.
The resolution was referred to the committee,
and the meeting adjourned.
Mr. Corcoran, of Washington, a most ex-
ce1lent gentleman, happens to be rich and to
own property. During the war his property
was taken possession of and used by the gov
ernment 1t was then thought sufficient that
he should be stigmatized as rebel sympathi-
ger" Well, now the war has been ended-ended
for several years, and Mr.. G. applies for rent for
the use of his property, his right and his due.
What then? Why, in order to prevent his
obtaining his reut, it is thought necessary to
make him worse even than rebel sympathiserl
lie wakes up and finds himself famous, as a
man engaged In offering rewards to people to
assassinate the President of the u. S. And
this upon The evidence of colored man, who
stood behind his chair and waited on him at a
dinner table. |
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