The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-12-30


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EvIDEnCE FvA TIE DE kNCE
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Railroad Company for obsiruotine public
hishyay, "a, continued ysstsrd,y. ooos
Go. iof The asisses.
and tssuasd that b street is osstiusted when
Neither on d street nor Delaware avenue il
there any ErAdiag. There 10 no trouble 10
passing d street, although the grade Of the
railroad 7: thirteen inoh:: above The street
witness las often been stopped Il D street as
,S.E as nf'''n minutes while the car v"
Gross exsmissdi The railroad stops the
grading on Z street now. North Capitol strest
!, not B.''..sls .e,o'. 2 street On .eesen, q
OF New Jersey avenue.
WIN. Forsythe testified that the grade Of the
street. vas ,, s' 1oiloSs: Eiasta to Second, log
to Third, o. fset, Third to Fourth, IS feet;
Fourth 70 Sixth, ., feet, Sixth 70 seventh. e
S ss 10 .s 70 ~, Der m,. Tse
grade Of the railroad from one corner OF
guar sos 70 nounds,J y isss per H ,s
od s sna sna Il. sso.a 1sP,oS:
pV on.:,,o,,s b, Nj, puo,,,,. A, m, ,.,.,
section o. and sseoSd .',s: .ssr: IN: rs
.nmn,o,e,ss s,sSs ~ saon,ss wpl,s would
s,,t hpp,S ns,,ss.S DC Aaop'sa VINO" "N
Mr; ooqk Ss,ss,sSs; ,,.,,,o, IA, ia, IN.
public sceom~ odate Itself to the obstruetion
.nhi..t w.
W. COOK wanted only such liEht a. was ap-
| n,anriste
] PThe Court held the question to DO irrsis.
p. IL. Donexan: witnsss stated that sections
Of which he Was yesterdsy ssked 10 make cal
| cuistions, vas not 4 proper method he had
made caicuiations, and Arrived Al M foiloU-
ins rssuits IRON Boundary to q str,et ~
pei nile Fourth street 70 West Capitol, II q
Ninth 10 EIshth street N Soo fat = fan ~
ave feet nine inchss, or 90 Is feet Der nile.
a o1estion rsthsr al nrsstissi p.ii,osa scon.
omv The steepest srsds an ths Patio n A. "a ii.
| road IL 100 fset 10 are ME. Therc h 4 srsde
Of is7 fset.on the Aiexandria railroad, nesr tbs
,ces h ths mia ths,s ~. na iss. ~ no 10y
proyidsd ne osrs wers moi io.aos 10 ~ ~ MAJ,
mum mum. esPss M ponsasa psoauesd .
inv az ~ ss., spSinsss, az Esi n,oss .e o
an, R..h.o., 80. v,,,,,. a n. .,,,.,,.
| III ,.nS ~ m,,n 70 s snnsnt
az ~ w,,ts,s Nv ''a'' W "'''n W ''o op'nioas
nj; Densgns ,s then testified lined, a. to q, What
that being III Enovn e the snSis Of rspo.e. '
Mayor Bowen presented ssCsraf acts Of
xpIeh IN ,siiro.s Ss..ss "a t.ss,1sd .sss
| ~ sa.trn ~ " 'ese. ~ -, az .hsu sns
oSiissd 70 Sc .ioppsd 10 soa.eausnss Of The 4:
'Ma ou.uuo1onu w, A.
c,tv tw.ptS.axs YEAR,. m. ..,i osn IN. 'h N
existence when he came here, The rsiirosd
ta,. ssrs.Se %i,u,, nS "a. s1ns S es,o" sns
The strest was Often sntireiy oSstrus.sd. '''''
te.timooy yesterd.y. sts,sd tsat anis.. thsrs
/ we're wssons milo ding ths ,srs th.r. yonH
Be no oSstquetioo in seior ' from Nav g. gs
Al North Capitol and d lns.%se,ioe' n.
track was on the level Of the street. He re.
stated al length the nature OF the obstruction
| The proseeution hers eiosed
M. 6ox opened for The defence, He boped
n iss sHfy wos,a o,,' ,h ossSsss ~, ,ss
| fsets Of me es.s Ths somnsnv nisin ~,
they have legal rirht 10 mstnsain thsir rosd
to stand on their iersi fishts4 mn wsss viii,ns
| 10 Weld ZONE OF their rishts in 4 eomnromIss
The company had been spproaehsd ~ = com.
| The srsde OF the street This wauG hsxs ~
quired grade OF one hundred feet 10 the nile
| A dAnSsrous grade he rorn.nv n.ono..d ..
yield half the Ersde-i strsst oomins down III II
meet; but ah,, Msvoq Bowsn q rHS az 'ee' 'e
The effect Of this policy would be 10 stop Al
he WsssinSsop ana Aisxeodr,. s.ls Uun ,s 10y
not suthorised 10 70 farthsr thsn The plesen;
VA" compeiied 10 retire bs1oo Sni ssss mid
and frsisse pSgsd 20 ra.a
I -NHsy ISd
ahte ia PerPe,uh inJuneuon, resIsninI
:a:,:,aips shs soap.ays ,isa, e 4: p!s:.s
| Eaue. ne msyor va hot sausneu WIN INT
Equity Court. put came M, before he grand jury
hi, H., indictment. ,,,.
.,his oonns..ioo - nnhI,ss 70 nae any pos
pstibls With The worEinS Of ths soss s an,
om ln y, , ehnsineet WOULD s ne ROAD could
they .9p,S YIELD Blu. q sS9d 40. b done
eompeheea 70 aeiend itssM. MT: COZ then pro
many a. to their rivst al xaS IN tht. ,tt ne con
soatended that the eonpsny had made Il. ro a.
Nj Gor ssm.eSsS = nons, snu sne guy
"a crsinx ona "a sstIso.n. ~ nme we CIV;
Tround was broLen faG a nav ,o.3 All ~
wo kmen. moreoxeI. sbouid Ss sspss,.a a" w
Mr.. COOK ssid that he had nothins IN A,
M. Coz Ieniied that 4, wa. ali mar, n, nm
! .ystem, ps''o' W
: MI fiddle inouired m What .,,ho,,,v M,
Coz stated that The railroad eomn.nr bs,
oTs,.s ~ sannsa ~. ioaa eomPsny M
M ~ ~ ,h, ,.
. nn,, t 'hs' IL Ws material the
I Poos
M, ~ th.n .sti.S IN ,,mpy untru'
, | d.s.n,s sA s"ea NV "Hne"es iof 'n
, Nj Holmes. witne,. Iva. a., IN. ,o,,.,
( new Jersey avenue and street. and testine
= " .ne evnpay swsys rsmovea the cars ou
49, eps wnen tno 'slns Ws,e ~.
eV W soout " s.' NoIn SApte
N.r, NJ. e{o % ~ sueeL oeeaus
/. nfn .t,s.t on No'h oAP"oi s"ee' sou'
= eet.
: Otoss e.am IAN as WitnsS T. dealer
:. M Mn,,S ~ NJ mn. tnst e,.ne,
W,r Nom O.pno, sneet oosiuete'
m.nt mi .m,,nos.. ,h.u M aee ~ .ne Sovert
mgnL ous svRPose, vney olo not vent MIN
. ,nmes. n WE M., wH M, ,e,uusd that "a
eommons on NoItn Ospitoi stfeet beyond !!
uesoeno aoruptIy seven q eight iest, aud woul
II not oe passsoie even II the railroad track va
no, .ne. u,.
osminea; Wuness doss not thin
o oMri.ges ever passed there's North Capit'
Il set nter pnsnng the rAilIoAd, ran OF
y lt on AZ inennntioni wtness might driv
. uoWh such an INCLINATION " ne hAd no otAs