Evening star., 1870-03-09
Railroad Meeting.

RsHGTIS Cf EpltHesr PdrtrtHgs Of the R1I,imo-s
and Potomac Re1d-E ErtrdoTfiHary Stateaeui-
Mr. GdTTcn IroroSsd o. 4bdadon the Point Of
Rocks Eecd If the tBGltim0Ts and Potomac COM
IGEy EaUif Ab0RdoR their ROdd-LsHer from
mo- L@sIs Ackeazie, President Of tie Il, l..
end H. r. r., dc.
The Citizens Railroad Association me. LAST
evening i'm the Aldermen's Chamber at the CITY
Hall, =. ). Baker in the chair, and r. C.. Com
molly secretary.
MT.J. a. Partridge. assistant engineer of tho
BaItimcre and Potomac Railroad Company, be
hg present by invitation. was called upon, and
addressed the NEE ting stating that this road vas
an enterprise of the highest Importance TO the
city Ot Washington. For MANY wears the peonte
Of this city had been hemmed in as 1t were by
the Baltimore and ohio road. The Baltimore
and Potomac road proposed to let them out
1hat road had been progressing quietly and
making no noise until they shouid get some nj
dIti"nal legislation from the State of MARYLAND
which had at last been accomplished One OF
the llans OF the Baltimore and Potomac road
was TO connect with the ChesaIe cake AMI Ohio
road formerly the Virginia Central road Lead
ing from Richmond, Va. to the Ohio river
ne arrangements for making that connection
had been completed. and it would be male
BY this route the distance from Washington TO
cincinnati would be but 80 miles, while b. the
baltImore and OHIO road il was $40 miles. One
OF the prime wants of the city of Washington i
cheap fuel The price of I.y kens Valley coal at
MllleTsburg, on the Northern Central road. 151
hles 1rol1 here, Is IS per ton, and with reason
able freight they ought to have IL here for 81 o.
Per t0H, or Si-s5 cheaper than it Is furnish,-I
mad i'm,
TINS city, and by having competing roads an
immense saving would be effected i'm the matter
OF iuel alone From here To Baltimore there
would be direct competition between the Ralti-
more and Potomac road and the baltimore and
ONO road. At Baltimore the Potomac road
would connect with the Pennsylvania railroads
In Tie raIsportation of produce and breatistuff,
from the West there will be connection which
of :course will keep transportation for bread
stufis, fuel and lumber from both the North
ana west Down TO the lowest prices.
The Baltimore and Potomac road asked the CITY
OF Washington TO take $50 eco of its stock AMI
give therefor Corporation bonds. The capital
STOCK beng Si,eOOotp, the CORPORATION would
own one-eighth interest in the road and could
nave one director of the board of seven The
os1 ss1 nad been graded from the Patapsco river TO
~ithih nan a mile of the District line As fun
neis had 10 be made under portion of Washing
ION ana portion of Baltimore means wouId ~,
required TO push forward that portion of the
wofk- twas net proposed to bring the road M
along the bank OF the canal to the Center
MARKET as had been stated, but only as far
az nIgnnla & avsnIes In Maryland they hal
Si way on account OF injunctions prices for land
&c, but those matters were satisfactorily ar
ranged after somewhat delaying the work.
Last summer. Mr.. Garrett proposed to the Balti
more and Potomac road, that he (Garrettl wonId
Soanaon the construction OF the Point of Rocks
wonId aban,,o BalIlmore ,,, and Popomac Company
Leiuhed, and the consequence vas that Nr
GaIIett ~as compelled to push forward work on
INT Iolnt OF Rocks road. Had il not been that
he Nerthern Central Railroad was Constructing
other roads in the west. aid would have ben6
asASu Oi this city for the Baltimore and Potomac
.oau me speaker had run at least 2j lines
10 get route entering the citv so a. not
10 interfere with the established grades
not lie done, and it had therefore been drterrn
lneu 20 tunnel portion of the eastern part of
The city. He thought by the Ist Of April of next
Year persons could 90 from Washington To Raj
nmore on his road, at which time connectiors
through Baltimore would be made with other
ROADS by HORSEPOWER as is now the case. The
an
trlet line about two hundred wards from the
road from Beming's Bridge to Bladensburg on
ne Lhe tast bank OF the Eastern Branch. and runs
GOWN through Scaggs' farm TO a point opposite
Lhe Naval Magazine; then through John a
smiths land, and along the river flats auI
Seioss me Eastern Branch, entering the city
between virginia avenue and I. street The
tniIci would be commenced at 18th street east
and Virginia avenue, and come out at 9Th and
stfeets east The road would thence run
along the bank Of the Canal to South CapitoI
street, and thence along Virginia avenue To 9th
su'.t- They would connect with the Chcsa-
IeaEe and Ohio road by wav of Alexandria
Fredericksburg and Gordonsville
Al the conclusion OF Mr.. Partridges remarks.
the meeting proceeded to the consideration OF a
resolution laid over from the last meeting de-
elaring thar the Baltimore and Potomac Wash
IngtOn and Point Lookout, and some road to the
Pennsylvania line should receive aid from this
city in the Cl der named. DIR. Snodgrass hal Of
HItd an amendment that the LOudoun and
Hampshire Road be inserted second in the list.
"A substitute having been offered by Hawkin,
TaS !Or to the effect that the city authorities be
requested TO memorabilia Congress TO authorize
The city 10 subscribe to any and all railroads
terminating here, not 10 exceed $40 600 per mile
IN bends running twenty wears. bearing six per
cent interest and not 10 be issued until five
miits OF the road have been completed; which
substitute elected a lively discussion Messrs
Connolly and Brown opposing it, and Jos. Will
hams. Hawkins Taylor, and Others advoca-
trg it,
Dir. Tayl lor presented the following communi-
fancn ITom Lewis Mckenzie. President OF the
LorCoun and Hampshire Road:
"AItxANDEIA, LoUDON AND HAMPSHIRE
RAIlkCAD-1his road has authority To issue
SStt0uG of londs, but has issued and sold in
all SIS eco al 20 cents: $500 at IS cents
AnytSdy "ho asserts that any have been sold
Tor less h6s. That is perhaps the mildcst term
n~t Vusht TO he used The road has 50 far cost
ato.t s@etSfto. and in addition To these bonds
Scld owes about Si50 CU0. This il the POSITION az
the C mpany Cost 80 far, $1,000 900; debt
"A charter has been obtained from West yir-
glnla 0i the most liberal character; authority
10 go through the State by ;he best rout, IN ~
Ohio IiVer: 10 taxation until the stock paws 10
Per ct MT Dividend; authority for all the coun.ic
20 subscribe S250 500 each; authority 10 recej,,.
conP'iors in lard 10 buy lands and to d. what
ever may be necessary for the successful proSs.
eutiOn.of the work. The route 30 far lOcatcdis
most favorable, showing that the Ohio river can
De reached by this route from Washington i'm
so miles; from Washington to Cincinnati. 40
miles: from Washington TO Chicago T21 miles:
from Washington to Memphis $50 miles: and
that IL II the shortest route to the National CIp
ital by any built or projected road. Autho .ity
character Washington and Ohio Railroad
Our MAPS are in course OF preparation, and will
substanuate what We say.
This road Is not a mOOnshine project. What
The road VIII cost IL is not possible 20 say-per-
haps Sl5OUo,OCo, Of which -, 900, coo, a. before
stated, i spent. We are not beggin. Washing
eon TO 90 anything. We think Ii is their inter-
est to cooperate They can very readily sui-
scribe 81 .t',ocT; but We do not ask the million
TO spend hat, an,. then ask for more but they
can pay ten or twenty thousand dollars Der
mile 1nst as we agree, and We don't ask for
more The parties in interest expect to CON
seI sn nla'e this great work. They are neither
OF he snhs;e,,,dwe h, and We apprehend the good sense
S1 e.s,uns'ahtai people of Washington will in
80. 49, a., I'm ~, 10 cooperate. and that the Cify
SounchOi : ssshington, after the necessarv an,
thority l. asked for and Oh; aimed from, Co,,5r' %
VIII Ieholly Cooperate with this eo,nHos 49,
Talk and newspaper paragraphs dan,t Ih-;,
railroads; money, energy and industry mnst
do II. must
The highest grade going west is 20 feet to III.
miie and % feet coming lst"
1he substitute OF Mr.. TAYLOR was voted sIovvn
nut withodt voting on the original resolution, OF
~I' connolly, setting forth the order In yshic clt
tHS IOasi> are entitled 10 aid, or ths amend.n,n4
H Df- Shodgrass, the meeting adjourned.
"A fEts FIGHT, AND FINES ALL ABOUND
5nomaS n Butler, cOlored was arrested yeSt.r-
day by OfhceT Hamilton. Cf the ,igbtb nrssc;,,ct