Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-09-14

an extension of said grant to the northern
| boundary
| 1t is hoped that your honorable body mani"
| testing the same enlightened policy which marks
the act above referred to, will grant the desired
per mission to the important work, on behalf OF
| VIII ich this application is made
Il JOHNSTON.
Tho special committee Of Council to whom
was referred the application of the Alexandria
sEd Fredericksburg Railway Company for the
track Of their railroad on Henry street, north
of Duke, make the following report:
That they have investigated the subject, and
have come to the conclusion that the railroad
track on Henry street is the property of thu
Corporation Of Alexandria,; that said track was
laid without authority of law as military NO.
cessity; that former Council Of this city turn.
ed it over to the Washington, Georgetown and
Alex andria Railroad Company that the Court
of Appeals Of Virginia has decided this CON-
pany to have no lawful existence, consequently
the act of Council granting right of way to
he Washington. Alexsndria and GEORGETOWN
railroad Company does not pass or enure to
the benefit of the Alexandria and WASHINGTON
Railroad Company.
Your committee further report that they
would regard an additional track on Henry
street as inuriou; TO the prov erty holders on
said street by rendering it useless us carriage
way, and by mpsiring the drainage TO such an
houses located thereon.
Your committee recommend that permission
he given said Alexandria and Fredericksburg
Railway Go. TO lay their track on Payne ST., or
grant said company the use OF the Henry street
track for such. compensation as may BIO agreed
upon for its use.
Your committee beg leave to add that the
railroad track on st. Asaph st, between Princess
and King, now held by tho Alexandria and
Washington Railroad, Gas is the track on Henry
10, Al &c
and liable to be abated. All of which is ro
spectful!y submitted.
JNO. p. AGNEW,
b. F. PRICE,
Committee.
Col. French asked if any member had read
the charter Of tho a. g. L. r. r., and was
surprised to fnd that no memter of the COM
mittee had read it, and renewed his question
as TO the authority by which the meeting had
been called.
The charter of the city was consulted and it
was found that the President of the Board had
full power 10 call the mecting-aDd that con.
sequenty the meeting was legal.
Col. French moved the indefinite postpone
ucnt Of the consideration nf the report, and
supported his motion with some remarks con.
corning the limited information. about the mat
ter reported upon possessed by the committee
who had made the report, and that OF the
members Of the board who had been called
upon so suddenly to take action upon it.
Col. Suite defended he report OF the COM
mittec, but moved to lay the report on the
cd
The rest of the business was transacted with
out any debate.
In The COMMON Council the business trans
acted was gone through with rapidly and with
out any discussion.
Both Boards adjourned until the second
Tuesday in October.
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD, FAER.-The
Seventeenth Annual Exhibition of the Mont
gomery County Agricultural Society, that
takes place to day, Thursday and Fri lay,
promises 10 be the most attractive affair Ut the
kind ever held in that county. The officers OF
the society have not only evinccd taste and
judgement in the preparation and ornamental
uutiriug in their efforts 10 please and amusc al
visitors to Rockville. Ia the trials of speed, u
there will be horses, of the fist class, IRON
Baltimore, PHILADELPHIA, and Washington
| The cattle department will also, as We learn
receive much attention, and will abound it
dcvons, durhams, alderncys, aud other choice
| specimens Of stock Omnibuscs run from
| Georgetown, and it is pleasant drive 10
carriage. Col. Schlcy of Washington county
| is to deliver the address and some remarks vii
be made by Col. Caprop, Commissioner o.
Agriculture.
FOURTH WARD RADICALS meeting of
the Radicals OF the Fourth Ward was held il
tue colored school house, near the Bridge Pump
on Monday night last. }. y. Scaton was Pres
dent and T.. B. Pinu, Secretary. +. B. Piuu
j. 4. Scatop, John Payne, Charles Scales
Alexander Douglas, joseph Miller, +, r.
Beck cy and Lewis Baker were appointed dele
gates to a County Convention 10 be held ir
this city, on Friday the l6:h inst, for the pur
pose of clectiDg delegates to the State Conven
ton to meet in Richmond on THURSDAY, TIT
o2d inst. G. w. Durker, Robert Gaines anc
Patton Gibson we're appointed alternatcs. The
other wards were requested to pursue SINH
lar course
We have received from MIR. George d.