Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-11-05
PROGRESS.
ANOTHER RELIC OF BaRBARIsM ABOLISHED
Judgment against a Turnpik. Company.
The Bladepssurg Pike A Free Road.

We are Il ad to notice that Mr. A. r. Shep-
herd, chairman Of the special committee ap-
pointed by the Levy Court to inquire into the
status of the relics OF barbarlsm yciept the
turnpike companies Of the District OF Columbia,
and to take measures under the act Of Congress
upon the subject, to dispossess the companies,
has at last succeeded in obtaining Judgment
against the Columbia Turnpike Company lead.
ing to Eladensbrrg.
This nuisance of paying heavy tolls for the
privilege Of riding over mean roads has existed
long enough, and would not have been toler ated
by community less patient than ours. We
publish below, as matter Of no little interest TO
all, the judgment OF the Supreme Court of the
District, annulling and forfeiting the charter Of
the Columbia Turnpike Company 80 far Is re-
lates to the road known - the Bladensburs
Pike; also the letter Of the counsel for the Levy
Court, stating that, the defendants having failed
to show cause why the judgment should be set
aside, the right to collect tolls on TIE pike has
ceased
WASHINGTON, d. c., November Sd, $50.
To the Ley Court County Of Washsngtoa, d. c.
Gentlemen: We enclose You q certified COPY
OF the Judgment obtained In the Supreme Court
OF the District OF Columbia on the sth Of Sep.
tember last, annuling and forfeting the char
ter OF the Columbia Turnpike Ro Ids Company,
% far rs relates to the road commonly known
as the "Bladensburg pike"
where Judgment By default has been obtained
against him. may, during the first four da,s of
the next trial term, move the court, for cause
waited until moro than four DAYS OF the present
trial term have passed for the company to make
any motion to set aside the Judgment deemed By
made, the right Of the company to collect tolls
on the "Bladensburg pike" has ceased.
We would suggest that you give immediate
nouce OF this isct 70 the company and the pub
The Law incorI Grating the company provided
that the road should eventually become free
imbureed for their expenditures and . certain
interest thereon. II was evidently cout,m-
plated by Congress that the land necsssar for
when they purchased Il; that, IL other ~o.es,
they would pay the adjacent land owners such q
sum ss ehonld Dc cure the use of the necessary
ing Of q certain contingescy-for their turn
pike-and the use Of the n cessary land to the
public-for q free public highWay-fors 30 long .
.. be desipesls oeser aorSs sS.
land owners on the line Of this road cannot OBJ
ject to its use as public highway, or demard
been fully paid for any use Of their lard As a
turnpike or public highway, that the company
while it had the power, or the public, now that
the comPany's control has ceased, might have
The legislation Of Congress makes your body
the judge OF the expediency of Laying out, al
the public roads and highways in the County o.
washington, u. q. And we are clearly Of opin-
ION thae your body may at orce proceed to
ercise control as over q public highway, oy er
the road between the boundary of the CITY of
Washington and the boundary OF the District OF
Columbia heretofore under the control of the
columbia Turnpike Roads Company"
we are very respectfully yours,
tSigned.l e. +. Creepy and K. ID. Massey
by X. ID. Mussey.
In The Supreme Court Of Lhe District Of Colaln5ia
holding a Circuit Court, September Sth, $50
The United Stat on tie relation of the LEVY
Court OF the county OF Washington, ID. G.,
plaintin, vs. the President, Directors and Com
pany OF the Columbia Turnpike Roads, def n
dant. At law No. 4li9 sci. IA. to repeai defen-
dants' charter.
The Levy Court, of the county OF W ashinpton
in the District Of Columbia, by its attorney. r.
ID. Mussey, prays judgment against the defen-
dant OF forfeiture OF its charter, and because the
defendants though served with copy of the scire
facias issued in this case, September 2ist, 1857
have failed to show any cause to the contrary.
1t is thereupOn considered by the court that the
defendants charter for the road in said charter
described in the following words: lone road
from the boundary line OF the city OF Washing
ton to the boundary line OF the District OF Co
lumbia, in the most direct and practicable rouse
from the Capitol to Baltimore. be and the same
IS hereby forfeited, annuiled and for nothing
held and 1t Is further considered that the plain
t.fi recover against said defendant the sum OF
- costs OF suit and execution thereof"
Clerks ONCE OF the Supreme Court OF the
district OF Columbia, November Sd, ls70:-
liReturn j. Meigs. Clerk of said Supreme
COrrt, hereby certify that the foregoing writing
is truly copied from the original of record IN
this Office. Witness my hand and the seal of
Said court.
SEAL lSgnedl Il. j. MEIGs, Clerk.
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