Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1870-03-25
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tween Alexandria and Washington, has been
settled against the Wash!ngt0a, - 'ezaodr'a
and GEORGETOWN" Company, ani Icvr!ts - nc
iii Aleyandria and WASHINGTON Rsii!osl Non.
nanV or, French's Company Instituted before
the gar. 1t further appears that at TIE meet
inp Of the City CounciI Oh Tuesday q c%2n1nunl'
cation from ". W. DUNCAN, Secretary .! the
Alexandria Canal Railroad and Bridge Com
many, asking for the right to construct Z track
On Fayette street 10 the Orange Depot oil Duke
street. wa referred - tht 'Nomp;tteo on
Streets.
hope that committee viii uut think me
nresumptuous in calling their attention and SO.
letting most earnestly i full consideration OF
the whole question ol the gratuitous Us, II our
streets by these railroad corporations.
In the first place beg leave to remind the
| committee that the Alexandria and Wash:
| ington Railroad Company having established
| their right TO the road under thtic oElgina!
prant, does not necessarily succeed TO any
PRIVILEGES or rights which MAJ have been
granted or enjoyed by the Washington, Aiex-
| andria and Georgetown Company.
The committee will bear iii mind that the
old Company's privilege to the use OF IT.
| Asaph street was hmttnd to the corner ol
PLjpcess street. The Company which it now
| Gil mercedes, Iln1 pIittCu u Ni| -. W.
thc street to King, and 10 the discussion which
Vas carried on, as to the propIicly Of taxing
| The road for the use of ST. Asaph street, II Was
| contepded on the part OF those VINO opposed
any taxation, that the City Council having by
| It's legislation, made this grant upon certain
conditions, without requiring compensation,
we're inhibited by this act from requiring any
| thing further on the part OF tho railroad than
a compliance with the terms of that act, which
was Tor the Washington, Alexandria ( E20rse,
town Railroad Company.
That road having by the decision OF the courts
been ousted and the old (French) company be,
| ing reinstatcd in its original rights, II strikes
me can 20 no further than what they originally
possessed, and the contract between the C!ty
| Council, and the Other road, is no longer hind'
ing on the corporation.
IF ON right then an opportunity now oc-
| ours without any shadow OF charging l breach
OF faith on the part OF the corporation, OF ior-
bidding the use of st. !Asaph street rom
Princess to King to the Washington 4 Alex
andria Railroad Company unless that company
shall! agree to make J fair compensation i4r il:
use.
It is to be- hoped the committee OF Streets
and the City Council will act energctlcai!y III
this matter and not be deferred By the fear Of
a lawsuit, from demanding the gust TtghtS OIL
our city, Notwithstanding the toW directors 0!
this company are lawyers, and men TOO OF emf
nencs 10 their profession. II necessary seek
members OF the bar equally eminent, TO sustain
the rights of the city, and do rot taMely YIELD
the question without an earnest struggle.
now proceed 10 the application OF IVY. ",
DUNCAN, Secretary, &c. &c. That company Will
| delicious GOODNESS, says that IN consideration
of the privileges hereby TO be granted We, your
petitioners, s~tipulate to grdde taycitc stree
through the distance occupied by UEc track
4ithin three months alter said track shall have
been completed ready 10: business, &c. *.
How condcscendiug! 1t does not even ask Il:
to grade it ior them But like the poor In
| dian who was to take the turkey hu2Zard AMI
Give the white man the turkey or give ths
| white man the turkey and take tho Gu2Zard-
white mar never once say turkey 10 Indian.
| So Mr.. DUNCAN. Secretary, Ne, H.. n"rti
| once says compensation 10 the cofporation Ini
the use 0t this street or rr6SStn.g an N" shtfh
| from the extreme northern line Of the city to
Duke street.
The next application Ior the u-r 81 cur
streets will no doubt be made ia due lime ~
the Fredericksburg Railroad Company which
| will follow in the wake oil its iIlustriou9 prci.'
cessors and probably offer equally liberal terms.
Are there no other projected road VIM!
we can accommodate?
We have many other uuqc2upict stree. LEi
Us in tie unboundcd l%ibcraIli" wAicl Ia here
tofOrc characterised u, offer the use al HDy 0!
all other streets, to roads which shall gracious.
" pass through our rich and tiourtSHmq com-
]nluntfy. They may have dcpo;s for th"-lt.c"n
| Tid StntGn within our limit. and tncir pa
| senger5 may possibly increase CIR ;ra''2 ~ IA
purchase OF apples AMI crackers. nr even hart
boiled eggs!
The Fredericksburg Road - %!,!a"a,,i l.:
the cnterprising j. 3. Stewart, Robert v.
Latham AMI other cnlHeat capitalists, ~ tit
act Of the City Council - often referred 70,
were authorized to Use the street from Ihe
| Orange depot southwariiy. BE it remembers
| however, that this distinguished oGlnnlny al
"Hnanciplw' broke down and utterly ial!eG
| leaving some Of our worthy and energetic ic!io"
| citizens to whistle for the money they had
| earned as contractors.
The grant to this company Is also VOID %H':
| Of no effect, and the corporation Is thus hapr!E
| relieved from all obligations under that act,
eyceLt to the A., l.. 4 Il. Il. Il. Company,
| which is u live company, but even tn" con
| pauy by their new switch into | alon street
| does not need the grant which was 50 ~.Iotrt:iy
and so un,rtSely granted 10 all.
The present City Counc!l has the oppor'
| ,uniiy mar of illustrating their close By an act,
which if properly used will rep!eniail orr ez-
hausted exchequer, and though it may cot les
son our bu1thens, will aid in rcdeeniGs our
furnished credit by paying to our bond holders
| the full interest to which they arc entitled by
| the iorbearauce they have exhibited in the time
| of our sore distress.
IT. the E5;jo, IF tLe AIer0nGrj1 Tu.cth
The O. & A. II. Rs Lynchbmy commit
tee spoke in their report concerning foreign
| influence and control in their corporation rs
follows, viz:
1T i: further charged that the alleged Us