Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-14
LOCAL NEW $.
Protest Of Residents ON : street.


Thsy Drst Want n Rniircaa en- thar TAo,oEShfars.
AneetLr q citizens and prypnrty holders residing
en- street Was hsld last night at the rooms Of the
eguttrucsitu ~ "A railroad through that street, as
rToTSsSd b. he National Junction Raflroa,l Com
Iary. Col Dyer vas elected chairman, and said il
stated that morl-ror-s monopoly had purchased
The chsrr Of this read and proposed totake street
Of thee most interested He did not know much
abs ne t status of tls road and requested informa
Mr. Cannon ssid +he act Of Congress Of March,
~ e. teItd this resd- In ~ the company g
the right Of way along the river front, which they
obtain Nothing n the meantime was done towards
The constr 81 the road, of the company
syn.d a1sllsri The next beard q i was lately;
49, NJ ~ & @ - n h h sa en-
~ sGHs sf the1p. hut u prcttywcil understood
tat il was 90 ard that they hsd sold cat TO the Bal
Mr. Blsr<suan said the question was whether cit
were Su7fTSrespeet. After giving his vieWs, he
offered resolution that ''we indig nAnfy regard any
We; a. most Migrant and unjust Violation aud in
friT gue1t q our rights, and in derogat0n of the
Mr.. fiEckieI thought The Legislative Assembly
cloud he memorzliLed To prevent this road going
thTC urh either Of the streetsInent IN the act
,b San 81 I'M meeting Vas sailed only IN
meeting q all Interested il this matter should
Mr. Kelsey thought there was no prorriety in
rae re the resoiutions a. u could not be denied tina
sIC fhg TO The terms Of Tie Charter They shouid
ertt aver, BY P'shliC sentiment, to prevent this nu-
nUurS nlCh would cheek al impTOy ia the d-
Tsotcn OF the northern part OF the city. He would
hnseh take sleo less for his property now taan he
~culee week ago. The river route ssDled to be the
Btost feasible and n1tural route, and A. would
know rat Mr.. Thompson iai introduced bill in
the Council looking towards haT iIlg common depot
foT all railroads which enter the city. If thu river
read We not selectgC, the Boundary street PROJECT
would be the next best, bGt they uid not check
the rapid growth OF prosperity which was showing
itself on the line Ct street.
Mr.. Cannon said Eot only we're the citizens living
street Interested in this matter but the people
down town and all paris. for ali interested in
the Iepd strides made III Improvements in this di-
Iecticr
Mr., WiIismson thought il proper to memorislse
the Board 81 Public " Orks, as Congress had given
nj an tcrtfol Cf the city 20 them.
MI Bur CESS chaIrnian az The e'1lmitteer reported
srsselufon earnestly protesting against the build
erD Tcrticn OF the city, and that committee Of ave
be appointed TO wait npon the directors and ascer
tain What action they have taken propose take
IN the premises, end also that committee Of fifteen
be arrciuted 90 wait upon the citizens generally in
tTerted IN the northern part Of the city, an9 urge
prompt action and cO-OperatiOn said committees to
report 20 an adjourned meeting 70 be h II the alh
day Of June, ISL. Adopted, aud the Chair appointed
- the mInittee q tve, C. N ThOm, Elisha Fsl-
sner; George W Utermehle, VIVA. III. Clsgett aud
CAPT y A. Sladen, and the committee 0f fifteen,
" N. Gaines, John Geo. Aiams, J. =. BlsnkInan,
L =. Chapman. J. u. sing, DR.. HuntOon, George W .
brancfs. J. A. Tovles, - Rozemsn John b Clag-
sft- George Burgess and Z. A. Tinker. Mr.. Msslge
was elected treasurer Of the association. On mo-
tion. the chairman Of the meeting was made chair
Of the committee Of I'VE to wait on the directors
Of the railroad.