Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1874-10-16

STREET RAILRoAD.-T meeting held at
Sarepta Hall last night to endeavor to perfect
some plan by which the street cars could again
bc run was largely attended, and was very en-
thusiastic many of our most prominent and
solid men being present.
On motion, Mr.. Samuel II. Janney was
chosen Chairman, and G. Edwin EntwiSe Sec
rctaly.
Mr.. Janney. on taking the chair, stated that
the object Of the meeting was to devise some
plan by which the ruuulug of the cars could
be resumed.
Mr. II. e. Slaymaker said that he thought
n feasible plan was to sell as many tickets as
possible, as a gentleman had offered to lease
the road and try the cars, provided he was
guaranteed the sale of So, 600 worth Of tickets.
lie then read list Of subscriptions to tickets
amounting to $3.50 aud thought the remainder
could easily be raised by active cauvasslng.
Col. Suite thought the road should be
leased by the company to some private lndlvId-
ual, as it would then have more chance OF sue
cess but to make these subscriptions Tor
tickets for the road 10 be run under the same
management it would be putting money iD the
same rat hole as before.
NJ. Mckenzie said he had had nothing to do
with calling this meeting, but be would say
that the road had been run very prudeutly and
at an expense of only SIS per day, as there
were no saarind officers whatever He said
the stockholders did not want to run the road
at ALL but were willing to sell or lease. They
had been offered 81 900 rent per annum.
Col. Suite asked MIR. Mex. if they would
take that offer.
Mr.. Mckenzie said it was not worth while
for an individual to talk about running the
road They would sell the cars for 5000 each
and lease the road for $3.50 per annum, and
would give months, months, or 2 mouths
credit to purchaser of the cars if he had good
endor>ers.
Col. NJ. D. Ball said the stockholders had
held meeting and instructed the directors to
lease the road, aud wished to know why their
instructions had not been carried out, as an Of
fer had been made. He said there were many
of the road, such as inexperience, the late
panic, &c, and he thought that business would
soon improve, and he was convinced the road
would then do well.
Mr.. Mckenzie replied that it was not a pub
lie matter, but was the affair of the stockhold-
crs. He said few could not rule the majority
as the majority of the stockholders were not
willing to lease the whole road and equipments,
hut wished to sell cars aud lease road. He
then said that the receipts OF the road tor
twelve months were 5000, while the Wash
ington and Georgetown railroad received the
same amount 10 one week. The company had
lost $4,000 ia two years trying to run the
road The middle and the poorer classes had
patrouized the cars, while those who could bet
ter afford preferred paying shoemakers for
leather to riding 10 the cars.
Mr.. Geo. r Shiun said tie thing could be
done very easily appoint committee, confer
with stock holders as to what arrangements
could be made, then consult with the party or
parties who wished to lease the road. and then
canvass the city carefully for subscriptions.
Col. Ball said there was no difficulty 10 the
way Mr. Thornton ,could buy the cars at the
price asked by the company, and also lease the
road for two years; aud all that was now neces-
Sary was to raise the 5000 in subscriptions
Tor tickets which Mr. Thornton required as
condition of his lease.
A call was made for subscriptions and vari-
Gus parties responded, tlAe sum Of $575 being
raised 10 short time, lna king the total amount
subscribed Sl,45l
Mr. Slaymaker moved that committee of
eight, two for each ward, be appointed to can
vass for subscriptions, confer with railway cOm-
pany, and 10 case S. 900 were collected, to
make all arrangements for the running OF the
cars.
The following gentlemen were appoint
ed as the committee aud the meeting ad-
,urned Fl. G. Saymaker, w. +. Creighton,
George Wise, G. r. Hill, Henry Cook, }. l..
Waddey, Rose Cats and A. Schofeld.
The above committee will meet at the office
of Wise & Go. tomorrow afternoon Saturday
at clock. A punctual and full attendance
is earnestly desired, as the success Of the euter
prise depends much on it.
There is now hardly doubt that the cars
will soon be running again, as nearly one-halt
of the required SUN is already subscribed, and
the remainder will doubtless be quickly raised
by the committee appointed for that purpose,
and our main thorougbtare will soon be again
cullvened by the frequent passage of the cars.
ASLEEP ON THE RAILROAD TRACK.-As
Mr.. John Phillips was waiting at the Fayette-
street railroad depot last night, about ten
o'clock he heard the groanS OF man short
distance off, aud upon going IN the direction OF
the spot from whence the sounds proceeded,
found man lying on the railroad track fast
asleep and totally unconscious from the effect
OF Euuor. Had it not been for the Stiffness of
the night, which enabled bis groaDs to be
heard, he would probably have been run over
aud killed, as train passed soon after ne was
removed.
POLICE REPORT The only case reported at
police headquarters sioce yesterday was that OF
life. time member of the chain gang named
Watkins, who was caught early this morning
with bag of cabbages on his back. aud who,
when asked where he got them. replied that he
had raised them on mis- lot in West End. As
he has no lot at West Eud. and never is out OF
Jail or the work house long enough to raise
anything, his story was not credited, and he
was locked up 10 the station house for cxaml-
nation.
PROPERTY SALEs-The two-stored brick
house on Washington street adjoining the
Methodist Protestant Church, aud heretofore
the parsonage of that church, has been sold to
Mrs Martha Chatham for $500, aud is being
improved
The brick house belonging to j. I. Beckhham,