National Republican., 1875-11-24
ArREE BRIDGE.
Meeting in Gsorgstovn-whsrs Shall II Be
LocRted


There was meeting OF cltirsns Of Georgetown
| d. O., and Fairfax and Alexandra counties, Va,
yesterday for the purpose Of considering the best
/ plan 10 adopt to secure o free bridge over the
Potomac. Mr.. A. H. Herr occupied the chair,
and Mr.. F. q. Wheeler acted as secretary There
were number of prominent citizens present, in,
GeiuqWlng q Messrs; VI Tenney, Z. D. Hartley, y y.
| Talbot, w. Deemer and A. Gaeglsr. There were
from virginia: Judge Gray and Judge Bramhall,
:. Riley, trom Falls Church, and Messrs. r. s..
Lacey and 7. H. Sypherd, Of Ballston.
IN ne was opened oy generaa oiseussion
The Chair stated that he had conferred with o
great number Of the residents OF Georgetown and
bridge below the aqueduct but many had spoken
Of the Three Sisters as q desirable site
spnsS shd snss and
revealed the fact teat bridge at the Three
Sisters would cost sOoo 900, and would be suitable
MI Lacey, Of Virginia, stated that It was I'm
material to his people where the bridge was To-
Gated SO long as they had q free bridge. He had
been one OF committee who had waited on the
Aqueduct company last winter, but they had had
no success. He was informed that morning that
the Aqueduct Bridge Company were now coming
The chairman proposed that committee be sp.
pointed 70 confer with the gentlemen connected
Mr.. sypherd stated that he did not believe they
would be able to get an appropriation, especially
asked for bridge above Georgetown before, and
had obtained II, and Congress would not be will
ing to give them another.
MI; Tenney urged that IL would be expedient
for them TO agree upon some one location, as
their petition to Congress would then have more
force.
Mr. Lacey thought it would be right to submit
70 Congress the estimates for building bridges at
The several T1si location: proPOsedmswssailngtOn
He moved, in order TO bring the matter to q
point, that committee be appointed to confer
view Of learning what arrangements could be
made with them.
Judge BremhalI doubted the proprIe:y of ap-
painting such committee, as the AQueduct COM
pany would undoubtedly come TO them in time
when they saw that they were likely to succeed,
& and any time spent in conference with them
matter in charge.
mittee 10 have estimate Of the cost of the pro-
posed bridge made.
Mr.. Wheeler said that as Congress had re-
served the right OF regulating the toll OF the
AQueduct bsidge, he thought that they should
hrst be asked to do something in that direction.
.,Iai III; !, SyPpeid stated tnSt SonSress haa Deen
had threatened TO tear down their bridge entirely
is case Il was done. He urged the passage Of a
resolution asking Congress for an appropriation
to build bridge at the Three Sisters.
Judge Bramhall argued again for the appoint
ment Of general comnttee OF five with the chair,
70 act for those interested in securing Q new
bridge, and upon bis suggestion Mr.. Lacey's
motion was Withdrawn.
Judge Gray said that he had been IN hopes OF
having the matter 90 before Congress without any
antBgonism. In case that was done, the people
of Virginia would heartily cooperate with those
in Georgetown. He was sorry 20 see that there
was opposition to building the bridge below the
Aqueduct. He thought 1t best to go before Con-
gress and ask them 10 build a bridge, and let
them pame the location.
Mr.. Daniel sisted that there was committee
appointed at Falls Church, at q meeting there a |
few days ago, and as they had not been aware |
that any measures were taken in Georgetown, q
committee had beenappointed to confer with the /
Representative in Congress from that district. |
The general desire there was to accede to the i
wishes Of the Georgetown people, as 10 the loca-
tton Of the bridge above or below the aqueduct. |
Mr.. Miller said that he did not think that the /
people Of Georgetown would ever lend aid to /
building a bridge below the aqueduct, as It |
would seriously interfere with the hsrbor, which |
was already too small.
The molten of Judge BramhaH was recon- |
sidered and amended 10 appoint a committee of |
ten, with the chair with general power to act for
the people in procuring bridge at or above the
aQueduct. n. p
The amended motion was carried, and the
chair reserved the announcement of the COM
mittee. The meeting was then adjourned.
After the adjournment, the chair selected the
following committee: Messrs. A. II. Herr, F. l..
Moore, w. H. Tenney, BeDjamin ]. Miller, Jos.
q. Waters and E d. Hartley, of Georgetown,
and Messrs. ]. ]. Moran and John Febrey, OF
falls Church; F. II. Sypherd and r. S. Lseey, ef
Ballston, and Geo. o. Wunder, Of Washington.