Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-08-21

he must say, 10 the language of his colleague
that he had transgressed the bounds Of nru.
deuce.
Mr. HOPKINS said the road either has Or
has DOT the right TO use the street. For him.
self he did not think they had the right. bpt
De did not Wish to obstruct travel, aud wJud
vote 10 allow the passenger depot to remain
where 1t was, but not for the freight depot 10
be located there. But there was only one way
10 settle the question, and that was by the
Courts. 'De
Mr.. Hughes would ask the gentleman wba,
oinereoce would 1t mako if the company We're
s'loWed 10 continue the use of the street or ask
tor and be granted permission to so use it.
Mr.. Hopkins said, the reason the COMPANY
wanted the permission granted them, was that
the property owners were going TO sue them.
MIR. Hughes--Would it not be to the advap-
tage OF the property owners to sue a com PAW
having no right than one to whom the priv.
lege had been grated And yet the gentle.
man says be would vote to grant them the
privilege.
The resolution of Mr. Smoot was then
adopted.
A communication from w. A. Sissoo with
reference TO nuisance caused by the bad con.
dition OF lot belonging 10 the city, pear bis
property, on Payne street, was referred to the
Com mittee on Public Property.
Mr. Hopkins introduced a resolution directing
the Committee on Streets to report the rrob.
able cost of repsiring Union street
Mr. Hughes said that the committee had
frequently examined the street, The railroad
using 1t bad agreed to keep the track and two
feet beyond 10 good order but they had DOT
zone It, nor had they repaired Wilkes street a,
the east end OF the tunnel, and he was satisfied
they would do nothing. The street was r..
paired at considerable cost few years ayD,
aud TO repair 1t again would cost six or seven
thousand dollars, which would be thrown auay.
Ihe street was SO barrow that cart wheels weut
IN the same track all the time, and cobbIc
stone pavement would not stand such travel
Ii the street were widened by narrowing the
sidewalks and some other material used il
might be improved, but Hheu the committee
suggested that, when inspecting the street
sometime ago, they were nearly mobbed by the
property owners one map going 20 far a. t.
pull OH hls coat Preparatory to fighting aud
the committee bad thought it best to leave
them quickly.
The resolution was then adopted.
MT. RlshellI rose aud stated that if iu the
speech made by DR.. Johuson 10 the Board of
Aldermen, at It's last meeting. the illusions to
member OF the Committee on Streets refer
red to blu, he pronounced them false.
MIR. Hughes said in reference to the same
illusions, 1t was hardly worth while to say they
were false as everybody kuow them to be so.
The Superintendent of Police knows that no
member OF the Committee GU Streets ever
bought any lumber, and DR.. johnson knew he
was stating malicious tasehood when he said
So tor the bill OF the last years lumber lay on
the table OF the president of his board wueu
be made his speech. If the allusion referred
to him he had 90 hesitation 10 prouounc,pc il
point blank lie. DR.. johnson wanted to 90
to Richmond, and he supposed be thought he
would make capital out of the uniounded as
serton that would help TO Carry him there.
The Board then, after adopting the repor,
OF the com mlttee with reference to the improve
ment of the sidewalk 90 the southside of mar
ket space, adjourned