Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-11-24

lh2fr WAS meeting Vt clI!2enl oil G.o,.e.
town, Faltax and AL ,adria couo,ics
yesterday, in Gcorgctown, for Tie pur.
pose of c u,idering the best plan to ADOPT
to secure free bridge over the Poto-
mac. A. II. Herr occupied the chair, with
I. Z. Wheeler as secretary There were a
number OF prominent citizens present, includ-
log Judge Gray and Judge Bramhall, from
Fairfax county; Messrs. w. H. Daniel and J.
5. Riley, from Falls Church. and Messrs. K.
5. Lacey and E. H. Sypherd of Bastop.
The ing was opened by a general dis.
cusslon in reference t. the location Of the pro.
posed bridge. The Chair stated that he had
conferred with great number of the resdeot;
OF Georgetown aud had found that it would be
impossible to get a bridge below the aqueduct,
but many had spoken of the Three Sisters as
desirable site
Mr.. Tenuey said that survey and estimate
formerly made In respect to bridging the river
revealed the fact that bridge at the Three
Sisters would cast 5000, 000 aud would be suit
abls for railroad
Mr.. Lacey. of Virginia, stated that it was
mmaterlsl to his people where the bridge Was
located so long as they had free bridge He
had been Que of a comm ttee who had waited
| 90 the AQueduct Company last winter but
they had Tad 10 success. He was Inform d
that morulug that the Aqueduct Bridge Cou-
paDy were now coming TO terms.
The CHAIRMAN proposed that committee be
| appointed to conter with the gentlemen con.
| necred with the bridge.
| Mr.. Srpherd stst.d that he did not bolieve
they would be able to get an appropriation, es.
peclaliy if the bridge Was to cost ov er 5000 GOO
They had asked for a bridge above George
town before, and had obtained it. and Congress
would not be willing to give them another
Mr.. ienney urged that it would be expedieut
TOR 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 sub
mt to Congress the estimates for building
bridges at the several locations proposed
Washington street High street, and the Three
Sisters. HE moved, 10 order to bring the mat
ter TO point, that committee be appointed
to confer with the le>secs of the Aoueduct
bridge with the view of learning what arrauge-
nents could be made with them.
Judge Bramhall doubted the propriety of
appointing such a committee, as the Auueduct
Company would undoubtedly come t, them 10
! time When they saw that they were likely to
succeed, ADD any time spent IN conference with
! them woull he lcs'. He propos> the appoint.
ment or large executive committee to take
the whole ma ter iu charge
Mr.. Sypberd urged the appointment of
committee to have aD estimate of the cost of
the proposed bridge made.
MIR. Wheeler said that as Congress had re-
| served the right Of regulating the toll of the
Aqunduct bridge, be thought that they should
hr:t be asked 10 do something 10 hat direction.
Mr.. Sypherd stated that Congress had beeu
asked to do trat before, and the bridge CON-
pany had Threatened to tear down their bridge
entirely 10 case it was done. He urged the
passage of q resolution asking Congress for az
appropriation 10 bui'd bridge at the Three
Sisters.
Judge Bramhall argued again for the ap-
| pclntment ot a general C I'D mlttee of five with
the Char. to act for those Interested 10 secur.
log new bridge, aod upon his sugges ton MIR.
Lhcey' Motion was withdrawn.
Judga Gray said thar he had been 10 hopes
| OF having he matter e. before Congress with
out any antagonlsn,. In case that vas done,
the people Of Virginia would heartily CO oper-
ate with those in Georgetown He was sorry
to see that there was opposition to building the
| br'g: below the Aducduct He thought it
best tn 90 before Congress and ask them to
| build bridge, aud let them name the location,
MI DaHlel stated That there was commit
tee appoir d at Falls Caurch, at meeting
there lew days ago, and as they had not becu
aware hat any measures were taken In George
town, committee had been appointed to con.
lie: with the Reprcseu alive in Congress from
that distric;. The general desire there was to
accede to tie wishes Of the Georgetown people,
as to the location OF the bridge above or below
the Aqueduct.
MIR. Miller said that he did aot thiuk that
| the people of Georgetown would ever lend aid
| TO building bridge below the Aqueduct, as it
would seriously interfere with the harbor, which
was already to small
The motion Of Judge Bramhall was reconsid-
cred ADD amended to appoint committee of
ten, with the Chair, with general power to act
for the people 10 procuring bridge at or above
the Aqueduct.
The amended motion was carried, and the
meeting adj ,urned.
After the adjournment, the Chair selected
the following committee: A Fl. Herr, f. l..
Moore, W. H. Tenney, BcDj. }. Miller, JOS.
4. Waters and 4 D. Hartley of GEORGETOWN,
and j. j. Morao aud jain Febrey, of Falls
Church, f. Fl. Sypherd and K S. Lacey, Of
BaIIstou, and Geo. 0 Wunder, of Washing.
tou.