Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-12
The Railroad GrsevAuee I'm South
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A &C NMITTEE APPOINTED TO MEMoRIALIZg
CONGRESS-

CONGRESS.
A meeting Of The Citizens Union Pro
tective Association" TO take action in refAr~
eBCe 10 the railroad on Maryland and VIZ
giIia avenues. was held las. night NJ I~land
Hall; Mr.. j. l.. Kidwell IN the chair aud Mr.
John Webster secretary.
Mr.. W. G. Hamburger addresse-i the meet
irg. ard stated that in April last the associ-
alton sent a committee 10 the Commissioners
of the District of Columbia with petition
fully setting forth their grievances, which
was referred tn Lieutenant Hoxie, and re-
suited in a report by the latter to the Com
miksioners on The 18th OF April in which il
was set forth that an agreement had been
entered into between himself aud Mr.. Will
kins, superintendent of the railroad, by
which AL sterding of cars upon the streets
and Loading and unloading the same would
ne aoandotsd oy the company, and thence
forth such work would be done within the
premises OF the company and the streets
Kept clear This has not been done, he said,
and things are becoming worse every day.
The using Of these avenues as a freight depot
was 8 matter of daily occurrence. Some
thing must be done to stop this thing, and
PROTF CT THE CITIZENS IN THEIR GIFTS.
He moved that a committee be sent To the
District Com missiODers again to find ont
why the above mentioned agreement has
not been respected. If the District Commits
siOners should state that they have no power
10 the premises, lei the people go 10 Congress
direct with their complaints. The plan for
the Improvement of Maryland avenue seems
to have been projected with sole reference to
ard the total ignoring OF the rights of the
citizens. Let the question be squareIy put
TO The Commissioners: Why this bad faith?
The motion OF Mr.. hamburger was iopted,
and the chair appointed Messrs. Boswell,
Morgan, LOsanO and DR.. Wright, as the
committee, and the chair was subsequently,
added TO it.
Mr.. Boswell declined serving, and Mr.. X
Bid was appointed instead.
Mr.. John Webster, from the finance com
mittee, reported that he had canvassed for
N I'm nd tn ,IoTr1 fIn
penses of a suit against the road, and had
some $50 on his list. II was
POOR SHOW,
and he now offered to be one OF thirty who
would pay $50 each for this purpose.
DR.. Wright inquired how many property
holders live on the line of tins road, and some
replied about four hundred. DR.. Wright
thought ii very strange so little interest was
manifested, and that no more funds could be
raised.
Nh. Bamberger advocated
GOING TO CONGRESS
with their grievances. Congress will GER
tainly hold the District authorities respon :
sible for turning the citizens over TO the
terdeT nercles of the tyrannical monopoly.
Mr.. Boswell said that child's play would
never win in this fight. The District Com
mlssloneTs Will never go back on their engi-
Eeer, and he warned the citizens not to
expect it. The chief engineer has laid ont
the improvement plans of Maryland avenue
and the District Commissioners have of
course approved of them. The fight has got
row Is res trictive legislation from Congress
There had been committee appointed some
time since OF which Mr.. Segar was chair
man to collect all the data necessary to
memOrialize Congress; nothing had been
heard from that committee, and he moved
that they be discharged and another one ap-
pointed. He was aware that Gen. Ketchum
was in favor OF tie removal of this road out
Of the city.
TIE COMMITTEE TO GO BEFORE CONGRESS-
Tie motion was adopted, and the chair an
pointed on the new committee Messrs BOs-
well, Lnsano, Cammack, W. I. Walker, and
DIR. Morgan.
On motion of Mr. Boswell, the finance com
mftfee was discharged, and the members in
Structed to refund any monies they may
have collected To sustain suit.
Mr.. Hamburger moved to reconsider the
vote by which the committee to wait on the
District Commissioners was chosen saving
II would do no good TO go there for satisfac-
ton; 8dOJted.
Mr. Walker declined serving on the new
committee TO memorabilia Congress, and by
unanimous consult the chair was added.