Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-05-04
soutIA washington Property C~uers
and the H. and r. Railroad.
ORGANIZATIONS OF A PRorECTIvE AssocIA
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ORGANIZATIONS OF A PROTECTIyE ASSOCIA-
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meeting of property holders on the line
of Maryland and Virginia avenues who claim
20 have suffered damage to their property By
reason Of the location of the Baltimore and
Potomac RAILROAD on those streets, was held
last night at Herfurthis han. Mr.. J. l.. Kid
well in the chair. and DIR. r. A. Bacon score
iary. Mr.. Boswell stated that at the last
meeting IL was proposed to organize n cits-
zens' protective union, and as preliminary
step in this direction special committee OF
eleven was chosen. Not much had been said
as TO what the duties Of this committee were
to I've. Bis underst landing was that they were
tn canvass the citizens In sympathy with
this object, to ascertain the amount of
SPECIAL damages caused by this railroad. and
collect funds To sustain any action which
might be taken either in the courts or before
Congress. He moved that they go into
A PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
which was adopted. The following officers
were unanimously elected: jeremiah L.
EidwelI. president; Joseph Segar, vice presi-
dent; John T. Webster. financial secretary;
Frederick A. Boswell, treasurer; John Web
ster, Vim. c. Bamberges, Reuben A. Bacon,
r. Build. Joseph Segar. jeremiah L. Kid
well, Frederick HUH, Eberharut Trusheiu,
William Fegan, William NOTTINGHAM, 81.
Ios 1no executive committee; Joseph Sesar,
+. a. Boswell. w. c. Bamberger, Geo. Won
eff. r. A. Bacon, special COMMITTEES.
After some discussion as to the manner of
ment be left To the executive committee,
which meets tonight Tor that purpose
Mr.. Bamberger said he thought there was
NO USE MAKING TOO MUCH HASTE.
Congress would not meet till next December.
The District Commissioners are in sympathy
with the people, and the purposes OF the citi-
zens may yet be effected through them.
Mr.. Webster remarked that the Commit
siOners could not prevent the bleattng of the
cows and calves on their avenues. nor pay
them for damages sustained to their build
iEgs.
Mr.. RambeTger said that nothing had been
done towards bringing suits in the courts
and what could they do with money if they
collect il?
Mr.. Boswell said this was not a question
merely of damages TO the people living on
these two avenues; it was whether or not
citizens of South Washington were to re-
main in the enjoyment of their homes or be
driven out of them.
THEY HAD BEEN sOLDoUT
by the old corporation of Washington to a
railroad monopoly. Not a street south of
Pennsylvania avenue that is not injured by
this road; the damages are permanent so
long as the road exists, and the people gene
rally should arouse to the maintenance of
their rights, and not be satisfied until the
entire course OF this road is changed. There
is not house on the line of these avenues
that has not been shaken until the walls are
In shattered condition by the jarrlng of
the trains. Special damages should be cal
culated, and they should proceed in suits at
once. This can best be accomplished by COM
hiT ing together. The first great error was in
the city authorities voting this right to the
road without consulting the wishes OF the
people to be affected by it. The railroad
company now pay 10 regard 10 the privileges
gwen them under their charter, and are ty-
ranizing over the citizens.
DEPRECIATION OF PROPERTY.
Property formerly assessed at SIPS per
loot il now put down To 80 cents. This is
true of every street south of PennSy lvania
avenue and every foot OF ground in South
Washington
Mr.. r. A. Bacon said his house at the
corner Of Virginia avenue and Z street hal
nearly been ruined by the Earring of the
trains.
Mr. Hamburger said If the District Com
misSioners can stop this nuisance immedi-
ately he was satisfied to say nothing more
abOUt damages.
After further discussion the Union voted
TO hold its regular meetings the first We'd
nesday IN each month.
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-MeSsrs. Duncan
son Bros 3uctiOn6ers, sold yesterday after
noon, fol- Reginald Fendall, trustee, part OF
lots and Il, in square 53l, improved by a
cottage house, corner Sd and f streets north
west. 10 W. r.. Clark, esq. for -, 100. Also,
lois "a and q. in Kibby's recorded suhiivi,
sion Of square al, situated on F. street. be-
tween LIST and 2d streets northwest, TO ThoS.
{. fullerton, esq, for 80 $50. Also, parts of
lots 81 and 90, in square 628, improved by q
three-stOry brick house, No. 10 l. street north
west, to +. Morrison, esq, for - ,322. Also,
parts OF lot 2, in square 5T3, situated on ID
30 cents a foot. Also, vacant lot corner 81
street, Indiana avenue and ID street north
west. To same purchaser, for Sl.24 a foot.
John j. Evans, Capitol Hill, real estate
SnOwden W. Robinson, the whole of lot &,
and parts of 6, and 9, in square 8ls 20 j. +.
Carpenter, for - ,102. Also, to Jules Joliet,
original lot s. in square 500, for 81 ,OS1.
j. +. Wormiey, real estate broker and auc-
tlOneer, sold at auction yesterday. for Geo.
W. Stickney, trustee, lot b, in the subdivi-
sion OF paris of lots lS3 and is, in Beall's adj
dition TO Georgetown, to VIM. II. Lee at
$1,000.
b. III. Warner. real estate broker and auc-
tlOneer, sold yesterday afternoon. at auction,
for VIM. Il. Todd, trustee, lot 1s7. in Gilbert s
subdivision of square 615, on Myrtle street,
improved by twO-story brick dwelling, to
Thomas SOmerville, at 81 500. Also. for Jas
- Edwards, trustee, lot u, square 4j3, on the
corner OF 9th and ID streets southwest, i'm
proved by two stOry frame dwelling, TO
MIS-. c. A. Talburt at - $50.
AFRICAN NJ. f. CONFERENCE-The An
POl5HmeIaS.-In this conference, in session at
Annapolis yesterday, the charges against
Reys. Jones and Smith were referred TOR in
yestigatio 10 Revs. J. a. Handy, G. T. Wat
kins, W. II. Brown, Daniel Draper and J. II.
W. Burley. Bishop Campbell then an
nouneed the following appointments, and the
NJ. Cole; Denton, A. Jones; Cambridge, j.
Gray; Clearspring, ID. A. Carroll; Frostburg
j. w. Bowser; Bethel, with Mount Zion, j.
Chapel, w. Fl. Brown; Allen station and
Tissue street, ID. Draper; East Baltimore
mission, VIM. Beard; Israel Church, Wash
ington, Metropolitan Church and Union
Bethel, TO be supplied; st. Paul's, Aug. Rob
inson; Pisgah, j. p. Cox; Ebenezer, George
town, w. II. Waters; Good Hope, b. III. Lee;
Bladensburg, w. II. Chambers; Cumberland
j. III. a. Johnson; Hagerstown, j. Nicholson;
Frederick, r; A. Hall; Annapolis, ] B. Ham
ilton; Port Deposit, j; Young; Havre de
Grace, w. r. Arnold; Easton, j. II. Hughes;
Chestertown, ID. Ridout; PetersvilIe, j. r.
Henry; Ellicott City, j. j. Herbert Ran
dallstOwn, j. p. Bayard; CrawfOrdsviIle j.
III. Robinson; Potomac circuit, w. NJ. John
son; Chesapeake, j. F. Lane; Keedysville, j.
A. Scott; Unionville, a. WoOdhouSe: Forest
Hill. j. T. Morris; Snow Hill mission, c. G..
Reeder.
LIGHTING Up THE SMITHSOSIAT
GBOUNDS.-G esterday a force OF labOrers
commenced digging trenches in the Smith
sOnian grounds in which to lay gas pipes for
the complete lighting up of these grounds i'm