Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1875-10-21
Meeting OF EX-COnicaECrrte

Corporation Court rooul, for the purpose oil
organZ lton and pcrtrcting arrangements to
attend the inauguration of the StoucwalI Jack
son statue, at Rc mond on the 26,h inst.
On motion of Capt. W. D. Stuart, Gen.
NJ. D. Corsc was called TO the chair, and on
motion Of Capt. X Kamper, Mr.. j. Nj. John
son was appointed Secretary.
Gen. Corse said the meeting was called for
the purpose OF organizing body 10 attend
upon the CEREMONIES lnuuguratlug the statue Of
| Gen. j. |. Jackson, on the Goth inst, at Rich
mond. TWAS thought best, he said, 10 attend
IN body, aud one Of the purposes OF calling
the meeting was to etfec; that object. He would
be glad, he said, il soue one would propose
| plan as to route, expense, W., and the Dames
and number Of those vino would probably 90.
He was not prepared 10 submit plan himself.
| He thought, however, arrangements should
&c made Tor Il large number, US be- had received
intelligence that many from adjacent counties
would unite i'll the proposed trip, aud requested
the Secretary to read letter from Major Henry
Hcatou, OF Loudoun to that effect.
Capt. W. d. Stuart said il advance of any
action that might be taken, he would state hat
he had seen the agent OF the Pennsylvania
Contra! road IN Washington, who had proposed
to take all vine desired 10 go Tor S. Is each,
but that tol. Ai u. Ball probably could explain
more about il.
Col. Ball SAIL he bad written to Mr. Taylor
and expected to hear from him on the subject.
de supposed, however, that Mr.. Slcvrus was
| authorized 10 make the arrangements. He
thought that the fare might be obtained for
less. The frs! thing to he done was to fnd out
how many would 20. lie understood about
one thousand would 60 from Baltimore alone.
Capt. ". ID. Stuart said that the arrange.
ment OF ;hc Pennsylvania Central road, he un-
derstood, would apply to five as well as five
hundred.
COL Ball said lie understood from railroad
men present that train could be chartered for
$500, aud thought if ii Was advertised that q
train would be chartered there might be SUI.
hclcnt numbers who would 20 to reduce she
cxpcascs 10 IS per head. H. proposed that a
committee should be a',palo;aI to wait upon
the railroad officials auu ascertain the lowest
rates than could be obtained
Mr.. j. N. Johnson mov"d to amend the
motlom by adding that persons proposing &c
20 be requested to send in their names between
this ana Saturday Eight.
Cap!. " II. Stuart said that the arrange
meut had bccu agreed on, ami il tho affair was
have 10 iay full Fare.
WI p"'' SuESeS'Go .nat tncre were TWO rail-
lo"a c"iufau''s a'o t"at II 10 oetttr terms
cou q b% nad, these Of the pennsylvania Com.
!s1y might he accepted
ar: Mason saul that The Orange road
would be the best aS the tram would collect
Passengers o0 inc way ahd THIS would help to
REFUGE expenses.
Cant W d. Smart said the arrano.n,nnt
as now }x'stlIiS proviGei Tor ouc person or five
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Me$o'es"' lna' Il t'hhl'uE .1 OF three be ap,
p.I"'cu ~ 'o'''G' W." luz Iailto'" ll'uaSers OF
' We Two .locS ''onlns 10 h'on mona ana see
"hnt terms can DC maze Tor transportation;
"ru t'1' puohca',on oe ui''ue stating the price
Q! me late agreed upon Dy me road, aud lnVlt-
!os an "'o uSS!rc 10 par''c'pa'e III the eScur-
500 10 SGna 'ieir Dam > 20 the AIcXandrla ia
1eue OF virginia oeh'lne' previous to oatur'
0's
Capt. james VI. StCutrt said he thought it
best to acGcin the prnpo>tIon OF the Freder-
,cASo1Fg hoat Of 500 iAe tare could not
DC reduced nuch more lie deprecated pro.
cfastnatiou, as 1t tended to discourage the OBJ
Jact proposed
Cant. ". u. Stuart moved that commit
teco three DC appointed 10 make arrangements,
anu That the meeting adJour1 uutl; Saturday to
hea a, Tue IL, report:
lhe CHAIR SAID the previous resolution had
prcceauehc2.
The secretary raiipu roll and Siota1 fhot