Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1876-01-14
Annexation Meeting.


Pursuant to call, meeting was heId, nor
large, but spirited at Columbia school hous''
last Tuesday evening.
The meeting was called to order by Capt. II.
y Smith who nominated as Chairman >. Is.
,,orbett, esq. who was unanimously chosen.
After the election Of Secretary, the fresl-
dent explained the Object of the meeting to be
to hear the views of the freeholders OF AIRING
ton upon the question now agtatiog the GU
zeos of Alexandria county the retrDce>siou 81
Alexandria equity to the State 0! flrg'G!a
also to submit 10 their action commu''casl"r
from the committee appointed to com nuhlcate
with the leading citizens Of the said county,
and iear0 if they we're Wiling ID con'riDu'e 10
The end of employing additional counsel ID tn"
case Of Phelps vs. Paln 10 test toe egahty VI
The act OF retrocesslon OF 1916.
The Secretary read the acl for establishing
,he Temporary and permanent seat ot g0v"Fo-
incnt of the u S.; also an emcndment. March
Sd, 1871; also the proclamation OF President
james K Polk, approving the same.
After which Capt. f. D. Smlch took the
| floor, and gave bis views OF the great beh@ht 70
| he property holders of the couoty II they re
restored to their former status and rights IN
| the District of Coum oia HeremDded the free
holders that their taxes to-day were as much,
| if no. groatcr, thai they would b 10 tue Dis
| tric:; tia. heir land we're taxed from one -
100 per Ct. highe. than hat III any other poF-
ti!n OF the State o. Virginia, and ct the SO ,i'0V
ncw taxed agaiost me equity, -; - 900 OF tAe
amoun yer reverted to It, ben ht. lie al
! luded to the great Contrast 0! the paoi;e road.
| in all directions from the city OF Washi3gtJ..
on the other side Of tae Potcmac As compared
Nth those on TINS side tina: the latter wcrc
| toll raajs, and the others not The IRE ami
vim Of the Captain were manifest, aud ne haad'
| ed the li:t a. u Contributor 10 tn: end OF EN-.
poying additional c2unse;.
The President called Capt. Smll: to !hr
chair aud fully endorsed al that ia &c y said,
and ia addition gave tn meeting tl2 beueh OF
| much he had learned il odic!a! crcrs aud the
Knowing ones among tha powers that De for
| instance, the removal i the present n.!Vy yard
| 10 Al, xandriu; and spoke Of he advlatag thai
city Possesses Tor haruor tj!c,tl"-, apl wat"rat-
ways 10 float the largest yes IS ct The Davy;
the tilli0g If the fats Of the Po,oGl.c; ne vast
| capacity !oI wharfage privileges and ne con
! s. qprnt rapiL adva;cam:nt .! !oH gr0u .ds, Sei
| th. beal,ilylng OF the Hills Of Arlington, AID
| the grea: Increase OF pcpu'a'lon, sad The All
| vanccmcnt Ore eSl.t" 2eW teuccd an" I'M
cultivated.
The Prasid ut resu mag tue chair, the nexr
~
leading allz ~ OF the c)unty lie did q co
iorse The remarks u he previous speakers
he was u firm believer 10 ate rights aud al
ways felt The great privilege of the elective
| !raachs, was not 10 be trilad with OF lightly
| regarded lie was cont mt t remain, As he had
lived, cl,izcu Of the grand old = mm9uweath
| OF Virginia, aud II our RIA Is We're nDt aWays
| good, they gco@raIt% were.
HIS -peecn WIS shorj, pirhy, and to thc
point, and brou ut to hi: feet L. p Hal esd,
who said, as u rcSdelt Of Virginia tyG many,
many years, every dollar nc hal received ioI
bis farm and dairy product he'd ben received
from the city Of Washington. and al h. tx
| pectad to receive wa 10 CONE from that Guy
for years 10 come He had understood they
made money over the!" ard :pen, It freely /;
be liked the mco and h. liked thar non y; If
they becolpc n:ereSt d 81 MS side. ii would
spend it over here, and W. should have good
roads in spriHg, fall, aud all the year round;
he was going to subsc ID, and 1cq1eated the
| Secretary TO pass ne paper uvar
The amount subscribed was several huDdTed
dollars