Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-09-06
Who Owns the hrenue Cobble ston...

who Owns the Avenue CobbIe stones.
ATTORNEY BIRSEY SAYS THAT THE UNITED
STATES AND NOT THE RAILROAD COM
PASY HAS THE Right TO THEM.
In reply to the question referred by the
District Comm issioners to the attorney for
the District as to whether the District has
the property right In the coboiestones of the
paved track of the Washington and George
town railroad, Mr.. Birney says:-"I think
not n any such right existed In the Dis.
trict, IL would have been received by IL nom
The late corporation OF Washington. But
that corporation never had, to my knowl-
of Pennsy lvsnia avenue. The cobblesione
pavement OF Pennsylvania avenue of which
The pavement OF the tracks OF the railroad Ia
part. was originally put down I'm or about
The year 1871. An appropriation of SIC 900
for paving this avenue was made March Sd,
1874. This cobblestone pavement was ia
good repair at the date of the building OF
the railroad track. The charter of the rail-
road company was granted In 1852, and
the road was built soon after. 1t was laid
down upon the cobble stone pavements, of
which only 30 much was displaced as war
necessary to give room 70 the cross ties and
Traces The charter required the company
to keep the tracks, the spaces between the
tracks, and two feet outside OF the tracks
"well paved and in good order" All subse-
quent repairs by the company have proba.
bly, not required any appreciaole addition to
The eobble stones. The act OF Congress OF
July 8, 1870, for the paving of this avenue
section provides that the cost OF laying
down said pavement shall be borne aud PAID
for by the company "fOr that portion OF the
work between the tracks and q distance OF
two feet on each side thereof" The act gives
TO the company the right TO construct that
portion OF the pavement which 1t is req uired
To pay for under the direction of the C1m-
missioners, and IL said company shall not
construct that portion OF said work with the
same material, except between the rails aud
the tracks, and Ia as satisfactory q MAO
ner, and as rapidly as the residue
OF said work shall be constructed, then the
same shall be constructed under the direc
tion of said commissioners In the same
manner as the other portion of said work.
The company shall have the right to select
the material with which the pavement be-
tween the rails and between the tracks shall
be made. / am advised that the railroad
company, in making the pavements reuuir-
ed by this law. used the cobblestones already
there, and which were the property of the
Inquire into the truth Of this. If on inquiry
IL should prove true, no right In the stones
was acquired by the railroad company. The
material, therefor, OF the pavement OF the
side OF the same, is that of the original pave
ment laid down under the law of Congress OF
1s4l. 1t belongs 10 the United States, and is
under Under charge OF the engineer In chief Of the
of the District of Columbia, sec. 23O.)
The Bladensburg Camp Meeting.
The camp meeting for Bladens burg cir
cult, Potomac district, Washington Confer
ence M T.. Church, commenced In Mr. g. R.
Scaggs' grove last Friday.
Ine following ministers are In attendance:
Revs. n: M. Carroll, p. E., N. Jackson, z. G.,
James Thomas, OF Washington city; ri
BToWn, OF GeorgetowD; p. G. Walker, OF
W washington; Tiighman Jackson, OF Balti-
more; James IL. Butler, OF Patapsco circuit;
Joshua Barnes, of Prince Georges mission.
Last Sunday there were about 1000 persons
present, and Rev. p. G. Walker preached q
powerful sermon at IL O'Clock o. M, from
Psa. 101, 10, 80! that men would praise the
Lord for his goodness" At O'Clock o. M,
rev. b. Crown preached very impressiy We
sermon on Specification, text I, Thess 5, o.
Rev. I. Jackson preached at night. On
Tuesday at IL a. M, Rev. James Thomas
from ST. John, IL chap. and YER
ses: 81 go to prepare place for YOU" &c.
Az P: 10, Rev. N; M. Carroll, P. E.,
portion saith my SOUL" &c. After the SER
mon The sacrament was admi nistered, when
a goodIy number communed. AT D. M,
|" Redeeming the time" The sermon was
very impressive, and sevetal penitents came
to be prayed for. The meeting
closed at II p. m.
Sunday next, the 10th instant, there will
he four sermons preached, viz: Preaching at
81 q. m; Rev. n. 81. Carroll, p. E., Will
preach at II q. M; Rev. p. g. Walker at 3 D.
In.; Rev: w. L. Ryder at p. N. The meet.
ing will close On Tuesday morning next.
Rev. N Jackson lie the preacher In charge.
BUILDING PERMITS issued by INSPECTOR
Plowman: John N. Tally, q two story and
basement brick restaurant, north side Il, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest; 81 O6O.
J. III. Young, two story and basement
frame dwelling, south side @, between Ist
and I'd streets southwest; $500. Eliza Barry,
lhIee two-story brick dwellings, SO : tn size
1, between 18th and 18th streets northwest;
- 800 Bremiger, brick building, south
slde ID, between 9Th and 10th streets north
west; $1,000. X. Lawson, three two story
and basement dwellings, south side Dunn
barton, between Montgomery and Mohroe
streets, Georgetown; $500. Same, two
story and basement brick dwelling, south
side Dumbarton, between Montgomery and
Monroe streets, Georgetown; 81 800. Same,
seven two-story brick dwellings,, west side
Monroe, between Dumbarton and Gay
streets, Georgetown; $500. F. G. Linger.
our two story brick dwellings west side OF
10Th street, between l. and M SITS. north yeat:
y 900, VIM. Lancher, a frame dwelling east
,ide OF North Capitol street, between G aud
h; SEQ. +. o. Keen, a two story brick dwell
Ing east side OF 9Th street, between r and q
,outhwest; $500. Patrick Herlihy, two
.wo- story and basement brick dwellings on
north side OF g street, between I'd street and
New York avenue northwest; s., 400.