Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1877-01-24

tcncy of the company, has, 10 my mind but
one solution. What then, Mr.. President, can
be the object Of this very reliable aud truth.
full company, in getting back again, 1t 1t Is not
for the purpose of breaking up the river com
peting l0c OF boats, so convenient to our citi-
Gems, living in the eastern section OF our city,
ard then, after having dIVen their weaker
competing rival tn the wall, enjoy com-
plete monopoly Of the passenger and carrying
business from Alexandria 10 Washington city,
thereby sweeping away all opposition and HIN
drauus 10 their raising the prices o! fare anu
freigh. to any amount, limited only by the ra'
pacity Of this company. Are we, MIR. Pres!
deut, who compose this board OF the City Coun
ell willing to allow al Inscriptions corporation
to beak up or jeopardize weaker company
which pays $40 to the cit'z,ns OF ALEXANDRIA
to s. so spent by the other, aod this too' 10
be effected by tramplng upon the legal rights
Of our citizens. Let the depot remain where
it is aud the citizens and business men WoulI'ln
/ short time, be as we'll accommodated as they
would be we're it at any other point. BY this
course VIC would, without Injustice 10 any other
com pany, be fostering an interest and enter
prise which has expended thousands ol dollars
in wharf and other property, and which now
stands as barrier against eEorbltant prices
that would be charged by the railroad company
| when ii shall have obtained monopoly. FOR
the above, aud many other reasons l am OF
| the opinion that the proposed very imperfect
| act should be tabled, or at least SO amended Is
| to meet out equal justice TO all citizens on 81.
| Asanh street who are interested, saving our
citizens expensive litigation with a S0uileS5 and
| reckless corporation TO defend themselves from
injustice aud tyranny.
MIR. Seals quoted the law Of 1856, showing
| that Council had granted the company al
ready the right Of way to Princess street. lie
favored the bill. EIe was going to tell them
that there was railway here that woke him up
every eight and shook little house which be
lougud TO him every time it passed. lie had re.
ccived 10 damages. He was acquainted with
the Washington and Alexandria Railroad. 1t
owed him two years wages Tor work done there,
but lie would not oppose ii on that account. lie
was opposed TO lighting one railroad; ne was IN
favor of putting out all or none.
Mr. Mushbach said that MIR. Lambdln's po.
stiou was that the road should not be admitted
because it would break up the Washington and
Alexandria Ferry Company. lie thought Coun-
ell had nothing to do with that, and he did not
believe that the railroad would ever break up
the ferry. lie called attention to the fact that
nobody north Of Princess opposed the entrance
Of the road from 1856 to 1876. 1t we5 not un.
I'll damages were talked OF, that this trouble
was raisei-for then damages were IN prospect.
he said that the act OF the Legislature alluded
to was nugalory, for it said that the act should
only be IN force Il tie company accepted the
act, aud the company had not accepted 1t.
Mr.. BroGcrs thought that the railroad was q
great accommodation. Business could not have
been doue here this winter without it.
hlr. Llmbdiu explained his position.
On the motion to refer the subject to Especial
committee the vote stood-yeas & nays TO-
Mr.. Eqaus moved 81 amendment requiring
damages to be paid to al! the property holders
on St. Asaph street.
Mr.. Miller favored the passage OF the bill.
This road was the only method now OF getting
TO Washington where majority ofthe gentle
men OF the city have their occupation.
Mr.. Lambdin said it was strange that mem
bers did no: comprehend this subject. The
subjec: had been explained as lucidly as it was
possible to make il.
Mr.. Evans urged that the property holders
north OF Princess street had the same right to
damages and to protection as those south OF
Princess street,
The amendment was lost b. :. rising vote.
Mr. Latham presented an amendment re-
quiriug IRON the railroad company bonus OIL
5000, per annum uutl brick depot shall be
erected.
MIR. Seals besaught Counc.l ito leaislatc
from the heart and not from the head, and
ITO conc down TO the thing at once.
After some remarks by Mr.. Miller and Mr.
lIaribdin,
hlr. Latham urged that the railroad company
now paid no taxes TO the city.
Mr.. Hughes said that the company paid the
taxes on their track
Mr.. f. said that all the companies paid
that. lie meant independently Of the track
tax lie read from the act Of 1856 "proGded
the said company 1.-THE A. Il ". Il. ~ shall
erect 4 suitable ard comfortable depot OF brick
on said street. The bill Lad 10 20 back to the
Board OF Aldermen, and it would have hard
road 10 travel there.
MIR. Hughes opposed the amendment, be-
cause it would delay the bill, and was useless,
for the company would erect depot as soon as
the matter was settled.
Tho amendment was lost.
A further amendment, by Mr., Latham re-
serving the right Of amendment and appeal,
was offered.
Mr.. Seals opposed any amendment, and said
the bill vas good enough as it stood.
Mr.. Latham said certain members seemed
disposed TO give away every right which the
citizens OF AIexandria possessed.
Mr.. Lambda said that to say anything more
Was painting sunbeam. lie sat there solemn.
ly aud sadly to see all The right Of the people.
Mr. Seals Was sorry that Mr.. LambIin had
left his happy resdeucc 10 r.'no t. sIlgmatiSc
portion Of the mGmbcrs OF The Board. What
do you want with liircc bills? 1t would
lead to I coDflixlon, ';cnIlcmen, come here
with all the agony. o Lord deliver US from
such II was ike the needle Of an eye and
the eye Of 1 camel and ii va, Is hard for
rich man to enter the kingdom Of heaven as
for Il camel TO pass through a nGed"'s eye.
The amendment was adopted.
| Mr. Mushbach said that as the bill had to
60 back 10 the Board CT Aldermen, he would
renew IN amendment to require damages as
well north as south Of Princess street.
| Mr.. Hughes did not believe 10 surrenderiDg
that matter. He saw men, governed by inter
csts, who wished to keep the railroad near
them, because it was profitable. Even the
| ferry company compelled the exsctlon of
| I'll hot A. n