National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1880-02-10
SOUTH W1SHINGTON.


The Railroad Question-A Memorial To
Congress.
A meeting of the Citizens and Property.
holders Protective Association of South Wash.
ington was held last night at st. Dominic
Hall, with Mr.. S. $. Baker in the chair aud
Mr. William b. Browne secretary. DR.. Cul.
yer, chairman of the committee Of twenty five,
reported memorial to Congress, which was
adopted and ordered to be printed. The
memorial is as follows:
WHEREAS The sct of tho Legislature Of the Dis.
trict of Columbia, approved June 70 1873 provides
among other things, that II shall he unlawful for
any railroad company running its tracks through
any or the streets or avenues of the city of Wash
ington TO ObStruCt said streets or avenues at any
point In said city other than the regular stations
established for such purposes by depOsting lum-
ber ties other material used IN the construction
of railroads or by unloading other freight or mer-
chandse. Of whatever nature or description,
Alexandria q Washington railroad companies
shall have erected an iron or pnling fence along
each side Of their track tracks within said city
from their depot or dcpots, along sixth street ana
Virginia avenue TO Third street southwest, and
also from the intersection OF sixth street and Mary.
land avenue along Maryland avenue TO Ninth street
southwest, with sliding gate al each street cross
ing, to be closed while trains or locomotives are
passing and also inhibiiing SAID companies from
using any part OF said nClOspd space for the pur
pose of parking cars or depositng goods or ma
terials of any kind; and further, that when any
railroad company violates amy section Of said act
than two hundred dollars shall be imposed on
said company TO be collected I'm the same manner
us all other fines ior violation Of District Urdi.
nnnCcD; and
wHEnEAs It is believed that said Baltimore &
Potomac Railroad has and maintains on Virginia
avenue southwest u lateral track not provided for
by any charter, and consequently in violation OF
existing law and the established rights aud priyi.
lcges Of the people, and
WHEREAS, said railroad company, In divers
other instances and In various other ways la,
violated, and continues TO Violate the National
and local laws now in force in this District, and
has arrogGted TO itself the exercise OF cxtraordi
nary privileges, unwurrUncd either by its charter
or any public law, aud resulting in inculculablt
Inconvenience to our people and hrcpambly de
stluctiye of their business and property Interests
Now therefore, believing II to he tho solemn dug
of every government toward It's people IN return
for their allcgicuce TO that government and 1t.
laws, TO protect them In their public aud private
rights, by enforcing the laws OF the community
aud cnactng saluta!y laws where those IN force
are inadequate, be II
ResOi,td, That the Committee Of one Hundred be
and are hereby instructed 10 take into cOnsidcra
ton the foregoing pieamblcs, confer with the
proper authorities with reference thereto, and re-
port to this association what action may be neCes-
Saiy to secure to the people In the future the
maintenance of the laws enacted for their prOteC-
tion and the unobslructed enjoyment OF their
property rights aud other personal privileges.