Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-03-16
Railroads in South Washington.

MEETING OF THE CITIZENS PROT ECTIVE ASSoCIA-
TION.
meeting of the Citizens Protective Associa-
ton, of South Washington, was held last night,
Mr.. j. Fl. johnson in the chair and Mr.. W. R.
Brown secretary. Mr. Wright, from the COM
mittee OF twenty-five, spoke OF the fair prospects
the citizens now have Of successfully prosecu-
ting the B. & P. R. R. Co. in the courts. The
violations of law by the company, he said, are
of daily and almost hourly occurrence, es-
Maryland avenues as common freight depot,
and of the sidewalks and street crossings at the
approaches to the company's round-house on
street. He said suit should be commenced at
once. He thought the reply of Attorney Riddle,
on the reference to the petition to him by the
District committee was encouraging. Dr.. Allen
rate the suit. There are thousands OF these vfo-
lattons OF law by the road as all are well aware.
1t is only necessary for the sufferers of the line
w pc state a them to- the @
GERS prosecuting, in order that the In
formation may be, properly sustained.
years ago in going into the Police Court with
his complaints against this company, at which
time he got wishy washy decision from Judge
Smell to the effect that the conduct Of this COM
pany towards the citizens OF South Washington
was matter of regulation between the board
Of public works and the railroad company. Mr..
road had not been prosecuted for repeated VIC
lationS of its charter 1t had been favoritism
from the District authorities. The decision of
mere farce a The Judge had done great nda
to the citizens by 1t and should be impeached.
He moved that the committee of twenty five be
Instructed to proceed at once to the prosecution
attention OF the meeting to the fact that there
were two vacancies in the board of fire commits
sioners; South washington should have one OF
five be instructed to ask the appointment OF one
of these commissioners from that section;
adopted; Mr Culinane said he thought it best
bin before Congress which, il passed
Ths M eyS ans
else failed they would take the law in their own
hands. Mr.. Shepherd was not molested with
law in tearing up the tracks of the Baltimore
and Ohio road from Maryland avenue. He had
never been prosecuted, nor would the citizens
Of South Washington be prosecuted in defend
ing their own rights when the law denies it to
them. This view OF the case did not meet with
general approval Of the meeting, but many
thought it would be very proper last resort.
Mr.. Culinane stated that in conversation re-
Gently with Major Tw1ning the latter had men.
toned the subject OF tunneling Maryland and
Virginia avenues. DR.. Allen said they had just
I'D themselves of mud canal between South
how can the engineer Commissioner expect to
maintain dry canal to be used for railroad
purposes If this Is the plan to be
the whole, road with dynamite. The
chair remarked that In private conversation
with Major Tw1n1ng he had preached the same
subject. He gohnson> had asked the major
where he would commence the tunnel, and was
told at 18th street. From 7th street to the river
was to be tunnelled and sort OF canal to be
run east Of It'll street, with parapet wall sur
mounted with an iron railing. and the streets
crossing Virginia avenue to be bridged over,
and the Jefferson school building to be the pas
senger depot, and the present railroad depot to
be purchased Of the railroad company for Dis
trict Offices. The tunnel from It'll street to
James Creek to be similar to the one in 46th
street New York. DR.. Culver said ii they were
Matching up any such scheme as that for max
ing dry canal for a railroad to pass between
South Washington ana Pennsylvania avenue,
all would be In favor Of tearing up the tracks.
The chair said he for one would prefer to have
the track on top of the streets than any such
scheme as that. The whole matter was finally
left with the committee Of twenty-five, who
were also instructed to call upon Col. Casey to
get his cooperation with them.
THE CIRCULATION OF MARS TOMORROW EVE
NING.-The most interesting celestial event this
week, one of comparatively rare occurrence,
will be the occultation Of Mars by the moon to-
morrow evening, just after sunset The occul-
tation will commence about $50 o'clock and the
planet will De hidden more than an hour. Mars
VIII be about an hour past the meridian, and at