The Evening critic., 1882-04-04
WEST WASHINGTON.

There was very large attendance at tho
Dashaway meeting last night, which was ad.
dressed by Messrs. Reynolds, Dunning and
Burkhardt In their usual Interesting man
ner.
Miss Katie Palmer died yesterday noon nc
the Residence Of her mother, 32t2 street. OF
cancer, after long and painful Illness, and
her funeral, under the management OF Mr..
John A. wetzel, took place at 3 o'clock this
afternoon from st. Johns p. T.. Church, Rev.
DR.. Lindsay, the rector, oflciating.
The Columbus had out n four.oarcd shell
crew yesterday afternoon for the first time this
season.
About @ 40 yesterday afternoon the roof OF
an old frame house, situated at the corner of
NJ street and Bank alley, belonging to the
heirs of tho late Robert White, took fire from
sparks a IRON Gnimh9y; ,S Enghe S oSmPupy
guished the fire without turning In an alarm.
Loss about SO.
The first arrival by canal this season was
the boat II. NJ. Talbot this morning with l, 100
bushels Of wheat and $4,000 bushels Of corn
to Hartley 4 Bro.
Three thousand herring and 500 taylors
were received at the fish wharf this morning
and sold at SO per 1000 for the former and
SO per 100 for the latter.
The pump at tho corner OF Thirty.second
street and Dunbarton avenue Is greatly In
need OF the pump.doctor. 1t has been out OF
use for over two years. and is greatly missed
by the many families living In that neigh
borhood.
As THE CRITIC is perslstently and earnestly
laboring 10 impress upon Congress the neces-
sity OF remedying the many disadvantages un-
der which the citizens of the District are rest
Ing, there are two particularly onerous ones
now bearing upon our section OF the Nations
especial charge, for THE CRITICS aid In light
eping which our citizens would bo truly
thankful. One of these, n great injustice to the
entire people of that part OF the District lying
west of Rock Greek, both In town and county,
Is the present status OF the Rockville road
leading out OF Thirty-second street, tho
principal thoroughfare TO this town, tho main
artery from which the county roads to all the
northwestern parts of the District diverge,
and the most generally used road leading into
the town by which the country people bring
their produce and carry away their supplies,
purchased from our merchants From point
distant about one mile from the corner of NJ
and Thirty-second streets this road is owned
by an Incorporated company, having n toll
house located at renallytown, about two miles
out on their portion OF tho road, and point
d'drpuj OF three roads convergng from
different directions in the county, where
not only must the citizens OF the District
residing beyond that point pay toll, but
so must also the farmers OF the adjacent coun-
ties of Maryland, on their way TO a market of
sale and purchase, be taxed. The portions of
the Seventh.street and Bladensburs pixies,
within the District. were condemned and
made free by Congress several years ago,
leaving this the leading roadway to the Dis
trict with one excepted hereafter stated upon
which tolls are collected-a manifest injustice
to our business men and citizens generally,
which they trust THE CRITIC will lend its pow.
erful influence in inducing Congress at It's
| present session to remedy.
The other great cause OF complaint is the
want of n free bridge over the Potomac, giving
the people OF both cities q safe and free com
| munication with Fort Myer, Arlington and the
| already extensive and steadily increasing
ck-farming business of that neighborhood
upon which the people Of both cities now
| principally rely for their supply of fresh
| vegetables and fruit, upon all OF which al
| eXorbitant tax must be paid for toll at the
Aqueduct Bridge, or the producers be com
| PEELED to go out of their way, over rough, and
| at some periods, almost impossible roads, tC
the Little Falls or Long Bridges: In any even
| causing an enhanced cost OF their produce L
| our citizens.
The site has been selected and the plans
| adopted by the Government engineers for sucl
| a bridge, and an appropriation was made 10y
| the last Congress for It's erection; but the
| amount so appropriated was found insuff
| cient, aDd the Engineer Department has recon
| mended to Congress an additional approprfa
| ton, and to hasten Congressional Legislation
in this matter the entire District asks for TIL
| CRITICS valuable aid.