Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-29
A Mass Meeting Of Citizens In South
WashingtOn.

"THF RAILROADS MUST GET Up AND GFTn-RKSoLc-
TlONs ENDORSING THE MORRILL, BILL-NR WRIGHT
Trims 1fE PEOPLE WILL SETTLE TIE QUESTION 10
CONGRESS DOES SOT-COMMITTEBS APFOINTED. &C.
1.-THE railroads must get up and git" was the
significant heading OF little dodger that was
Circulated yesterday calling a mass meeting OF
CITIZENS OF South Washington at St Dom1nics hau
last evening. The meeting was largely attended
DR.. James E. Morgan was chosen as chairman. and
Mr.. W. r. Brown as secretary. Among those
present were C. B. Church, P. Culinane. r. g.
Campbell, Lawrence Gardner, Rev. DR.. Bittingef,
Thomas stephenson, E. D. Wright, Rev. C. c.
MeadOr, DR.. X. A. Bacon. William Oregon, A.
Depue. Rev. P. c. Coll, J. w. Barker, Robert A.
Heon Nm waksr II SonnS James
Petty. Rev. Mr.. Chapman, DR.. ChaA Allen, Messrs.
Lynch, voniefT, Baker, Shughrue, MCGUIRE, Harvey,
Riddle. Riley, Fenwick, Strang, Boyer, Hutton,
Browne and McCauley.
TIE RRsoLuT1oNa -.
committee on resolutions. composed OF Dr. c.
P. Culver. Rev. Dr. B. F. Bittinger OF Westminster
Presbyterian church: Rev. C. c. Meador Fifth Bap-
t1st church: Rev. P. C. Coll, OF St. Dominics, and
set series OF preambes and resolutions The preamble
forth the necessity OF keeping open tOthe business
public a free and unrestricted passage way to and
hfbit1ng the obstruction OF the streets running
north and SOUTH and terminating the river 'front.'
grade OF the same, and declared that the cOncen-
tratlon OF all the steam railroads along Virginia
and MARYLAND avenues, and across all the streets
leading 10 the river front, would establish "dead
line between the northern and southern portions
OF the city, The resolutions declared that the Bal
tniOre and Potomac railroad be required to vacate
Their present locations within reasonable period
OF time; pettttoned Congress to adopt the Morrill,
bill, Nc. 1873, defining the routes OF steam railroads
entering the city of Washington, with such minor
nominations In Its details as in the wisdom OF
Congress may be thought best; recommended
squares situated between and L and eth and Sd
streets southwest, a suitable point at which to
MESSENGER fTPtOnI
depot; commended the action taken by the Senate
District committee last Friday on the subject OF
the removal OF the roads, and recommended cfti-
Zens OF Washington city who are seeking redress
for their grievances and for the pecuniary loss to
property In consequence OF the present location of
these roads, to for relief In the courts OF JUS
tice
DR. CULvER's REMARKS
DR.. Culver defined briefly, by means of a map,
the route proposed by the Morrill, bill There
seemed to be unanimous sentiment, he said, as to
the general features OF the measure to be adopted
to secure any advantage they could. II the c1ti-
Zens wanted 10 prevent the roads from being per-
manently fixed I'm their present locations they
at work as the railroads have. He was asked how
he expected to succeed with the Commissioners Op-
but this to say: The OK Knoweth its owner and the
ass us masters grip" The resolutions were
adopted.
SPEECH By Mr.. WRIGHT.
Mr.. Wright made speech saying that they could
had always been truculent; the engineer officers
had proposed plans which stamped them as fools or
knaveS; he believed Lieut. Greene had been tmpoeed
upon by the railroad corporation to prepare piAn
which was so 1mpract1cable that Congress WOULD
never enforce 1t by legislation. II they wished TO
succeed, they must be aggressive. He advised the
citizens TO ignore the Commissioners, and send
their own committees to Congress II Congress
dared pass any OF these obnoxious bills, the
people would settle this railroad question for them
selves 81 trenble for Congress" said Mr.. Wright,
'and for the safety Of local government they
dare saddle any such bill upon US"
DR.. BTTTENGEH
was called upon, and said he thought the time for
speech making was past; the time for action had
come. He believed the temper of Congress was
such now that II would remedy the grievance which
they had suffered 80 long,
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
Messrs. VIM. H. Baum, Harrison Crook, R. A.
Bacon, VIM Croggon, and VIM. H. Monroe were ap-
pointed committee on finance. The committee
that drew the resolutions was continued as an ex-
ecutive committee, Messrs. E. d. Wright, c. B.
Church and Rev. MIR. Chapman. OF Ryland Chapel,
being added TO the Committee.