Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-11
Reduction Of Canal Tolls.

THE RATES ON COAL FROM CUMBERLAND SLIGHTLY
DECREASED.
A meeting was held by the directors of the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal company yesterday In Balti-
more 10 consider the question OF reduction OF
tolls Mr.. Lewis C. Smith presided, and the follow
ing members OF the board were present. James G.
Berret, John Hunbird, Patrick Hanill, Spencer
Watkins. and James A. l. Mcclure. A delega-
ton representing coal operators, boatmen. boat
owners ana St0rekeeperS from Cumberland and
Georgetown and points along the canal was pres
ent TO uT2 the reduction OF the tolls OF coal from
a. to - cents per ton. Mr.. Robert Ii. Gordon and
Mr.. Jonl Chambers were the Spokesman Of the del
egatiOn-
tir Gordon said that the canal shippers were
der great disadvantage, owing TO The competition
Oh the railroads, which delivered coal on board YES
sells Cheaper tIan the canal boats could, owing 10
the f&cj iat the 5iIk had TO be broken Oftener In
transit on The canal de said that unless the re-
ducIluu wsS made the owners must sell their mules
and abandon the business.
Mr. Mcclure. one OF the directors, said that they
might as well Close the canal as make that reduc-
tlOn that the cost OF running the canal was from
b to 35 cents. and that if the reduction granted
II would be equivalent TO turning the canal into
charity Institution
Mr. Chambers then replied that the canal was
built for the benefit OF the people, and asked II
1.UJOO tons at % cents per ton not better than
none at 81 cents. He said that the present rates
would practically close the canal and crush every
SlOreketper and b0dtlnan along the line.
Mr. W1nship, representative OF the coal opera
tors, asked what right director had TO talk about
closing canal. IL Is a public work, and pubic
WORKS were not Instituted to Weld dividends
After some further discussion the board went
into private session. and Ii was finally decided TO
make the toll 80 cents and wharfage cents
The Globe Hotel Fire.
TIE PROPRIETORS AND BAR-KEEPER REARREsTED.
George Cohen and solomon Friedman, prOpr1e-
tors of the Globe hotel, No. 337 Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and James Glass, the bartender, were rear
rested 10y Detectives RAN and Block and Off1cer
Breen, yesterday evening. on suspicion OF setting
fire 10 the building last Wednesday morning The
boy who was accused OF setting fire TO the place
has furnished proof that he was in bed and
asleep at 10 O'Clock the night OF the fire
The were released last night on $4,000
hail each. Mr.. George Goldberg becoming their
surety. Mfr. Goldberg surrendered them to the au-
thorities in the Police Court this morning. Mr..
Thomas. assistant district attorney, called the case
10 the attention OF the court this morning, and 1t was
set for tr1tl next Tuesday. Mr.. Thomas asked that
bail bF fixed At S2.GG0 which was done Mr. Leon
Tobriner for the defendants. asked that the bail be
reduced, bit the court refused to reduce IL. The
Officers who examined the building say it was fired
in nineteen places. The defendants were seen by
a reporter and said that the stock in the building
was worth more than the insurance, ard had 1t
not been Tor Mr.. Putnam they would have all been
in dangerous position, as they were all asleep.
Cohen was again released on bail.