Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-31

TIE LESSONS AID LF,SEys oy rps .rorrnrcr
"hiD''E AGREE TO CONVEY TO THE GOvERNMENr.
e. th- f'.itor OF THE EvENING STAR:
very many of your readers are exceedingly graft
le! TIA, you have opened Your columns To the pre
'dtiL q facts II relation to free bridge across
" '''i4i4c As a correspondent OF the Republican
-'''''e'tS laSt observes, 1.-The wish Is unanimous
ou,h i structure among all Classes. and believe
-. Il 'C5rt>S there Is no opposition whatever 10
t project the only question being where shall IL
% DUN. 1uIIy agree with hun that if Congress
i i ite0 nOvy to erect such structure as IL must
~ tac very near future require the location he
-7'70 RON l. shy Point directly across TO tn G
-p' -FuIltnJ property OF Arlington, is the proper
Pr iht, representatives OF The people have no
iti arr li'T constituents who visit Washington
1.'t pi' the common one Of providing FOR ingress
fi"i tSf'r> oi@H nations capital. AS il IS the
.'i'hA q. 'heir constituents which they propose TO
Hei'' i.i,> l1d see TO 1t that only the general
interest should BE- consulted and that local inter-
9tH anu Sq'abhs should have very little to do with
t. tut happily Ill this instance. the interests OF the
E1.'fiIn"nt. tie visitors to the capital. and the
;tHt' local interests ~ ne served are absolutely
iden.c. any ecrs0n can sa.. bv glance MT any
.itP Showing hOih sides OF tie river The first
lo.ii,i attempt To secure free bridge while
teli Chapman represented the District of Columbia
ID congress, and the point selected was the very
on" n" suggested by the District commissioners
namely kitsby's Point and AnalOstan Island. But
,c piHosI,lo Oh Georgetown, whose people urged
mat bid &c al this point would De an obstruction
20 theif c".alnerce. defeated the measure at that
tli''t. me th1rt was renewed at the subsequent
'p't-ftoS plIJ change OF location was deemed ad-
Ni>lhit' ana petition was presented to Congress
5-ai'g that a Tree bridge be built at or near the
Ilt"- Sisters This locality only named as a
l'feFage upon the owners OF the AQueduct bridge
10 compel them To come to such terms as would
justify congress in its purchase. / know Of what
"ilte. Tor procured almost every name to that
Petition SOIne TWO thOJlSdn in number, citizens OF
-NttAailIit. Loudo1'l anu Fairfax counties, Va,
ana loi one dozen OF them ever believed or desired
the bridge would be- built elsewhere than on the
llri9."T tne AquedIct bridge. This movement had
the desired effect. ami the Congress OF 81 passed
81 act approprilting $1,000 TO build the bridge
Win a p'oyl4o that the Secretary OF War might, In
H., q n ~ new bridge buy the Aqueduct
s'ti uI sH'UOo This sum the leSSeeS agreed to ac-
ttpi n'it ne lessons reftiSej. To Join In the convey
'thtc; ana 20 the matter has rested large ma
i'ii\ hoping and believing this still to be the more
."t@ibc plan TO procure what all desire-a free
hfttJe-While a few maicontent truckers OF Alex
ai''fit county, ami another few spectators in
Matof fronts In Georgetown. again started the
t!tt SISTERS craze, and they have been doing all
-" W-mi WOrk OF late before Congress and In the
CITY papers.
and now. sir While would vastly prefer the site
~ Ii>;} iont, believing Ii 20 best SubServe the
H't'i'0tN 81 the government and nine-tenthS of
tIo' Il" must eros, the river. yet fearing that
-itIi PROJECT 10 he now unattalnabe. now hail In
"a, Pf+s9At attitude Of the esseeS and lessons the
Qdit irisliit pan presented OF obtaining free
t'tit - iht htNt best possible point for all con-
crihed iAcs" parties nave now joined in a propo-
slti- upon which they will unite In conveying the
ATUeGtI"t bridge TO The government This pr0pos,-
tiph n'S been HE'D with the District committees of
iiie House ana senate. accompanied by bill which
VII ~ offered as substitute To the Riddeberger
Di. her THIS bill no appropriation is asked that
%. iva years ago. which Is still in the hands OF the
secretary 81 al. being ample for the purpose the
nit' onIct @I tn. new bill being To effect slight
aii.. iutil1 Ia the act passed February. 1881 The
pr4e o. This bridge are vastly superior to any that
could D. butt for twice the sum now fixed for
i!I Ill., In" location makes the route TO Arlington
ana Fort NScr one mile Nearer for The government
ant: visitors than that by Three Sisters even IL a
road could Bc made direct TO those places
nom this latter point: but this cannot
possibly he done except at great
cost the bridge itself. As the Virginia end OF a
bridge at Three Sisters must terminate In a deep
gl'r-e. from which IL Is impossible to emerge under
"'lt iHi't. ad that in course diJettyy olc0y from
f'rt hycT and Arlington II VIII be seen that the
uia' ilct' 10 these points must BE- Increased fully
thif rHeS. besides the matter OF cost i'll COStr ct-
luE Il new road 10 those places from the western
ti 90 TINS gorge. after purchasing the right OF way
tor s fl,;t. ON the other hand, all me country
rn:t'. on the virginia side already constructed
10 the AlIeduct bridge; and while the dist ance
NUPi not Dr Increased one rod for the advocates of
Three sisters To cross at the present bridge Ii
would Ur increased from one 10 three miles for all
other, to 60 To their point, besides the construction
o new rOtta thereto at heavy cost TO al already
ovcT-jGErd county.
Nov challenge the personal inspection OF any
one IN support III the facts have presented and In
support ai>J or my former assertion that the
Interests u the government and the people OF Viz
EII. ;:I' dtntlcd. III the matter Of selecting the
sitt % tue present bridge. T. H. :