Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-03-16
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MONDAY EVENING, MARCH is.
LOCAL MATTERS.

For the Middle Atlantic States fair weather
e,rept in the extreme northern portion, local
SHOWS Slight change in temperature in southern
norton, c,;der weather in northern portion.
Variable winds shifting to novthwesterly. Colder
fair weather will prevail to morrow.
NOCTURNAL TRACK LAYING.-Tne ques-
ton of granting the right of way to the
Washington. OHIO and Westera Railroad to
extend it's track froni the corner Of Princess
and Lee streets to point on the latter
street between Cameron aod King has sud
denly assumed another phase. AS has been
several times stated recently. the privilege
of extending lis tracks from the present
depot to Cameron street was granted the
old Alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire
Railroad Company nineteen years ago by
The City Council of Alexaudria though that
company nor any Of It's successors, has up to
a short time ago undertaken to avail itself
Of the privilege. Recently, however, the
w, O. & ". Il. r the successor of the last
named company, has petitioued Council
for AL amendment TO the act in question
grating them the additional privilege of
running its tracks across Cameron street to
a point on Fayetle alley, where it is pro-
posed o established passenger depotin CON
iuuction with the Alexandria and Washing
ton Railroad, where it is stated local trains
will depart for and arrive from Washington.
The idea while hailed with satisfaction by
mapy. bas been AS strcuuously opposed by
o,her:., especially some Of the citizens own
iny property or doing business on that street
The petition from the railroad company was
granted by The Board Of Aldermen at 81 re-
cent- meeting, but has hung i'll the Common
Council ever siEce, that board seemingly
being divided in opinion whether or not the
proposed change would be beneficial to the
city or afford any additional accommoda
tions Thus matters have stood for several
DAYS, the opponents of the move in the
meantime REGULATING petitions, which have
been numerou>ly signed, protesting against
Council granting the right. The railroad
company, too. has been active, using argu-
ments to convince the city fathers and 9th
ers OF its intentions, promising TO pay dam
ages, should any be incurred, to property
along the proposed route.
Last Saturday uight, however, new as
pect of the ma tier was presented TO The citi
zeus, and one which has afforded II topic
Of conversation and speculation ever since,
D coup d'etat having been enactsd on the
part of the railroad which took many BY
surprise. II seems that the company had
ordered corps of track hands here "tor
special work to be done in this city" The
train containing the force, under charge OF
Mr.. NJ. Murphy, was son time, and at mid
night, dark, cloudy ard rainy, as it proved
to be, the gang commenced running track
from Princess street along Lee with ali the
expedition they could command. Ofcourse,
the whole matter had been kept profound
secret. the intention being to lay the track
quietly and before any citizens were up.
The work of laying the ties in the street
was accompanied with 80 little nose, and
the street being unpaved and unfrequented
that none of the residents of that locality
were awakened, but after the rails had
been placed in position and the work
of driving the spikes began, the noise,
of course, commenced to attract attention
to that neghborhood, and abouttwo O'Clock
officers Franks aud Nightingale, who were
on that beat, repaired to the spot and wit
messed what was going on. They immedi
ately reported the matter to Lieut.. Smith
at the station kou:e, who, shortly afterward,
proceeded to the residence of Ma, or Beck
ham and appriZed that official of the pro
ceedings but ne declined to interfere upon
the ground that the city had granted the
road permission to come to Cameron street
years ago, and advised the officers to notify
Messrs George r. Hill, Josiah H. d. Smoot
and others ownirgproperty on the street OF
what was going ON. The policemen imme-
dately. went to the residences of those gen,
tlemen and reported the case. Messrs. Hill
and Smoot. as quickly as possible, called on
their counsel, Mr.. G. A. Mushbach, who
drew up the following injunction and pre-
sented the same to Judge \. B. Meade, OF
the Corporation Court, who granted ito
[Copy
THE COMMONWEALTH OF VIRGINIA.
70 the Sergeant ofths City of Alexandria Greeting
We command you to summon Washington.
Ohio and Western Railroad Co, 10 appear at the
rules to be held in the Clerks Office of Cor
poration of the city of Alexandria, at the
Court House of the said city. on the first Monday
in April next to answer bill in chancery ex-
tibited against it in said court, by Geo. K. Hill
and Richard F. Tucker, parties trading and doing
business under the firm name Of Geo. +. Hill &
Co.. and unless il shall answer the bill according
to law, the court will take the sane for confessed
and decree accordingly. And this, it shall in no
wise omit under the penalty of fl0O and have
there then this writ.
Witness: Jno. S. Beach, clerk of our said court,
at the Court House aforesaid, this 18th day of
March, 1885, aud in the 109th year of the Com
monwealth JEo. s. Be sCH Clerk.
copy -teae:-
JSo. S. BEACH, Clerk
Endorsement
To en- DIN and restrain the Washington, Ohio