Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-22
THIRTEENTH STREET AROCSEp.
Property Owners Meet and Protest
Against the Proposed Railroad

In response TO a published call a meeting of
property holders along 18th street was held
last evening in the hall of the National Uni
Nerslty law school to take action in regard to
the proposition 10 run a street railway along
that street. Mr.. Eugene Carusi called the
meeting TO order and said that the object was
TO make protest against unnecessary aud I'M
called for intrusion upon 18th street by a line
OF tram cars The property owners believed
that additional street railway facilities were
not needed ut this time, and, while feeling
grateful for the disntereSted peneroSitv ri
these people who had protested TO a committee
OF Congress against having the road run as
proposed, ON 12th street. had suggested that no
upuot the residents along 18th street would be
pleased L. have the ears on their street vet IL
was deemed best that the people directly in
terested should be heard. He thought that a
protest should be prepared. couched in rs Wig
orOuS language rs possible, and sent to the SEN
ate committee. rs Senator Ingalls, had said that
they would near no further verbal protests but
would receive written COMMUNICATIONS
Prof c. Y. Riley was chosen chair
the discussion which followed as TO the
best course To pursue, remarks were made by
icy. hush * Shipper Peter NJ. Dubant, Noble
II: i'arner, Alex Porter Morse and j. +. Miller.
Mr.. Dubant suggested that perhaps it would be
better To take the broad ground that further
railroad facilities in this city were not needed
at this time, because when he was before the
committee the last time it seemed that the
property owners We're unwilling to have the
new ear line on their particular streets, while
Offering no objections to having other streets
used for that purpose. He Thought that it could
bc shown that the street railway facilities were
sufficient, ana II would have more effect to pro-
test against granting charter for new line in
any part OF the city. He added that this
company was not composed of citizens of the
District, but principally OF citizens of Phiade-
phla, and that he was of the opinion that they
mad no intention of building any part OF the
line at present, but all that they wanted to
cure now was the valuable franchise, which
they might hereafter sell.
Mr.. Caru>i said that he thought the property
owner, of 18th street had good ground
for objecting to- the use of their street. 1t
was not demanded by the public, be-
cause it would not provide any facili-
Ties which did not exist at present.
The existing lines would take people to any
point along that street. Then ii IL could be
shown that the property owners did not want
III, the TWO main reasons for granting such Il
franchise would be wanting, namely, the public
interests ana the interests of the property hold
crs along that street. After further discussion,
IT was decided To appoint committee of ten,
with instructions To prepare a protest to be
sent To the Senate District committee, and a
petition to be signed by the property owners
and residents The following committee was
appointed: DIR. g. V. Riley, L. Carusi, j. +.
Miller. Rev. DIR. Il. Il. Shipper, Alex. Porter
Morse, J. D. Turrili, Il. X. CatIen. ). Ii. Galpin,
Charles GurIey and VIM. +. Clark.