Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-15
THE RAILROAD IN THE STREETs.
Meeting Of Citizens in south Washing.
ton TO Protest Against the EarweIl

owing TO the bad weather but few people assem-
oled in st. DOminic's Hall last night The occasion
was maSS-meeting OF the Citizens Protect We As
ISOLATION OF South Washington. Father Donnelly
spoke OF the situation Of the railroads up 10 the
present time. and said that the railroad men were
hard at work TO secure the passage OF the Farwell
bill In conversation with a railroad ofncial the
other day Father Donnely was told that there was
no use trying TO oppose the bill, as 1t was bound
10 go through; but he thought differently. II the
property-ownerSo OF South Washington would only
combine las he was working hard to have them
do) ne thought that the Farwell bill would be de-
1eated I'm my brief experience" he said az have
found That the pennsylvania Railroad Is Jugger-
naut A senator said TO me one dag last week,
why, Father Donnelly, you ought TO get down on
your knees and thank God that the Pennsylvania
Railroad lets you live" In an interview with
senator farwell. at which ex-senator Sewell, the
attorney Tor the Pennsylvania Railroad, was pres
ent, ne said the whole subject was taken up and
argued. Father Donnelly trying to get them not to
condemn any land east OF Delaware avenue south.
This they would not consent to- but agreed to
amend the bill so as to exclude the condemnation
the aw ann The he s sna
Ing tse railroads, the Baltimore and ONO Ia par
ticular.
The GIsT OF THE BILL
Is to allow the Baltimore and Ohio to enter the
city from Sd street east to Boundary north. and
then proceed to street northeast, where 1t would
enter tunnel and continue along the line OF "a
street 10 its junction with street southeast, and
turning west strike the Pennsylvania tracks on
virginia avenue. and follow that line TO point
oppOs te their depot, where q union depot would
be erected facing Missouri avenue, between AZ
and 6th street. Permission is given them 10 the
use OF the mall IN this bill Father Donnelly in
speaking OF the new bill, characterized It as
greater evil han the Farwell bill, and said II the
people would only stop auarreling among them
selves and unite he had no doubt that they could
compel the Pennsylvania Railroad TO remove their
mall. as he understood there was now great oppo-
sltion TO their occupying the NAL. and thought
this the proper time TO act. Maurice Fitzgerald
followed In nearly the same strain.
PROPOSED PLAN.
Father DOnnelly then submitted plan which he
had drawn up an amendment TO the bill pre-
sented in the Senate last Saturday, and asked for
Its consideration.
railroad tracks on Maryland avenue. 9Th street
and Virginia avenue west OF LIST street southwest,
are to be reIn0yei; also the tracks and depot on
the Mall, squares 511, 51S, 519, $50, 81 and 5S2,
comprising the tract bounded by Virginia avenue,
Isl anu 81, and streets southwest, to be con-
damned for Union Depot and railroad purposes.
The PENNSYLVANIA Will not 20 farther west on
Virginia avenue than this tract. The Baltimore
and OHIO Railroad can enter the city on the plan
described in the bill. and allowed to go far west
on Virginia avenue as the other road. To get into
virginia avenue the plan proposes the use OF list 10
Delaware avenue south, thence to X street south,
and thence 10 the riyer where 1t Is expected that
the roads Will build new bridge across TO the
other side, utilizing the HATS TO connect with the
tracks on the other side.
The amendment was unanimously agreed to,
and the old executive committee re-appointed To
submit IL 10 Congress-.
ANOTHER PLAN
spoken Of but not adopted was to hav e the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad enter the city from Ken
dali Green and 9th street northeast and beginning
at street and tunnel by way OF 9th street to
North Carolina avenue ana street, and thea pro-
coed tn a Union Depot on the site proposed. The
other par; OF the road that Is its Virginia outlet
Is the same as that proposed In Fa her DonnelyS
plan, except, perhaps, that it provides that IN
case the railroad companies will not build a
bridge 10 allow IL 10 follow the river along h
street 10 the Long Bridge, at the foot vi Maryland
avenue southwest.