Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-26
CITY AND DISTRICT.
OPPOSED To THE FREIGHT House
Citizens OF South washiustou will See
the Dtstrics COmmisstOmerv

The Citizens Protective Association Of South
Washington held public meeting last night at St
Dominic's Hall There were about thirty-tye per-
sons present Mr.. n. II. Shea, the president, said
the meeting was held principally because the
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad proposes to re-
place one nuisance by another. The old round
house between ~ and 9Th and c and d streets
was to be removed and the building replaced with
freight depot It was the purpose OF the asso-
ciation TO oppose the railroad company In that
project as much as Il can
Kew Father Donnelly, pastor OF st. Dominic's,
said the people were greatly interested In the out
coule VI tnese meetings. He understood that tt
would be impossible TO prevent the erection OF the
oulong SO long as IL Is constructed In conformity
To-, 20 .ne ouiid1ng regulations He was told that
tnefe are numbers OF side-tracks occupying the
streets and crossing the sidewalks In violation Of
Jaw. II this be so, the association surely has q
District
TO FIGHT THE sIDE-rRAcKs.
Their only hope, as he understood IT, was TO
make the railroad company remove the side
tracks. which are obstructing the sidewalks In
open violation OF law. and In that way prevent
the company from using their new building a
freight depot The railroad will ask: "Have we
not right to build on our own gr0und7" Ger
tainly it has; but with due regard for the conve-
nience Of ctizena Already AZ street is INSTRUCTED
sometimes for nearly half an hour II this build
ing was erected and used for the purposes intended
the nuisance would be increased many fold Only
yesterday. Father Donnelly said. he was caught
In between the gates by careless gateman- An
express train was coming at the time, but, fortu-
nately, he managed to get out OF Its way. Father
Donnely says That he has great confidence in
what the people OF that section can do IL 1t was
not for the interest he has in the church and the
people he would drop the matter, because OF the
few persons who turn out and attend the meet
ngS IL IS not because they are not interested. he
said They were sitting at home reading the papers
and smoking, thinking OF course that those who
did attend would do what could be done. CommiS-
sioner Webb a few days ago had informed him
that the permit To erect the building could not be
refused; but II II could be shown that the railroad
company was unlawfully oOstructing the street IL
would be the Commissioners duty TO remove such
obstruction
Mr.. colbert, the secretary, stated that on three
occasions In suits brought against the company
by the Filth Baptist church the supreme Court de-
cided that the side-tracks entering the property
complained OF were illegal and the church had al
Father Donneily sa. d that the Rev. Mr.. Meador
had told him that the courts had decided the three
points raised In favor Of the church, and that his
promise that they would soon De removed.
TO SEE THE COMMISSIONERS.
The following committee was appointed to wait
on the District Commissioners and properly lay
before them all ther grievances: c. Ii. Parker, T.
7. Keane, DIR. r T. Holden, VIM. Fegan, John j.
Brosnan, Father Donnelly, DR.. ID. Ii. hazen, p. N.
Dwyer, NJ. j. Colbert, and Capt. Harry johnson.
Mr.. Dwyer suggested that the commissioners be
requested 70 enforce the police regulations.
MI. David Murphy complained that were
not only permitted TO stand along Virginia avenue
but they were cleaned In the open street and the
dust flies In every direction.
Mr.. I. I. keane said that he once called an Of
ncers attention 10 the fact that cars were stand
ing on Virginia avenue and the offlcer said .you
don't want me TO lose my place. I'll have my
head taken on II bother the railroad company"
The committee held brief consultation AFTER the
meeting adjourned, and deciQed 10 wait upon the
commissioners at 1890 o'clock tomorrow. The
members OF the committee In discussing the mat
ter referred TO the action Of eX-Gov. Shepherd in
tearing up the railroad tracks on LIST street. some
OF those present said that when they had ex-
hausted every other means they would be willing
10 tear up these side-trackS They thought that II
those tracks were there In violation OF law IT
would be no serious violation or law to remove
them