Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-02-09
THE RAILROAD PROBLEM.
Citizens Of south Washington Propose
a New Location for the Union Depot.

The mass-meeting of citizens of south Washing
ton was held last night at ST. DOmn!c's Hall for
the purpose Of protesting against encroachments
OF the railroads on their streets. y. ii. Shea was
chosen chairman and NJ. j. colbert secretary. Mr.
shea, after calling the meeting to order explained
the plans proposed by the Citizens Committee and
by the District commissioners for removing the
tracks from Maryland avenue and 9th street. He
stated that while the plan agreed upon offered
slight relief 10 the residents OF South Washington
Ii possessed many detects. and the committee
who had called the meeting had decided TO recon-
change was to locate the proposed union
depot In the square south OF the Botanical Gardens
Maryland avenue and Canal streets southwest, in
stead OF ia reservation II or at the junction OF
Marylan and Virginia avenues, and TO reach the
Long bridge by way OF 1st and I'd streets to X,
thence along X 10 Water street. instead or passing
through street, IS was proposed by the Commit
tee OF One Hundred. Messrs. N H. Shea, /. Fen.
wick Young, T. d. Wright, DR.. Fenwick, j. j. Der
mody, Philip y. Dwyer, and Maurice Fitzgerald
were appointed committee on resolutions and
they reported series OF resolutions that were
adopted These resolutions, after setting forth
briefly the plans before the Senate District CON-
mittee. declared that as 1.-The location OF all the
points proposed and along Virginia and Mary
land avenues will not only destroy the usefulness
and beauty OF the two finest tnorougnIares south
Washington, but will endanger the interests OF all
It's people by raising an almost impossible barrier
against traf1c and intercourse with the rest OF
the city,, and as 'the laying OF one or more tracks
on street will depreciate the value OF thousands
or dollars worth or private property, and practi-
cally destroy St Dominics church, on the corner
9th and streets, we hereby enter our
most solemn protest against the establishment OF
union depot at the intersection OF Maryland and
virginia avenues aforesaid and particularly
against the laying OF one or more tracks along the
line Of street, and that we use all lawful means
10 prevent the adoption OF such plan. That we
recommend 10 the consideration OF Congress as a
favorable and central site for the location OF the
proposed depot square No. $50 and the adjoining
square or squares Immediately south OF the Boz
tanical Garden, with the tracks extending there
from 10 street, and along X street 10 Water
street and thence 10 the Long bridge That the
adoption OF this OF similar plan would almost en-.
tire.y relieve Maryland and Virginia avenues from
the unsightly tracks which now d.sfigure them
and would meet with the approval OF the citizens
OF South Washington" After a committee con-
sisrlng Of y. Ii. Shea, Rev. Father DOnneily /
Fenwck Young. George White and Mr. McCauey
mad been appointed 10 present the resolutions 10
Congress, the meeting adjourned.
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