Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-02-05
TALKS WITH THE ooMMrssroxsus
The Congregational Cesaes~-y Biu srd sks
faiis Church Railroad Discu..-d Ic<ia,.

The cengr~s.sen.i o>aes--y Eiu srd sks
fAis Church Railroad Discussed To-day.
At the afternoon session Of the board ,oaa,
the Commissioners gave a hearing 10 thoss
persons interested In Senate bill s53 rrNus.
ing the uso of parts Of certain streets ia Wash.
ington city 10 the vestry Of wasliiaton pars-h
for the use o; the Congressional cemetery.
Mr.. o. b Hallam. REPRESENT the Eat
Washington Citizens Association. sfoke in
support of the bill He said that The Gem.
etery Vas an outgrowth OF the washingtos
parish burial ground. which orig. aally
consisted Of square ilia- On April IS
1916 the vestry dousted aud set apart Iec
burial sites for the intermens OF members OF
Congress, aud the privilege OF free inter.
meat Was aftorward extended 20 heads Of de-
partments and their families. Prom these
donations. and its use in early days fos
interments OF Congressman, % acquired the
title OF Congressional cemetery. The object
OF the proposed bill. he stated. was 10 repeal
tae provision OF the net OF Congress which
provided that the vestry should use for
ever the ground between q and Water streets
ana l,th and 2Osh streets, provided that the
United States should retain and hold snch
parts as might be laid out for the burial Of
Congrossmcn. condition was also imposed
that the vestry should care for. protect and
preserve IN good order the government por-
ifon Of the cemetery aud the monuments.
grave stones and cenOtafhs, aud that the pro-
ceeds OF sales Of lots shoGld b. devoted solely
TO the Improvement aud adornmeut Of the
eemstery. 10 was customary. he said prior TO
1876 for the Governments 70 eress
eenotaphs upon their property an the cemetery,
but that since that date. by virtue OF an act Of
Congress- no monument has been erected. and,
IN Tact, no burial has taken place. He rzid
tina: it was certain that the government would
have no further need for their property In the
cemetery. and IN conclusion urged the favcs-
able Recommendation Of tic report
THE FALLS CHURCH ROAD
Senate bill iScs. authorizing the eonstruetioa
OF the Georgetown, Arlington and Fails Church
Railroad Company, also mp for heariag.
and representative Meredith ana Me.srsL
George A. Dunlop, JIM. Love aud K. ". Moore
appeared in favor of the road. Mr.. Dunlop, IN
behalf OF the company. pointed out the many
advantages wLiCL ~ Was claimed would be
gained by the construction Of the road. IL
would opea. lac said, new country aud be Of
great Oeneh nj 10 the citizcus of Virginia and
the District alkc. The company santed TO use
the Aqueduct bridge o. cross the river. This
was Absolutely necessary, Tor he thought thse
no street railroad COMPANY could afiol1 ~ bulid
q bridge itself
MIR. X W Moore stated that he represented
the citizens OF Alexandria and Fairfax conn
ties They were clamoring Tor tine read IL
would lie OF iaestimabls value 10 them and
BRING them within cay access of the Dis
trlci Al present hundreds of government
clerks hsed along the line of the exisging
steam railroad aud the facilities furnished
were meaSer. But one rain a day could bring
them 10 the city and II they missed It they
were forced 10 remain home ali day. The
people OF Virginia had an interest," In the
Aqueduct bridge and II Was their wish thai =
railroad should run over IT.
Commissioner Douglass thought a road might
be bait On the stohe peers. but Mr.. Dunlop
stated that every engineer WHO had exAnained
the situation was unwilling to recommend such
q thing. Representative Meredith and J. y.
Love also spoke in iayor 0, the bull