Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-12-08

senator Gaiiinger Pr~.enss . Protest e cle-
fxens to the senate.

senator Gaiiinger Pre.ens. . Protest 90 css-
irens te the senate.
The citizens Of Georgetown. who are indig-
nsnt over the action Of the Washington and
Georgetown road in allowing their carr 10 ss~nd
on treet and. It Is alleged. 10 interfere vith
business. have made an appeal q Congress.
They have enlisted the sympathy q senator
! Gallinger and the latter thi. morning intro
duced their appeal. copy Of which was placed
in each Senators mail this morning.
When introducing the memorial Mr.. o~l-
lnger said; II present the petition Of George
Hail. jr.. and thirty-fi other citizens and bust
ness nrms 81 9ecrgetovn PRAYING for relisf
from what they claim % be encrcschments
I upon their rights on the part Of the wa.hinr-
ton and Georeetcwn Railroad Comp~ny. Thee
citizens claim thst thev have appealed 90 the
officers OF the road. who store their oars
on the narrow business street OF Georce,own.
and have been told IL they do not like il thew
can move away: that they have applied 90 the
pouce and have been refused relief that they
have applied 81 the District Commissioner sni
have been referred 20 the district attorney,
that they have applied 70 the district attorney
and be refers them 20 the courts and save the
courts are open 10 them.
Their appeal Is very earnest one. know
some Of these gentlemen believe ti,.y arc
suffering an indignity which ought 10 be re-
moved"
rHE PETITION.
The petition sets forth tina, the &C, OF Con-
gress ch>rtering the road fixed the beginning
point OF the road a, the intersection Of Rr,as.
and High streets at snch point cas-, Of High
street Ne may be designated by the eorpor.,.
authorities OF Georgetown. aud u is claimed
/ that the company, In defiance OF Law, have con-
structed and extended their road considerable
distance west of High street
/ IL h asserted that in defiance % Law and mu-
nj lRat frtafs..
blockades said bridge, obstructs trssic binders.
delays and keeps away traffic from the hu..
mess houses OF the undersigned and other
taxpayers Of said aeorgetown: hat ~ mako.
loud. unnecessary noises aud turmoil AZ night,
TO the disturbance of the undersigned ami
others. and this no; for III nsn,l
and prompt dispatch Of ito business. hut
unnecessarily, and when the chief officer q ..id
corporation was kindly spoken TO concerning "a
we were told that Congress guaranteed the free
ana uninterrupted use Of the street aud the
company would do what n released with ia
We have borne with these matters and afIrouts.
continues the petition. until thev have become
uncomfortable; We have appealed in the matter
20 the ,ommissioners Of the District Of Culum-
I bia, and In August Of 1892 we entered formal
written complaint 90 that BODY
! ihcn follows copy 81 the letter sent 20 the
commissioners stating At length the grievances
OF citizens and the Petition goes on TO say,
ms paper so signed was by said Commis-
sioners referred 60 Geo. G Hazelton. ESQ.
! the attorney for the District of Calu -
bia. Tor report. but that gentleman
was absent from his duties la a distant state
making speeches in aid Of the election of a gov
ernor and state officers; In the meantime he
Undersigned still suffering from the acts Of
said corporation. and still further suffering
| from the DELAY Of said Commissioner a. vel
as further suffering from the countensnce given
TO SAID corporation by said DELAY Of said Com
missioners (Which IL anything rendered
said corporation more ofenslvel, waissd
| upon and presented 20 his enceIlency
the President OF the United Stairs q duplicate
OF SAID so signed paper. hereinbefore quoted,
who kindly and speedily forwarded it to the
said Commissioners of the District Of
Columbia. who still delayed action until
November IS. 1892 when the said attorney for
said District having returned from his campaign
tour IN Wisconsin. they gave q hearing upon
SAID paper TO the undersigned and
others, result Of which hearing
the said Commissioners determined and 80 in
! formed the undersigned. that upoa the advice
OF the attorney for the district that the
courts being open We might prosecute
the railroad company or sue for dsmases
Ii Is proper TO state here that something like
| two years ago the Commissioner upon the
! advice OF the same attorney. an violation Of the
said act OF May IL, 1862. held that said corpors-
ton had right 90 Of said Bridge street
west OF said High street. for terminal
| purposes, and we advised that since then,
| and within one year. the said Commissioner
| IN violation of said law. granted permit to saii
corporation 20 run its cable and cable cars over
and upon said Bridge street. west Of the begin
ming point fixed by said Law.
$50 that the advice of the Commissionerreto
proceed against the said corporation through
the local courts not only in derision
OF the good citizens and taxpayers. who
had made proper, reasonable and respect
! ful request, but by the very necessity Of all
their former action the prosecuting officers %
the District would have TO protect the rail-
road company through sustaining the per-
mits. rulings, grants and doings Of said
Commissioners. and thus the forces of prosecu-
ton rendered antagonistic 20 the cause pre-
sented in said paper and hereby In view
therefore, of all these things and being abridged
IN our rights and liberties - citi-
zens. having asked the protection Of our local
| government and been denied it. being told TO
involve ourselves in tiresome. vexatious AMI
expensive litigation over - subject IN
which the police power could be invoked
and We called upon ne witnesses we ask in
kindly urgency that these things be inquired
into by committee, and that such steps
be taken will compel the railroad COM
pany 10 respect the rights OF the peo-
pie and obey the iaw, aud that the Connie
sioners be required TO protect the people
against such invasious. and that such steps be
taken either by bill or other action as will re-
woke the charter OF aid company otherwise
protect our rights"
The paper Is signed by George HUI jr. Crop
ley 4 Boteler and q. W. Ofutt ~ committee.
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