Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-01-24
ANOTHER CITIZENS, MEETING

Pursuant to call, meeting OF GU
zens was held last night at the Board
of Trade rooms to hear the report of
the committee appointed at the meet
ing last Thursday night to confer with
the officers of the Pennsylvania road in
reference to the irregulariiy OF running
the local trains, &c. The meeting was
well attended and the discussion took
wide range, much of it being in relation
10 the Mount Vernon electric railway
and the proposition now before Council
to grant 20 Mr.. l.. W. Spear the use OF
the streets for another electric railway.
Mayor Strauss called the meeting TO
order and stated that the committee
was ready to report.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Barrett said the committee
had carried out the instructions of the
meeting which had appointed them
had met Supt. Hutchinson and inform
ed him Of the irregularity with which
the trains were run and Of the unclean
condition of the cars. &c. Mr.. 81. had
received the committee most cordially,
treated them most courteously, and had
promised that the trains should run on
better time; that the cars should be
kept clean; that in case the Quantico
train was late an extra local train
would be run and that there should be
no more cause for complaint after this.
Mr.. +. NJ. Birrell said that Mr.. Hutch
inson had stated that he would see that
the 7:05 a. IN. train should run on time
so that the navy ward men could come
back to that train.
Mr.. NJ. b. Harlow said the commit
tee had had Il very satisfactory inter-
view with Mr.. Hutchinson. The COM
mittee had stated their grievances and
had been promised redress. His con-
versation with Mr.. II. was very gen
eral one. He had said to Mr.. III. that
the citizens Of Alexandria were making
every effort to get people to come here,
but that if the train service was not
better. the city would lose many of its
present population. He called the at
tention OF Mr.. II. to the rates charged
from Washington TO the towns north OF
that city, which were lower than those
to this city and that Mr.. H. had prom
sed to look into this matter. He told
Mr.. H. that the Pennsylvania was II
fine road, but that it was disgraced by
having 4 shed for depot in AleXan-
dria, and that passengers passing
through here must think they were 60
ing through country village rs the de-
pot was lighted with lamps. To this
he said Mr.. IL. had asked him
If Alexandria had gas and was
promptly told that the city not
only had gas, but electric lights, and
that the railroad company would do
well TO discard lamps and use gas. Mr..
Harlow said he then asked Mr.. Hut
Crimson if, in reasonable time, the
people of Alexandria could expect a
new depot and told him what had been
said about the power of the State Rail
road Commission in forcing the COM
pany to erect new building, though
he did not wish to resort to such meas
urcs. and that Mr. II. had said that
within a reasonable time a better depot
could be expected Mr.. Harlow then
said that at the last meeting Il member
of Council (Mr. Fisher had stated in
reply to Il question that no Council
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cials in reference TO q new depot, &c.
He then handed to the secretary and
had read extracts from the GAZETTE III
which Mr. Fisher himself had reported
proceedings of interviews had by Coun-
ell committees with the railroad otii-
Gals in reference to these very matters.
The report of the committee as pre-
scented By Messrs. Barrett, Birrell and
Harlow was then received and ac-
cepted.
Mr.. Harlow then suggested that a
permanent organization be effected to
look after the interests Of the travelling
public, &c.
Mr.. +. f. Anderson then submitted
the following:
Resolved, That an organization be effected
OF the commuters travelling between AleXan-
dria and Washington and of such other per-
sons rs may desire To cooperate with them;
that said association shall be known as the
Alexandria Transportation Associations; and
that a committee of three be appointed by the
chair TO draft constitution aud bylaws to
be submitted for consideration at meeting
to be called by him for that purpose.
Resolved, That until that shall have been
| DONE the chair shall appoint committee OF
FIVE to take such steps as shall seem most adj
visable with view of obtaining ~ new
station building, better suited to the needs OF
the people of AleYandria; t2) reduced cominu
tation rates, and (3) competition in the pas
senger traffic, for which purpose they are au-
| thorized to enter into negotiations with the
| Virginia Steamship Company. the Baltimore
and Ohio L. Il. Co., the Norfolk and Western
r. R. Co, the Richmond and Danvillc r. K.
Co. and the Electric Transportation Company
or with such of them rs may be most ex-
pedient. with 4 view to obtaining other out
lets for the passenger traffic than the Penn
sylvania r. r. Co.
Resolved, That the said committee be in
structed TO wait upon the Senators and Rcp-
resentatives of the State Of Virginia or to COM
muncate with them in other ways. if deemed
most advisable, with view 10 impressing
them with the Importance of aiding the pas
sage of such bill or bills rs shall grant to the
Washington Mount Vernon and Alexandria
Railroad suitable entrance to the city of
Alexandria by means of Il bridge te be situa-
ted near Arlington, Virginia.
Mr.. Edwin NJ. Birrell offered the fol-
lowing
Resolved, That the said committee shall
have power to appear as our representatives
before the Common COUNCIL Oh Int CITY VI Al
exandria and to lay such matters before the !
said Council as may be Gcrmane to the sub
jects noted to the above resolutions, with
view to securing there cooperation.
Mr.. J. c. DePutron then gave an ac-
count of the interview with Mr.. Hut
Crimson and the committee. He said |
Mr.. H., who was the representative OF
a well-organized company, acted at first
like he was comforting with dlsor-
nanized mob. knowing that OrganiZa- |