Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-04-17

from Philadelphia on Saturday evening
on business connected with that road.
A representative of the GAZETTE called
on him in reference to the order issued
on Friday stopping the through cars
from doing local business in this city
and TO advise against the order being
continued in force. DR.. Abbot was
shown copy of the GAZETTE contain
ing an account of the Indignation which
thc order had excited in the commune
" and and was told that the citizens
would not submit TO being denied the
use of any car run through the streets.
He was reminded that the city had
treated his company most Literally in
Granting the use of its streets, &c, and
was informed that the citizens were in
arms against the very idea of their
streets being used for the accommoda-
ton Of strangers TO the detriment of
Alexandrians, and that they were aVerse
10 being denied any convenience that
street railway afforded a community.
FTa was shown the inconvenience 10
which Alexandrians would be put and
the loss OF time they would sustain If the
Mt. Vernon cars were not allowed to DO
local business and was told that II the
Objectionable order was allowed to re-
main in force the City Council would
enact an ordinance requiring the cars
to run through the city at such slow
rate of speed that any one who chose
could Get on or oil the cars, or else that
che cars would be required 10 stop at
every street corner they passed within
the CITY limits. DR.. Abbot was also told
that the proposed removal of the com
PAWS offices from the city was not re-
ceived with favor.
DIR. Abbot, who listened attentively
70 everything that had been said, stated
that lie order, which had caused so
much excitement, had not been proper
Nv worded and had been misunderstood;
he had given certain directions as to
the running of the cars, but did not
write the order as published in the
GAZETTE, nor had he seen it till he
reached this city. He said he fully APP
preciated tie liberality Of the city and
he had moi the slightest intention ofin-
conveniencing the citizens, but wanted
10 do all he could for their accommo-
dalton. lie said that he only intended
The order to remain in force till the por-
zion of The road bed near Mt. Vernon,
which was now in bad condition, could
be gotten in good order so that as fast
time could be made over it as over the
other portions of the line; now the cars
had to run so slowly over that
portion that much time was lost and in
order to make it up he had proposed to
make 10 stops in the city by the Mt.
Vernon cars but to have local cars for
local business, and that AleXandrians
coipg to and from Mt. Vernon would
only lie temporarily Inconvenience by
being transferred from one car to an
other. He said he had large force of
men now at work repairing the piece OF
road in question, and that as soon as
the work was completed, which Certain
" would be within three days, the old
regime would be restored, but that to
cause rs little inconvenience as possible
he would direct that only the through
cars running between the hours OF III
a. N. and 2.45 p. NJ. (the time of the
heaviest traveD should make no stops
and that if that was not satisfactory
and the people were not willing to
stand little Inconvenience till he
could put the road bed in the condition
of a ffrst.class railroad, he supposed
that he would have to rescind the Or
der at once.
When told that the people of Alex
andria we're perfectly willing to stand
Il little inconvenience for a reasonable
time he said that was ell he asked and
that in short while they would have
no cause to complain.
1t is now understood that for the
present all ears except those for Nit.
Vernon running between the hours of
10 q. IN. and 2:45 p. m. will do local
business as heretofore, and that all cars
will stop for transfers or otherwise at
the corner of King and Fairfax sire ITS,
and also at the corner of Fairfax and
FRANKLIN streets.
DR.. Abbot stated that the siding at
the intersection of King aid Washing
ton streets would be put down at once
and that two cars would then be run
regularly on King street and one on
Fairfax. This will afford additional
accommodation to local travel.
In reference to the removal OF the
company's offices to New Alexandria,
DR.. Abbot said that as the companys
works. car houses, &C., were there, that
was the proper and most convenient
place for the offices, but that an office
would be kept in this city where rep
resentRtivs of the company wond be
e,ot;oDnd IN no in foDob with the DeO-
pie of Alexandria.
DR.. Abbot appeared to be much wor-
ried that the order concerning the run
sina of cars should have been misun-
derstood and regretted that it should
have caused so much excitement, as ne
saws he wishes the friendly relations
existing between the city and the COM
pany TO continue.
Mayor Strauss this morning waited
on the officials of the company to as
certain their intentions concerning the
recent order, and informed them that
the sentiment of the community vas
averse to allowing the use of the streets
for cars to pass through the city with
out stopping for the convenience OF
every one. He stated that if the OBJ
noxious order was not revoked q
special meeting of the City Council
would be called and the proper action
in the premises taken. The Mayor
was informed that the matter was now
receiving the especial attention of the
officers of the company and he was re-
quested to defer calling Council for a
.;hort time sc IL was more than probable