Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-01-31
ABOUT GEORGETOWN.
The Canal is Now Said to Be Doing Paw.
ing Business
An Extension Of the Time Granted tG
the Trustees Desired-Other
Matters of Interest.

A petition mas been MED IN the equity
court of Washington county asking that the
present Chesapeake and Ohio canal trustees
be empowered to continue and maintain the
canal as a waterway for ten years from the
date of the courts order ratifying the step.
An agreement has been entered into by the
canal company and the Chesapeake and
Ohio Transportation Company. A clause
in the contract refers to the probable early
use Of electricity. Should the transportation
company desire to use that power. the trus-
tees are to furnish the necessary wires and
appliances. but at the cost of the transpor-
tation company.
The transportation company, which has of
late received articles of Incorporation, grant
ed at Hagerstown, has capital stock of
$3.50. 1000. and is controlled by men of western
Maryland. The year 1893 showed that the
canal is now more than self-sustaining. The
increase of tonnage and traffic does not in
crease the cost of running it. For the fur
Their growth of the canal business a new
equipment must be put thereon. No one
will take the risk of putting additional and
new boats on the canal unless the uncer-
tainty be removed as to the right of the
trustees to continue the operation of the
canal after the expiration of the four years
mentioned in the decree of october ., 1892.
The canal is now said TO be in a better
condition than ever before in Its history.
The trustees have borrowed, for the purpose
of making repairs, S435, 1885. The receipts
from net tolls, &c, to December, 1893. were
s2IV.910.I3. The expenditures have been for
the repair OF the canal and its work under
orders from the court. $430. 764. 40; for other
accounts. $50. 327.17.
The Auction Not Held.
The old Duvall foundry, late the power
house Of the Washington and Arlington
Railroad Company. was to have been scld
at public auction yesterday, under a deed
of trust securing L. A. Littlefield, but at
the last hour the notes were taken up and
the sale declared off. The property is now
owned by a syndicate of which Mr.. Burg
dorf Of Washington is at the head.
Snap shots ut Hawaii.
To meet the demand upon the funds of
that worthy charity, the kindergarten Of
st. Johns Church, Georgetown, Chief En-
gineer Harrie Webster, L. S. navy, on
Thursday, February /. at s O'Clock, in the
parish hall, adjoining the church. will give,
for the benefit of the fund, an illustrated
lecture. entitled SNAP Shots in Hawaii"
There will be thrown upon the canvas over
eighty stereopticon views of the various
public and private buildings, gardens. parks
and street scenes in Hawaii. The lecture
will be replete with details of graphic in
terest AID the views OF that now very in
teresting tropical island will be beautiful
Electric Railroads in Virginia.
One of the leading members of the
Georgetown Citizens Association has re-
ceived the following communication from a
promire nt citizen OF Alexandra county
ana one who is doing much toward the
building up Of that section:
Il have been talking today with some
capitalists and railroad builders from New
York city about constructing electric rail-
roads through Virginia. There would be no
trouble in the world &c get the money or
to have the roads built IL there an
entrance into Washington over the Aque-
dict bridge i am Informed that there are
millions OF dollars ir the banks of New
York awaiting the chance of a good invest
melt. l was told by these men that before
they would purchase any of our railroad
bonds or take a mortgage on any of our
proposed roads We must first secure an en-
trance into Washington. j would there
fore, ask that you Georgetown fighters put
your shoulders to the wheel and try to get
the Aqueduct bridge widened or strength
ened SO that railroad could cross it. This
would be worth millions to Georgetown
Can't you all lend your efforts to this one
point for a month or so? There is a strong
desire on the part of certain parties TO
build the road from Georgetown to Falls
Church, and thence on to Fairfax Court
House. Our bill has been amended to suit
Gov. O'FerralL"
Paragraphs of Interest,
The frame structure at the northeast cor
ner Of SD and NJ streets. occupied as a
blacksmith shop by Mr.. T. Shughrue was
blown down yesterday at noon by the
strong wind. The night before an old
frame on Prospect street near 3sth shared
the same fate. A large tree which has
blown across the 35th street terminus of
the New Cut road is impeding travel
p. F. Bacon, Sam'l Cross and ID. l.. Bart
lett, trustees, have sold to Frank Tickling
the south feet 1 1-2 inches in A. r. Shep-
herds sub In Bealls addition to George
town.