The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-03-20
A union DEPOT FAVORED
Action of the Board of Development
of Alexandria County.
The Measure Authorizing the APP
pointmcnt Of n Commission by the
President to Control steam Rail-
way Affairs in the District Endors-
ed-TcNt of Resolutions Adopted.

BY action yesterday afternoon at a meet
| ing in the County Court House at Fort
| Myer Heights the board OF development Of
| Alexandria County has gone on record as
! favoring a bill recently introduced in the
! United States Senate which authorizes
| the President of the United States to ap-
| point railroad commission TO construct
union tracks, depots, terminals, and union
| bridges. to be used by the steam railroads
now entering the District Of Columbia. and
which may hereafter enter said District,
and for abolishing grade crossings and the
I removal from the public grounds Of all
existing tracks. stations. and freight yards
within the said District Of Columbia"
Resolutions favorable to the measure
were presented to the meeting by G. &.
BOJelCr. and after debate were adopted
Other matters were considered by the
gathering. over which G. " Donaldson
presided in the absence Of President A. NJ
Lothrop About forty members Of the or
gsnization were present and James Z.
Clements acted as secretary.
II was ( o'clock when the meeting con-
vened. After roll call, business was taken
up In the regular order mass Of routine
matter being first considered. Reports Of
several committees were received, that OF
the committee on Memorial Bridge being
tie first in order. II was reported from
this committee that substantial progress
toward ne desired end had recently been
made. a special committee appointed al
previous meeting Of the society having
also moved forcibly in the matter. Ii was
brought out that this special committee
had called upon Senators Mcmillan and
Martin and directed their attention to the
project locking to the construction OF the
Memorial Bridge. Slight progress was re-
ported from the committee on Mount Yer
non Avenue and a similar state of affairs
was brought 10 light by report from the
committee on general county legislation.
Somewhat of a surprise was sprung when
Augustus Davis of this city. presented
motion with the object OF securing the
appointment Of a special committee TO con-
slider and report at the next meeting Of
the association as TO the proper steps TO be
taken In the matter of the proposed con
struction Of good roads for Alexandria
County. During the recent computation
the bonding OF the county TO the eX-
tent Of $4,000 for the improvement
of roads. Mr.. Davis was opposed to
the measure then proposed, and TO his
efforts in part, the failure Of the bonding
proposition is credited In presenting his
AtHblutiOu MI. Ddkls Nd4tl LOT q ltdElDlt
plan to secure good roads in the county.
He claimed that the scheme recently de-
feated at the polls, including the propo-
siton to bond the county, was unjust and
without precedent in the State of Virginia
Debate upon the motion for a committee
lasted for half an hour and finally the mat
ter was brought to a vote. Upon the
adoption Of the motion the chair appointed
the following committee TO enquire into
and to report at the next meeting OF the /
association: August Davis, G. G. Boteler. !
L. f. Haney, J. II. Hobson, and James E.
Clements. At this point Mr.. Boteler Sc
cured the floor and offered the following
resolutions:
Whereas the business interests Of Alexandria |
County, well as the traffic between the North /
md South, is seriously retarded by not having Z
better railroard connection in Washington city; I
md
Whereas the control Of the terminals in wash
ngtOn by any one Of the trunk lines 20 the eN-
fusion Of citizens deprives the South from the
benefits Of competition between various rail-
ways going North; therefore be il
Resolved. That this association requests the
senators and Representatives from the state
4 Virginia to support House bin pl50 as being
y vital importance TO the trade between the /
North and the South and the development Of
Aexandria County, and also OF Washington, City;
e it.
-lAt>elhto- lAal tllS ASSOCIATION iuTtner re-
quests the Senators and Representatives from
irginia not to favor any bill donating any
public land in the District Of Columbia 70 any
team railroad corporation 10 the exclusion Of
NY other steam railroad desiring similar privi-
eges.
This motion provoked long debate, but
vas finally adopted. A committee com
,osed OF George G. Boteler, Augustus Davis
/. II. Hobson. A. B. Hines, A. VI. Lothrop.
nd James E Clements was then appointed
~ the chair to present the resolutions 10
he Senators and Representatives from Vir-
.inia. This Will be done, # is understood,
his week.
After other minor matters had been dis
osed Of the meeting adjourned at o'clock.