Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-04-04
NEW FERRY ASSURED
WILL BE OPERATED AS PART OF
N, AND ", SYSTEM.

| The new ferry between Alexandria
| and Washington will be operated as a
| line of the Norfolk and Washington
| Steamboat Company, If there are no
| legal impediments in the way. This
was the decision reached at the meeting
| of the board of directors of the Nor
| folk and Washington Company at the
| special meeting held in the Office of the
| company at the foot of 9TH street yes
| terday afternoon.
Mr.. Levi S. Woodbury. president of
| the company, presided over the meeting,
and Clarence F. Normant, first vice
president; John Callahan, second vice
president and general manager; Odell s.
Smith, secretary and treasurer, and d.
| rectors Frazier, Groves Boyd and Pear
son, were present. Mr.. ]. d. Callahan,
| assistant general manager at Norfolk,
was the only director absent
After a full discussion of the ferry
| matter, the determination stated
above was reached, as being the best
| method of operating the ferry. This will
keep the entire business of the Norfolk
! and Washington Steamboat Company I'M
| der one management The legal ques-
| lions involved have been turned over to
| the attorney for the company, and he
will make an investigation as soon as
possible. When he is ready to report.
certainly within the next week a sec
ond meeting will be called and II no
legal impeachment exists the formal
transfer of the. property of the WASH
| ington Steamboat Company. limited, of
| New York which operated the old ferry,
will be made to the Norfolk and Wash
| ington Company. The deeds to this prop
| erty are in the possession of Mr.. w.
| b. Hibbs. who. 1t is stated. will be con-
nected with the ferry company.
That there Is no cloud on the title
| to the ferry company property is as
| sured. and it is safe to say the transfer
will be made at the next meeting. AS
soon as this is done, Mr.. John Gala
han. general manager of the Norfolk
start the work of preparing the ferry
slips for service. Recent investigation
has developed the fact that they are IN
| such a condition as not to be available
for even a temporary ferry. They will
be rebuilt at once, but the work will
require a month or six weeks. The man.
ayers of the line are, however. determln-
ed to have a boat on the route at the
earliest possible moment consistent with
the safety of the patrons, and during
coming summer and fall. as stated several
days ago, two new modern boats Will be
built for the service.
Location of Landing Slip.
The locat ton of the boat landing slip at
the Washington end of the route will be
built facing the street, below the present
ferry house, and a new ticket office and
waiting rooms will be built, modern
structure taking the place of the present
antiuuated one The remainder of the
ferry wharf here will be fitted up for other
steamboat business.
That the ferry is assured there Is no
doubt, and within the next few weeks the
route will be open and passengers, freight
and teams will be conveyed between this
city and Alexandria by water. ........
The rumOr that the PENNSYLVANIA Railway
Company would prevent the operation of
the new ferry was called to the attention
of prominent official of the Norfolk and
Washington Steamboat Company by Star
reporter this morning. The official author
lied the reporter to say positively that the
Pennsylvania railway is in no way inter-
ested in the establishment of the ferry and
that there will be no interference from that
source. and, further, that the ferry will be
established at once and that the service
will be the best that can be given by two
steamers. 1t was further stated that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company has dis
posed of all of its stock in the Washington
Alexandria and Mount Vernon railroad
here with which the new ferry will COM
pete for business.