Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-09-19

failS ChurCh ROAD right OF way from d
point on their present road near Fort Myer
Heights along the Columbia pike to the
Highway bridge and that at this special
meeting the board would formally vote the
cor ceSsion
Mr.. Douglass at once earnestly protested
that such was not his understanding. He
had been waited on by citizens who were
vitality interested in the matter and had
positively assured them that no such action
would be taken at this meeting. Such had
been his understanding at the last meeting,
and 1t had been confirmed by the minutes
of that meeting.
Mr.. Hubbell's Statement.
Mr.. F. B. Hubbell of the W., A. and F.
c. road, who had been present for an hour
and a half waiting for the matter to come
up said he had been assured by Attorney
Walton Moore of his road that the matter
had been settled and the necessary action
would be taken at this special meeting.
Mr.. Moore had drawn the necessary paper
and informed him that copies had been sent
to each of the supervisors.
The supervisors assented that they had
received the copies of the desired resolu-
ton. and Mr.. Febry said he had under
stood the situation to be as DR.. Rust had
stated it-that action would be taken at
this meeting. Mr.. Rucker, clerk of the
board. also had so understood 1t.
II can't help 1t, gentlemen" reiterated
Mr.. Douglass. II did not understand it
80. and my word is out to our citizens that
no action will be taken. and l must oppose
anything being done tonight I yielded my
views to the location of the track. I
wanted 1t at the side of the pike instead of
the center. Ali the electric roads In the
north are now putting their track at the
side OF the highway, and that Is where It
ought to be- in my judgment; but my opin-
ion was overruled by the other members Of
the board, and / yielded. In this matter I
! think ought to have some consideration.
n a
Mr.. Hubbell?"
Mr.. Hubbell replied that the company only
wanted to push the thing through to COM
pletion: he knew OF no special rush. Yet
he would like it settled at this meeting.
What Is 1t the citizens who saw you
want to say?" was asked of Mr.. Douglass.
why, I'll tell you. to be perfectly frank
with you: they object to being dumped out
by the Falls Church road in Jackson City.
They want to be sure Of being carried into
Washington city. They want guarantee
in this concession of right OF way to the
road that they will be taken across the
bridge to 18th and D streets in Washing
ton, or else that they will be carried to the
Washington end of the Aqueduct bridge"
Mr.. Hubbell explained that there was a
verbal agreement with the managers Of the
that the Falls Church electric line could
gross the Highway bridge and use the
Mount Vernon track Mr.. Douglass said
Mr.. Hubbell had stated as much before,
but Mr.. Hinchman had repudiated any such
agreement. Mr. Hubbell said Mr.. Hinch-
man had not repudiated 1t. and thereupon
Mr.. Douglass, who was Ill and nervous,
Jumped up in an excited manner and said
Mr. Hubbel must not say that; he was not
present when Mr.: Hinchman talked and
dad not know. This show OF feeling passed
in a few moments. but Mr.. Douglass in
sisted that nothing should be done till the
peoples interests were fully protected.
Intention Of Congress.
Then the question of what the act of
Congress regarding the Highway bridge
provides regarding permission to electric
roads to cross was discussed. Mr.. Rucker
stated that 1t gave any electric road the
right to cross on the bridge upon compli-
ance with the conditions common to all
roads and the payment of its share of the
expenses Mr.. Hubbell said he had not SO
understood 1t, but he was not the road s
attorney and possibly had not read the
act as finally passed
1t was agreed by the supervisors unan-
imously that some guarantee of landing
passengers at some point on the Washing
ton side of the Potomac Is Indispensable
THE Mount Vernon companys service,
he said. lis such that nobody would be
| satisfied to be turned over to that road al
| Arlington Junction or elsewhere"
| Mr.. Febry said he thought they ought tC
! go slow. A very bad mistake had beer
made in granting right of way to the Ole
| Dominion company in the location of theiI
| track from Aqueduct bridge to Dead Man
| run just west of the brewery. Mr.. Doug.
| lass had previously spoken of this, and now
| pointed out that If the Old Dominion track
| had been put south of the county road In
| stead of north of 1t a much better county
road would have been secured and the rail
| road company would have been saved the
| building of $4,000 bridge.
| The company could then have made q
| fill, he said, with viaduct for water un-
| der II. The expense would have been much
| less to the road, and they would have hac
| solid earth roadbed The county woulc
| have had much better public road. He
| thought now the county would some day
| condemn a new roadway south of the rail-
| road and have to pay 5000 for 1t. The
| railroad had its 10000 bridge already, anc
| could not abandon It: so there was no prac
| teal remedy for its mistake. With this
| blunder before II the board agreed II wouic
| be best to go slow, and adjourned withou'
action on the W., A. and F. c. right OF way
Other Business Transacted.
In the earlier part of the meeting the use
| OF a room in the court house for schoo
| room was asked for and refused. The plac
ing of 800 cubic yards of gravel on the
| street from the st. Elmo post Office to tn,
electric road station was agreed to; repair.
| to the county stone-crusher were provided
| for; a warrant for $500 for Mr.. A. D.Towe
| son. in charge OF road repairs, to pay FOL
| help was made out and the delinquent ia,
| list submitted by Treasurer Wibirt wa,
| looked over and signed preparatory to I'D
| vertising and collecting the taxes. Com
| missioner Graham came In for some ortiz
| cism for leaving on the list for persona
| taxes the name of Peter Birch deceased
nearly two years ago. and number O.
persons who had long ago moved out o.
he