Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-02-13
REACH AN, AGREEMENT
MEETING TO DISCUSS NEW RAIL
ROAD BRIDGE.
Citizens Of 'bAlexandria County and
Railway Officials Confer-Robert
Casey Committed to Jail.

AS announced in The Star of Saturday,
the committee of citizens appointed at the
public meeting held in Del Ray last week
to consider the matter of the new overhead
bridge spanning the f1fty-two tracks OF the
new railroad yards north of Alexandra at
tended the meeting called by the city boaro
of supervisors at Fort Myer Heights sat
urday evening. 1t is proposed to SUBSTITUTE
the new bridge for the present highway,
starting from the poorhouse site. 1t VIII
be over GOO feet in length and with the APP
proaches thereto will be over 1880 feet In
length.
All the members of the board, DR.. D. N.
Rust chairman and Messrs. William Doug
lass and w. Febrey, were present, with
President Myers Of the Southern railway
and Mr.. Martin. the chief engineer. In
addition there were Mr.. John M. Johnson
OF Alexandria city. who represented the
citizens or the county, and the folioWng
members of the committee: Messrs. VIII
liam Duncan, T. Duncan. E. Roberts. Geo.
Rucker, j. d. Ashford H. Kraemer and J.
E. Supplee. The county surveyor. Mr.
George E. Garrett, was also present with
others interested. After preliminaries were
settled the minutes Of the last meeting were
read and upon the motion for their adop-
ton arguments began. Mr.. William Doug
lass asked for their approval and said ne
considered them as the sacred property OF
the board. not to be altered Or amended,
and that for one he would stand by them:
The action gave the right to the railroad
to construct the bridge twenty-four feet in
roadway with four-foot sidewalk.
From views expressed 1t seemed that
judgment had been rendered in favor OF
the road, and Mr.. Johnson said argument
was cut OF and the meeting was useless.
After good deal of acrimonious discus
sion and the reading OF the stat
ute the members of the committee
commended for thirty-foot roadway
with a sidewalk five feet In width on
each side, but proposition was substituted
that the roadway be 28k feet wide with
one walk Of five feet in width, supported
on arms. DR.. Rust asked this as q favor
of the road, but the members of the COM
mittee commended that they were not ask
ing favor. but that the granting Of favors
was reversed, and they were contending
for their rights under the constitution.
They did not consider themselves under
any obligations, he said.
President Myers stated that If he could
be assured that the thing would be final,
and an agreement entered into to that eff
feet. he would consent to the change. DIR.
Rust bound himself in the most emphatic
terms to ask no more. and the agreement
was so drawn. The members Of the COM
mlttee then left and will report the result
Of their endeavors, at meeting to be an
nounced this week
Besides the committee present letter OF
protest was read from Judge J. X. M. Nor
ton of Alexandria, who was prevented from
being present on account of sickness.
Committed to Jail.
| The jailor of Alexandria county has re.
ceived into his keeping upon commitment
| by Judge c. E.. Nicol of the circuit cour;
| Of Prince William county, Virginia. Robert
Casey, alias Robert Cassidy, alias big,
| Casey, until his trial before that court
Casey is held upon the charge of being i'm.
| pllcated In the robbery Of a bank at Manas
| SaS, Va, the 18th of November of last wear
| He was arrested in Philadelphia, Pa, anG
was returned to7the Virginia authorities fol
| trial. The Alexandria county Jail was Sc
lected as the safest one to be found, anc
| Casey will be held there until reauisition Il
| made for him.
Application has been made to the super
visors for the changing of the old Cameron
| Run road so as to have 1t pass through the
| lands of Susan P. A. Calvert, and the boart
appointed Z. J. Roberts, J. HI. Goings, VIM
Duncan j. d. Ashford and Geo. E. Gar
Iirett, the county surveyor. to view the same
and decide upon the feasibility of the
change. They will report as soon as prac
| ticable.
| The Strollers' Club an organization O.
young people in Del Ray, held it's regular
| weekly meeting at the residence of Mr.. w
! L. Varney, and spent an evening in variou.
| pastimes INDUCED upon such occasions
| During the evening supper was served
| Among those present guests of the clut
| were Mr.. and Mrs. Pennypacker. Mrs Geo
| Rucker. Mrs. Ashford. Mrs. Norton, Mrs
| Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. Carey, Miss Sup
| pIee, Mrs. Doniphan, Miss Emma Vierkorr
| and others.