The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1908-01-29
Many Important Matters Up
Before City Council.
PRESIDENT sNOwDEN ANGRY
Effort tn Have Railway Station
Nearer Center of City Causes AMI
Passes Away After short Illness.
VIII Of JuIia +. Tubman Probated.
WASHINGTON HERALD BUREAU.

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81 King Street.
council tonight adopted a resolution Of
fered by the committee on finance, that
the corporation attorney be authorized
70 prepare and forward to the senator
from this district and The delegate rep
resenting this city and county in the
State General Assembly. an act OF acts
authorizing the funding by this city of
$745.C00 registered coupon bonds issued in
1873, and which mature July !. 1909, said
bonds TO bear interest at the rate Of four
| per cent per annum.
The sum Of $500 was appropriated for
the purchase Of 500 feet of granite curb
ing. John T. Nails was granted per-
mission 20 place a frame addition In the
rear of house 323 South Alfred street.
petition Of Or. George T. Klipsteln.
asking permission TO erect three frame
dwelling houses at the intersection of
Pendleton and Royal streets. was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
A petition from the commissioned Off
GERS Of the Alexandria Light Infantry,
asking that they be exempt from the pay
ment Of gas used at Armory Hall. was re-
ferred to the joint committee on finance
and light The higher board granted Jo-
nathan Matthews permission TO erect a
frame dwelling in the court bounded by
Cameron, Queen, Henry and Fayette
streets. Council concurred IN ;heir ac-
ton. A resolution carrying with il an
appropriation Of $3.50 for improving the
board Of aldermen's chamber was refer
red to the public property and finance
committee.
President SnOwden Indignant.
President Snowden left the chair and
announced that It was reported that the
Joint committee on finance and general
laws took up the matter Of the removal
of the railway station from this city to
Fairfax County, about a mile beyond the
city's limits. with the chamber of COM
merce. and. he states. that it was said
that IL was the concensus Of opinion that
the city had better let the railroads alone
Mr.. Snowden stated that the retailers Of
the city had been seriously inconven-
fenced by the removal He said he would
yield TO none OF them, ana that he would
not foster the interests Of the wholesale
people over that of the retailers.
He stated that II he was mayor Of the
city ne would have been before the state
corporation commission with this matter
long ago and endeayored TO have the
depot brought back 10 the city. His reso-
luton having for its object that purpose.
he declared. was presented 10 the council
d long time ago. Mr. Suowden said that
we should demand that tEe depot be
brought back.
On behalf Of the joint committee. Mr.
LeGdbeatcr said that committee never
consulted the chamber Of commerce in
reference to the matter Mr. Williams
stated that he deplored having that bOdy's
name brought into the matter. lie then
enumerated the many things done By the
chamber Of commerce In the city's inter
ests- Mr. Snowden stated that he had no
quarrel TO pick with the chamber Of com
merce, but that that body was not a rep
rcsentatiye one, that is, such as the city
council
Councilman Evans stated that some time
ago he offered a resolution having for its
object 70 nnd out the validity o. the APP
pointment Of "a police justice for this city.
He said that he understood that il had
been referred TO the committee on gen
eral laws. but that committee had never
reported on il. The chair announced that
the corporation attorney had told him he
was working on it and would shortly rem
der his report
Mr.. Evans also called attention 10 the
condition of Wilkes street west OF Henry
street. He stated that this was a good
time 10 have the matter brought TO the
attention Of our Congressman from this
district. as he thought the government
would fix up the road If requested 10
do so.
Councilman Spinks offered a resolution
that "a joint meeting of council and the
board of aldermen be held February
next for the purpose Of discussing the
question of extending the corporation
limits. Upon motion the matter was laid
over until the next meeting of council.
Mr.. Spinks also called councils atten-
ton 10 the fact that the railroads have
no right 10 Fayette street He stated that
when they abandoned that street they
should have taken the tracks from that
thoroughfare,