The Mathews journal. (Mathews C.H. [Court House]) 1903-1937, 1912-09-05

commenced that work and
dedicated to- that purpose this
money, which she now asks the
National Government TO DrOvido
and To pay a debt at the same
tiuc."
DECLARES ROAD Is IN DIS
TIICT.
I'm my judgment" returned
Senator Hepburn, 1.-The portion OF
the road between Washington and
AleXandria Il in the District OF
CoiumDi1, and Congress long
since should have taken IN th,,I
question and settled IL Nv au-
thOrizing the building OF N street
up 10 the best standard of con-
Siructlon between this part of the
District of Columbia and thot
part OF ;hc District of Columbia.
"SOnic conservative and wise
generation will take into accouDT
some day thc obligation resting
upon the GOVcrnmcn. of the
United States and due to the
states, that was attempted bV the
recession of a Part OF the District
OF COiumbil To- the State of N'ir-
GINA. What did fhc State of Nir-
glnia pay for that recession?
what cOnSidcra SiOa passed TO tnc
government OF the United SfofCS
for the recession?
want senators 10 understand
That there are back i'm my mimi
many questions that Cutrr intO
the consideration of this mottcr
that / have taken into Consi,lrr,-
tlOn in arriving nj the conclusion
mat these ND scores had better
nc settlci up. and thc nC.g b0uIc-
ward had better be built"
Mr. Hon
the MounJ EcraOn Avenue Nsso-
citation will he required 10 FIR
nish any additional money nccr,-
sary TO build the road ami COM
picte AZ under the terms of its
charter.
SEN AIOR MARTIN EXPLAINS.
1t ~ created for that purpOse.-
said MIR. Martin. ~ cannO4 SDeoIr
NJ 10 their present resources. 'rbcX
nave spent good deal of money
HtreadS, but as to the resources OF
INC nssociation 1 am not prepared
~ has available for this purpose
IL WINS chartered for the purpose
OF building this boulevard, aHd the
people south OF the river, In Alex
tSrest In IL. and 1 have no doubt
me funds Will be provided and the
boulevard VIII be built
"This money should not he maid
TO this association until IL IL known
that the association will carry ont
me plan or the contract to build
the road" insisted Mr.. Hepburn.
The most eminent men In my
state replied MIR. Martin, "conStf-
tute this association, which was
chartered for this sole purpOSe
II has no other object for existing
than u construct n boulevard from
Washington TO Mount Vernon"
.'ThlS money will not build such
boulevard as we ought TO have.
continued MIR. Martin. eve Ourhf
10 have connected with the Lincoln
memorial memorial bridge md n
magnificent boulevard from the
Capital to Mount Vernon. But we
eau build n comfortable road for
SI2O.OOO."
"MRy i ask the senator yvhnt
funds or resources did this aSsOcIa-
lion have i'm Wow when IL entered
into contract with the State Of Vfr-
Sinia 10 build this road - again in
Quircd Mr. Hepburn.
81 do not like TO make m stafe-
ment about that" replied MIR. Mar
tin. 81 am not sufficiently familiar
with the matter"
WILL BUILD ROAD At ONCE.
81 know the senator from VIr-
EiniR feels just az intensely patrI-
ottc nbout this measure ns I do or
amy other SENATOR" said Mr.. Hey
burn 81 am not questioning his sin
certify ut all. I wanted 10 get such
f0ctS In the Record here so that In
the future we might be able to re-
fer to them I'm determining the in
tent of this appropriations"
"rhcre IL not the slightest douhf
{" bOHf The Intent or the fidelity In
the use of the money! asserted the
virginia senator. who declared the
amount would he expended for the
purpose inteuded AZ soon as re-
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