The Washington herald., 1912-10-22
COMMITTEE HOLDS
FRANCHISE HEARING
No Action Taken on Question of
Allowing Railway Company to
Lay Tracks in Royal Street.
COUNSEL PRESENT ARGUMENTS

Alexandria, Va, Oct 2I-The fran
chise for the use of Royal Street to the
Neutrality-suspicious. Railway Company
on a twenty-year lease was discussed
at a public meeting of the joint COM
mittee on streets. finance and general
laws of city council tonight in the
chamber Of the board of aldermen.
Attorneys John NJ Johnson, Samuel q.
Brent and Leo P. Harlow spoke on be-
half of citizens residing in that street
No definite action was taken by the
committee. Attorney G. L. Boothe
representing the railway company, will
submit a revised card suggested by the
committee that the company pay the
city the sum of $500 instead of 5000
as originally proposed. toward the i'm
provement Of three instead of two
squares in Royal Street, the squares to
be improved to extend from Prince to
Wilkes Streets. The idea of the NM
bers of the committee is to have these
three squares improved with tar ma
cadam and have the space between the
railway tracks and two feet on each
side thereof improved with vitrined
brick.
The meeting was presided over by
Henry X. Field, chairman Of the finance
committee.
Attorney John NJ Johnson. represent
ing a number Of property owners. made
a statement of the affair and submitted
n proposition favoring the removal of
the freight station from Prince and
Royal Streets by January I and having
II also Incorporated in the bid Of the
company that the company would agree
to pave between its tracks and two feet
en- each side thereof. This proposition
was agreeable to Mr.. Boothe.
Freight Question Up.
The question OF the freight cars oper-
ating over the street was discussed, and
Mr.. Boothe stated that the company was
willing to remove its station to any point
designated and also would suspend its
fl eight service II the city desired 1t done.
A recitation OF what the committee had
done in the matter since the ordinance
came before II was given by Mr.. Boothe.
He assured the committee that what the
company wants Is q passenger franchise
and not a freight franchise. Mr.. Boothe'l
agreed to a proposition not to remove
the freight station of the company north !
of Wilkes Street or east Of Henry Street !
II franchise is granted.
w. p. wooils spoke of conditions in |
the square in Royal Street. between |
Wolfe and Wilkes Streets, and F. j.
Davidson objected to vitrified brick in
the SQudTe UctWccH DuhC 1
Streets, and also to the heavy freight |
Attorney Harlow, favored the |
Of three instead Of two |
squares with the money.
The railway company. in addition to
agreeing to pay s1.soo a year for the |
franchise. also agreed to pay 5000 to-
ward the Improvement of two squares In |
Royal, between Wilkes. Prince. and
Wolfe Streets. In its original bid. new ,
bid will soon be submitted. II is expected,
and then be taken up by City Council.
Cases for Grand Jury.
Among the seven cases which will be
presents to the grand jury for its con-
which will convene in the |
Court Wednesday. is that
Of Robert Grady. alias Bryant, colored.
with the murder Of Charles
Taylor, also colored. Taylor. II Is al
legged. was shot by Grady the night OF
August Is. 1911. TAYLOR was taken to the !
Alexandria Hospital and tetanus devel-.
oped and his death occurred August 2s. |
1911 Grady fed following the shooting |
and 1t was nearly year before he was
There ara six Other criminal cases to
BE- presented 70 the jury for Its constd-
eration. They are: James Lucas petit
larceny. third o&enss; Arthur Grisshy.
rolored. entering and robbing the store
souse Of u. X. Field 4 Co; Henry Glory.