Evening star., 1933-12-24

ing: s. D. Castleman, James r. Halliday, An.
drew Taylor, John Bowling, w. F. Price, George
A. Bohrer and George Mattingly, from The
Washington wards, and w. A. Bradley and
John l. KidweM
On November rs, at the same place, the COM
mittee was enlarged to 80 members and the
committee Of nine replaced by the following:
James Ryan, W. A. Bradley. T. w. walter.
F. Mohun. George Parker. George MatdnsH.
John l. Smith, Lewis Clephane, Robert Beall,
william r. Phillips. Hudson Taylor, s. d. Cas-
tleman, j. NJ. Broadhead, Samuel Bacon, Cor
nelius Boyle, Robert M. Sutton. Samuel Cole,
Joseph c. Willard, B. F. Middleton, J. Van
Resvick, Benedict Miiburn, Mich vedder, John
L. Kidwel. John H. wheeler. Jacob Gideon.
D. W. Mahon John +. Ennis. j. W. Thompson.
r. A. Combs and George A. Bohrer.
At q subsequent meeting this committee was
again enlarged by the addition of the following
10 names: Judge Chapman. John Dixon, John
Bowling, S. p. Franklin, Richard Petit, J. r.
Richie, A. T. Smith, T. M. Smith, Dr.. s.
Houston and william r. Riley. Many Of these
men viii still be recalled among once
most prominent citizens, and their names
should be preserved as pioneers of the WASH
ington & Georgetown Railroad for although
they might not actually have received the
charter, which was dated May II, 1862, yeS
they surely laid the groundwork for whatever
success was ultimately achieved in this con-
nection.
~ RIOR to the intro iuction here of street
IA cars. the public had to depend upon
StageS-or what later became known as
'omnibusses," word which seems to have been
coined in this city. The first stages began to
operate here tn May. 1900. their route being
from Wisconsin avenue and M street to VII
liam Tunniclff's tavern, at that time just east
of the southeast corner of First and A streets
northeast, the site of the Old Brick Capitol,
where now stands the United States Supreme
Court Building. We are told that these stages
were operated by two horses, and that they
made two round trips each day; but they ap-
pear soon to have ceased running and 30
years elapsed before another line ventured into
the field, though the National Intelligencer
thought 50 little of the event that its attention
had to be called to its failure to mention the
matter In its columns by one Of its readers,
who said:
Gentlemen: am not aware that any no.
tice has as yet been taken Of the new stage
which has just been established to pay between
washington and Georgetown q convenience to
the inhabitants of this portion of the District
which cannot fail to make itself felt.
THE proprietor, whoever he may be, Of this
useful enterprise is certainly entitled to the
thanks Of the community, and it is to be hoped
that he may receive liberal patronage at the
hands Of our citizens.
Something Of this kind has long been want
Ing. The constant and increasing intercourse
between Washington and Georgetown, to say
nothing of the distances even on this side OF
the bridge, renders it absolutely necessary that
some plan should be devised by which persons
may be conveyed from place to place ct
tower rate than the ordinary charge for hack
line. This line has at last becn brought about.
In the stage Of which we are speaking ~
may ride from the Capitol TO the upper end OF
Georgetown, a 6istsEee o. r.ore than three