The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1811-03-19
~ No. III in u rnext.
STREETS. POOR HOUSE &c. &c.

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AS The Common Hall OF this CITY has at
last taken up the pavement of our streets,
and go at east as far S an Ordinance
on the subject it may perhaps aid us Ia our
uqnIries as 20 the best m lie of defraying
t Z expence, to see in what TINS very
essential thing is ordered else Whe IRE. -
tie re = 'wn in The District of Columbia,
has been famed for its Police on this SUBJ
Ject-anda Jew days ago. had The satisfac-
ton OF learning from the lips of its respecta-
bie Mayo t~e ,tepS which sne has pursued
with such success. The Co porarinn of G. r
were authorised by an act of Congress. 10
tay a taT Of t7Uo dolls. front, on each SIDE of
the street-By a subsequent act. of Nav
1905 they are authorised on petition. in
VII Jag, of a majority of the no. ders of the
real property on any street, &c. and if in
their own Judgment it shall seem nece ssarv
to lay such farmer and additional sum nm
each foot front on said street, &c. as will he
sufiiclsnt to pave tt was told, however
that this last power had never been exercis-
Cd and, Indeed, that the 9 dollar tax had
seldom been imposed but at the request Of
the H%iajoTity ri reai-Droper v~holders who
were so much impressed wi,h the n,ilitv ot
good streets, that my are not at ali b,ck-
ward on thu subject. If the street is siv /,
tee wide. the twy dollar TAX is fond suf A.
cient TO pave tiff 80, too .ittle-if 81 I =
two much.-All the M crosgvaV
&c. are done out of tne pubic fund-and J
oeAeUe, from the same fund is actually
drawn whatever balance the 9 dollar tag
tails short, in completing the pavement of
me S'reet-Hta street is to run through the
lot OF any one, a jury is ummoned to es.i~
mate the aGmGse-if III tue other hand a
man is benefited, a jury estimates the BEN
eFt-And this gives rise 10 a curions tax
calledthe benefit taX.-Under his system,
the streets OF Georgetown are impfovinS,
ana shooting IN almost every direction-it
is a system, which levies the expeDce. as If
ought to do, partly upon the md iIlnLc
mostly benefited, and partly out of the rene-
raj :und OF the City, for e0cru mart Of II 10
more orless benefited.
L am happy to learn, that our police have
also taken the Poor House into their seriory
consideration /; that they are about 10 encom
pass 1t with a wall to cut off all means oF
corruption and iatoxication that thew are
ABOUT tn pu sue the wise plans OF our peni-
tentiary institution; hat is, to feed th.
h-f"oers a. one table and supply them by
c"htr"ct-ahd whit very material. furnish
those, who ar abe to work. with the nsa~s
OF laboring Tor the good of Tue institution
ms last IS certainly the great point nm
~ AA[flOAI IhIN BGI4h-
llfnments should turn-tha is. 10 furnish ,hs
poor, not so much With subsistence itself as
with tine m terials of work, so far as they are
able to work,
would beg leave, before I drop the SUB
lect, to press this idea up0D tie fair ladies.
who have the care OF the institution in mis-
q y which reflects on them so much Gre
dit /; neantne Female Humane Associati-
on In every point OF view, it is desirable
that whilst " they have heir hands o.
pen as day to melting Charity ;" they should
inspire hNbits of economy and iudlsfyu in
those. WHO profit by their benevolence. In
TINS way, such as are able % work will not
oUly be relieved from their immediate lis.
but stored with habits Of future industry and
skhl-and a larger port II Of the public
stock VIII be reserved for more of those who
really want their aid the halt, the blind.
and the diseased.