The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-03-09
THIRD WARD MEETING.

At q meeting Of the citizens of the Third Ward
held in pursuance of public notice at the City
Hall, on the evening Of Tuesday, March 5, 1874,
for the purpose of selecting delegates to Con-
vention to revise the present or draught.a new
Charter for the, government of this city, and to
submit the same to Congress-, VIM. ARCHER was
called to the chair, and ]. A. M. DUNcANsoN to act
as Secretary.
After some conversation as to the mode OF pro.
ceeding, the Secretary proposed that the leading
and prominent additional powers proposed to be
asked for from Congress should be submitted to
the meeting, and the sense of the meeting taken
thereon, which was acceeded to without discus
sion.
Mr.. JOHN Il. Towers then offered preamble
and set of resolutions, which, after having been
altered and amended, were adopted as follows:
Whereas, at public meeting of the citizens OF
Washington it was recommended to the several
Wards to hold an election for delegates to a Con-
vention for revising the city Charter, and that the
people of the Third Ward, concurring in said re-
commentator, deem it proper to state plainly and
distinctly their opinions on the subject previous to
the nomination of candidates for said Convention,
in order that there may be no misunderstanding
hereafter as to the principles which they are ex-
pected to support: Therefore,
Resolued, That we believe charter should be
adopted, containing the following leading princi-
pies:
l. An extension of the suffrage to every free
white male citizen of the United States, over
twenty-one years of age, who shall have been
resident of the city of Washington twelve months
previous to an election, and shall have paid poll
or other tax, or license into the city treasury.
amounting to not less than one dollar per annum:
Provided, he shall have been registered on the
books Of the Corporation
g. That bank and other stocks should be taxed
at the same rate with personal and real estate
8. That ample provision should be made for a
liberal system of common school instruction.
a. That Justice requires a more equal repre-
eentaton of the Wards in the city Councils, and
that each Ward should be represented therein
according to population, or that subdivision OF
the CITY into Wards, as nearly equal as may be
in population, be made, with equal representation
in 6oih branches of the Council
5. That no charter should be made operative on
the citizens of Washington until It receives the
sanction Of majority Of The people.
On motion Of Mr.. q. SwEENY, it was
Resolped, That, in the opinion OF this meeting,
no amendment to the charter of this city, which
shall reduce the qualifications now required for
the Office Of Mayor or members of the Boards of
Aldermen and Common Council, will meet the
appreciation Of the citizens of the Third Ward
On motion of Mr.. TOWERS,
Resolued, That in the selection of candidates
to be voted for as delegates to the Convention,
should any citizen be nominated by this meeting
who demurs to the principles above set forth, we
expect him to decline.
Resolved, That committee Of five be ap-
pointed to nominate to this meeting list of can
didates to be proposed to the voters as delegates
to represent the Third Ward in the said Con-
vention. t
The following gentlemen were appointed a
committee in compliance with the above resou-
lion, viz:
John T. Towers, Joseph Harbaugh, SEN, s. P.
Franklin. r. C. Washington, and John c. Nickel
den, who Immediately retired to discharge the
duty assigned them.