The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-02-17
TWENTY-EIGHTH CONGRESS.
FIRST SESSION.
Senate.
WASHINGTON. Feb. Is. /

Senate.
WASHINGTON, Feb. Is, 1874.
PENNSYLVANIA AVENUE.
The bill approprlatlng $2S 600 for repaving and
repairing this avenue, was taken up.
Mr., MILLER proposed an amendment, to strike
out $25, 900 and insert $4,000. The extra appro
priation Of $4,000 intended to cover the expense
of extending the sidewalks on each side Of the
street thirteen feet-planting an additional row Of
rrees-divding the street into three parallel strips
the centre of twenty-eght feet in width and to be
paved or covered with gravel, and the two sides
parallels, twenty.seven feet wide, and to be covered
with small oval stones. The work to be done
under the superintendence ofthe Secretary of War
Mr.. ALLEN very ,strenuously opposed the bill, as
money. The avenue is we'll enough as it is. He
moved to lay the bill on the table, and called the
ayes and nays on it. He withdrew this motion,
however, in order to allow Mr.. Miller to reply.
Mr.. MILLER said this avenue was peculiarly
under the charge Of the government. 1t needed
repairing-it is worn out, and in very bad condl-
ton. The committee had examined the subject,
and had come to the conclusion that this mode Of
repairing the avenue was the cheapest. The side
walks could be covered with brick as cheap as the
streets could be paved.
Mr.. BENTON enqured, what would be the whole
width of the side walks, with the add ton Of the
IL feet
Mr.. MILLER replied, that the present width Of the
side walk is 81 feet, which would make the total
width 81 feet. He said he believed that MIR. Allen
had once voted for similar bill to the present
sertion. He hadsnever, to his knowledge, dirtied
his hands with such appropriations
MIR. MILLER called his attention to the records.
Mr.. ALLEN-The bllllreierred to passed, as bills
too often pass here and in other similar bodies, sub
s,lentio. The Senate was not in attention to the
subject.
Mr.. HANNraAN was wholly opposed to this up-
preparation, and he should enter his protest with
the Senator from Ohio (Alen) against it. But
they had askedfor an appropriation to complete the
Cumberland road, and the miserable pitiance of
$50 900 for the whole State of Indiana could hardly
be obtained, Notwithstanding it is the great tho
roughfare OF an empire. Andhe it is proposed to
expend almost much for one mile Of street as
can be got for the whole State of Indiana as above
stated.
Mr.. KING said gentlemen seemed to be needlessly
heated upon this subject The pavement is worn
out. The additional expense of row Of trees
is very trAing 1t is necessary there should be ia
cihties for passing to und fro between the capitol
and the Presidents Mansion and the Departments
The lands Of the district had been Sold and the re-
ceiPts had gone into the Treasury of the nation,
and none Of them had ever been drawn out to pay
district expenses. II was not right to exact these
expenses OF the inhabitants of the district For his
part, his State had never asked for appropriations
pleting the roads of Alabama That State could
and would construct its own roads, and he thought
the other States should 60 md do likewise
Until Congress made an appropriation fer that OBJ
Ject, the lamps ofthe city were not lighted, and the
avenue was so dark as to render II dangerous to
pass through 1t. II something be not done shortly,
the street will become mere muaShole and dis
grace to the nation. He denied altogether that
as a as.s he Has senator's ms 1aS
in the habit Of engaging in "dirtyp Y4k' He