The daily national Whig. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1847-1849, 1849-01-26
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WAsHIsaToS NATIONAL MoNrMEsT-Ata meet
Ing OF the board OF managers of the washington
National Monument Association" on yesterday Mr.
Seiton, Mayor in the chair, the Hon. Judge Thomas
Hartley Crawford was appointed member OF the
board TO fill the vacancy occasoned by the removal
Of Colonel James Kearney from this city.
Benjamin Ogle Tayloe, Esq. was also elected to
ill the vacancy made by the decease Of Col. VIM.
Brent. This board met on the 10th instant, when
the Hon. f. Whitilsey informed it that he had re-
ceived letter from Thomas Lamb, Esq. of Boston,
Mass, President of the New England Worsed Co.,
accompanied by splendid and beautiful dag TO de-
signate the site of the Washington National Mon,i-
ment, which was generously presented as donation
by said company, 10 the said association; and, the
latter being read the board unanimously adopted the
following resolutions;
Rssotrad, That The hanks of the board Of mana
gers, in behalf OF the Washington Monument asso-
ciaiion, be presented 10 the New England Worsied
Co. Of Boston, Massachusetts for their liberal dona-
ton of splendid flag, TO designate the site OF The
Washington National Monument
Resoired, That large print of the design Of the
Monument, framed and glazed, be presented to said
company, with an acknowledgment of the donation
Of ihe flag: signed by the president, secretary and
general agent Of the association.
Resolred That Thomas Lamb, ESD. president Of
pany the gratitude of this bourd, for their generous
donations; and that he be pleased to accept an assl-
rance thnt the board entertain for him. and for the
gentlemen composing said company, the highest res
pect and esteem.
In accordance with the above, a splendid print has
been prepared, having the following inscription
presented by the Washington Monument Associa-
ton 10 the New England Worsted Company, under
n resolution Of the board Of managers, January l6,
1919, in acknowledgment of their generous donation
of beautiful hng TO designate the site Of the
mcnt." Signed: James X Polk; George Wattersun,
Sec; Elisha lWhitlesey, Gen. Agent At the bot
tom of the picture Is the following: Earnestly rec
commended to the favor Of onr connrymen." Signed:
james X. Polk, Geo. NJ Dallas, John Quincy Ad-
ans, Ii. Clay, Albert Galatin, Daniel Webster.
To day. this beautiful specimen OF Massachusetts
taste and industry, the "star-spangled banner =
waves for the first time, over the foundation Of the
monument Mercury, ot'ihe baltimore jSpa.
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AUCTION SALEs.--That portion of Louisiana Av-
enue lying between the Bank of Washington and
Seventh Street. has for the last two three years
been made quite an auction mart-our city auction
oers, formerly occupied the public squsre, on the
corner Of Pennsylvania Avenue, and Seventh Street,
on market days. which being then clean and covered
with green grass, made an excellent sales ground
Some Of the merchants we believe, in that vicin-
ity imagined that the public sales injured their bu-
siness they therefore got up petition to the city
councils praying them to pass an act prohibiting
auction sales from being held on the squares which
was done; the result was that public door GALES
OH the square were for time suspended
Our auctioneers however, being a keen set of fel-
lows soon perceived that the law passed by the cor
poiaton, applied only to 'pubiie squares bordering
on PENNSYLVANIA dpsuus' thew therefore commenced