Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-06-03
TO the Citizens of the Seventh Ward.


L ELLOW-CITIZENs: On Monday next we
i will be called upon to elect members of
the Board Of Aldermen to represent our ward
in the city government, and, feeling an inter
est in the result, I take the liberty Of calling
upon such Of you as feel an interest in our
ward to sustain our faithful representative.
Mr.. GEO. PAGE. He has represented US, for
the last two years with ability, zeal, and i'm
partiality-fuliliing every duty of his high
trust with single eye to the welfare of the
general interests Of the people of the ward
holding himself above all sectional feelings
and preiudices. It will be recollected, too.
that he did not seek the nomination this time
two years ago-but yielded an unwilling as
sent to the wishes of his frends-and this
fact, as he is willing to serve longer, should
commend him to our favor and support.
Every citizen of our ward must be CONVEX
SAINT with the fact that, through his enterprise
and unyielding industry, the property has in
creased in value more than fifty per cent since
he settled among us. The sales Of property
now. as compared with those ten years ago.
establish this fact beyond all cavll or doubt
We have ever found him ready and willing
to give his means and support to all measures
calculated to promote the general veal of the
ward. In this regard he has stood foremost
amongst our men of enterprise. In proof of
this, let me cite few instances of his public
enterprise and spirit. Who graveled Seventh
street, from F street to the Potomac, thereby
making passibc one of the great thoroughfares
of the city. to navi CATION, which otherwise
would have been almost impossible large
portion Of the wear? Why, GEORGE PAGE did
this at his own private expense. Who made
the plank sidewalk. from + street to the Poto-
mac, on Seventh street, thereby enabling foot
passengers, even in the most Indictment
weather, to reach the navigation in comfort
Why GEORGE PAGE did that at his own per-
sonal expense. to say nothing of the oommod-
Gus steamer Union put upon the ferry between
Alexandria and Washington. and other steam
ers for the convenience of the public. Per-
haps some may insidiously say that his pro-
perty derived benefit from it. To those who
say so. [ reply, he is but an ind1ridnni, but
that the cho1e dody Of t1e puJtic lure deylrcd
tie be1fc.ft Of las erpeudzture, and it is but
just to say that no motives less comprehensive
than those Of the most enlarged patriotism
could have induced him to do what really
should have been done by the property hold
ers of the ward
| have heard it alleged against him that he
opposed the claim for damages in the case of
some individuals holding property on Elev-
enth street, and. in so doing. think he acted
right; for, as the property holders petitioned
for that improvement. they should have been
tpHttiiU W dDiuC tiIC consequences. IUc grade
of the street being lowered, rendered. in some
cases. undermining necessary. This should
have been known to the parties who petition
ed for the Improvement; and as the alteration
is really valuable Improvement, those so
benefited should be willing, without MUIR
muir, to bear the trhing expense to which
few of them may have been subjected
Bear We in mind, fellow-voters, that GEORGE
PAGE gave the first start TO enterprise in our
ward; that he has continued with intelligence
to keep it alive; that he has expended hun
dreds of thousands of dollars among us that
he knows our interests and guards them, and
with fidelity; and bearing these things in
mind, go to the polls on Monday next, and
give him triumphant majority. In the
! Board of Aldermen he has acted fearlessly and
independently. He is now an independent
candidate, and as party should not enter into
our city government, let him be elected by
the Independent freemen of the
O. SEVENTH WARD