Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-14
EOR G ETC WIN.
Correspondence of TIE Star.

GEoReETowN, May "a, 1853.
When we first heard of the petition to Congress
to reduce our Corporation limits by ceding all
that part lying north Of Stoddard street to Wash
ington county, we supposed that at least ma
jorry of those persons living in the part proposed
TO he Topped of were in favor of the measure; but
upon further inquiry, we find that the reverse is
the Fact The petition, we ire credibly informed,
pears but thirteen signatures, and at least OF
theSe, We learn Is already beginning to rue the
bargain he has been helping others To drive, and
has become rather anxious that both himself and
large property interest should remain in stdtu
quo. Upon the other hand, one gentleman OBJ
tanned Tin the same locality yesterday evening
In lew minutes, twenty odd signatures against
the proposed change. Most of these signatures
are those OF persons decidedly more deeply in
tereSted than any other persons living in that
part Of our city; no residents of few months or
years either, but fora quarter TO half century.
Among them we nigh mention those we'll
known sterling citizens and large property hold
ers in that locality, the Weavers, kinglas and
Homillers.
"he proposition of these petitioners is certainly
such downright, outright absurdty, that we do
not believe that 1t can possibly meet with any
favor from Congress-especially when it is made
known to them that the proposition comes from
but moiety of the persons living in the locality
in question: and that the only object Of the disaf-
fected parties is to themselves from the nav.
ment of the difference of the county and our CITY
taxes, while they would still receive, in an ndf-
rect manner from our town, all the protection
offered by our police regulations, and ne-half
the amount necessary to keep their roads in
pair, to say nothing of the benefits they have
already received from our Corporation treasury
We, therefore, in the name of at least forty nine
hitleths OF our permanent citizens demonstrate
and respectfully protest II the only legislative
source to which we can look for protection-the
Congress of the United States-against the execu-
ton of the project of these few dsaffacted rest
less individuals. Old and well establishe ii GUS
tom has long since established the principle that
all wise Legislation is directed towards the pro-
I'm nf no for 4
many, even though it might ccme in conflict
with the views Of the few. IL Congress, in their
wisdom, shall act upon this principle in the case
nnW IN question, we have no fears about the mat
ter. The petition will meet the fate it deserves
an eternal sleep upon the table of the house in
which 1t may he presented, or in the poo ket of
some one of the gentlemen composing the District
Committee.
We have another string OF complaints about
the manure aud other offensive matter which is
taken from the streets and cutters, being placed
| in the immediate neighboThood of the public
school house. IL the filth gathered from the
streets Is TO be deposited about I'm the immediate
nPighhorhood of THO K settled parts of town
and there left to decompose, and the stencil aris-
| ing from it to be carried into our dwellings and
SchoOl-houses during the warm Spring aud Sum-
! mer months, we think it more than likely that
this, together with another species of nuisance
which, under existing laws, we are likely to he
troubled with again, we had better begi to make
preparatio ions for the advent of some kind Of epi.
dcmic before the close of the ensuing Fall
jury Of eighteen gentlemen condemned YES
terday portion of old Mason foundery property,
now belonging to Berry & Co, for purposes CON
neCted with the WaShingtu aQuednct The
portion condemned was forty feet wide by three
hundred feet long, and TIE value assessed was
500 The portion condemned was formerly d
asa road from the fonDdery TO the proving ground
and the condemnation secures to the proprietor>
The right OF way over the premises after the work
shall have been completed. SPECTATOR