Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-06
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| able communication OF yesterdays date with
| the remark thar my reply OF the previous lay
| contains nothing worthy Of the least notice.
Notwithstanding this assertion, however, ha
stultifies himself by occupying quarter of q
| column of your valuable journal with express
| SONS pueIiIe and personal in the extreme
1t is natural that Mr.. Brown should feel
| somewhat sore under circumstances going to
| show soch culra5le neglect of the intere Is OF
his employers and those Of the community ut
large In regard to MIR. Emmart and tn work
| dcpe by him, Mr.. Il. has probably forgotten the
| letter written by himself dated July -, 1851 in
which he Eses the following language regard
ing Mr. Emnart and the work done by us
Having employed Mr.. Emmart for this COM
pany in charge of its most careful work, can
kno,cing'y youch for his industry, fidelity,
promptness ana attention, aud knowing him
the Office upon him (weTe it in my gft4 in pre-
ference 10 n, V one have ever been acquainted
with" "lti is an Office demaI ding eXtraordi-
nary care, watchfuluess and atten ton, united
with knowledge of gas and steam partIcu
larly.' mir Emmart possesses il in an emf
rent degree &e. Would hlr Brown thus
recommend one who had behaved so badly to-
ward the company 1t is really Surprising
that be should content himself with an attem pt
TO snstain his position viii only one official
document when be has at command so man. of
these who, employed by the gas company, are
yet used more particularly TO advance the sci
fish interests OF the enterprising secretary an
ohdrgc.'
Mr.. B. declares that Mr.. O'Hare's statement
appended to the "Secretary'sr communications
can be substantiated shy the testimony of at
least fifty men, who have been employed from
time to time in stopping these very leaks"
Those who know Mr.. Brown, can well under
stand the meaning of the words 81 from time to
time Any sub'erfuge is sufficient near cleo
tlCn day, when the gas works are transfer /: ed
into "coGp' for voters, whose shoulders are
made to serve as the rounds CT the ladder of
fame, up which orr Secretary mounts In his
aspirations for municipal honors. Some ex-
cuse is necessary, on the eve OF election, for
la inn Nf tr inn fnrna 4 rsn
the. work done under the pigiidnt eye Of the
sSccretary and Superintendent never needs
Tspair,-hence the labor must be applied, and
the Company's money spent, in searching for
in agInary leaks in pipes laid by contractors.
i have no doubt that he who once boasted that
abe held the First Ward elections III the hoIIo4
Of lis hand" could procure any number of Aft
davis from any number of dependents, as to
a number OF leaks in the mains laid by j.
W. Thorn pSon \ Go.
Tie statement of the appendsge (O'Hare)
yerieS the adage, Like master, ike man, y
and shows that the influences of the Gas Of
flee are evidently sadly demoraliZing; other
wise the 'appendage" could hardly find 500
leaks in go Jobs. When he says 81 have
stopped more than 500 leaks in the work done
by that firm,'' he nearly equals his master; for
he tells 500 untruths in a single line-'sa con-
densed, comprehensive and massive fal-e-
hood mighty feat! A gigantic bat vain
effort TO excel his original He should remem-
Der that his masters reputation is not the
growth OF day, but the study and labor of
'
that once attempted to expand to the size of an
OK and burst in the attempt.
Mr.. superintendent q. OHare declares that
liz has stopped more than $50 leaks in the
work done by the firm OF J. W. Thompson &
60" Yet Ill the last paragrG pa. rs II shocked
: he euCrTity of the 1a!setooi he uttprs, he
Csclarss, '.By keeping men thus employed
Ieariy all the time Tor the Lass -, years, I nave
get Incn work toleTabIv tjeat; Int the iar-ess
part OF them leak still. (aboat7 per cent. any
al.d Hose uhiCh gre TqoSt tr0Uhie are in the
mains and services laid by J. ". Thompson 4
TO. Tor this CON pIny.'
Respectfully submit to any fair AND candid
mind thatit This extraordinary s;ateman IN ans
any thing, it asserts most Enthusiastically, tn At
here is leakage Of oJo',t per cent IN lie Gas Co S
entire mains, while those laid By T. w. Thomp-
SCI d Co. give him the most trouble. Here is
an az acknowledgements OF a leakage OF per cent,
and If this much IS ackno wlsdged by IN an
holding his office, a. The will OF the ssSecre.ary
IN Charge" those who are familiar with the
unIelenting malice with which Mr.. Brown
pursues those who are not Suoseryient 10 his
will, may well imagine what is really the loss.
Note I'm justice 10 Mr.. Brown it should be
stated that a typographical error in the CON-
munication OF Mr. Hare, corrected elsewhere, J
gives occasion for the point Mr.. SpepheTd
makes. For ."them Leak r ad ssthe leaks, in
the qnota.ion ABOVE from MI. Hare's letter.
ED. STAR
l shall ieel it my duty and privilege, from
slime TO time" to civ q sketches of passages in
tie life Of "Munchausen the Second" for the
information and instruction Of the young, who
may be led astray by his example.
In conclusion MIR. Editor. accept my thanks
for ycur kind foTbearance, whilst bid adieu
flor the presently to ]. f. Brown, s'Secretary in
ShGTge,' Washington Gas Light Company,
Vesuy men, Police Commissioner, Alderman,
Weed and Coal dealer. Plumber, Gas and
Steam Filter, Elk President Board of Alder
men, Er- ispfrGRt for the same, and for ny
and every ofiicp, private or public, that prom
ises a rich harvest of emclument.
Respectfully. ALEX L. SHEPHERD.