Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-30

wrong tsesr own c,,y.l ard uSispg % then
hetItsth'shN-s IN Uoagress. where We have
~ ~ .epresehabou; aad ov prodISies nrfof"
iHeoemm"ee on the Dstrtct sor~e Of cur ca
u" eanai 10 me ioreign corrors'ton, NAV se-
cure lts Passage. II probahls no. e.se Of
foIps himself OF the iacts or OF IN. f,,e. al IA.
bill. That bill gives the erclasfrs control OF
the months OF the sewers of the city 20 a for
eign corporauont And provided tbey do not
oesirpct those mouths for (HLls fAree nsssfAs n
any tiRe, no pepalty ~ incurred. Wsseve
a ciiy placed IN snch q ccnditiea The ball
the city, without iss consent, It's eansi bridges,
wharyes, basins and depots, and 10 assess AND
colIecs such tslls and Wharfage ~ the new
owners may choose 20 collect-without bmls-
uOn-thsy may Kill the goose a mean NO oIs-
respect 10 those who have testified IN favor OF
the bill, as they could not have known the ef-
isct Of Its p-ovisions,l 10 get the golden ergs.
They msy as>ess the tolls and wharfage at ten
tunes the present prices and expel aAl com
merce from the interior OF the city. Reducing
the width ~ the csnal 20 - feel. taking the
inlodfe OF y. they may remove the deieterious
oeposa only frOin the middle 10 the slaet in
curing thereby very Little cost Of excsvatlon-
put creating fostering source of disease. IN
and years 10 come That this plan viii be
adopted cannot be doubted. as thsy have
nothing 10 influence them ouI their pee cuniAry
interests. -Four directors from New York Will
have Tins city at their mercy-they will % our
Masters by having control OF our interests. our
comfort snd heslth- fhst four OF The seven
i'ctors will be Oafstdsrg cannot be doubted.
" hen scheme Of this sort ~ 10 be got up the
device OF public subscriptions 10 stock, pay
aug ten per cent down when the subscrip-
ceIve. The operators make a deposit Of col.
laterals, Uheir own or their friends, borrowed
ior the purpose,l say in New York, with a
bank which gives them a cerufcate of so
much 10 their credit, payable on its return
That certificate Is handed, as a collateral 10 A
bank IN Washington, which places the amonnt
10 lhe operators credit, and IL they want 20 con-
trol The whole company they take a few shares
over the one-half, h their own names or the
names OF their friends. Thus, AZ the capital be
million they subscribe for one or tvo hun
dred oollars worth beyond the one half 10 per
cent. being SSO.l00. II Others be eager for The
STOCK. ana more than the capital be subscribed.
they double or quadruple their subscription
ano transfer the credit IN the same Bank In
Washington, from their account, 70 that of the
commissioners, so that when scaled they gel
all they want leaving Of course a moderate
shsre 10 the city Of Washington, a. a SOD 10
C.rberus- The large deposits OF 10 per cent
being known. as fictitious IN effect. b-syond The
amount of stock desired TO b. taken and held.
a majority in interest appoint Directors and
can keep them, or Others IN the same interest
in perpetual succession. hey can increase
the stock, n The interest of the Comuany. nor
OF the community. requires ID. 20 ten millions
tdlNidlnS Il among themselvesD make a few
large dIvidends-sell ont and rptire. an con-
The powers Of the new Company will be
enormous. They can condemn Mr. Lyons
Flonr Mill on Rock Greek, II they desire hIs
"W aier Rights" 10 eleN ate the basin a. Cieorge-
town and secure a more rapid fan of water 70
lsth street. They can condemn twenty or
more acres near 18th and roth streets, an WASH
Ington, for a reservoir or basin. and thus de-
nrIve the city OF the sites OF the great Water
Power that may make ~ a great man ufactur-
ing city. All this can be done, without e,en
an inquest, by a Jury of twelve disInierested
frpPlOlCprS. bur N ne OF
missloners, none of whom might De citizens OF
Washington, a. they would be regarded as an.
teresied, unless indeed their favorable opln-
IONS OF the Company's views might accidental
~ be known TO the Company when direction
conld be waived, and there are persons OF pe-
cullar idlosYncracy, who think differently
IRON all others. and thus board OF Commis-
sIoners might again and again BE- appoin led by
the Court without Iis suspicion OF any adroit
contTIyInce.
Under This bill the mouth Of the Tiber NAV
be- closed with a solid enb..nkment, ana there
ls no obligation ever TO removeIl: Penpsylva-
ma avenue, fer mile. may be flooded by heavy
rain storms, for the want Of an adeq nate out
let. The Canal is 10 be- excavated 10 ten feet
below high water mark, ana the deposit and
sediment are TO be removed thereafter, only SO
as TO keep the canal navigable $50 that IN e tIde
may constantly flow through the same The
obligation as 10 depth, by removal an q deposit.
is thus very limited. The 18th section Of the
bill rs yold-lS nulllty-ItIs - incon sistens with
the whole bill. The bill itself is a nullity, n
the 18th section has any effect. But the whole
tenilon IL TO be given IT, In dong 50 the Court
will have TO eXpungs the IsLh section: the acr
repeals ali acts and parts OF acts Inconsistent
with this act, thns showing substantial right
was designed 10 be given.
Now NJ IS submitted, can there b. one citizen
OF washington. unbiased by peculiar interest,"
who can be in favor of the passage OF this bill
The canal Is evidently worth millions Are
you willing TO give up this sum. ane all pros
poets OF becoming a large city. all hope OF be-
coming commercial and manufacturing one:
to surrender your sewerage To a foreign corpo-
ramon, VINO may permit the mouths 70 be closed.
without any penalty, for nearly the whole
year, provided they he not closed for three
months Consecuuvely: TO have your wharfage
and tolls raised five or tenIold, or your ship
ping entirely expelled; your property taken by
strangers on estimates made by a majority OF
three commissioners, and the whole OF the
mos; populous part OF your city exposed 20 the
hazard Of disastrous inundatIons! And al.
TOO. IN order TO avoid small tax which NAV
never be levIsd, and will not be il the citizens
prefer n resort TO their other resources You
give mp almost a certainty Of millions. and a
brilliant prospective future in population.
commerce, man ufactures and wealth in order
TO avoid a tax Of S75,UO0. IL so much shall be
needed and be desired by the eitIzens 20 be
raised by tax under a special act of Congress,
the balf OF thai sum may secure the sanitary
conditlon. 1t Will be secured in about one
month, unless this bill should be passed In
that event, an immediate lawsuit by inisuc-
non will commence, and may leave the cIty IN
its present condition for an indefinite time
Are you willing 10 submit 10 the disgraceful
Ignominy Of having your sewers under the ex-
elusive control of outsiders and 20 q like ig-
nomIny in bending the knee 10 them 10 save
your property and the health and lives OF your
families Ii Won are not. then 20 10 the COM
mittee, who evidently desire TO do no injustice,
and correct the impression thai any dRInter-
esfed portion Of the community favor the pa
sage of this extraordinary bill.
Your FELLOW CITIZEN.