The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-10-05

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IMPORTANT RKPoRr-MEEItSa OF THR CoxNis
sioSERs sp ruR SINKING fusD-0n Thursday after.
noon meeting Of the Commiss,opers Of the Sinking
a.semblase Of that body for the past twenty .on,
months
The object Of the meeting, principally, wa. to 70
eelNe the report Of Mr. william Tenley, the treas
urer, being the operations Of the fupd Tor the pss
twenty-one mouths The report shows that the
Commissioner. have made a net profit daring thai
total profits ron S OTssnr.,ioS IN isis to October
1851, are t9i o0 Of which CO., oe6 o. IL invested
10 9eorg.tewn corporation stock Ass 70 in cash Il
the hands Of the clerk ofthe corporation.
Nj. Tenney's report further states that there ha,
btea redeemed Of the ", fsand VI corporation notes
have been issued, according 10 his books, while
there are stll outstanding Of the si and " notes Of
.he mrs, plate SASS and q the second plate Of u snd
~ notes, $50 There 10 also outstanding tl45 Of Q
corporation notes, payable in current bank notes
This report was read, and after some discussion in
reference to the over redemption Of the Is, %,
and - notes, II was referred TO q committee Of
the commissioners, consisting Of Messrs. Cropley,
W. B.all, n. d, Cooke Philip T. Berry. and W. b.
King, for examination and investigation.
Mr.. Tenney became the treasurer Of the commits.
'ioners on the LIST Of Japusry 1871 which tins the
get PROFITS wers ts5. 7oe2l. These profits were made
by the i.sus Of corporation notes for eireuatiop
which 10000 was about the average amount circu-
lated and the money obtained for them was con.
yeried into stock Of the corporation Of Georgetown,
r,sscnsd m. tn,ara., =, M ',oal =. a. 49, "a
SuarIer.y,arly' was also In the ana stoek
until Il has accumulated to the amount named in his
mi,,io,sr, ~ ths stntina vnna " "
At the breaking out Of the war In 1861, the cor
poraton rotes being payable in Virginia bank notes
were then i,,ued payabie In eurrent h.nk notes
which with 4 Loan ~ sIn eno tinai. M - bv ~
Liptsieum' ESQ one a. The eommI.siansrs .nd /,
c5mmissioners Al "a mar rent en,bs5 Tho f,as,rrs,
promptly to redeem the notes as promised, the credit
o. Which, ss under his predecessor In once the late
Wm DoWell, had always remained unimpalred.
Durng the year the treasurer made Tor the fund
w. 80 BY exchanges, thus more than making good
double tho Amoatt OF loss made by the sale OF
stoek. -
The United states having put In circulation their
HSi, ne DSSs TndsT nsr s1sro cir
years.
LIdHr FLouR.-ssveral Of our commission -four
cation AID expense BY parties forwarding then -four,
the barrels Of which do not exactly come up to the
standard Of the law or course It Is the duty Of the
inspector to report all such cases and before the mer
chant Ia aware Of violation Of law he is ned
before Justice and fined. There are no more honor
M a .a wVeia essupstnous osuPposS tnAt they
wvu nemp, 70 .ne Aw ~ sPirt o. ieWer and
I'M, ass 4. oo, 10 th1ow .,, 1e9 IT.
sss .as a.u' S.eeaeu ohy W tn'vw ,usm a ~
W. ~. W f''of'eu !" 70 sta'hy
some Pr'Ae'P'oen'
THROWING sroSrs -oGcer yolkmau had his At.
tention called 70 plumber Of unruiy boys who are
In sSs h,S 81 ,ar9w,pg stone s Into sweet bean bean
Tree near me rAnfoha piiage, on bHoge street. THIS
spot! Nouta pe lnnoceh' e1oush were not ior me
TACT that the missiles DO r9i lodge In the tree but
iIeqasnuy r,eocnsl 70 puId,nss opPosite, breaking
Nihaow PshvW., sna nv uh,t lueInhy hulkins per
Buckley punished them by 10 Xxi ~ them in cell for
fev lours W hich m mia hmept II ia bop.d will be