The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-14


NETTING o. the kAsoRiNa MEH.-Last
an,s ,ne =, tupo.sti h.sr.sh. 10y " ne ~
nn mfesing ~ ws IN ,hs WIN Mr ~ ~
UuTey me PrsnoenL " .nc CHAIR, ana W M
| ne ohsir called me meeting nee to order, and
s.sn T ts ~ ,h s 1 men nsd
IN IN ,ne Seeona wsso, 70, me purpose o.
Spa pett'Tpon 70 pfsSsns 70 .ne boara OF Alaet-
men snd Bosrd o. Common VSuneii, request.
TEN, and enact 4 law Declaring that the cor
m T. was unds , BY the lsboring elsss
Publiesns should succeed 10 being elected at
men from selling out me beat contracts to
u:ing their influence In favor OF disloyalists.
| Inc o9ioIed men, ne saia, were awake to
my sueh .ams, snd tnis meeting had been
At the above meeting. He wa. opposed 10 the
contract system, because he believed that It
W" tooSifs ne Isooriss men men; ana the Issue
and Common Council were elected was to do
away with II and estselish ne day system,
and ne Wa 10 Iavor OF holding them to IL.
and thought that the labor should be done BY
the Gay, under the supervision Of the ward
commissioner or superintendent OF sewerage:
grown rich of Of the property holders money,
which he considered wrong, and he believed
thst the WORK could De done much cheaper by
o. The coorea men p Would .Se ere the Ssy coming n
winter LOT me want OF something to DC. Since
enutng sh S,i rai Wsa meeung on Ihnrsday
tbsy, bS sna s seeag me
nent men, he believed that improvements in
the city would spring up and progress rapidly
Dr. 3. x: bond was called " on to speak and
ne said that ne thought IL useless TO attempt
70 say anything' as the gentleman who Just
,ook his seat had spoken to the point, and left
S Snt n'.ie t 70 say nc say M no cause fSr grum
ndt t hl AND Common nor Council Hs they were
Democratic party. he said, wa, to blame for
of doing al that VA. prsstic.Sie il the win.
ter. ne assured them mat any action they
migbt take WITH regard TO instruoting the
MT y NJ. Kelsey siiirnsS tS.t he was SSS'f 10
ympntny WIN the oplect OIL the meeting.
mon.a ous ny ~, nag peen PIesentca 70 the
oe Th auIing thiee years previous.
Inc ionoWing preamble AND resolution was
oserea ~ nut. ". u. WMkerj whioh was
"whes.ey ~ sp ,ssi ,n,,, VOC; u, ,,...
,MneIes sne law REQUIRES All Improvements
Of Mreesn, avenues, and aney.to DO done BY
cont,raoti now, tnefeIore, LOT tne purpose OF
sna fen GER y more CONVENIENT and accept
aolc 70 MN 70 OBTAIN empioymenti therefore,
oe reso,ped, Thatw hereby request the
mon Council to repeal the law requiring the
improvements Of streets, avenues, and alleys
to % done under ne present eSnt,sct system
the charge OF the commissioner OF the ward
anu the Surveyor OF the city OF the superin-
'enuent 9, sewers oy DAYS WORK only.
Bond, was also adopted: -,
| hsolred, Iht the members OF the Boards OF
| hiueEmen anu common Oouncil De requested
t 70 esIy on sdcn pubic Improvements during
out detriment to the public interests, there
| oy Eying employment 70 laooring men who
Ssss easily oSisin during the other PORTIONS
On motion, the secretary was ordered to
Forward copy OF the preamble and rcsolu-
tlons 10 the mayor, board oil Aldermen, and
bS %,i,t p, common e Council.
| ws Lewh nought mat some action
IN Wsss,natan c w.n 70 20 G oao ont
naa peeh Soneeteu as whsrlage along the
esna, mn'on, ne aa, Souiu NOT De used iof
W"y bo,id pm,pHse, anu ny snW no season WY
da rnmgI. .he oomiRsg winter; ,.,., ,.,
| ~ ,nu n h hu ~ oenesed mat most
| ~SnIu Sui men 70 wSrk On y this winter;
| NJ. Whxer sAid mat ~ would not do to be
70 oo n ,ssH 1u' 'ses ntsE now ths work was 10
higher than ever before, and that this year
| .hey weie stih 20 eents on the tl9o hlgher than
men ana ne feared that, should they under.
would swamp the corporation, which would
Se oau ior tne hepuohcan party. he en-
aeavoted 10 explain 10 them the great ex-
canal Of any use after 1t va, cleaned not.
,hnt Of ,be conspsSt ssa 'no noae o, getins
CLASS o. men. He endeayored TO explain how
ana why ~ was oppressive. IL u was not re.
PS D they would have another City Hall
| Addresses were delivered by DR.. Boyd, Chas.