The national Republican., 1869-01-29

lhht evening NJ hYhOut hhilt r. ttTett SOUTH
Mr.. Joseph Williams, tIst Vice president, in
the chair, and Mr.. A. Watson, secretary pro
IL, WIN. Boyd offered the following re,olu.
tions;
Resolved, That inasmueh as the second rebel
lion has been crushed by the loyal millions
In the election OF tho grea, mi,l,ary chieitMn
a grateful people, and execute the laws OF 4,
loyal Congress; and inAsmueh as we the loyal
people have watched me course taken In the
NkTioShL REPUBLICAN Of this city In hoist.
Ing its fsg, (the national bannef,) and 10
taking square issue aEainst the enemies Of,
iss the straight-out Sdyoeste Of the loyal eau.
dIdates (Grant and Colfax) to the Presidency
and Vice Presidency Of the republie, and
taken from a conscious sense Of moral reoti-
tude, and at the risk Of losing from three to
four hundred Subscribers, and that they
rSusp newer Wsverins W % until the great RepSbiicsn
tornado swept the whole country OF every
enemy.
den duty to subscribe for and circulate the
NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, and thereby show
our gratefuluess for their updying friendship,
and our high app eciation Of so noble and self.
sacrificing position In the hour OF our ooun.
try's peril, aud at time when we needed all
the assistance we could obtain.
DR.. Boyd said that II was but justice that
the paper named should be Endorsed. He had
watched Its course, and II was Just as good an
Abolition paper as could be found, but later
during the war II was run In the interests Of
standing Mr.. nurtsg gh was unwsverins 10 his
devotion to republication. He had noticed IL
carefully and found that II advoeated the
so.s do%u %. nSS ra. 70 ss
interests Of the city, advocating internal I'm.
proyements.
MI. Watson suggested that the name Of the
Or. BOYD said that the Chronicle aud Star also
had been previously indorsed, and the hrst
named needed no such endorsement.
the resolutions were adopted with but one dis
The 6hsif laid before the club = communities.
Union OF the Second ward, asking that a com.
| mittee be appointed to confer with like com
mittees from wards for the good Of the work
Mr.. James stere moved that the committee
| be appointed as requestedI which was agreed
toi and the Chair aPpointed the following =.
A. Boswell, Rey. Mr.. Green, Mark Scott, A.
Mr Watson remarked that those opposed to
making the canal navigable are growing less
edged that TO make the canal nayisable was
the best way to improve It, II 10 now pro-
posed to bring down the Cumberland Valley
Nd, distance of but six miles, and Il /.
claimed that anthracite coal brought over this
road and down the canal could be bought here
at t.S3 less than At present, and this u was a
ment our canal should be Improved. The
Cumberland valley project was not an idle one,
as could be seen nom the following extract
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company at 4
The president laid before the Board letters
from the president and engineer OF the Gum
berland Valley Railroad Company In refer
enee to extending said railroad to Williams
port and making advantageous connections
between the railroad and canal At that point
RSsoTped, That any facility will be offered to
the Cumberland valley railroad, or any other
railroad desiring to make eonneetion with
the Chesapeake and Ohio canal at Williams
port, OF any other point within the powers
vested by the charter Of said eompanyin the
president and directors thereof
On motion, II was further
Rciolred, That the Board meet at Williams.
port on Friday January Is, 1902, to take the
proposed connection Into consideration.
1t was time, he said, that something should
be done, and he could not understand how the
members of the Council could see men walking
ssssousy P he &sS % heard Gd @ ths, the 1pT PfoTSt
he thought that il would have given more
.atlsfaetion had II been expended for work, as
Mr.. Prince asked II Mr.. Bates could give
some Information on the canal bill, and that
Canal Committee OF the Council was that ap-
propriating q, 900 for repairing the toilgstes,
which was reported on adversely.
Mr., Pierce asked how about the bill appro-
prlating t26 900 to improve the canal.
Mr.. Bates said that that bill had been re.
ferred TO the committee, and there was also
before the committee a communication from
| the Register, stating that all OF the appropri-
| alton Of $4,000 except about 1000 had been
| expended. All could see that the money ex-
pended had accomplished but little-had not
Mr. Watson said 1t was necessary to clean
the canal out as much so as to clean CUTTERS,
streets and privies, for 1t 10 choking the
Mr.. Bates said that II the Councils passed a
bill to clean II out II would not be done by
digging 1t was to the interest Of the ward to
the city, and property was In consequence
much lower than In other portions Of the city.
1t was absuid to speak OF setting Ave hundred
Tos ,sSa on H. mad s
with canal to the Chesapeake. 1t would,be
more to the advantage Of the city, In case the
soa ,S Ss ssss srtis5 Gsi
round our river front. He spoke OF the failure
Of the canal meeting at the City Hall, and said
fs he hst Of thS,s @
~ss ss.S ,Ss, ,s.s esss, would be Sus.Sear.
Mr.. J. johnson said he was tired Of hearing
so much harping about the canal.
Mr.. Toliver urged that there were other i'm
Provements which should be agitated that
the canal should be arched over that at every
meeting II was nothing but canal, and the club
was making itself laughing stock on this
subject II II 10 opened, then the Seventh ward
would lose much Of Its river trade.
Mr.. J. l.. N. Bowen said the club had the
right to agitate this question, not for them.
selves, but for all the wards. The other party
had agitated the question years ago. II
1t 10 to be Arehed, 1t should be cleaned first,
and men could hnd employment on II.
Mr. Toliyer urged that there were other In.
provements which could be made, such as
cutting down banks, grading streets, sc.
The Chair remarked that the president OF
the Aldermen had told him that the taxes as
sessed this year would not pay for the work
contracted for to this date. He did not care
to discuss the canal question again, but he
would simply say that u ladder will be erected
to the moon before the canal 10 Arehed over.
MT. o, s. Baker and others, on Invitation,
addressed the meetingi after which 1t ad.
journed.