The national Republican., 1869-01-09

raj receptacle Of most OF the sewerage OF the
city, and as It 10 important tha, all offensive
moved nSds Snd Z. 'pIG al intsiiSeHt and unbiased
nvestigstions OF this question have come TO
one conclusion, vili that the canal should be
connection with the dixie, tide-sstes and basin
already formed At ~ western end, Will cause
so large now Of tlde-wster In one direction
through the canal as will efectually carry of
ali tic foul contributions of the sewers, thus
making the canal most efficient as a sanitary
agent, BY the same means required TO make Il
eIsi measurei and whereas the Canal Commit
fee of the Board OF Aldermen, after full inyes-
tigation, have reported In favor Of this plan,
that Board has, By large majority, adopted
resolutions according with the report OF their /
committees therefore,, be IL
ell be requested to adopt the same resolu- |
tlonsj and that the Mayor and both Boards |
unite In urging upon Congress the Importance |
now before Congress for straig ightening, deepen. |
Ing and othetwisei eimprovingt the canal. And be
Rsioired, That Congress be requested to take
early measures for causing the section Of the
Chesapeake and Ohio canal lying between
Seventeenth street and Rock creek be opened,
means Of an aqueducti thus forming perfect
connection between that great thoroughfare
and the Warrington canaii also to have the
channel OF the Potomac turned to Its natural
course along the Warrington side, and prop
erly deepened, to meet the wants Of Congress-.
And be II further
cause a survey and estimate to be made of the
Of James creek.
Mr. Watson moved TO adopt the resolutions,
| and proceeded to say that there seemed to be
very little interest on this subject. He thought,
as did many others, that this was the most Inn
portant local question that could come before
the citizens Of Warrington. There were three
proposttions for improving the canal, one TO
all 1t up and run the sewers through to the
| river. That would leave the sewers on dead
level, and they would all up. The next was
| to arch the canal, which would cost at least
a million and a hslf OF dollars. II would re.
would cost half Z million more. lie referred
to the Tiber arch falling in, and stated that 1t
sis an sas
make IL cost u, ,000, 900. Aud that would not
carry the water of. II would burst, Tor the
water at times now overfows the banks.
The next plan Is to clean the can ii and make
II nayigable from Georgetown, which would
cost sl3O, 900. lie learned that 1t would yield
gable. Unless the corporation does some ling
with the canal Il will go into the hands OF
a company, and the corporation should act
that efforts were being made to have the Capi
tol removed to the geographical centre OF the
United States.
Mr. =. A. Boswell, city register, did not be.
lieve that the Washington canal could be
maue nl,, naViga3ie TO 6e oi any Seneht TO me
clty' lie aAtd thAt ~, 600 was the sum stated
| As having been expended on the canal out OF
the appropriation made to clean II out, but
| only ts,o0O OF that appropriation remained un.
expended: Only long boats or coal boats,
| without masts, could traverse the canal even
| II u should be cleaned out.
As the canal is on a level, and the tide run.
nlng In A. both ends, y would soon I'LL up
from Third to Sixteenth street; and Il that
can be done, And Congress will give the ground
that Will be thus saved, It will more than pay
/ | and Wnniu nnt
, | I'LL up.
some pleaded that the laborlnE men would
| get work by cleaning out the canal. He was
aware Of that, but they must consider the tax.
, payer, too. II the canal was to be arched, II
would then give work to laborers; for It would
then have TO be cleaned. II would probably
be better to postpone the subject until they
i could have q better attendance OF citizens. II
/ the canal would be arched over, "South
, Warrington" would be worthy OF Its name.
Mr.. Dennis said, unless they could devise q
: plan to clean out an arch, II was no use tC
, talk OF building an arch.
) Mr.. Calvert wanted to know how they wer,
to build q sewer II they could not raise a few
thousand dollars to clean II out, and how wer,
they to clean the arch after 1t was built.
Mr.. Boswell referred to his former state
ment that the reclaimed ground would pay 70
The CHAIR thought the idea of saving Iant
| by afehing the canal was an admirable on,
could be properly carried out, but Il
could not. All the Easements and cellar
along the Avenue would Hll up, and all the
miserable stencil would be inficted upon
them.
Mr, Gideon l.. Walker had felt great inter
TO sfeh thae ssn SSglG sauS
connect with the Cumberland and Ohio canal
unless they obtained the power to condemn
| the property from West Seventeenth street 10
the west end OF Georgetown. The Chesape AXE
| and Ohio canal was the owner OF that line of
land and held twenty.eight deeds for 1t. II
get the u, ,O0o, 900 annually for tTansportiHg m % Ing
| coal that J. W. Garrett now gets for carrying
4 TO Locust Point. Then they would have
steady work for hundreds oflaboreTs
Mr.. Charles King thought 1t ridiculous TO
think OF Arehing the canal.
Mr. Severson expressed his views on the
On motion, adjourned to this evening one
week, In the Aldermen's chamber.
Among those present we noticed Alderman
and an Bates A; x; Brown, esq. Rev. Mr.,
POLICE EIsTELLr0ENcE.-Henry Sanders, col
ofed, arrested on suspicion of stealing cattle
y held for a hearing by Justice Buckley, oi
Margaret Wagner, a huckster, for forestall.
Ing the market, was fined tlO by Justice Har.
Justice CLARK imposed fine of Al on LouI,
Barker tcolored) for wasting Potomac water.
| burglary appears to be all the go now, and
| houses OF J. W. Farrar and Mrs. Olds, Nos
2s and 80 North A street, Capitol Hill, and
carried away anumber Of valuable articles.
| Charles Williams, a hackman, for assault
and battery, was hned s3 by Justice Walter.
Henry Reems, for contempt OF court, was
hned " BY the same Justice.
sam Johnson, eolored, for threatening per.
| sonhl violence TO his wife, was committed to
Iail BY Justice Drury In default OF security to
keep the peace.
tington was arrested by Oficer McCathTau
Tor throwing stones in the street. He was re
iieyed OF u BY Justice Harper. The police
this law.
James Lanen was arrested yesterday b,
0niesr Acton, Of the Third ward, charged will
obtaining goods to the value OF s0550 from
Messrs. Coleman y Co. under false pretences
Justice Walter holds him for a further inves
tgation.
Sophia Merritt, colored, contributed q tc
the corporation treasury for disorderly con
Frank johnson, colored, was arrested on
| bench warrant and turned over to the United
states Marshal by Justice Tucker.
II. Nitillnni, charged with selling liquol
Without license, was dismissed BY Justice
The residence Of Mr.. NJ. F. Pleasants, cor
ner ol Thirteenth and streets, was entered
breakfasting, and robbed OF a number Of hats
| oyefcoats and skates.
Oiiicer J. L. GormAn arrested a colored mar
| named Moses Brown, alias SeArles, charged
with stealing from a stable in Temperance
| alley, a set OF harness belonging to William
Bowen. He was taken before Justice Harper
| who continued the case until witnesses could
appear.
Justice Kean required Martha Thomas, col
| ored, to pay fine OF t3 for profanity.
A party Of young colored thieves, prowlinl
| through the market yesterday carried Off tn re,
dozen suspenders from stand.
The colored man, John Thomas alias Gay
loT, charged with stealing u quantity of val
uAOle wearing apparel from Hon. OAkeI
Ames, OF Massachusetts, had a hearing yes
terday mornigg before Justice Walter, and
was committed to jail for court.
The UNION PHAYgR.NEgTINus In the Eley
enth street Lutheran church from 10 IN 1