Evening star., 1869-09-07
LErrERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

dBOR&kIOWN, ~. ", SSpt ~ tCOS-LOlsOT StdF'
In the various places suggested for the removal
OF the capital the claims OF our beautiful city
have been entirely overlooked. Located as il
Is on the Potonac, with fne harbor, and
rising hill after hill to Tennallytown, each hill
com ma ding a most extended view, a bracing
air, and r. mar kable for its salubrity, would
eugeest the annexation OF washington TO
Georg.town. This plan Of removing the cap.
ital would be without expense, and IS therefore
worthy Of consideration. VsR. SAP.
WASHINGTON, d. O., Sept. Z, Ise9.-Editor
Star: II any Of your readers want q good
laugh, ask them to 70 to the corner Of 7th and
M streets and look at q sewer and Crossing
being put down BY some contractor. A joke Is
Joke; but amt it carrying joke too far to
spend three weeks on job that might be done
infinitely worse than the old one, and in
makiI man an infldel as to the meaning Of
the term .eradei' But 20 and look at the
work; twill save the price OF a ticket to the
circus. RESIDENT.
MIHTING OF THE FIRE COMMIesIoHRRs-
The Question of the Remoral of the Colnmbia, No.
3-This board held a meeting last evening, In
the Mayors once at the Oity Hall; ali the
members present Mayor Bowen in the chair.
Chief Engineer Cronin reported the follow.
ing changes during the month OF August:
Union No. Thomas Fugitt, extraman, vice
extramap, vice james Raymond, resigned; Ed.
ward Ao ans, engineer, vice j. H. Hurdle, Ne.
signed; Augustus Strobel and John e 0ass
supernumeraries, vice N. p. Quigley and w N.
Foster, absent; and Il. Vanerman, vice Thomas
Frankiin No. a-George McElroy, Robert
Lincolc, Robert Adams, and William White,
vice John V. Piegott, Levi Moulding, Julius
Strobel, and Ed ward Grinnell, resigned; Rig.
don Williams, extraman, vice Lemuel Vice.
den, promoted to hostler; St. Clair Burley,
Robert Waters, and George Ralth, supernu-
meraries, vice r. Williams aud Robert Lin.
,ah. ThnrnaS Hinas
rary, vice James Lewis, resigned.
Hook and Ldddcr.-Wilham q. Smith and
John Fisher, appointed extramen Jonas
Jones, resignation accepted; j. H. Peake and
Extraman Oliver Brice was promoted, and p.
McManus appointed extraman, vice Thomas
Bowie, suspended. Samuel Williams, extra.
man, transferred to Franklin No.2.
He also reported that he bad received l,OoO
feet four. ply gum hose, and having tested the
same, found it satisfactory. He recommended
the appointment ofa veterinary surgeon for the
Department, and suggested the sale or disposal
In some manner OF number OF unser rvIceable
articles on hand. The report was accepted
and approved. The question of the reno val
of the members OF No. 8 Engine Company be-
ing taken up, the Mayor read letters from N.
p. Chipman, w. 5. Lincoln, ]. H. Stailey, and
J. +. Hilgard, urging the retention Of the pres
ent Company. Also. one signed by nine citi-
Zenf OF East Washington to the same effect. He
also presented petition of the members of the
Boards OF Aldermen and Common Council
urging the removal Of the Company. Mr..
Goodall stated that he was met in the hall pre-.
from the Sixth Ward and informed that if the
Board did not that evening remove the mem.
bers OF No. Engine Company the people
would soon get rid of the Board He replied that
he (Goodall) as good Republican was opposed
tOIdoing any thing that would injure the Re.
publican party. Mr. King said that he was op-
posed to any company being re retained in service
that was run in all election times by such men
n anltpR n NH H.
Booker thought that the refusal to remove
the members of No. would cause dissansfac-
ton to nine.tenths OF the Republican party,
and be thought that it ought to be done when
the representatives of the Fifth and Sixth
Wards demanded it. The Mayor stated that
the changes made last year were not made for
the purpose Of making changes, but men had to
be appointed in place Of those who resigned.
Mr.. French SAID that No. 3 company then stood
by its duty when threatened by resigning
members of other companies, and NO matter
what they had done in exercising their politi.
cal rights, they had claim ON the Republican
party. The Mayor thought that moderation
should govern, and referred TO the scenes of
last year conseq uent on the changes in the Fire
be the fate of the other companies in case re-.
verses were to meet the Republican party in
the next municipal election. The Mayor re-.
piled that no such thought as that would gov
debate as to the political feelings OF the mem.
bers OF No. Company, Mr.. Booker moved
their removal. Mr.. French thought that the
political bitterness against that company was
SO intense that the truth could not be reached
at present The Republican administration of
THIS city owed something to that company for
their conduct last year, and before the vote was
taken he wanted to Know II the men pro.
pesed to be removed were deserving of such
treatment. That other men wanted their
places was no argument at all, and therefore
ne moved that the subject be postponed till the
next meeting, which was agreed to.
The Chief Engineer was instructed to confer
with Architect Cluss in regard to the unsafe
condition of Union Engine House.
numerous bills were presented, but the
Mayor stated that IL was useless to act upon
them, as there would be no money available
till October. Adjourned.