Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-06-30


Grant susfains Col. Philip-So Does
ME-. J. III. Merrill.
Speeches sy .Msssrs. ksSS1s, Dwr~ss, EsI-
tosrn, Wallace, Morse sad Others,
Pro aaa Co.'S.
Confusion and the Meeting Adjourns.
Under the call circulated by Colonel w. II.
Philip, late democratic candidate for Congre. s
in New York, a meeting was held last night. at
the Board of Trade Rooms, to take into conside-
ration the bill to issue bonds for the improve
me mt of the District. The room was wen filed;
but IL soon became apparent that the meeting
was composed Of both the friends and opponents
Of the bill.
At eight O'Clock Colonel W. H. Philip called
the meeting to order.
On motion of Col. W. Fl. Philip, Mr.. Sam. II.
Bacon was called to the chair.
Col W. III. Philip then moved the election of
sixteen vice presidents, most of them absentees.
On motion of Col. w. H. Philip, Messrs. Thos.
/. Hume, N. Wilson and W. H. Clagett were
Col. W. H Philip then offered the following
resolutions:
Rssoirsd, That we are in fsvor OF judicious sys-
liberal and &C mprebensiye basis, and embracing in
ther extentIbe entire District Of Columbia.
yised and matured by the best engineering talent,
and deyeloP.d into system and recorded plan Of
permanent Improy ements. which shall be legally
tahIithed 3y the law -makng power Of the District
: Resoired, That all improvements executed by the
Board Of PUBLIC works should be only in accordance
and in conformity with law. f'-'.'
Resofred, That we favor the execution of a we'll
asnay be possible without extreme taxation or the
Rseoi.td, That the we'll settled plan of all e9is,a.
tive bodies and municipal corporations. well as
every well established business principle, demands
pppriaie for each fiscal year upon estimates pre-.
Siously made for improvements TO be executed and
Resotred, That the present bill, now pending in
the legislature, NAL king appropratons for improve
asennes By Which the sum Il sos + aus
propriated for the general pun only therein in
the Board o Pubic worRs Wboas any pToper and
legitimate specifics and estimates for the work
eurity, with DO limit as to the time, mode manner,
ard amount Of the issue Of the bonds with no limit
given to sell both at public and private sale with
Pwer in addition TO increase the sum by over two
be held and controlled in the same loose AMI irregular
manner, grossy violates the organic act, every mu
That properly s"iSSs s Distrc.
against the passage by the Legislative Council Of the
bill now pending therein, entitled "a bin making
~ LOT improvements and repairs In the
Colonel w. H. Philip proceeded to sustain his
resolutions. He said they met as taxpayers
g mi annually in coin, as also the principal, and
they proposed to say something while the bill IS
pending They propose to form an organization
Of property-holders to fight the battles of pro-
Perty-holders; fight simply for their Just and
honest rights to-day, and tomorrow, and for
years, and possibly, as long as this District may
endure. They are in favor of improvements.
He was in favor of improvements, and had been
in favor of every proper and just Improvement;
he was so now, and so are his friends. He would
mot sons TRsv to be a1Osed as against
proposed by this bill for carrying out this bin,
for very obvious reasons; but they in favor of
improvements based upon an established plan,
matured and digested by engineering ability, re-
corded, marked, and mapped out, and shown to
us, with grades fixed, sewers marked, and water
pipes laid down, so that every man can see and
fitted or injured, and then to have that plan in
violate, and have every work done by the Board
OF Public Works, not only in accordance with
but part Of that very plan; and then have the
year by year, each year to have the appropria-
tons given and estimates made for that year
only, to carry out the plan in detail, if it takes
twenty-five, thirty, or forty years, until we have
finally grand result, a magnificent District of
Columbia, and no IS 600 COO Of debt hanging over
and weighing down the property of the citizens.
for this District, and of the fervent love he DO
IT. He wanted no Office. A voice-"How about
running for Congress in New York?"] He only
District.
Mr.. Thomas j. Durant was next called on, and
Delivered a LEM thy address, in which he said
a -, z; ,h We u. nnen snere - not
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nar3 Hofr 10 Won kno,y thay viii ~ ~. s,s
which IN is said the act annronr.ates9 IL tha1 ID
rot bring To- arnnnt ~ r.. s,1r - " =;
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dffIaration Of tba frst softIfon ~ th &c. =; a1
fireIv Saise More than this. Tha ho,,ds - -
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snnnm Ne con endad hat hv raasp,, 81 tha H.
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IN iwenfv yesrs for he a az saP ,bich o, ,nt
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ence ~ hetween fb.t and 20 sss Rboo a. O.
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have na;d in he shane Of interest and ali .ha
other n rsnbarnel;a and fr;cLs 81 hro a1 o . s
tobhers AID o:be,s afont AZ oOo 600 NJ $50 90
cent OF * 400 6oo vii 90 into The - reats rosd
ayennes snd 1tbar 70 sagas Of 1h;s n,stit h,,,
II will 90 INTO the nackets Of Somabodv e,s ha
are nov or nrospecfivelv interestsd IN th;s
loan ---'S1 ~ SA''
The for,v-,rst section of the act decl.ree after
having in preyions sections nrovided IN, tba
ormeS corTo1afions eyistina bara sbonId r.
extinct thaf the citvof Wash3sS oton sbanld cease
10 exis. as CONFORMATION. aiso tie citv oS Gaoro.
tosn. The Lew Conrt, and the orosnization of
Va