Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-01-05
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
GROWTH OF rHSs c,rr or wlsHrseros.


tOorre.pondencs IT tho New York Herald
MAsutNaroN Jan. 2 lsT2
Tho resident and municipal LIE Of this city are
cans, however, can never be Indifferent 10 what.
ever Affects their capital and increases ts attract
lions to foreigners and critics. The recess u
Congress allows mo % sond you letter upon
this city as place Of abode.
THE ALLEoEp WASHINGTON "RINo."
some Of tho newspapers have commented un.
upon the new improvements going
On In Washington city. II has been said that they
are sonduetsd BY a ring not unlike the late
be borrowed At high rate Vi Interest 10 carry
them on, much OF which money will get into the
pockets VI the supposltlOus ring, aud that they
aSS y @P have
happened TO buy proper y cheaply,
Stories Of THIS sOrt often originate In mlscun'
ecptlOn, or 10 the malicious imputation Of some
person not altogether satisfied 10 500 hls neigh
bors prosper, The truth IL that washington re-
colved . terrible scare frUm the West during tho
last session Of Congress, In the demand Of -.
Mississippi Nnlley. Among the arguments used
TO accomplish this foolish transportation wore
the incapaoity Of Washington 70 make It's own
i@Spryyensnls, and its Perpetusi application tor
enough 10 have assessed upon IT. own people,
The younger business men Of Washington, such
as Governor COoke, Alexander shepherd and
some others, who had settled In the city during
the war, and had concluded TO make II their
permanent home, finally resolved to revelation.
iEe the form Of the city by the aid Of the negro
Iyto, nnu thso " NV y. III " W
was called "ihe oil citizens Of Washington"
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lh9 nv Poo W., i,t urs ~ . ,l,s
hnally left them out altogether. by dlnt Of
good dinners, good treatment Of congressman,
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papot., 'nt I 1uuuE nsu hlSi' , ~
insnt, BY which The Governor Of the District
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chronic Vt,imbIina. which nyaiis them nothing
and only tends 10 impair their mutual property,
the real estato OF the city OF WashlnRt1n,
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Mnen ,nI INV pV ~. ~, i tIIs OmSn ,,i,s
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pium6cr' drsiie,l ? plan q general Improve;
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mopcfy nollSds I'n'u Th. usnEs0S ,,ro,,
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lrvn COngtessl was i"r!!nNlh pIon,uncyi W We
actuptl1n svhStr; Us P,o"spy ~ ~ IN w Nv,
tnp,iph syhelho tnus W mat VIZ Nn",y to,y1o,uv
ought DC ,akgh ont o. Ihe pochc,S .. ine ltesent
property hohleIs hcrc, Insleau o. Iett,ng ',oOO,.
90 60 aver To the next generation These very
ph elttenr' nov cnihbllihlIk, Nne pTsieIIcI
WRnp thtlt Town pNeI W wv S"u,h ~ Nine :, "
Rebellion rather man ,ee ,ng Noi , "Yeonpy ",
bJ tho lmnrOVemgns nscsssnaneu up'h tneiI
Janus IN lne Pol'teal nlvtu''P1lls' sh1uil nav
been made 70 pay psIrt o' " oaek ~ tnese Evn
klsgs, Iay LOT, I1id ana sueh Pe9ple are amply
,uIn,lynt 70 syahu thhauuu, aiil NY ~ fp ~,
hau laiIth unneI Wv nAier a Uevn ,,I ~ ~,
hn s ng nugh wnrs. M and nt",,sTiy SsSr w"aiI
nave neon ChsnpeIi "hstc i, NV ~ u n'Il Nv
prSPy,s,stuu W. hkulos, ~ .'I ny 'o'y u"
suilc'eh' opArAotot " 'lc p'aNo Us CIV
THE REVIVED CRY.
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~ men ~ ~ ,,,tbdic ~ Sin,c, r,,,in,, .strsi
Sncw iayIng Hno'Isn ami asnhaiiim naS,msn,S
:, setiIng MI Tho enTbstones 4, ~ 10 maze broaj
payemei,t or boulcvar,led streets. putting down
new mains LAYING new street raIiyayS and rar
rYInv 0ut ina man AZ an nrhan nSSt 10 M -
ikrunyh The whole town. and eneireied nv Ihs
city niirr ina IashIon 81 ths pTsSn a i;ncs
and HYDE PARKS In Ison,lon. Thus Il happons
that ~ m. nrst lime sibcc INT riII y,ss
GIundeI ono can waIk aionu ia main artery nf
psnnsylyanIa avenue and SEQ distine,iy snieaI
bsioTe him Al The T,ot of nc imnroyeI GRADE
thr liver Potomac. me rr.ia,s,l rrs.l.s 81 s0,nc
Of The streeIs have lstt the old houses we'll un in
The mir. nut Inc banks' being at AZ terrace.
render them more plcturesque than before. A
new eIty hall Ia drsiEnrd 10 he nut mn which
shAII take the city government out Of the old
shambles where the courts now ali, An opera
house will be built with private capital New
BRIDGES are neaTIy hnlshcd across Rick creek,
room cuiyert, FroIn the navy yarI 10 George.
town there IL block pavement for nearly The
whole distance, and the avenue Of an Afternoon
presents a Delightful scene Of teams, hsrsencn,
and buEaies proncnadinV, The terraccs Of INC
Capltoi arc Al last completed, and IL the Gov.
erntnen OF comes up to lis promise, the park on
the east side Of the capital Will he regarded
neat spring, % as 70 show the Capitol from IhC
front n oonspicuously AZ II IL mot bebgld from
the rear Several THOUSAND houses have been
built within two years, and many hundred aTg
now going up, all VI = better class than were
known In former times
TAXATION AND CITI EGPKNsEs.
Bsfore the existence Of the pre.ent DlstrIet
Vuyerpinont the debt Of Columbia was three anj
a half millions and the rate OF taxation Al 10 h
Ina hunjred E,Jht hundred thousanT doiIar
a NeaT sns1ed 10 The civ, Of which i've sisht,
was JlStIibuted among Inc wards IIT alleged i'm.
pfoyements and fell into the hands Of inc cutter
snips politicians. The expenses under the new
Al per cent. Interest, with Z ner cent. ioT !
Sinking mnd. the Loan will be sxtlpVushed in
sixteen years. The present direct TAX on prom
pr3ysment out Of n 900 TeEistsrod yo'cs oni,
I bOO VOTED against this loan Al The elsetIon
few weeks npu, Wood payemenIs coat uTes
dollars q squR'e yard IN washlng ton, and CO.
.narI Wi Ths ami ~ 1",,, nv wn,h ~,
piS living IN elevated places are compelled 4