Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1872-08-27
SEVENTH STREET IMPROVEMENT.
Meeting Of Property Holders.

AppsIaIInsnt Of COMMITTEES TO Confer with
the Beard Of PubiIo Works.
Yesterday, a. ~ o'clock, the property. holders
and residents Of Seventh street southwest, to
the number Of about thirty, met 81 Island hall
for the purpose OF taking some action IN regard
To the alleged eNorbltant and erroneous assess.
msnt levied upon them BY the Board Of Public
Works for the special improvements. Among
! !ISssP rs, resent we're p HeG Maa.snsy u b
II. A3ldon, II, S, Davis N. Nash, NJ. Ashford
KfIer an Informal talk among lhos. present
Rlawick, and Geo. Mattlngly chosen chairman
and MIR, Ashford secretary,
Mr., Church said that the meeting was rather
small, owing, he supposed, To tho peculiar and
unreasonable hout AZ which II had been called.
However, there wore enough present to transact
the business Tor which they had gathered, and
he moved that committee " three be appointed
TO wait upon tho ByaTI VI Public Works and as.
certain from them oil tho facts connected with
the SeVenth street Improvements the same to
holders.
Mt. II. s. Davis said he was not property.
holder oa the street referred 10, hut ho had
come TO the meeting As taxpayer, and he
wished 10 offer a few suggestions 10 the commit.
tee. The ntst thing 10 be done was 10 procure
copy Of the contract under which the work had
boon done. Then amer carefully examining that,
call upon the board for = Till Of itemB In each
case, % they would know exactly what they had
been charged for. The next thing waste secure
some oJmpetent dlalntefosted person TO measure
the work 90 they would be sure there was no
cheating there, For the bens1t OF the meeting
10 had hastily prepared paper which he said
in detail the area ofths property improved and
the amount to DO paid for by too citizens, tho
railroad company aud the GJyernmsut. Accord.
qIlrod 70 pay tW6.lblrds, and when this point 10
the reading was reached, MIR. MattlnKly oh.
iectol, as II was erroneous.
finally Mr.. Church got tho auor ami said he
certainly objected TO tho reading OF any such
paper. They had met 10 take measures to as.
certain eNactly whore they stool, and to thHt
end he had made the motion Tor the Appolnt.
mont OF COMMITTEES. Vie felt satisfied that the
Board Of Public Works would give them any
Of the paper would be discontinued.
Mr. MRttinEly said he ooneuTred entirely with
Mr.. Church, and oonsldorcd the reading vi such
= paper entirely premature What they waited,
and all they Wantod, was n Had out WHISTLER
some mistake had not boon made. whether the
board intended to lay this assessment under the
law Of the old ooipOratlOu or the organic act.
Seeing that his figures were not duly appre
| oiAted Mr., Dayls mOurnfully fOlled M his
| paper, and during the balance Ut tho meeting
The motion TO appoint the committee was then
agreed to, and Mr.. Van RlsWlok moved that II
consist Of three, viz; ueo, Mattlngly q. b.
Church aud Mr.. Ashford,
Mt. MAttinEly asked to DO excused, as no was
| we'll known as being bitterly opposed TO the
board, and he suggested In his stead Mr.. Geo
| T.. Kirk,
MT Kirk said while he was ami hal bccn on.
| pOsei 10 the bUarl, he would serve on the com.
inittoe, because no knew they would DO furnished
with tho Information desired. lie would say,
| however, that he had met Mr.. Emery lev
days ago, aud he had said Il was impossible that
| such large assessments could be maize,
Tho nance OF Messrs Church, Ashford and
Kirk were then ratified by tho meeting rs the
i committee.
| The next subject considered vas the date OF
| the noHt meetinK, Mr. MAttlngly advocating
| September = because some OF ths bills sent Ia
/ we're dated August II, aud 10 tue event Of the
committee not obtaining satlsfactlOn they wished
/ 10 take some other measures before the lSsulnE
| Of the certificates. He wished II distinctly IN.
| derstOod that if the board produced a scale OF
/ prices on which the assessment was founded he
was ready and wllllng TO pay his bill.
Mr.. Van RibWick suggested that the commit.
| tee inquire Into the character Of the work.
Mr.. Mattiugly thought that an after consld.
| Grafton.
MIR. NJ. Nash was proceeding to make a
| spread.eaglo speech when he was called 10 order
i BY the chairman.
| % motion the committee to walt on tho Board
/ Of Public Works was Increased TO fiye, and
| MessTs, Maulngly and Van RlsWlck added as
the new members, amer which the meeting Ad.
| iOurned.
Aflor the adjournment a party by the name Of
| Crane appeared IN the hall, and prOduce COPY
| OF the contract for the pavement which was
read and talked over BY thosOWh had remain Cd
| TO hear II.