Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-04-24
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di,VC>ed Of at not les than 81.
n u charged that the new government has
largely increased the number OF CORPORATION
ofhCets- and the rate OF their salaries. II this
were the case i would be natHI al and justifahie
The Inauguration % new anu better govern
ment for the District necessarily involved a
larger number OF officers, for a time AT least
But the Official reports show that the new gov
eminent coHnI ares most favOrably With the Old
IN relation to the expenses tor its of GERS
IL appears by the Controllers statement ID.
TO tEat the amount paid for printing and adj
NtItisiIg 70 January 81, 1872, was SOL .22tI9,
and y his report Of February ~. 1St1, O.. 5l0,)
the additional payments after January 81 were
slS'ti %. making in all Sis, 1852. These pay
men's are undoubtedly large, bat an ANALYSIS
shows that most OF thesa were juStifaOle
The necessity imposed upon the new District
govern M mt OF leaving the City Hall e be used
solely fer I 1ited states purposes and OF prOEid
ing quarters siSeR here i abundantly proved kv
the letter OF Chief Justice Cartier aE1 of the
judges Of The supreme Court OF the District,
% LOO and by the answer OF Governor Cooke,
CT. lea
II J. charged that the Board of PubIic Works
Improperly Influenced and controlled the legjs-
tsture. There was very little evidence 20
tam the charge, and It vas abundantly dis
proved.
IL j. charged that inferior beef was furnished
to tie Washington AsylGm under "a contract
WITH member OF the legislature. IL is proved
that good beet vas furnished by the contractor,
and that The Governors interference was to
prohibit The ieed.HG OF the paupeTs on refuse
meat.
IL j. charged that while II was the dirty of the
District government To furnish tickets bOth for
and against the lean, those a. anst the loan
could be procured with difficulty. B1t il ap-
pears fTCm the testimony OF Mr.. William 4.
Cook ana Of Mr. Henry A. Mallory that album
dance OF tickets were sent out The lack Of
TICKETS can easily DC accounted for on the
ground that there WSs nO demand for them, the
people being practically unanimous FOR the loan.
IL i charged by siT. Crane that a 600 voters
were directly or Indirectly in the en- TlOy OF the
District government Oh election day, while it
aIIears from the Testimony OF Col George W.
EalioCh and of Mr.. Il. -. Carpenter that only
liz labOrers were IN che employ Of the Dis
met at that time, and TIE details constituting
the additional number given by Mr.. Crane as
employed by contractors and otherwise are
either speculative. exaggerated. or grossly false.
/; = charged that voters were imported into
the District, and that voters we're inundated,
but there j absolutely no pTOOf on the subject.
II l. brilliantly and logically argued by the
counsel, Mr.. Green, that he District govern
nert j. modelled according 20 the advice OF
MI William NJ Tweed and ia lie likeness OF
JammGhy Hal, because FORKS OF contracts
Herr borrowed from the New York Board OF
Public Works. But II appears that the Ou!y
person IN this city in communication with Mr.
Tweed y Ar- II. J.. Green himsclf. 70 whose
Itt-er> Mr.. Tweed gives prompt replies.
Various attacks have been made HpOn Mr.. 4
X. Shepherd, which are hardly desorying OF
reply As large real estate owner, . constant
buyer and seller Of property, having fail faith
III Al increase 81 prices by reason o. the growth
and lElrOy gmCHt OF the District, lie has not
IssItateG TO purchase real estate whenever and
wherever be could find good bargains. In no
single case has i been proved that any OF the
q
10 benefit his property. The street improve
mtEt benefited him only in common with the
whole ueigbtorhOod. and carrying the grade to
IT. tNfrtm MT Ccpth WAS an injury rather than a
benefit 20 his property. The construct of
the i'h street road : abuudSntly indicated by
the importance Of the thOTOugbftEe and it,
fearful condition when taken possession OF bv
the District. Tie repairs would have been
made even ii Mr.. Shepherd had not owned a
fam III the country, TO which, however, he
Travelled only IN the summer, and then usually
by the 1tfE street road
CONGRESS MUST HELP TIE NATIONS CAPITAL
CITY.
In concluding this imperfect review of the
various subjects which have been brou -ht within
the TaEge OF the Investigation it viii be only
iran and Just TO say that there i doubt whether
NI'Lout The AID OF the United States, the public
Improvements within this District c"n be c :rriCd
to completion. Although the people have
eyiUccd a TraiSewCrthy disposition 10 tax them.
selves 20 make Washington A tit place for the
capital, Yet II Is possible they have taken to
carry burden greater than they can bear.
He streets and avenues are very wide en-
IraClrE ABOUT 2-5fG acres Along many OF the
best streets the pTvpcTty-hO' deTS are voGr This
i ret ct manufacturing city, nor a centre for
very large trade and although its growth since
the close Ct The war has been rapid Yet t> future
increase III population and wealth cannot he
IrtCistet with a. much certainty "a If il were a
mol GlaCtuTing CT commercial city, instead OF a
POLITICAL capital.
The true solution of this doubt is for TIE
IH'ed States 10 lend helping hand, and 70
make such appropriations A. will carry on COR
t'EtH>iy the HCTk CT Improvement until the
haIttr, the streets. the parks, the railroads the
IUtHc buildings. and every suburb of WaSLipu-
ton are ~ such condition that our capital can
he tNCel.tc by re other in the world. All other
lattIs axe proud Of their capital cities; they
IMPROVE, decorate. ard beaUtify them: they
iat. HIon them the nations money, and ex-
hilit toward them TO dislike OF jealousy. Why
should this not be the case with the UniteI
states Washington was laid out for a grant
capital Il Is now the center OF a Union OF fortv
mii..CIs Q; people, the most intelligent and No
triCuc tie wCTld contains. Ii should not he a
2 ~ Al grR~a
climate u should be a favorable winter resort Of
The nation, thrOnged by tie VT althy. literary.
st,th,nc, social, and religious celebrities OF the
To Ensure Washington a glorious future il is
Only necessary that the national Congress -houlI
United States for lis improve ment.
favorable response 20 tEo claims. - evil
Gently just that no American citizen viii DENY
them, is all that i asked.
L. Let the United States paw, for the benefit of
Tie District, a. large a tax upon the property OF
zee government as is paid by the people upon
their private property. This has never vet hem
done, and the District has depended uIon sDa-
cialarproTria;iOns sometimes reluctantly given.
jor The nations share of the expenses OF The
capital; while the broad streets and avenues OF
Washington, laid out and fixed by the general
government, have remained unimuroyed be-
cause OF the divided jurisdiction between Con
-ItSs ara The city OF Washington. When the
plan OF the present government was originated
under which the people CT the District were to
TAX themselves largely and 70 borrow millions OF
IOisy 70 tA reno IN I'M prove InentS, 10 embraced
The IDEA Of the payment by the United States OF
taNes, (or appropriations TO an equivalent
amount based upon a valuation of all the pub
lie property -
IL = clear tk2tfho work OF improvement can
not be made a rnalty and the capital main
taired during future years as a credit 10 the
nsiiCu without help from the United States
Win govern msnt real estate worth nearly as
much - all the real estate OF private owners IL
l. mar itesriy just that fair proportion of aid
Sis uid BE- rendered from the national treasurv
1he difficulty has been to determine what
would te a just and fair proportion, and 70 Sc
cEIe 'te Necessary appropriations without the
ltoI 20 Cf Che District seeming to be beg2 ars
teTtE'.irE only upon gifts from the Unitei
States Tor their support. Let the diffenlty be
settled by the valuation OF all the government
property oH the same basis ~ the valuation OF
private property, and let Congress regularly an
IrtpIiate an annual sum equivalent 10 the faxeS
thereon, ard Er~at obstacle To the imurove-
meft and prosperity OF the District will be re-
moved.
IL In addition, however. Congress placin,
Tie District upon the same footing With ~
other sections OF the country, should uu JertaLe
the improvement OF the haThOr OF waShinpton
The founders OF the capital. Infatuated with the
idea OF a canal, neglected the river front All
almost DESTROYED ~ the POusrruc.i,p %