National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1873-08-01
TwRSTY-FIRsT DISTRICT.
A slim Meeting OF Citiz sns-A Few spe e,
cs, but NotllBu D0ne

A slim Meeting Of Citiz sns-A Few spe eel
os, bat Nothing Done.
meeting OF the citizens Of the Twenty.nr
district was held last night AT Browns hall, o,
: Fourth aud d streets southeast.
! William Boron called the meeting to or,ler
and stated 1t was for the purpose Of taking int,
consideration the welfare OF the district IL
then asked, what should be done nrstg
Voice. Nominate a chairman; let's ORGAN
lze the meeting.
At this point the greatest confusion prevailed,
and some OF the crowd cried, "hush up, Boron, u
while others exclaimed. "lets make Boron
chairman" "for Gods sake, hush up" &c. FL
nally order was restored, aud Mr.. Boron In
CURED. what was wanted to be done for the good
OF the dlstrict7
| -. Ay Y Il you DO not kaow. what did you
| MI. sydney Herbert arose to answer this ques.
| ton, and said he as property-hoder, could not
4 Voice: Hurry up aud tell us for what the
| meeting was called. 49,. NJ.
years OF age, and do not care for any clique.
After nndinR there was no chance of his being
heard any further, he closed BY nominating Mr..
Ballard as chairman. Nj. A. Campbell was also
On motion, Messrs. McReynolds, Bowers,
Fletcher aud Clark were appointed tellers; and,
vote being taken, the result was; Ballard, ao;
Nj. j. Il. Ballard was afterwards selected as
secretary.
one week, Tor the purpose OF organizing into 4
district club.
Numerous motions were made to adjourn sine
ton TO adjourn sine die was adopted.
ANOTHER MEETING.
sgd. Herbert mounted the platform, and re-
quested those who did not desire to participate
IN the formation OF district club TO retire. and
those fayoring the same TO remain. He then
made Q harangue, In which he pictured the
many wonderful deeds performed by him In the
M. Taliaiero, Of the Seventeenth district, was
introduced. and made short address to the
crowd leit-thlrty In number-and said the hight
against MI. Herbert was In consequence OF hi
color. He spoke Of his services to the Republl-
can party In the Legislature, and also strongly
favored the plan OF Improving the District.
McReynolds aud Boron, and q motion that the
meeting proceed TO the formation OF District
club was made and adopted.
The following gentlemen were successfully
elected president: Messrs. Herbert, Gray, BAL
lard and Brown, but all declined the honor.
On motion, Mr.. d. Y, Peters was elected tenn
porafy CHAIRMAN aud the meeting adjourned.
The Chain Bridge aud the Canal Road.
fohs Editor ~ tie National Republican.
sIR The national capital has long been cele-
brated for the detestable and, at times, almost
impossible character OF the roads which an
prOncn ", whether from Maryland or Virginia,
Some improvements, 1t Is true, have been
made In the approaches from the former State,
and the road from the Aqueduct bridge to the
Leesburg pike, always excepting two terrible
hills, Is by no means intolerable In the sumner
But the same cannot be said Of the road from
the Chain bridge along the canal. summer or
winter, wet or dry, 1t Is the same detestable
thoroughfare now that 1t was twenty years AGO.
the same rough and rugged Jordan OF a road,
when II ought TO be the very best In the District
and that, too, despite the fact that the Terri,
torial Legislature long ago made liberal nppro-
priation for It's repair. And then that Chain
bridge, although Congress Appropriated 400, 900
tor new one OF Iron, and contract for It's con-
struction was concluded long enough since for II
now TO be completed, still remains the same
perilous structure II has been for nearly three
years. II those public benefactors, Gen. Bab-
cock and Mr.. Shepherd, could be induced 10 In
dulge In q cool drive up the canal tothe bridge
one OF these nne m0rnlngs we are sure that
although, mnoh as we should be Gratned 10 well
come them TO the sacred soil, I'VE regard their
comfort too greatly 70 proong their jaunt TO
Langley. After years OF patient endurance OF
lntolerable thorouKhfares 10 the capital we had
nattered ourselves, especially those OF us who
are taxpayers In Washington, that the liberal APP
preparations OF Congress and the District had
name OF Dixon Is understood 10 have contracted
10 construct the bridge and man by the name
OF Shipmaii TO reconstruct the road. Have either
OF these persons discovered that they agreed TO
do the work at TOO low hgure, so that thus,
after ''blufiing on" all competition they fall 10
DO Il promptly themselves, or Is there some other
and better cause Of delay PAinEAy,