, 1874-08-27

Ex-Gsv. shoph crd's Views In Regard
10 the Into District fsoverntMcht--
The ePUSt.OfGico DeparfMellt-LouiA.-

Ex-<ssv. Shepherds Views In Regard
TO the Into District Governments
The P0St-OfGico observation-disclosures.
nlu-Tho Ship Londons
Special dispatch 10 The CHICAGO Tribune,
WAsH1Na7ox. D. G., Aug. 3G.-Gov. Shepherd
was interviewed yesterday BY a reporter Of tue
Washington Republican as to his views Of tho
form Of government for tho District beat to BIO
adopted. In tho course OF tho interview tho
Governor took occasion TO give bin opinion alRo
az 10 the lase District Government aud the ro-
cent investigation. Az ths is tho Govern-
or'a first public ustorance, his OBJ
aervationB are Of somo littlo intorcat. In
reply to the question, "What do you think OF
the late District Government ns n wholo 2" Mr.
Shepherd aaid. VI regatd it as aucccsa, 1t
accomplished mora in threa years than was over
accomplished by apy municipal government ia
twenty yeAsa. 1t nas B.eady, persistent fight.
nnnna from beginning gooa to end 1t tso
slred to SEQ tho Capital OF the Republic retained
here, agaiuat thoaa who had grown rich au tho
necessltios and through tho enterprises Of
others. It was a conteas whothor Wasll-
ington and Georgetown should be, clean,
well-paved, woll-hgatod,, well-watered, wel!-
aoweied cities, or dojointad, muddy, dusty. frag-
meutary yAages,. .pohsoBsing no attractions
either for tie resident to Rema1u or Tho stranger
to tarry within their gates"
Reporter Complaint has been mnde, Cover
nor, against making auoh vast improvements in
such short space Of time. What was tho OBJ
ject7
in this way and in this nhort tilno the probability
Ia it never would have been done. This nay
seem somewhat strange, but, when you reflect
that before tbs ink had dried upon tho parchment
On which WAS written the law appropzlating
81, ,000, 600 for improvements, lujunction~snta
wcro begun, which were followed up continually
by others, had ne faltera1. then tbs atreets Of
tho city would have boon IN chaotic state, tho
Board Of Public Works hayo been, aud justly
no real Improvement would have bcpn consume
uated. This p,an Of Improvement required tho
establishment OF thorough system OF grades,
~ wol as uniformity in the stylo Of improve
ment. Any one with half 80 0, Q can aee this by
looking over the improvements made.
Ths Governor advocates \ government con-
BiBtiug Of IN Executive head and . Legislative
branch. tho latter to b. sevon in numbor. OF
tlcso eight persons. four should bo elected by
tho people aud four appointed By the President,
to Impeachment. removal, &C.; this body to
fairs, doing aEay with tho Board Of Health.
Police Commissioners. ctc. uo would have the
er NIL Improvements to DO authorized
| by tho Council and Executive, aud
| performed under the direction, Of
~ army eugineer the Council to
amount equal to tho tax-levy last year, so as to
| divide tho cnst Of improvements and the naitt-
tenanco Of tho Government equally betweon tho
people Of tho Dsstrict and the General Governs
| mont.
THE rosr-orF1oE DEPARTMENT.
Hossmastcr-Goncral jewell announces that ho
win mako no changes In tho principal positions
~ tue post-0ilco Department. no will asaume
tue duttos OF tho office "a, soon as Ao eau get
away from tho Presidential iunkotin6 tour on
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