National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1874-02-18
THE NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, "WEDNESDAY

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tnoSsht q: carrier system would aaswsr and
Nosk e. Well, and believed that the eitiasns would
De 9ettsr served BY one ONCE than two. The one
IVORY esa,iInEtSn Vas considerably larger and aid
In the way Of merging the two cities into one 80
M. EVAN LYONS, -F..I 4
2 well-known -four merchant, doing br
sne zane street wanted the post efhee tiness On
unlucS tho two cities. "SNA1 As'o'
another Aoa1 dealer, .o. n. a. thsv mad. :. n,
WashinetnA and ~ .saiSSd de post once s,d eos.
tom .housA yhon y woIid be eli right. He did not
ssanM 8 sOrso .idstiaE the whole debt Let I.
they ~.re able 70 stand it. but did not believe in
or assss5 t f. y, Pay tsss Sshsly SelSnE
population Of IT Twelve thousand mould Be-
the Change and If IT did not operate well, then
conducted, acts agains. the business interests Of
the merchants, VINO have to await the arrival Of
their mad before bidding on grain. y. lE
MR.. @. .. HYDE, it4
agentisr the Baltimore and Philadelphia Steam
Packet Company, deeired the consolidation with
out the removal Of the public Offices; these he
hoped and expected would remain. The joining
inc tSsS Ses % m m to both ,a
Georgetown out, which ought to DO done a. far Is
the name Is concerned. -
MR.. R. A. pExHAM,
agent for tho New York and Washington line Of
steamers, thought that the abolishinS Of the post
office End cust0m-housc would affect business ma
terialiy. He was suro the merchants would never
favor the last proposition, For then the nearest
and vessels arriving there after , o'clock in the
afternoon would be detained until morning, which
i MSuha make July twelve hours lost time these
uniting Of the cities.
HARTLEY AND BRO, aE'
commission merchants in Water street, hoped
the name Of the place would be changed, and In
50 long existed: but there must 6e no sboiishinS
OF either post office or custom-house 1t would be
outrageous for the merchants engaged in business
for the entrance and clearance Of their
vessels and perhaps suffer BY the tardy action Of
town wished the post office, but believed this
union would be productive Of good. They had
heard OF foreigners who fully intended to build
Sa she
necessary to have the railroad, and thought one
would be built as soon rs . charter could be Sc
cured, and there were several who would subscribe
for its building.
Mr.. A. ROSS RAY,
an extensive miller and -four dealer, was in favor
Of the annexation and signed tho petition for 1t,
but thought there was serious objection to drop
ping the two Offices. The name had always been |
u clog to the interest of the business men. He |
signed believing it was going to provo advantage
Gus In the sa'e Of property and increase its valus
ton Of consolidation MS abolshinX the post Office
and custom-house they would vote two to one
gainst the proposition.
Mr.. JOSEPH WATERS,
commission merchant on High street, felt in the
N ain as If Georgetown was losing its last and
best friend. He did not want to see her public
Institutions taken away, and any such change
.he business men. The carrier system would
prove inconvenent and detrimental to the interest
II business. If the custom-house was made ut
'harging at that place, especially those laden
With coal. The free delivery would not work we'll
or the merchants, because they would be COM
ection earlier and before the business Of the day
losed, at which time 1t would be impossible to
prepare their communications, simply because
answers in regard to transactions to parties for
whom or with whom they might be negotiating.
Mr. BUCKLEY,
( tSe Arm Of Buckley Marbury, hardware mer-
haEls, was the last person c0nversed with ON the
lon in any way. He opposed il II the beginning.
pd had no reason for altering his mind since, and
elieIed that parties had signed the petition not
lone washington had nearly swallowed them
p now. and he thought they had better have
othng more to do with It; They were now look 1
cars drawback, during which time their streets
Ierc torn Up and impossible: He thought they 9
ad enough Eith9gt annexation, and the abolish; /
georgetown would have some little respecta- {
liity and not be beholding to this city for every
ling.
le feelings Of gone Of the most prominent citi-
ms OF Georgetown on tie question, While .
rye majority Of them incline toward the prop
ition ofconsolidation, still they are unanimousi
eir objections to the removal Of the custom
)use and post ONCE.