National Republican., 1877-10-22
CLAIMS OF THE DISTRICT.
THE RELATION WHICH IT BEARS TO
TNE GENERAL GOvERNMEfT

Meeting Of Leading Citizens saturday Night
A Working Organization Completed
Congress to he Asked to Appropriate Its
Proportion for the support of the District
Facts and Figures for Congressional
Consideration.
The necessity for increased Congressional
appropriations for the District having become more
apparent month amer month, a movement am 'nI
certain leading citizens was made public Saturday y
night through meeting of citizens held at Willard
Hall.
Invitations such rs the following have been sent
during the past few days t0 ncGr'y all the prom.
ihcnt business men and mc'Chants Of the District
WNIIiNGrpY y. C.. Oct .. 1877.
DEAR Sin: You are respectfully invited to unite
with certain other fC!lDw.CtiZ"ls with view t.
the formation Of u committee u! one hundrc To en-.
dCnvOF 10 procure from Congress such legislation as
viii secure the objects set forth IN memorial How
before the public fJr signatures, .: which copy Is
herewith submitted.
Please signify your acceptance on receipt Of this.
Respectfully you. =:
tOnV,"'.
Lewis J. Davis. Gcr. W. Riggs.
Il. C. Fox. George Taylor.
Joseph Casey. Crosby :. Nnycs,
s V. Niles. John iliN.
Jinn \ baker. NJ. W. lb'NCsilgc
John I. Mitrhtll, John r Gwen,
Vim. NJ Gait, William b. XOn,
Joseph c. Scmmcs, F. ]. Middleton. jr.
IN response 10 inc inNItltiln over one nnn1TeI
gentlemen assembled saturday evening at vii.
lhrd's Hall. Prominent among
THOSE PRESENT
were John T Given, VIM NJ shustcr. James T.
Berrctt, Lewis J Davis, Crosby g. Moves John A..
l@kcr VIM. Dickson, JudEc }. ". Wright. 'iso. W.
\; willard Samuel Normrmt. H. :. Davis. Dr. J. u.
blake Win. H. smith r. W. D5wnman. Thomas T..
Morgan. DR.; J.C Morgan, wmi II; cl9aGtt, Judge
John pettihoue VIM H. Reed WIN. Pcitibonc John
ll2, L. G. Fox, J. o. Wilton. John +. Ennis
samuel Bacon, John Marhnry j., A. Ross lsay, pr.
';ait. mnrat" kin Gem wm minry. :. V Niles,
ten B +, ncale, John T. Mitchell, Vim; II; Thomp.
on iI"Talin lrowmimx YIN. Dixon NJ. Lloyd,
christie. J. W Rntclrr Il. Il. Clarke. Horace Chprnn,
e. NJ, Mathews Dr, PmrviS. \. y. Ci"pn. |; HIr
ritt. 4. l.. Barber, \ n, smith, ", H. M,rrisnn DR..
:. e. Bury. W. T Baldwin. q. NJ Oyster. Thimls
s,nmrrvlle, W. H. shaw, Gy,. WhIts, Columbus
Alexander and john T. Cook.
THE ORGANIZATIONS.
Mr. Lewis ]. DAVIS called the meeting to order
nnd announced the object e assembling. which
prnnrlntiuus for the District rom Congress
On Mr.. Davis motion. Mr.. GrOrgc ". Riggs wa,
elected chairman. MHH,rs, X; r. Myrrick. Judge
Joseph CuScy, Lewis J Davis John 7. GivCu tTI> y
:. Nnyys. Judsr D. X. Cartier Hnl John 7. Mitchell
were elected vice presidents. Mr. K. e. Fox wns
chosen treasurer AID Mr. John A. Baker scg:c-
lary.
The roll Of those invited was called. and about
me hundred tel 'udrh tn their nHmr..
Chairman Rigs stated that the few grat,CmCn
who hAd originated the movement hal concluded
to CouhnC them elves to the irst TART Of the memo
rial, which asked that my per cent OF the CX.
pcnsv. Of the District be borne by the National
Government To this end he ca'lrl upon Mr..
Lewis J. Davis who made statement nf the fnan.
Cal condition and requirement. of tn District Of
which the following is the substance:
THE DEBT OF TIE DISTRICT or COLUMBIA Is
Is rs follows:
Old corporation of Washington. ..... $3.50 on
odd corporation Of tirOrgCtDwn........ ~ iIl Ei
District of j.!il SH "
lOtnl .sS,iIHhgl nj
This was incurred under representative form of
government. In addition To the above there was
created by agents of the United States
Debts represented by SIS bonds. guar.
antecd by the United States.. -. sl3 Ti3 90 on
Floating debt estimated. see report
of Commissioners d. c. lS76J....... l6i4N0 Oh
Total indebtedness. s1i,l6jpil gi
The latter item It Is estimated could be paid of
10y the collection of arrears of general and special
taxes. The amount of special assessments hns first
To be charged with The payment of about Ssp.ODD-
per cent. bonds and interest. These assessments
may be estimated at 81 lSO.n0D subject to the cor.
| rcctiOn of errors and overchurges The estimated
REQUIREMENTS OF THE DISTRICT
| are n follows:
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