Evening star., 1877-09-25

as TO sueord mate IN them all minor oousiS-
.aeonsg kemem her the favorable response
OF congress 10 our p,titio, = 10 eN Ntremely un-
Sensin, even though presented under IN,
; nap susp,ees; most unreasonable. n nos
eSNounaso'e, jealousy exists In many
srts OF the country to the prejudice of ne
DisulcL Tben, too, Question: oss,ax axtonaifv
~. p,s, ~ me eourse OF tue al ministraiion by
Nhich. doubt not, - confereDce win .nr6
able. e's
For many years it has seeme., IN ,oa,e.,
sooner or later, both Congress aud the coDn
try must discover the utter tmposslhility OF
the people OF this District being able 10 mstn-
tain this city In a manner hefiItlng the capt.
tai Of a great nation. Grsntet, a. StAfasi i'm
recent Senatorial report, that my million
OF dollars have been expended I'm the District
since iS50, and that. too, by officers of the
United States. without any control over
them or the improvements. by the citizens.
sho uhe bare staten nt OF the isct sum ,es 20
show how absolutely Impossible ~ would be
Tor a little community like this, already i'm
poverished by excessive taxation, 90 assume
or carry any considerable portion OF such a
burden. Washington u the nstion's drawing
room, Tor the reception and entertainment OF
It's own people, as well ~ OF foreign visitors,
and should be furnished aud kept IN order
mainly AT the national expense. As the
pride ~ TO be the country :. 40 must be the
burden. We eNpeCt 10 Shsre bOsh. but In pro-
portion to our means and resources, - well
states. To exact more from Lhis little Dis
trict would be alike ungenerous snd imprac-
tlcsble, converting the exclusive gur risdic-
ION into harsh treatment 10y al unnatural
Washington GaDd that name purposely
use 10 designate the entiTe District. which
one Gay q; will probably cover ought "a be-
come TIE model city of This cOautry, az not
oI the world. The grandeur OF tie scale
upon which u was originally laid out he
tokens iis destiny. It should become the
a A M AL a lIIHHfafr nal
Gu lture. Tho inUuil lceuc- of oue citizen mas
= n suA cresit- 'hH nucleus Tor the enc, and
the constant accession OF ~clentinc aud lit
erary men 10 our society lrlrntsas uraIl for
The Other. There are, however. hundreds OF
practical local netis ~ .cn wou demand
The attention 81 such "a citizens a. Del alton.
even In advance OF q National l-u.Nprsfty
which ~ last beCOmlUC = national necessity.
We need improved sewerage The water
that comes iu torrents from the adjacent
hills. and which once found "a surface Cow 90
The river, m ust have urohstruc ,d course lu
sewers OF sufficient capacity. Tue great ply
sical evil 81 cities - Nitiatet ar. aud ihersfs
10 sourCe 50 fruitful or typhoid fever - the
uoNiouS gases from defective sewers. Itisa
startling fact thar iu ten towns OF England.
statistics recently showed that improved
seWtfa-e had diminished iIp deaths from
mat dread disease Hfy 10 seventy. i've Pc
cent hoUSHeau thought THAI anau's ureaf1
j. deaih To Haa. and tbat nauC" cities ars
mans abyss am Inclined o. regard the
so-c8lled modern cOnVeufeucaS" aud defec-
Tive sewers mat death and LuI. I'd would
-. M lhsi that ''tTue type 90 a. -cutleman OF
leisure. the plumber work ng bg the Law
a. well as The average sewer CO ltractor.
must be in league with the undertaken. Judy
ing hy the mortality iuc denJ 10 these mod
eu cOnvenlcnceS.' Fortunately, the ave-
nUes OF upsN sNampled width. aud iha snacious
public grounds OF Washington, insure for 10
The nrst rank among cities in the sanitary
scale, especially II the disprOpDrilouatelv
large mortality among the poor cOlored pe0-
pie congregated here be taken into consider
alton; Let Us make the most OF this incai-
culable advantage Of ample lungs. We need
tne removal OF The generating causes OF ma
aria. We need the Improvement OF our har-
Dor. We need the completion Of our mark
system and the Washington monument. We
need durable p9Nements, honestly Laid aud
honestly paid for. We need public baths.
W. need improved accommod ations for inva-
lids and semi-inval1ds, going 70 aud return
Ing iTom the south, TO tempt q longer So
lourn, perhaps entire winter. IN the pital.
With suites of rooms facing the south, the
surroundings would be cheerful aud the out
look generally bright. sun baths are often
better Than any medication. We mead "A
union OF all our people, including hotel-
keepers and other host, m a consistent. pos
tive and unremittIng effort TO make S.ran-
gers feel az home I'm our midst. We ned re-
lief from excessive special assessments-
many Ia The past having been special int
Qullies-and from the OdiOus personal tax.
the only manufacture that seems 10 thrive
here having been the manufacture OF taxes.
We need fair, not exOrbltant. assessments.
We need the unificatiol o. charities under a
beard OF truly upright men, 10 control the
and 10 insure the simplest,
most efficient, ana least expensive machtu-
cry. VIC need cOdihcatiOn Of the District
laws. We need Increased apparatus fJr our
excellent FIRE department, as shown IN to-
days great fire. We neei, by increasei
and o.her active means, 10
induce all residents. and even soiourners.
as lar as practicable. 10 deal with our
own merchants, rather than 10 20 elsC-
Ie, and fare worse We meet relief
nom the sD-callef District debt, which is
and should not be borne. How
shall these and other blessings he sacured2
Could have The ear .: every citizen. I would
whisper IN u The only possible solution OF
he I.O'lvm. Nt mel oTsdfeT hurmOHy
0httEg OiFsetUtN' more cur4'sf bcTyiS-taf srJrf-
od c,ncTt a. 0cfioH. shall We have ftP
Men OF Washington, n il for you to answer
Very respectfully, THos. L. BRHAN.
Washing tSo, Sept. "a, lS,7.