Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1878-12-03
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District Of Columbia.


The attention Ut Congress is again in
vitcd to the condition III the river front
Of the city III Washington. IL il mat
ter Of vital Importance To the health al
the residents of the National Capital,
both temporary and permanent, that
the low lands in front Oi the city, now
subject To- tidal overflow, should be re-
claimed. In their present condition,
these flats uhstruCt the drainage Oi the
city, and are dangerous source OF NAL
arial poison. The reclamation will i'm
prove the navigation OF the river, by re-
striCting and consequently deepening
its channel; and is also 0f importance,
when considered IN connection with the
extension ri the public ground and the
enlargement at the park, west and south
ui the Washington Monument. The
report al the board ri survey, heretofore
ordered by act Oi Congress, ON the i'm
pruvement al the harbor ui Washington
and teorget"Wn, II respectfully com
mcndrd To- consideration.
The report of the Commissioners Of
the District ri Columbia presents de
tailed statement OF the affairs of the Dis
trlCt.
The relative expenditures by the
United States and the District Tor local
purposes is contrastcd showing that the
expenditures lay the people uf the Dis
trict greatly exceed those 81 the General
Government. The exhibit is made in
connection with estimates Tor the rcqui.
site repair OF the defective payements
and sewers Of the city, which il work
81 immediate necessity, and, III the same
connection, u plan is presented for the
permanent funding uf the outstanding
securities 81 the District
The benevolent, rcformat"ry, and
penal institutions Of the District are all
entitled to the favorable attention Of
Congress. The Reform School neciS
additional buildings aud teachers. APP
prupriations which will place all ui these
institutions III a condition To- become
mudclS I'll usefulness and hcncfccncc,
will bc regarded by the country rs lib
crafty wisely bestowed,
The commissioners, with evident JUS
ticr, request attention Ia the disCrimina-
ton made hy Congress against the his
trict in the donation 81 land for the sup
por, OF the public schools, and ask that
the same lhcrality that has been shown
IT, the inhabitants OF the various states
and Territories 81 the United States,
may be extended 10 the District vi
Columbia.
The Commissioners also invite atten.
ton To the damage inflicted upon public
and private interests by the present
location 81 the derots and switching
tracks III the several railroads entering
the city, and ask i"r legislation l""klng
e. their removal. The recommends
tons aud suggestions contained IN the
REPORT will, ! trust, receive the careful
consideration OF Congress.
Sufficient time has, perhaps, mo-,
elapsed since the reorganization 81 the
government OF the District under the
recent legislation oi t"ngress, Tor the eI-
preston OF confident opinion as 10 It's
successful operation but the practical re-
suits already attained are - satisfactory
that the friends III the new government
may we'll ur.c upon Congress the Wis
dom 0f It's continuance, without essen-
iial modification, until, by actual eI-
perienCc, it, advantages and defects may
bc fully ascertAiRrd.
X, Is. HAVE.
EyurTIyE MANSION, i'rocmtcr ., 1873.