Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1891-04-11

That is all right There is nothing like look
ing after people. 1t does an honest man good
To look after him. because il encourages him.
[Applause.l
HOW THE DISTRICT HAS anowN.
The population Of the District Of Columbia
in 1900 was about 1900. see number of
bank presidents and heads of trust companies
here and know they are very particular about
figures. Sometimes they send you q protest
after three days. but I will give II to Won in
round numbers. In 1880 the population had risen
to two hundred and thirty thousand and some
hundred, the regular large increase commence
ing about 1870 or 1871. In the last decade we
have added over Il, 900 buildings to the city Of
Washington or the District OF Columbia, and
some gentlemen have estimated, taking the
average width of lots that if put together thew
would make between forty and fifty miles Of
buildings. You know how handsome they are,
and within a few feet of me are gentlemen who
own and have built many of the handsome
ones.
As to the streets think we keep them a.
clean as most people do. 1 60 to New York and
brooklyn. visited my son iu-law in Brooklyn
. few months ago. He lives on an important
avenue and it has not been swept this winter
No commissioner could live in this District
who did not sweep the streets at least once in
six months. 1 get regularly hauled over the
Goals If do not do it almost every other day
in the week.
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with propriety. This year we have appro-
pr.ated one way and another for school pur-
poses 1893, coo; S220. 900 OF that will 20 into
new buildings. When they are finished. with
those now being constructed, under current
expenditures, we will have over 100 school
buildings iii the District of Columbia.
You know what our police system is. You
saw some of them on the avenue today in COM
p:Hy with the soldiers l have no doubt YOU
divided your admiration between the soldiers
and the police. expect that my friend Ross
thought the police handsomer than the soldiers,
because he runs tho m. We have been little
hampered in the selection of them. but through
the aid of the court, if not of Congress. We will
probably be able to have wider choice in the
future. We had to dismiss ons Of them. Once
in while fellow gets little thirsty, but that
happens all over the country.
Our fire department made a record out on
this corner within a month. fire alarm was
sounded and within two minutes and half
there was response by the department and q
stream OF water playing upon the building
The record is seven and half minutes any
where in the city from the time the bell is
struck until there are one or two or three
streams of water being thrown upon the fire.
The result is this is a miserable place for boys.
They cannot have any fun at fires. The only
lire we ever had that amounted to anything
was in the Interior Department here, and that
is stone building. Inever could understand
that, but it is a fact.
Now, gentlemen, I know that some Of you are
beginning to think about breakfast and 1 will
not detain you any longer. think can ex-
press the trust that at the end of the next GEN.
fury when the citizens of that day are as
sembled at some hall to celebrate the events OF
the past century you will all hope they
Will find a loved and united people and that
they Will md them, as now. the grandest
nation in the world, filled with the happiest
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