The morning times., 1895-09-29

The first directory of the city of Wash
volume, hardly as large as the children's
first spelling book. 1t is bound in plain,
| yellow paper board, and contains about
one hundred and fifty pages. Yet 1t EN-
bodies city and Congressional life and
| gives much useful Information regarding
| other matters pertaining to the city at that
| time.
1t was compiled by one Judah Delano,
| printer by trade, In 1922, but it was
| printed and offered for sale by William
| Duncan, whose place of business was on
the west side of Twelfth street, between
E and F.
A glance through its pages reveals many
names, now recorded in history and gives
a clear insight into the city's workings
in it's elementary condition. The houses
were not numbered in those days, and the
author. in his preface, gives explanatory
notes OF the directions given. For instance,
| street north is designated by "Fn, and
SO with other abreviations. The directory
| gives the name of each head of family,
and person in business, with the names OF
the Senators and Representatives in Con-
gress and where they boarded, which,
including the city and county Officers,
| hardly numbers more than two thousand
names all told.
| The first is the Senatorial list, and the
first name that appears is that OF James
Barbour, vir., Browns Hotel, Penn. avn
Further down the line comes the name of
"John Henry Eaton, of Tenn, O'Neale's
Hotel" which still stands at the corner
of Pennsylvania avenue and Twenty-first
street; but was years ago converted into
dwellings The old buildings are rich in
history and romance, and were the scene
of many stirring events of those days.
Martin Van Buren's name follows on
Daniel d. Tompkins of New York, vice
president of the U. s. and president OF the
senate, at Mr.. Dowson's, c. hill" The
omission of capital letters would insinuate
that the honor hardly conveyed the idea
of the Importance now attached to the
position.
There were At Senators and 1873 Repre-
sentatives at the time, and of the latter
John Quincy Adams and James Buchanan
afterward occupied the Presidential chair
Mr.. Adams was then Secretary of State
and lived on F street between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, in one OF the old
residences torn down but few years
ago to be replaced by the handsome white
Adams Building, so namGd In his honor.
Hon. p. P. Barbour, OF Virginia, was
Speaker of the House, and down the list
comes other well known names of the
present day, that would argue In favor OF
politics being an inherited taste. There is
a Breckinridge. also of kentucky; Conklin,
Harris, Hill, Reed, Sawyer, Vance. Van
wyck and others more or less prominent. :
The Rev. Mr. Breckinridge, of Kentucky,
was chaplain of the House. The Senate and
House committees fill but two pages, of
which one is q select committee on the
slave trade.
The Rt. Hon. stratford Canning, Of
Great Britain, and Don Jose Manuel 70
zaya of Mexico, were the only foreign min
listers, and N. c. Comte Julius de Menon, OF
France, and Baron de stackeiberg, OF
Sweden, charge d'affaires from their re-
spective countries, were the only for
eign representatives in Washington.
PRESIDENTS HOUSE"
sandwiched in the list of the city residents
is the name of the President of the United
States james Monroe, at the President's
house" and also the members of the Cab
|
any mark to accentuate the man or his posi-
ton.
John Quincy Adams was then Secretary
of State. william H Crawford OF the
Treasury, John C. Calhoun of War, Smith
Thompson of the Navy, and Return ]. Meigs
the Postmaster-G General. These do not ap
pear elsewhere collectively and distinctive
The names and occupations are given, and
| - ;co MOI 4 lie sns ct af pd
brackets The location is often designated
by its proximity to any place or larger
building.
1t is in this little directory that the names
of the old Washington families can bt
easily found. Thomas Carberry was theI
mayor of the city, and the family ana de
scendants, together with the Lays, be
tween whose families SO many inter
marriages took place, neutrality-suspicious.
in social and political movements.
There were then but six police con-
stables, and these were considered ample
to preserve good order. The city was
governed by a mayor, Thomas Carberry
and board of aldermen and common council.
There were six wards, each represented
by two aldermen and three counclmen, Of
which the father of Thomas L. Noyes, the
welI-know club man, was for many years
the secretary.
There were four city commissioners, bu
no record appears of fire department
. nor of the old engiDe-bouse that are well
| remembered.
There were six collectors of taxes and 6
board of trustees for the public schools
Strange to state, the R ey. Villa m Matthews
pastor of st. Patrick's Church, heads thi:
list Then follows the details of the cor
poration of the city; the necessary quail
fications for eligibility for the office Of
, mayor and the boards OF aldermen ant
, common council, with rates of salaries
attached. The secretary, however, of eaci
board received the enormous compensation
, of $3.50 per annum.
, The commissioners for draining low
| grounds, would view with silent amaze
, ment the long, smooth pavemeDts and
beautiful residences now standing wher
, once were marshes with their colony o
reed birds, and croaking frogs held uD
disputed sway.
LOCALIZED LOTTERIES.
, The managers OF the legalized city lo'
! teries were appointed by the mayor 70
} the purpose of agreeing upon scheme o
Z q lottery in order to raise the necessar
, funds for building and establishing tw
public schools, penitentiary and cit
hall. These managers were required t
give bonds in the sum Of $4,000, and rt
: csived a compensation Of 50 day.
: The commissioners of burial ground
: had their duties Identified with the boar