Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
FIRST CITY DIRECTORY
A Volume the Size of Ordi-
nary School Primer.
PU BLISHED IN 1922
POPULATION OF WASHINGTON
AND THE TAX RATE.
Data Regarding Congress and the Le-
cations of That Period-Thomas
Carbery, Mayor.

the Library of Congress. 1t Is the nrst Oh
rectory of the city of Washington, ID. c.,
published In 1922. In size the volume Is
about as large as the small primers used
in the old-time schools, and is in marked
contrast with the bulky city directory of
the present day. The compiler of this
quaint little book was Judah Delano. while
an imprint announces that 1t was printed
by William Duncan, 18th street west The
title page and paper cover make the an
nouncement that the volume shows the
name, occupation and residence of each
head of family and person In business
the names of members of Congress and
where they board; together with other val
liable information"
Like all old style books, it has preface
which makes this announcement:
1.-The first general directory for the city
of Washington is herewith presented TO the
public in the hope that it Will be founo
what the compiler has spared no pains IN
endeavoring to make it, worthy of their pa
tronage.
I'm order to state the places Of residence
as explicitly and at the same time as con-
cisely as possibly, system OF contracuG p,
presumed, there will be no difficulty IN ui IN
derstanding. The following examples VIII
serve as an explanation TO those VIM
uuire it: street north is expressed py
Fin. and 18th street west by INV, ana the
other streets on the same plan. DW ~ aui
dwelling; btw. between. The otner con-
fractions are sufficiently intelliglpie "i'h-
out explanations.
Congressmen Head the List.
The first names in the directory are those
of the senators and representatives OF 'lie
Seventeenth Congress, for the little Nolu"e
did Joint service as both a city ana COLI
gressional directory. There were just forty
seven senators and 1S9 representatives III
the Seventeenth Congress. Daniel u
Tompkins of New York, Vice President OF
the United States and president of the Sen
ate, "dwelt at Mr.. Dawson's on Capltol
Hill" Rev. Mr. McIlvaine of Georgetown
was chaplain of the Senate. The first name
in the list of senators is James Barbour OF
Virginia who boarded at Browns Hotei,
PENNSYLVANIA avenue" The name OF
Thomas A Benton of Missouri Is third on
the list Rufus King of New York was a
guest at Peck's Hotel Georgetown, Whiie
Mrs Hamiltons, Capitol Hill. Senator Mar
tin Van Buren, of New York boarded at
Peck's Hotel Georgetown; Senator Waiter
Lowrie of Pennsylvania boarded at M
Sawyers opposite Browns, while MI
John Williams of Tennessee stopped at
Mrs. Peyton's, near city hall.
p p. Barbour of Virginia was Speaker
of the House and Rev. Mr.. Breckenridge OF
Kentucky, chaplain. There were three del
egates in Congress in 1922, James w. Bates
representing the territory of Arkansas; Mr.
Fernandez, representing Florida, and Solo
mon Sibley of Michigan territory. James
Buchanan of Pennsylvania was Il member
of the Seventeenth Congress, as We're James
d. Breckenridge of Kentucky, John Ran
dolph and John Floyd of Virginia and Hen
ry R. Warfield of Maryland.
N1nrn hut tnnn Ctn1n n f.
tees of the Senate-on foreign relations.
finance, commerce and manufactures, mill
tary affairs, militia, naval affairs, public
lands, Indian affairs, claims, Judiciary, post
office and post roads, pensions, District OF
Columbia and on contingent expenses of
the Senate.
There were nineteen standing and nine
select committees of the House. The Dis
trict of Columbia committee of the Senate
consisted of Messrs. Barbour of Virginia.
Edward Lloyd of Maryland, James DWolf
Of Rhode Island, James Lanman of Con-
necticut and Samuel L. Southland of New
Jersey. The District committee Of the
House comprised Representatives Joseph
Kent of Maryland, Charles +. Mercer OF
Virginia, James Matlock of New Jersey,
Re- phael Neale OF Maryland, Thomas Pat
terson of Pennsylvania, William B. Rochea-
ter of New York and James Stephenson of
Virginia.
Among the select committees was that
OH 1.-The slave trade with Benjamin Cor
ham of Massachusetts as chairman: the
committees on 1.-The Cumberland road on
"Beaumarchais' claim on Revolutionary
PENSIONS" on roads to Illinois and Oh
1.-The owners of Bastrop's Grant
The Foreign Ministers.
The succeeding chapter of the directory
treats of foreign ministers at Washington.
The only countries represented here at that
time, according to the volume, were Great
Britain, France, Sweden and Mexico. The
British legation was situated on the north
side of Pennsylvania avenue, near Western
market" and Right Hon. Stratford Cam
ming was the envoy extraordinary and min
lister plenipotentiary. A British consulate
was also maintained for the port of George
town, the offices being Pennsylvania
avenue near the present Rock Creek bridge.
Anthony ST., John Baker, esq. was consul
general.
The French legation was located ION the
west side of the Presidents square, and
NJ. lie Comte Julius de Menou Was charge
DIES affaires. Baron de Stackelberg was
charge des affaires of Sweden, and his office
and residence were on the north side of
Pennsylvania avenue between 18th and 18th
streets west. The Mexican legation was
''set of rooms in Strothers' Hotel Don
Jose Manuel Zozaya was the minister, and
he maintained more attaches thaQ those of
the other three countries put together
Under the heading Corporation of WASH
ngton" it is shown that in 1872 Thomas
Carbery was mayor: William Hewitt. reg
lister. and Thomas l.. Noyes was clerk to
the mayor and register, also to the boards
of aldermen and common council. Wash
ngton was at that period divided into six
wards. with two aldermen and three coun-
cimen elected from each ward. There was
board of guardians of the poor, consisting
of six members-Charles w. Goldsboroueh
John McClelland, Peter Force. John Pic
Richmond Johnson and Adam Lindsay The
almshouse was officially known as THE in
Urinary and asylum" 1t was situated on
18th street between M and N streets north
west. DR.. Alexander McWilliams was resi-
dent physician; Joseph p. McCorkle, secre-
tary: Robert Clark, intendant, and Mrs.
Parry. matron. The board of health con-
sisted of one physician and one citizen from
each of the six wards. There were four
city commissioners-Samuel Hardness, JOS
Dougherty, John Chalmers and John b.
Forrest
Policing the city at that remote period
was a different proposition from what it
is now. Good order was supposed to be
maintained night and day in 1922 by a
force of six constables, one in each ward,
as follows: First ward, Frederick Hines;
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