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Show A ringot real estate speculntors-whlth has foi eomu years been In nuitrol of the municipal nlVulis of tho IHitrit't of Columbia Col-umbia eo fur as ll.ey relate to tho expenditure ex-penditure of money for street linpiove-mtnls linpiove-mtnls and tew ert.li non behind one of tl.o most ixild-fuced Join ier ntlemplod to bo put through Cmtgrej. This ring lias largo imcstiiii'tits in suburban prop-erf prop-erf v. and not sjtisllrd with ettinc a much laiger sharu of the money annually annual-ly appropriated forslreet improtemei.tt etc., than it had the slighu-st cpultable, claim to, it now piijsts Unit Congress shall Htilliorlrn tho- Conimifslonera of tho Dl'trlct ofColumbin to iDauotlO.OW-000 iDauotlO.OW-000 worth ollwndt practically United Slates bonds tl.o cnliio nmmmt to be speut in sewers andlilrcct improvements tho lion's sliare of which would, of course, he epent upon (ho suburban properly owned by the ring, which I. eludes In its' inembetslilp Senators and Representatives. 'Ihe ring has secured the cudotscu.ei.ta tho Commisuiouers totl.eliond Jl, but that wits not a d.tll cult feat, as eveiy ch.l Coiimiissloiier the District has had for 3 cars bus Iitu-ally Iitu-ally be tl.o creature of thh ring, nnd tl.oEe w ho have dond to object to obeying obey-ing any of its decrtes have never seived moro tliau one term NiuvlentliH of tho peoplo are opposed to increasing the already outiiigeously, large debt of the District of Columbia by any further issue is-sue of bonds, tven If the money wero to bo fairly spent, but thu peculiar form of government hi re gives tlitm 1.0 el. unco to miiUo themselves heiud or their In-lluenie In-lluenie felt, the Commissioners almivs actingon the Vandcrbilt BBtni. When this matter get beforo Congrcfcs fome membtr with n go'l titr backbone, nhUliran ueitlicr lm but by money nor soiinl Infl.n net twin n.ds f crooked crook-ed leglsl.itlon ill have 1111 oppdrluuity id make repmatloi. by 4 luu.plele ex-lj;e ex-lj;e o( the bVtjvct ol this ilig. . . ' |