The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-09

Fractions of general fund stock
der act OF November 70, 1889 63 N
Leaving m aggregate funded debt Julyl,
1914, of 1895, 1868 Is
While the above statements exhibit the pecuniary a-
fairs Of The Corporation generally sound and improv
ing condition, and the income Of most of The wards
ampe for all necessary local improvements, they exhiD
different and vety embarrassing state of affairs, you
will perceive regard To the finances of two ut
them he income ofIhese is almost wholly absorbed by
their sha oile the public debt incurred many
years ago the Improvement of the city and by their
quota the general fund leaving nothing for improve
and scarcely any thing even for ind spensibe
pairs the streets and for the removal ut NUS
Such has been the depressed condition of ihe'
pariicu wards for many years and such, regret 10 say
il inues with no prospect of early rel el, although
they part pang to some extent in the benefits OF the
prevalent prt ofmprovenent And, what renders the
that there are not oniy large outstanding
against of these wards, due 10 pump and
paving contruc ors, but there are bridges lying within
them impossible e, and cutting off approaches 10 other
parts of the city affecting the general eience more
than that OF The particular ward IL VIII CHI they he know
not whether consistently with the provisions The char
ter winch forb DIS the funds of ward 10 be expended
il another. il is in your power TO app any remedy to
the evil aed but not doubling your disposition on the
subject have thnght it proper to represent the evil to
yon Tor such relief any, as may appear to be within
your competency
refer you 10 ha reports of The teachers Of the pub
lie Schools ereWI communicated Tor full details 0f the
operation of these important institutions during the past
year. The teacher ,f the Western School reports The
raodinary number of 422 children whohave tended
the school aud artc pared in Its benefits during the year.
being attendance of sc over the number OF l8i2-43
and an ncre Use of 2 70 The year 54i42. Of the
above number 246 tof W om 80 we're grsl remained on
the school list at the date OF the report of the whole
number who attended the school during the year. there
s.@ u# -
From The First ward IS
From the Second ward 100
From the Third ward II?
'-422
The teacher of the Eastern School reports l6l children
wbo have received the benefit of the school during he
past years of whom 100 unclung % girlsl rem,intd ON
the school list the date of the report OF the whoe
number attending he school during the year there were
From the Fourth ward 40
From the Fifth ward .t. 70
From The Sixth ward w
The two Female Charity Schools to which the Corpo.
ration has for some years past conrbu ed pecunary add
continue successful operation, emitting the benevolent
lad by whose voluntary exerilons They are sustained
and managed 10 the gratitude of the public. Each of
these has had IN regular attendance during the past
from Sky seventy children and one OF them the Cap
ia Hill SchooD has at this time on It's list the names OF
ninety pupis There no institutions which more
strongly recommend themselves to the fostering aud OF the
CORPORATION and there is one other school IN the city
embracing the yet unfortunate class Oh dcsiiue Or
mia Is in which only instruction, but food ana clot
inc m home are provided by the voluntary exertons OF
pons ladies' would submit: the ,opretyo contrbungt to
that also assistance Eom the education iund NOT
sha consider my duty This subject dsch Urged with.
ont re ewng the recommendation which submitted TO
the Councils last year regard to the extension of the
pubic school system. The annual income from the
school fund has reached amount sufficient for the
sn port of Mt ,st one public school and the great
v augmented number Of oh dren the list of the West
er. Sch p-more indeed than the house can accommo.
lie at one shows the necessity OF an additional
sch ,o in the central portion of the city ana the large
and ,n,reas q settlement which has within few years
grown up south of the mall claims the establishment a
school also in III 1t ection An additional lnducement
TO ear acton on The subject may be found in the hand
offer of the medical socie TO contribute SIX
Ill, defraying the expense o' establishing an
other ,choo Tn off r ls made us an equivalent Tor the
rel shmen that society of of The wings OF the
build ~ ed II Insane Hospital, VIII Oh was ten
de ed to the Go poraon for school house, but which
was found unsned to the purpo,e 1t NAV be proper to
state ais tn, have received an offer ofbudngs erect
ed or an academy aud ed such during several years,
in an eligible posin and on fair erns, iii shall be The
of the Councils make The purchase instead OF
ncurGnr the delay of erecng buildings for the purpose
Further articuars will be communicated to any com
mittee which may he appointed Oh the SUBJECT or to the
two Boards directly. II DIES red
The Intendan, OF the Washington Asylum reports that
there were admitted into the Almshons' within the past