Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-08-27

THE NEW ScHooL-HoUsE IN THE SIXTH
WARD.-A meeting of the joint committee of
Council and of the School Trustees was held last
night in the Mayors office, City Hall, for the
purpose Of receiving and acting upon the re-
port of the sub. building committee. There
were present Messrs. Semnes (acting Mayor,
Ellis and Walsh of the Board of Trustees,
and Ferguson and McCathran. of the Board of
Common Council.
The sub. committee, through Mr.. Ferguson,
reported that they had visited the new build
ing and found the work progressing finely.
The materials used are OF the best quality,
and the work is well done. Abundant mate
rial of all kinds for the progress Of the work is
upon the ground. The lateness of the spring
and other unavoidable causes have retarded
the progress of the building to some slight ex-
tent, but the contractor hopes to have it COM
pleted in ample time yet.
The situation OF the building is on high and
open ground, commanding q tull view of Penn
sylvania avenue, The architects of the build
ing, Messrs. Cluss and Kammerhueber, are
producing fine effects in the appearance of the
building, by massing and shaping the exterior
walls IN peculiar way, suggested by the nu-
merous flues required for an efficient system
OF heat and ventilation; and which also answer
the purpose of separating the school-rooms so
that even through the windows pupils in diff
tcrent rooms cannot communicate. These ffues
and their tops are thus made to be ornamental
well useful. The window sills, Hntels.
and projecting cornices are of brick and iron,
wood having been discarded as much possi-
BILE. The Cornices have been cast into a variety
OF pleasing shapes.
The Committee do not think that looking at
tie matter IN all its bearings they could have
made more advantageous contract than that
they have made, and they are convinced that
when completed this building will be of
the most suGstantiala and cheapest that has been
erected here in long while One object has
been TO make the building near fre-proof as
possible, and the Committee believe the con-
tractors have succeeded All the school rooms
are enclosed by brick walls, at least Ii inches
thick The distribution aud quantity of light
as well as the acoustic effects have been made
special study by the architect. The spacious
stairs have heavy wrought iron strings fasten-
ed at their ends 10 wrought iron beams. Am
pie provisions for water has been made, and a
well fitted up cloak room for each school room
has been erected.
In this school the sexes are to be kept serara-
ted. The passage OF sound from one room of
the same story TO another has been counteracted
as far as possible. A number of the school
rooms, which are IS by 80 feet, and Is feet high,
may lie heightened TO nearly % feet by placing
the teachers desk in q we'll proportioned niche
s feet wide by deep. The rooms are built SO
as TO allow eacn pupil an area of l3 square feet
and Volume of 1913 cubic feet OF air-an amount
considered sufficient by ali competent jud les
Besides the ten school rooms, there is a hall so
feet long, 80 feet wide and 16 feet high, which
can be at any time subdivided into a we'll
lighted library and two additional school rooms,
which would have favorable light for a school
OF design for female work and with proper
tons well adapted to musical exercises.
The report was signed by all the members of
the committee, and was unanimously adopted.
THE Picnic YEsTERDAY-Ths picnic OF
ST. Dominick's Church yesterday AT the Seventh
street Park was largely attended, and went off
in the most orderly and pleasant manner.
During the day and evening it is estimated that
at least three thousand persons visited the
grounds. The Seventh street cars were kept
busy during the afternoon taking out and bring
ing in passengers. running most Of the time
every two min utes and they were not able even
at this rate to accommodate the crowds going
each way. 1t is thought that about 500 will
be realized for the church. The managers of
the picnic deserve credit for the success of the
affair.
ALL on LEyEL.-On Thursday night last a
shop was given at house on Seventh street,
near Boundary, which was attended by be-
tween thirty and forty persons, of all colors,
VINO Tor time enjoyed Themselves hugely, but
1t was not long before some of the colored girls
showed preference to white partners, and by
this course one of the "culled damsels" got the
al-Wlll OF her beau, black fellow known as
Bill Gray, and he, with Moses Black. "wol-
Hoped" her. On Friday they were arrested by
omcer Beall and taken before Justice Clayton,
who committed them to iatl
SECOND WARD STATION CAsRs-William
Hamsiey, violating city law; 81 f. W. Roach
drunk sI.4 Thomas Mcbride, do: 50. Eliza
Lucas. street walking 81. 7. b. CulIuns dis.
orderly; 81. James Anderson drunk and dis
orderly; S1.59 August Trechler, drunk: mo
Dice, disorderly; dismissed. Chas Gashell,
Jas. Hagan, drunk and dsorderly; % LAWS
Jones dlsorderlY; dismissed Mary Armstrons
do; do. Alice McCausland, do, do. Jas. Ban
ser, do; S1.9a
CoNrALEsoENTs, RECRUITS, &C.-Tuesdar
ia Corvalescents from Annapolis, and some
Tote from the neigh boring hospitals, were So 4,
10 tie Soldiers Rest: % exchanged prisoners
from Delaware, 80 from Camp Parole, (Annap-
ols.) T. recruits for cid regiments, &c drafted
men for The 6!st Pennsylvania regiment, and =
IGl OF mechanics, also arrived.
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