Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-27
WASHINGTON. D. c.. TUESDAY AUGUST

the esactIng clause of the said section, the
words following, viz: That none other than
white persons shall be eligible to seats as
me mbers or officers or the Board OF Trustees
herein provided for, or for position as teachers
tabiished under authority OF this act
MT Noyes thought the amendment of Mr
Moore would open up a question that b nd bet
ter not be entered upon at this time. The bet
t.r way would be to simply non concur in he
amendment OF the lower Board. There was no
ne c. ssity for the lower Board amendment, as
the Aldermen's bill covered all the points re-
quired.
Mr Moore held that the lower Board amend.
mrnt was directly designed to strike out the
word white" from the present school bill, and
cause the colored children to he mixed with
white children In our public schools.
Mr.. Elvans said the matter would lead to de-
ba'e, and he was in favor Of postponing the
coLsideration OF the question.
MT Mct'athran hoped Mr.. Moore would
withdraw his amendment. 1t would be time
enough TO meet the issue when made.
Mr.. Noyes said that he doubted ii it really
while and colored children in our public
schools. He knew that many leading Repub-
licans of the city were decidedly opposed to
dcons and inadvisabIe in every respect.
Mr.. Richards thought there was TOO much
sensltfyeness about this matter. He did not
believe that any considerable number OF the
members Of the lower Board had any refer
ence to the public schools in passing the pro-
posed amendment. For himself he had never
thought Of any such effect of it. If we take ac-
ton calling direct attention to the subject,
gentlemen will probably draw upon them.
selves from Congress Just such legislation as
they profess to dread.
Mr. Eivans sand that if his bill had been
all this difficulty would have been avoided.
Mr.. Moore said the bill Of Mr. Elvans would
be imperative until it had received the sane
1ion of Congress.
no ms xuaa Tpr fbor
McCathrap, Turton, Moore, Given and others.
Mr. McCathran moved to postpone the fur
ther confederation of the question.
Mr.. Given thought it best to meet the sup.
posed issu ue now. He thought that the rejec-
ton Of the Council amendment would answer
every purpose. He wanted the colored chill.
dren educated. but wanted the lines drawn
between them and the white children. If Con-
eress impose this burden they had power to
do so, but he would ad wise resistance 10 the
bitter end. He was opposed to postponement,
and in favor Of meeting the issue in a manly
way.
MIR. McCathran said be was ready to meet
the question. and was ready TO resist the at
tempts Of the lower board to bring about ANAL
PamatioD. II Congress thought proper to sad
die this thing upon the citizens of Was hington.
he was willing to wait until Congress should
do So He hoped that the question would be
postponed until next meeting night as it was
now growing late. and gentlemen would like
to give their views on the matter.
Mr.. Moore withdrew his amendment, and
the motion Of Mr.. Noyes was adopted. and the
Board refused to concur in the amendment OF
the lower Board, the vote being as follows
Nays-Messrs. Elvans. Given, Grinder, Lar
man. Lloyd. McCathran, Moore, Moves Rich.
ards, Turton, and the President. Messrs. TAFT
and Talbert were absent when the vote was
taken.
Mr.. Larman Introduced a resolution request.
ing the Mayer TO inform the Board of Alder.
men by what authority the Commissioner Of
the First Ward substituted old curbing OF in
sniff cient width for new, on the west side of
goth street, between H and l streets north;
adopted. Adjourned.
COMMON GoUNCIL.-President Duln in the
chair. and all the members present except Mr..
l.. B. S. Miller.
The Chair laid before the board the message
of the Mayor, announcing his approval of the
act tor the relief OF L. A. PrenIiss
Mr. Slowen presented the petition Of Henry
HImber and others asking for the grading and
grayeling of 2lst street, from Pennsylvania av-
ense 10 Boundary: re.erred MIR O. S. Baker
presented The petition OF b. Bronson, r. Lee
and others. asking for the Improvement of
alley in the square bounded by 18th and 10th
and l. and NJ streets; referred Also, the fol-
lowing:
To the Honorable Board Of Common Council
ctty IF. Washington: Yonr petitioner. II S Ben
son, proprietor OF the National Hotel, respect
honorable boards on August 9th. last. designs
ting 9TH street west, north of Pennsylyanla
avenue, as hack stand, will, when its pro.
VISIONS are carried out, be serious injury to
his business and to the health of the guests of
the hotel The staDds rs designated. occupies
9th street from Pennsylvania avenue to Lou
isiana avenue, being directly under the win
dows Of the hest and most desirable rooms in
the house. The filth and stencil caused by the
horses render the rooms on the west side of
the hotel untenable except in the coldest wealth
er. While the noise and the profane language
Of the drivers who coDgregate on the side
walk compels ladies to keep their windows
closed. In addition to this there are rooms
on the ground floor suitable for offices or
besn whica ane petitioner
tor the intoierable nuisance in front of them,
his also, sublecting him to further pecuniary
loss. W bile your petition er is far from being
to interfere with the hacKmen obtain
ing their living in the nelghborhood of the ho.
tel. he earnestly protests against them being
placed in such close proximity TO the hotel,
that some place NAV be designated
where they may do as well without being so
serious an injury to his business For over
four years. he has had 10 submit 10 this nui-
sance, his health and that of his family, have
suffered from 1t. and he has been subjected 10
great losses. He helefore, prays that your
honorable boards may repeal that part of the
bill, making hack stand on 9th street between
fenna. avenue and street. or suspend the
action OF the bill until an investigation is
made, and your petitioner has an opportunity
TO show how great nuisance the stand is to
his business, and to the guests ofthe hotel.
H. s. BENSON
The undersigned, physicians in the city of
Washington, who have attended patients in
the National Hotel, believing that the effluyla
caused by the horses attached to the hacks
standing on 9th street, between PENNSYLVANIA
avenue and G. street, is nuisance, and preia-
disial TO the health OF the occupants of the
rooms on that side OF the hotel, would respect
fully recommend that so much OF the CORPORA.
tion law designating that block as hack
s'ano be repealed, and the hacks removed to a
location where they would not interfere with
'he heal:h and comtor Of SO many persons.
Signed-J. +. Dexter, NJ. d., d. W. Bliss M
d.. j. w. Buckley, NJ. d., Harvey Lindsley,
J. M. Toner.
MIR. Baker stared that it appeared that the
proprletors OF Wizards had The same cause
tor com plant, and tnat the board mad by the
passage of the hack stand bill done some in
Justice. The petition was referred
Mr. Crocker Introduced bill for the colIec-
ton OF special tayes, which enacts that in case
OF all special taxes which may be hereafter
authorized by any special law to defray the
expenses OF setting the cnrbstos es, paving the
1GotWays and quit rs, building drains or sew
ars, grading, graveiing, paving. or otherwise
mpIoVMg any street or alley, the amount Of
such tax shall only become due and coIlectab'e
rs follows'-One equal third part thereof shall
become due and coliaclable thirty days from
the complexion OF rne work or improvement
rom which The tax is levied; one eQ ual third
part thereof TO become due and coilectable one
J ear from ne date last mentioned. an d the re-
ana eoliectaole two years from the day when
The first instaiment became due, as above pro.
vided PTouideG, h01rersr, That the amount re-
naming nnpaid shall draw interest. to he com
puted al the rare OF ten per cent from the day
he first inst aiment became due 10 the time OF
pay ment AnG psorfde9 further, That any per-
,uA liable to pay any such special tax maypay
tie same 10 the collector OF taxes at any time
liter the amount there of Is ascertained the sUm
20 paid 10 ne paid by the collector 10 the per-