The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-07

school house In UnlontoWn, on Tuesday evening,
the 4th instant, thu committee appointed TO ne.
tiuon the Levy Court for the appointment Of a
school commissioner, recommended In said petit
tiou, made report Whereupon the following
preambis and resolutions were unanimously
Whereas the citizens Of the Seventh school
district, at a meeting held In Uniontown, D. O.,
appointed q committee 10 present q petition 10
the Levy Court for the appointment Of school
commissioner In place Of DR.. W. W. 0oddinR,
which petition was signed BY ifty-two citirsns
Of said district Taxpayers and patrons Of the
schools; Hf- % T' .fI
And whereas the said petition was presented
to the Levy Court, add BY that body treated
with contempt, and the COMMITTEES who presented
II refused q hearing, although fully prepared to
show THAT the present commissioner had failed TO
discharge the duties incumbent upon him a. such
officer, having visited the schools In Uniontovn
only once In twelve months, and otherwise shown
bis want Of interest IN the schools, and also his
isnoranoe'of the law By appointing as trustees
gentlemen who were not residents OF the District
Of Columbia, and had not been for twelve mouths,
thus depriving our schools for two years Or more
Of local trustees -s,r-- 90 f
., And whereas the said commi,sionsr has mis-.
represented the people Of Uniontown By stating
That when II was proposed 10 establish . sys-
ton Of common schools for the county, and u
was submitted 70 avote Of the people, Union.
town, to a man, voted against schools for her
children, /" whom the facts are that nj tho time
Of said vote Uniontown had no existence az .
village, but was . farm, owned and cultivated
by one man; De- # - NH1-n.
And whereas tho people Of Uniontown, who
arc deeply interested In maintaining wsll-con-
Quoted and efficient schools for the education Of
their children, now become numerous, aud OF.
cluded from any voice In the conduct Of their
own schools and the school committed Of the
Leyy Court, insist on retaining In the ofice Of
commissioner one who utterly nsgleets his duties,
and s.srclses no health influence over the
educational interest Of ~ district; l. = ~
And whereas the Levy Court has hedged itsslf
about by laws and rules which exclude citizsns
from Its most important deliberations, contrary
10 the spirit Of republican institutions and dam
gerous 70 the liberties OF the people; s.. 'l
And whereas from this august body there Il
no appeal but 70 the Congress Of the United
States; therefore be IT. isGg. - lds 1H. ..f 9
Re,otred That o committee be appointed to
draft petition, praying Congress 10 abolish the
present system Of sOysfnmsnt for the county Of
Washington and substitute board Of super.
visors OF commissioners, with power 10 levy taxes,
grant licenses, abate nuisances, 10, and to mako
the meubers Of said board, togsiher with all
other officers Of the county. except the police
elective BY the people, vsf4lar1T .. :. .-..'.
Rs,oired, That we earnestly appeal TO the
ington county to unite with US BY holding public
meet ngs and appointing delegates to q conven-
tion, TO meet In soma convenient place In the
county, before the meeting Of the next session Of
Cougres, for tho purpose Of consulting upon the
best plan to effect this object. ~, ~.
A committse was appointed In pursuance Of
the first resolution, consisting Of Msssrss ]. d.
Hine, w. =. Parish, ]. W. Van Hoots, james
Burns J. r. Mcconnell, 80 Dsnforth, and L.
z. Ferris. ~. ~ N p
( And, upon motion, the meeting adjourned 10
meet sgain at the call Of the committee. ida
QU RrKRLY RkpoRr.-The following is a
reeapituiation Of the work done BY the police
force during the quarter ending December 3lst
The whole number Of arrests made during tho
quarter was 4, 987, Of which 4,l59 were males
and 1913 were fomaIes; 20l5 ware married, 2,972
were singlei 5000 cosid read aud write, L88s
could not read or write. 81 --rr ,si ,rsE V 81 %
I The offences arc classified as follows; Offences
against the person, 2,537 males and ga females !;
females. M
OF the cases reported tho following disposition
was made 3O4 were committed to Jail for court,
81 gave bail for court, 6s were turned over TO
tho military, ], 40 were dismissed, 524 com.
mitted to the work,house, l2I gave security to
keep tho Peaoe and In 2O4 cases various light pun
under tho head OF miscellaneous,
Fines were imposed In 2,209 cases, amounting
In all to SO, 046,l0. as folio In Warrington
city includipga part Of the county. paid S..
354 20 In Washington city. including a part Of
the county. superseded, $613.7 In Washington
city, including part Of the county, appealed,
$S22T9.' Total in Washington, 50. 800 81. yin
georgetown, including q part Of the county,
paid, 1922 81 ! in Gsorgetoun. including part
Of the county, superseded, 1902 20 In George
town. including a part OF the county, appealed,
$40 A. Total in Georgetown, $745.27.a Grand
total, SO, 046.l0. 5aaaE- .yrIs 1blS u. b. .-aI i
The number Of destitute persons furnished
with lodgings was 1913; lost children restored
to parents, 70 sick or disabled persons assisted
or taken to hospital, 81 horses or cattle found
astrny returned 10 owners, 30f doors left open
and secured by the police, % tres occurring in
the District, 20 horses with vehicles found
astrsy and restored 10 owners, IL ~
The amount Of property taken, BY tho police
foros and delivered to owners at the different
s..n susns 9Td ss .. tue s s1aS has
In addition TO tho above the sanitary company
make their report for the quarter ending De-
cember ST. 1896, Number Of nuisanoes re-
ported at central ofice,- 700 number OF null
shnces abatod, 676 number Of nuisances una
batsd, "a number Of warrants served, 90
amount of fines imposed, slt7.7l number Of
persons sent to hospital. number Of persons
buried. Q number Of dead carcasses removed,
1885, r sr...' r =. -. IT,. ..rrad J.
: Numerous arrests were also made BY the SAINT
tary company which appeared In the morning
reports Of the various precincts. II
0PRSISG OF BIDS FOR THE NEW DEPART
NESr or AoRIcULruRE. AT IL o'clock yester
day the bids for the erection Of building to DO
used as Department Of Agriculture, on Ressr-
walton No. 2, on Thirteenth street west, near tho
smithsonian Institute, were opened at the Agri-
cultural Department, In tho Patent Office, by
Jno. W. Stokes, esq, Acting Commissioner. The
new building will DO brick, tWoand-A.hA half stories
high, with French roof and proH-brick fronts.
The northern or main front will be 1850 feet 10
inches long, having two wings, each 50 feet
inches long, which project feet from the centre
part, The second story will contain the agricul-
tural museum, 1903 feet long by 81 feet inches
wide, and the offoes will be in the lower story.
The bids opened yesterday morning arc as fol-
lows, each bid being to furnish all material per-
form all labor, and have the building complete
within the time specified December LIST, 1879
Samuel Strong, S95, 1885, James II. barrow,
$l24 0O0i James @. Naylor, $92,727i J. NJ.
Downing, $685. S7i a. Grant 4 Co.. ssI,lS5j
job W. Angus, sos. AGO. Jones 4 Collins, Sll2,-
OOOi Peter Hepburn, $lOS, 900; Wise 4 Callahan,
sos, 9O6; A. W. swseny, sos. $780, Knowles a
Noyes, Of Lawrence. Mass, 1913, $685. r. II San
ders 4 Co, ST., 400; L, T. FARRELL 4 Co., $99,-
900; ]. II. Harrison 4 Co., 500, 400j j. p. Heint-
Ileman 4 CO., $04, 500; r II. Hall, of Baltimore,
$l0l, 600 VIM. II Falconer, Sll5,520; Francis
A. Gibbons IT,, $50, $685. VIM. II. Huestis 4
Co., 500, 1926 Bird & Baker, slOl ,9O0i N, oS.
borne, Of Rochester, N. Y, 500, 1910.
Messrs. Wise 4 Callahan also bid to furnish
the material, blue and cut stone, brick and iron
work, for $6T. l49 59i all excavations to be 2il
nents mar cubio Vard MaaaTa bird A Baker