Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-11

pe.i,ioners conld be eoush, i, was far from
his intention to intimate any hing Of NE hind
He did not think parfses making The
Charge believed il themselves. He moved
tss 1:ouess o's sa Mr. on i,vsn. TSs
said he understood that the renoynination was
maze st the suggestion OF one or more Alder,
men, With the understanding , that Mr. Ciara,,
would give the promise 20 do SO in writing, and
asked # that WINS So +. 1f srsl -.aa.r
| M. NcChthran knew nothing OF such an ar
rar gyse Mt, hut had suggested another name In
Il ease Of Mr.. Ciarkr rejection. aU ga.
| Mr.. Moore supported Mr.. Clark with no such
| understanding, bot simply on the merits Of the
cas-. as. the CHARGES against nr. Clark were
Mr.. Tai, said that he voted against M
Clark. because he believed his usefulness was
| done him, and while he could not promise that
hr. CLARK would resign IL confirmed, yet he
thought he knew the sensitive nature Of the
man, and would trust him in the vote he was
going to give In his favor tonight. t,N t--te
The motion 70 postpone one week was re-
Bcted by the following vote:-Yeas-Meesrs.
Elyans, Given, and R,chards- nays-Messrs.
Talbert, TaiA Turton, and President (l3arrl-s.
MI. koyes moved to suspend the rule requir-
ing the vote to be taken by ballot. Not agreed
Il Affirmative,
| A ballot was then taken on the confirmation,
which resulted yeas, s nays, 4; 50 the nornina-
: Mr.. Moore introduced the resolution
TO place upon the Journal the resolutions
Of the Board ofSchool Trustees, con,rnen datory
Of Mr.. Clark, (ofered by HIM a. the last meet
| inr) ...-..
| MIR. Given moved to lay the resolution on the
table; not agreed to-ysas. 4; nays,s.
/ The resolution was then adopted; yeas
Messre. Grinder, Lloyd, McOathran, Moore,
| Noyes, Talbert, TAFT, and President, (Barr,) 3:
nays-Messrs Elyans, Given, Richards, ana
Turton-4. -. .tt. n
l Mr.. Given introduced a bill TO regulate the
| sale and measurement Of oysters; referred and
1 ordered to be- printed. Mr.. McCathran intro
| duced bill amendatory Of the act for appoint
/ ment OF Commissioners Of improvements; re-
| ferred to Committee on improvements and or
| aered to be printed. Mr.. TurtOn, from Com
mite, on Health, rsported bill for relief OF w;
the outdoor poor, adopted. The Board reced.
ed from ITS amendment to the bill for the relief
Of the poor, and 1t stands passed. Several bills
from the Council were referred. Adjourned.
COMMON CoUHCIL.-A message was received
from the Mayor, announcing his approval OF
acts for the relief of T.. A. Adams, George A.
Hocke and George Schnell. -...
The following were rntroduced:-Ry Mr. A.
r. Clark-Bul to establish the Washington
Scientific High and Normal School; referred
THE bill provides for the establishment of
high and normal school, the objects OF which
shall be 70 fit the graduate of the grammar
schools and others for the occupation of teach
ers for a higher order of usefulness in scien.
tfc, military, mechanical, commercial and IN.
tellectual pursuits, and provides for the APP
pointment OF a sufficient number of teachers:
fi1es the pay of the principal at 81 $40 and Of
assistants at 41,sOO; prescribes what shall be
the course Of studies, and provides for the pnr-
chase of apparatus, gel BY Mr.. Dulin-BiU
for foOtway on north side Of Virginia avenue
between 4th and 9TH streets east; referred BY
Mr.. SlOwen-Resolutions adopted at meeting
of the First W ard Republican Association, pro.
testing against change the hpuu n n Of
the wards OF thelcity. and instructing their rep.
rrsentanves to oppose any measure looking to
that end; referred. BY Mr.. Arfison--Commu-
nieation of Yardley Taylor, of Loudon county,
Virginia, as follows
TO uhons It may ceacern:-I perceive by the
newspapers that the Corporate authorities of
Washington and Georgetown are proposing to
make branch railroad to connect those cities
with the Alexandra, LoudOn Il Hampshire
road. also see by the papers that a motion has
been made in the House of Representatives to
incorporate a company to build a railroad to
connect Washington with Cincinnati. II might
De Well for those corporate authorities for to
wait a little and see whether the latter project
Is entertained in earnest or not. II il is, it
would be wisdom TO unite the two schemes to-
gether, as the first would be as completely
answered by such connection AS il mace sepa-
Iately. and as 1 am well acquainted with the
topography ,of the country east of the Blue
Ridge and toward Washington, l pro-
pose 10 point out n line leading through
Manassas Gap in the Blue Ridge, almost
exactly on line 10 Cincinnati. |
would remark that there j. n range of hills
On each side of the Great Falls OF the Potomac
river running parallel with tide water of from
4U 10 500 elevation above tide, and any road
running west from Washington would have
TO encounter this elevation, unless they should
go up the immediate valley OF the river The
Orange and Alexandria road, the Manassas
main stem, by Fairfax Court House, and thu.
alexandria, Loudoun and Hampshire road all
had TO encounter this ridge, n an elevation OF
abOuf ASA feet. 1t would BIZ the sam.. on rhe
Maryland side. This, however. NAV ba
avoided entirely by crossing Rock Creek al Il
high elevation and then reach the line of the
Water Works above Georgetown. either
through the upper part of that town OF such
other route a. may be most desirable; then fol-
low tn. line of the Water Works on u l.yeI Ia
the Big Fails then either eros over the rIv.r
there, which probably il the best place, keep
up on the Maryland side little below
the Seneca Dam. and then cross In either
case leave the immediate bed of the river AZ the
mouth of the old channel of Sugar Land Run.
Here the hills cease, and the shores above are
low The county line separating Fairfax and
London begins here. BY keeping near the
channel Of Sugar Land Run, the grades
would be moderate. Tn" present cham
mel OF the run empues into the
called the Big Island. The line, after keeping
near the Sugar Land run until passing the
Lsesburg turnpike road. might then diyergs
from IL gradually in q southwest direction and
pas into the basin of Broad run. The basins of
both these streams south OF The turnpike Is gem
orally level. and Il road may be located in any
uiT'S'lON !" 10" gTdute- NOftn OF Inc turn pike
towards the nyer there are hills, but by follow
ing the immediate basin OF the run from the
rlver they Are avoided. The line would prob
ably cross the Alexandria, Loudoun and Hamp.
shire railroad about where that road crosses
Broad run, and continuing that course would
strike the bend OF Goose creek near Balls mill
Between Balls and Carers mills the elevated
ridge, called Negro mountain, il severed by
Goose creek then keep along the margin Of the
stream up To Manassas Gap in the Blue Ridg.
Soose creek though somewhat sGrpen iue in
lis cour-e, IL in general very direct, and BY cut
ting through the hills that project into IN. bends
a very direct course may he Obtained OF il NAV
be advisable III some instances TO bridge tn.
stream. Al Manassas Gap the present road
crosses the valley direct To rasburg, linen uu
the valley 10 iiarrisonburg. shorter line and
more direct would be To turn TO the SOU invest
Z after attaining the summit and ny skirting the
base OF the mountain. and reaching the river
some miles up, a moderate grade could hp had
& for the west side of the Inonutain; The river
; could Toe followed up 10 stanton, IN A Augusta
county. Here the line would reach the yir.
ginia Central, and by following thai line which
- designed 10 meet with the Coyington and
Ohio road AT Coyington, and then Ia Guyan-
dotte, on the Ohio river. by the Coyinctun and
Ohio Toad This line would be- a very direct
one. anu no line thar crosses the A IInyh1ny
mountains north OF il has anything like as easy
n gladr in ascending the mountain from the
west Chief Engineer Fish, in his report TO the
Virginia Legislature just before the war, stated
that a line had been run and reached In. sum
n No n n fAar