Evening star., 1869-08-10

l2S Genus per week, Tor one week or more.
The City Councils were again in session last
night until a late hour, but on this occasion
but little time was wasted, and a large amount
OF business was transacted, much of 1t of gen.
eral interest. School matters occupied the
most of the time in the Board OF Aldermen
The bill defining the duties Of the Superiuten-
dent OF Public Schools was amend I'd in several
particulars, ana passed in the form given in
our local columns. Bills were also passed by
the Aldermen providing for establishing six.
teen additional primary schools-four in eaca
school district; and five additional secondary
schools-two in the Second District, and one iu
each Of the others; authorizing the employment
OF an additional music teacher, at the same
salary (s1,2UO per annum) as the teacher al
ready employed; providing for the ersctIoa OF
brick scnoel-house In the Fourth School Dis
trict making an appropriation Of s3l5 for
medals for scholars of the public schools; and
providing for the appointment of q Joint COM
mittee Of two members of the Board of Alder.
men and two members OF the Board of Common
Council and four members OF the Board of
School Trustees 10 select sites for school build
ings. The bill for establishing a scientific high
and Normal school was laid over until the next
meeting. Dir. Clarke introduced a bill ..mak-
nc schools of the city of Washington for the
fiscal year ending June 80, 1870. and to provide
for the payment OF the proportionate part of
money required by the act of Congress, ap-
proved June IS, 1864, TO be paid to the Trustees
of Colored Schools" which bill was referred
to the School Committee. II appropriates sI9l,-
250 for the white schools, including Sl2,0UO for
the new schools authorized above. The section
making appropriation for coiored schools, Is
ike that over which such a protracted strug-
gle took pIace last year. 1t appropriates
So3,5-5.ei TO pay the Trustees of Colored
Schools ~ sum equivalent to 3Oil per cent. OF
the entire expenditure for school purposes for
the present fiscal year, said di vision of school
money beng in accordance with the decision
Of the Supreme Court Of the District of Colum.
bIs, and the proportion the eolored children
bear 10 the whole number of children, white
and colored, between the ages of and II
years under the census reported in 1867 "
Mr. Chase introduced a bill 10 open and in
prove Boundary street, from the toll-gate to
Rock Greek This Is an Importint measu
MI. Connolly introduced a bill regulating the
advertisement and sale of real estate for taxes"
which Will be found IN our report of the pro-
ceedIngs. He also presented a most IN .eresting
paper IN reference 10 the planting of shade
trees, which will be found in full in our paper
to-dsy.
In the Board OF Common Council bill was
irTcGuced and passed squesting the Wash.
ington srd Georgetown Railroad Company to
pave their portion of the avenue 1.-THE track,
and two feet On eac side of the same bet ween
the Capitol and the War Department. and on
Seventh street, between Pennsylvania avenue
and the Northern Liberty Market, with the
Nicholson pavement; and also requesting the
Metropolitan Railroad Company (F street
routej 10 pave their road in the same manner.
Should this pavement be LAID, our citizens will
have an opportunity of Judging OF its merits
which have been much discussed recently in
the newspapers in the Northern and Western
r.- vufo Democratic ststs CentraI Con nit
tee will meet at Columbus tomorrow, 10 take
action IN reference to the decIina,ion of Gen
Rosecrans 70 be the candidate of their party
Tor Governor. Gen. Carey, Gen McCook ana
VIM Allen are proposed for the nomination.
but the party Is represented as being very bad.
ly demoralized. With Rosecrans they would
have had a good chance Of success. Without
him It will be difficult for them to resist the
prestige and well deserved popularity of Gen.
Hayes The Republican can vass commences
this week. Secretary Cox, Senator Sherman
Senator Morton OF lndIana, Lieut. Governor
Lee, General SherwaTd and others will take
the stump. General Rosecrans bases his de.
cliratiOn on consideration for the feelings OF
his creditors, which may mean either that the
salary OF the Governor Of Ohio is not enough
70 enable him to pay his expenses and do what
he thinks necessary toward clearing of his old
deb's-(the Governor Of Ohio Is paid only the
mean little sum OF 81. 200 a year in currency)
or that the chief features OF the Ohio Demo.
cratic platform--a plain and naked assertion
that the debt ought not to be paid IN gol1, and
demand that the bonds shall be tarei-are
rather doubtful doctrines for an honest debtor
TO endorse, and not such "a would recommend
him 10 the indulgence OF his creditors.