Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-08-25
The anal.
Meeting # tie CosEel Committee-A Compromis.
Plan offered.


Plan offered.
The Canal Committee Of the Beard OF Com
mon Council held heir last public meeting
last evening In the Council Chamber, CITY
Hall. Present DIR Boyd, chairman, and
Messrs. Beaii and PIp-r. Tue Guar stated the
object Of the meeting, and mr.. b. S-verson read
paper setting forth his views as To the In-
prOyemeDi 81 the canal. DIR. J. q. Hall gave
some facts IN reference to the past history OF
the canal, and cfer.d some suggestions for the
cen sideration Of the committee.
Mr. Watson proposed o compromise plan TO
improve the canal, as follows :-Dredge or
otherwise excavate tn canal its entire length,
from Seventeenth street 70 the Eastern branch
The eastern half TO be excavat-d its whole
width, or about 50 feet; the greater part of
the material TO be wheeled or cartsd into
part OF thu csnal TO be dredged so feet wide
keeping In the middle or near the northern
SIDE, SO as to relieve the sewers, the bot
soms OF wncn are now two feet below the
Will soon Hi mp and burst, or stop the flow
OF water, compelling the corporation to tear
them mp and Clean them out, enrailIng great
trouble and expense The material exca-
waited IN the western end TO be used to ex-
tend the Monument grounds, or be carried
INTO IN. grounds south OF the Presidents,
NIL II TO the intended grade, the earth for
which can scarcely be obtained from any other
uree, ami doubtless the Government would
paw for The same, hus reducing the cost of exca.
vatIon. Under this plan the excavation would
be $500 feet long. feet deep, and 81 feet wide
making l66th6 cubic yards, which, at 30 cen
per yard, large piece woul1 cost ABOUT $50, 600
orlv. he work TO BE- done by the Corporation
al days work, the money TO be Appropriated
SO as 10 commence the WORK as soon as cold
weather sets in, and 10 be finished previous TO
tn hot weather next summer. White the
work rs In progress, or at its completion, a
nnal plan of improvement can De determ ned
upon whether the canal is to be arched mar.
rowed. OF TO be dredged out its full length for
aI 70
the airs. nal, the hole to connect with the Ches.
apeake and ONO canal at Georgetown.
Mr.. g. l. Walker advocated leasing the canal
to res ponslble company as the best way to
improve Its condition.
DIR Hall inq uired how he expected indiy,d.
uals TO keep the canal clean when the corpora.
lon could not do 1t; and in reply Mr.. Walker
stated that il was not impossible for tho corpo-
tion to do lit was simply neglect on their
part.
Mr.. N. Nash argued that until the liver II.
self was improved attempts to improve the
canal would be fuule.
d.. Boyd, chairman. stated that he should
oppose the transfer of the control of the canal
TO any private hands until the corporation had
shown that II was unable to take care of II: and
until the Councils Otherwise determined he
should advocate the holding Of the property
He favored tie Introduction Of q bill emboiy-
Ing the best plan suggested, and did not think
private enterprise could do any more than the
corporation. He thanked the gentlemen who
had taken an interest In the matter. and stated
that the committee would profit by the various
suggestions, digest the plans offered, and frame
bill accordingly, but it would be some time
before they could make report
The m Getting then adjourned.
BASE BALL-OlymPics rs. Autuols-O lynlpics
IictOrious.-Tne Nationals grounds were a gain
visited by thousands yesterday afternoon to
witness the game between the Olympics OF this
city and the Mutuais of New York, which 10
the great surprise of all terminated an over
whelmiDg defeat OF the Mutuals, who il was
supposed would do their best yesterday TO Ie-
trleve the laurels lost the day previous But
they did not even play as well as they did the
day previous, the Olympics making thirteen
runs In one inning on account of errors on their
part. Why Is this, and how could il be A
nine such as the Mutuals are, composed of vet
eran players who know all tue points and
tricks Of the game by heart, could not he sup
posed 70 commit repeated errors they did
yesterday. unless II was, to use The phrase, "a
set up thing" That belief is strengthene ed by
the fact that they are TO extend their trip west
ward, where they will encounter the Red
Stockings, at whose hands the Nationals and
Olympics have sustained defeat. The OIym-
pics never played better, but that they OF any
club IN the country could beat the Nutuai's
real game two to one. as was the case yester-
day, is preposterous. For instance. see the
score OF the Mutuais and Red Stockings 4 20
in nine innings. The following is the score
d Yesterdays