Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-28

that to prevent the in undation Of property in
square bounded by Vermont avenue, ana
the established grade. Estimating me cost of
grading and gravellug First street west from
| ID 10 q streets south, AZ sr,67t.O6.
communication from the trustees Of col.
ored schools, In answer to q resolution calling
for copies OF respondence between their
board and the Mayor, Transmitting a public
document containing the information asked.
| The board call attention to their letter dated
January Is, 1859, and 10 the several acts of
| Cor gress bearing on the subject, and say tns1
they are anxious to obtain the money due them
| impose upon them by law. The first letter
referred tots that Of January 18th last IN which
after quoting from the Sc veral acts Of C)ngress
| on the subject, they say the commissioners OF
| the board OF education returned the number of
school children entitled 70 school privileges on
me lin OF November, 1857, at 2762i-whites
I 1929, colored s,l0l-belng little over 90 S.
| 100 per cent. of whites, and 30 ii-l0o colored,
and they ask that the Mayor pay over 70 them
the amount due; The other letters are dated
| ask that the Mayor TX an early date to make
the payment, but state they have received no
response Referred to special committee
| composed of Meesrs. Hatton, Brown and Vena-
| BILE.
The general appropriation bill was received
| from the Aldermen with an amendment,
, Wnien was ooneurr.d in. Aldermen's reso-
lutlon repeating the resolution adopted a few
weeks since 10 stop the work on the bridges
over the stream on Sd, All. and 5th streets was
! passed.
The folio wing were presented: By Mr. Tay-
| lor-Petition OF w. A. Waters; bill TO grade
| and gravel north r street, from l4th street to
boundary street; petitions OF butchers, buck
sters, &c, of Western Market, asking that some
| action be taken of q combination OF butchers
hucksters, &c, at Etna Bazaar, who it is
alleges, pay no revenue to the Corporation; re.
| ferred.
BY Mr.. Hall-Bl TO improve the Registers
Omee; passed. Bill to transfer the Wash e ton
| Company; referred aud ordered to be printed
| Resolution providing for an adjournment at
IL O'Clock until Wednesday evening; amended
by striking out IL O'Clock and providing for
| meeting on Wednesday at * O'Clock, to al.
| journ At II, and adopted.
BY Mr.. Piper-Bill for lamps on X street.
from l4th to 10th streets; referred. Bill to
grade and pave alley in square 300; passed.
Bill to define the boundary between the Rock
| Creek and the first canal wood and coal mea.
| surfing districts; referred.
| BY Mr.. Burgess-Bills for foot pavement on
| X street, from l4th to 18th street, and New Ter.
| sey avenue, from to Boundary street, to
grade and gravel New Jersey avenue from
| New York avenue to Boundary street; proyid.
| ing for the appointment Of q general physician
OF the city. This bill provides for the appoint.
ment Of physician who shall have general
| supervision Of tie ward physicians and re.
celye their reports, to examine into all cases Of
| alleged malpractice, &c, and receive q com.
| pensation OF $1,000 per annum.l
! BY Mr.. Decentralization calling for est.
mate for grading and graveling Attn street, from
New York avenue to o street; adopted.
BY Mr.. Bsall-Bill Tor sewer in NJ street
north. Mr.. Beall asked leave to report from
the COMMITTEE On Drainage, which was granted
| and he submitted the report on the Attn street
sewer, that Costello and Dopohu have com.
| phed with their contract with q resolution
that the assessment be made, which was
| adopted.
BY Mr.. Browne-Bin to grade and gravel 9Th
| street east, from Maryland avenue to street,
| referred. Resolution that the papers in reIa.
ton to the establishment OF "mix ed schools" be
respectfully returned to the Board Of Trustees
/ Of the Public Schools, with the request that
| they inform this Board whether, in their opin.
| ion, such schools should be established, with
| such recommendations in the premises as they
may deem necessary. Mr.. b. said on looking
into the papers he saw no recommendation
and he did NOT know whether any of the trus.
tees were afraid to place themselves on the
rs sas. SnG MS oolect m asking TO refer the
| hands.
| Mr.. Hatton said 1t seemed to him that thew
said :-"Touc Oh not, taste not, handle not the
unclean thing" and had endea vored to throw
the responsibility on the Councils. He was op-
posed TO sending 1t back. for they may take the
| same course. He believed that the dutv of the
| Board was to pass a bill in compliance with the
| petitioners prayer for the erection of school.
house Tot for white, Lot for black. not for
mixed, but for the chlldrsn OF the people,
Mr.. Thompson said he proposed to AXE the
bull by the horns and proceeded to discuss the
| question, wnen Mr.. Browne remarked that il
the Is.oiu;ion vas 70 lead to debate he would
BY Mr.. ution granting the
use OF the Chamber to the Webster Lyceum on
main in sth street east, from Pennsyiyapia
avenue to street. and in street. to TIN street
BY Mr.. Holden-Bins to regulate the sale Of
medicines in the city OF Washington. This bill
provides that druggists shall pay the same
license as other merchants. and in default be
shall, before receiving license, present q GER
| tificate OF the Pharmaceutical Association, and
to be appointed by the Medical Socisty, and
then by the Pharmaceutical Association. To
grade and gravel ID street south, from Sd street
east to the canal to construct q sewer on Third
street east, between East Capitol street aud d
street south; TO lay cross cutters and Tagging
on the east side OF Second street, across street
south; for foot pavement on the west SIDE of
First street east, between A and Il streets north.
referred.
BY Mr.. Tinney-Bnl to supply deficiency
east to New Jersey avenue: passed. 'Nee'
By Mr.. Gaines-Bill to grade and gravel
North Carolina avenue, from 9Th street east to
east; resolution calling for estimate for the
above work; adopted.
BY Mr.. Simms-Bills for footways on north
side Of e street, from 9TH TO sth; to grade and
gravel 18th street east, from Lincoln Square to
Maryland avenue; for footways ON both sides
OF 12ih street east. from South Carolina avenue
to Lincoln Square; referred
BY Mr.. Observation-Disclosures instru citing
the Committee on Ways and Means to report TO
this Board at it's next meeting, or as soon there.
after as possible, q bill reg ulating q general
system OF licenses in the city Of Washington;
adopted.
BY Mr.. Boyd-Bill to grade and pave First
street west, from Virginia avenue TO F street
south; bill for remission Of fine imposed on
James Dishman; bill to pay Hyson Bossir for
having furnished a substitute; bill authorizing
the Mayor TO pay certain deficiencies; referred.
The bill for the improvement OF the canal
was taken up as the SPECIAL order at 9k O'Clock,
when Mr.. A. X. Browne obtained the floor ard
addressed the Board in support OF the bill
After giving a short history Of the canal, in
which he stated that in 1881 the corporation
purchased the stock of the canal company,
and the Government has since recovered pos.
session Of The larger portion OF the grounds
which had been granted TO the canal company,
and in lieu thereof had gwen the city $3.50 900,
and twice appropriated $4,000 TO clean the
canal. The question, "Shall something be
done 10 the canall" is no longer an open one;
but as the city has no power to dispose OF il,
the question now Is, 'What is 1t expedient to
do with itl' He proceeded tn discuss the pro-
position Of making 1t a closed sewer, arguing
that IL would cost three and half millions of
dollars, and the expense Of cleaning Ii would
be much greater than IL Ii remained open. that
In q sanitary poat Of view 1t would endanger
all that part Of the city which Is but Little
above its level, Guiding nsylvania q venue
from 18th street to the Capitol The idea of
filling It up and extending sewers across or
under the Island Is precluded by the immense
exppns0 And the lack OF anv ADVANTAGE