Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-05-03
COUNCIL FRO CEEDINas.


hoNru OF AhueFmeu.
The regular weekly meeting Of the Board of
Aldermen was held this evening, and amer
waiting over an hour after the time for the
Board TO assemble, there not being quorum
Stewart and Slater, were requested 10 Invite
the Aldermen then outside the hall 10 come In.
Measr. Moore, Morsell and Knight replied
designatsd for assembling, snd II the members
OF the Board did not see at to come at the
proper tine, they would not at that late hour
Alderman Champion the Board AdJournsd,
hoard OF Common COuneIl.
The Board met at the usual hour, the presi-
dent Joseph willismI, esq.,l in the chair.
sage from the Mayor announcing his approval
Of certain aetsi estimate Of surveyor for grad
ssysnSh To- Tenth streets Wsss Sstso s. sna
report OF attendant OF the Asylum.
Also, the following communications
Rooms BoAHB rHUsrEHs PuBLIo eoHooLs.l
49kiIrn sTRHhr, BEIwEEH lEpf.
,wAsHIsatoS, p. 9, Nay 2, lsIO.
ne Clyef RashiHgioH, D. C.: Your memorial
let had intended 70 address q communication
March II, 1870, Ia which structures were passed
upon his action as trustee Of public schools.
rom 30 doing SSS Il tS s w so0
tent himself with stating, and In justice to
himself, bega leave to atAtei
lhhl IN 80 TAT INC pFehmuit hNuueu 10
would imply, that your tnemorlalist has ever
excluded a child from the public schools be.
cause lts mother and father happened to be
black" or has over done Aught TO foster In any
form or shape the odiOus prejudice founded
upon race or color, u does your memoriAllHt
the grosaest injustice, and 10 eontrAdleted BY
HIS entire public record OF more quarter ofa
.. That the resolution adopted By your hon.
oFable body At the time before mentioned, In
Gtrueting the trustees Of public schools, and
your memorlalist particularly, ITO make no
distinction on account otraee or color 10 the
admission Of children to the schools under
their Jurisdiction, meets with full sympathy
on his parti but, In his poor judgment, that
5ssoluslos doe; no, do 7TSssy With ne legal
he understands them, are not Of Congregational
enactment. They were created BY city ordi.
nance, and u 10 matter OF surprise to your
memorlAlist that seven eolored men should for
nearly = rear constitute = portion OF your
honorable body without mAklnE an effort
toward the aetoghtion OF law 80 shamefully
BtiEinAtiEing their race.
In thlh connection your memoTiAllst would
respectfully state that he appreciates fully the
body from the second ward, in Offering al
your last session = resolution appealing for
ESPsTe.s0TSs u sSI4@ i a. Mt matter Such
within the power Of your honorable body, In
conjunction with the honorable Board Of Al
SSs tS P witch pds lsfsss tSsTs IL
Srsy. n yosr hoESc.sSie Soiy 10 n,
an ordinance 10 the words following, to wit:
Be u enacted, Sc, That the word "WhIte,r
wherever II occurs IN the act OF November u,
1905, ot IN any otheI Jaws teIaung 70 the pub-
ne hehools OF wy Siy OF WAshinEtonL And
child to admission Into said public schools, be,
and the same 10 hereby, repealed.
ana your mehotlAh u As In duty oound'
VIII ever pray Nc.
~ GEORGE Is, HAsHoH.
Als9, q eommuhleAuon IRON James !.
San PoSh' az SO y, ~ o. ths E9u.th
ward, IN RELATION TO the abutmehh OF the
buage IN NJ street NORM ana rloet creek ne
ieIIed. .,
The amendments OF the Hoard OF Aldermen
70 the blI 70 construct sewer In seventh
s trset west rom lhe ,iset 70 the soptf side
otNirglnia avenue, and branch sewers In sun
dry other Streets the bill TO grade and gravel