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and pave alley in square 49s; passed. At two
I O'Clock the board adjourned.

and pave alley in square 49S; passed. At two
O'Clock the board adjourned
Board Of Common Council.
President Williams in the chair, and all the
members present except Mr.. Simms.
message was received from the Mayor an
nouncing his approval of a number of acts,
among others that amending act for the inn
provement Of n street, from 18th to 10th
street.
NEw BUSINESS.
The following were introduced:-By Mr.. Pr
per-Blli for gas lamps and posts i'm Q street,
from 18th to 10th; passed. Resolution granting
the privilege to Edward German to erect Q sign
over the pavement; passed. Bill for flag foot
way across l4th street, on north side of street;
passed. BY Mr.. Burgess-Bill to grade and
gravel street north. from 18th 20 18th street
west; passed BY Mr.. Taylor-Petition Of Mar
tin Renehin; referred. Resolution requesting
the Surveyor TO examine alley in Square 81,
with the view OF extending it; adopted. BY
Mr.. Fardon-Resolution calling on the CorpO-
ration Attorney to inform the Board as to the
laws I'M relation to sign boards; passed. BY Mr..
Decentralization calling for estimate for
grading and gravelng Rhode Island avenue,
from It'll to 10th street; adopted. Resolution
calling on the Mayor for copy OF bids Ior grad
ing and travelling streets, and for pavements,
&c, in the several wards, with the names of
the successful bidders; adopted. Petition for
gas on L street, between 10th and 18th; referred.
By Mr.. Beall.Petition of q. q. Willard, with
bill, allowing him to build an area wall feet
from the building line; referred. BY Mr.. Hat
ton-Bil for gas lamps on 4th street, from q to
1 street; passed. By Mr.. Browne-Bili and pc
ttiOn of Mrs. Margaret Rutherford to refund
money paid for license for restaurant bill and
pet ton Of l. l.. johnson for refunding of money
erront ously paid; referred. "Reminiscences
against the lay wing of foOtwayson 18th street. from
Y to Boundary; referred. By MIR. Holmes
Bill for relief of j. A. Baker; referred. By Mr.
Holden-Bill for relief of j. ID. Kitch; referred
By Mr.. DISQUALIFICATION of j. w. Nicholson
f remission Of fine, with bill; passed. By Mr..
Tinney-Bill to grade and pave LIST and ID
streets, from Pennsylvania avenue to +
street north; referred. By Mr.. Gaines-PrO-
test against paving OF 9TH street east, from A
BY Mr.. Boyd-Bill for fOotway on west side of
Second street, from Virginia avenue to III street
5. W.; passed. DO. on north side of l. street,
ten to suspend the payment of money to s.
Strong until he has paid the EMPLOYEES;
amended on motion of Mr.. Pardon, by request
contract for placing numbers on the houses and
names on the lamps and street corners has been
properly executed, and passed. Bill for relief
OF f. Trusheim; referred. Bill to grade and
pave Canal street, plant trees, to clean out the
canal, build a ship canal and ship canal street;
referred. Resolution in relation to exorbitant
charges made at the Eastern Burial Ground
better known as Congressional Cemetery; re-
ferred. By Mr. .williams-BiIl to refund amount
paid enormously by VIM. Reading; passed.
Bill from the Aldermen to erect lamps in GER
tain localities was passed, as also bill to allow
the laying OF sewer in square 316
OUR SCHOOL SYSTEM.
Mr.. Piper offered the following:
, Whereas, by proclamation and amendments to the
forever abolished and forbidden in these United
States and all men have been declared to be citizens
OF the United States, whether native born natu
ralized and whereas we believe that by eradicstsg
the word white from all laws and ordinances is the
only sure way OF breaking down the barrier Of IN
Just prejudlces against men account Of the color
Of their skim and in order to have the higher and
the young and rising generation who to govern
and control tn. affairs Of this great nation in years
Is to be on account OF his color nation
Rssofred &C., That the Senate Committee on the
District be respectfully and earnestly requested to
fsr3tft and secure Il possible, the passage Of bill
District of Columbia, and give common school
gardless OF their color to be by Board
Of Trustees.
Rssolred further, That tho Mayor be respectfully
and resolutions to be forwarded to the chairman
Mr.. Hatton said he favored the resolutions
but il they were passed they would acknowledge
that the Mayor and Trustees had been violating
law, and he suggested an amendment that the
Mayor be requested to remove all children who
claim to be colored.
Mr.. Piper said they only asked a reorganiza-
ton Of the school system.
Mr.. Boyd thought that the effect of the
amendment would be to stir up old pref JUDGES.
MT. Hatton offered as an amendment to add
"And that the Mayor be requested to cause the re-
parents of African descent until Congrrs IS shall
have complied with our request, and passed q law
He urged that they should see that the law is
complied with as long as it remains on the statute
books.
Mr.. Piper said that he could not accept the
amendment, and if there was a deficit in the
law they were not responsible.
MIR. Gaines did not any harm in the
amendment, which simply shows that they are
willing to comply with the law.
MIR. A. X. Browne said that he was one of
those who waited on the Senate Committee,
and he took occasion to say that SO long as the
law provided for two school boards he had no
right to send colored children to the white
schools, They had mixed school in the first
district, where white and colOred sit side by
side, and there was fair experiment.
Mr.. Holmes said that the amendment is ger
maine to the subject; and If the resolution is
passed without amendment it admits that there
has been violation of law.
The amendment was rejected. Yeas-Messrs.
Gaines, Hatton, Holmes, and Taylor.
Nays-l2. The resolution was adopted unani-
mously.
ANOTHER INVESTIGATION PROPOSED.
Mr.. HattOn submitted the following:
Whereas J. w. Mcknight, Councilman from the
NTH ward, has been procuring certain contracts
taking one half Of the profits therefor therefore
. k.solgsd, That committee Of three be appointed
TO investigate the matter and that the said commit
connected therexith and report at the next regular
The Chair ruled It out of order, on the ground
that the Board had nothing to do with members
cAeIClslnR the rlgnts VI cltlZenS 10 DID IOr con-
tracts if they like.
TIE ALLEGED PURCHASE OF VOTES WITH
BREAD.
Mr.. Boyd offered the following:
Be az reSOlred. That the ayor be and he IL here
whether any Of the late spprSpriation Of 5000
hve thousand dollars for the relief Of the poor
manned pended the 10th day Of this month of
April, 1901 il Sc, how much, and whether any, if
any, how much has been spent since that date, and
what for, any of said fund intended only for the
sick and helpless has been spent, or ordered to be
spent by him for bread to be delivered to In the
Seventh Ward who would pledge Themselves to vote
Tor his reelection as Mayor Of Washington, or
whether IL is from any other fund that bread is be-
ing given to some who are in corporation employ,
and some who have money in the savings bank to
the exclusion Of the sick and dying, viz the Of
Jennie RichnsOn on ID, between AZ and 9th streets;
Tom Bowers and Wilson Griffin, NormsntS alley /,
between and ID and Sd streets southwest.
He knew that bread had been given to men
working for the corporation. They could get
bread every day. Why? Because they were to
vote for the Mayor, and statement had been
made to him that when they went for bread the
question was asked were they going to support
Bowen, and those who answered no'' got no
bread.
Mr.. Hatton said that IL was likely his friend,
Mr.. Boyd, had seen the handwriting on the wall
during the week; and made some amusing re-
marks as to Mr.. b. having proved soft tool,
who now attempts to grind himself in public
favor. He objected to giving the Mayor so much