Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-02
LEGIsLATIyE ASSEMBLY.
CcUNoIL.-The Council met ) e.,erday at o'elOeA

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THE CoLoRKD SCHOOL FUND.
osm nunication was received from the Governor
in response the resolution of the Council =
suibority tho audnor aud Controller refuse to pay
over to the trustees Of eolersd schoo their portion
GeoTgetovn, az PROV ned By &C. # co,sgTsss IN.
u Lspy rs MT ssers o. thass o as ,ss
Controller il apreaTs he denies having re used TO
ma, such payment and irm the state ments q the
fGsal and tia! he s willing 10 pay over whsn Ger
e deems Il III. asty az an aceounns oer
81 the District toen erce. The Governor also trans
OF CoIored Schools, ana says: nv own opinion H.
u st the trustees of cOlored schools being body
continent from federal authority, with defined
pswt and duties, are entitled TO receive the portion
schools upon Making reqaisition therefor the
counting officer of the District eoyernEaest. and
pIesea RR he Of The the
technical difficulties In the way OF this construction
ment in the District, gives room for difference Of
opinion 10 the right of the District government 10
ment shall be made. I deem 1t the proy iuce OF the
Legislative Assembly to s-ttle the question, and
az vcp NAV deem aS
cation was referred 20 the committee on schools
tst Cb urch, WAS r. ferred.
The President snnOunced Mr.. Browne as a mem
on bis return . the city ard extend to him the hos
rifaiities Of Washington.
Council bill in relation To the purchase of certain
market sites was read a second time, when discus
Mr. Browne thought it should be referred to
CO inmitlee Who had not been connected with the
Mr.. Eaton took the same view. and thought IT
sht nd be referred to COMMITTEES who would regard
northern portion OF the city lie move ed ats reference
Mr. GuIick objected to such refer ence, aud said il
would he showing d,stru,t OF the market s9mnittee
conscientiously Discharged their duty He would
cor cider u personal matter Il was tsk-n oua of
their hands az this iuncture. IL ~eald be arefiec
Mr.. .laton withdrew his motion, and Mr.. Browse
with a request that they make report on Monday
Mr.. Gulick asked that recess be taken, in order
to give the market committee an opportunity 90
consul. with reference to making report a, once.
Atse O'Clock the Council took a recess, and re,
assembled at six, when Mr.. Guliek, frun, the Joint
that after visiting ami examining all Of the locali-
ties suggested and oaerel, the cub coauittee were
nice SEPTEMBER ~ s 10 ii aessr r Hall, Handy and
Smith, tr.m the subcommittee for selecting site
for awestern market, reported favoring the pur-
chase Of the lot on Of 2lst and streets,
Guce s%s e,n fse ab
cGnnitee Tor selecting site for northern market,
6e%een and and m as & Streets SS 6e
imprOs eneBts thereon. the most central and con-
VI ,h @ e rsrna Of both
unanimously adopted, aud the Governor ap-
sn G nmttees to cause the titles to the premises
70 he exami9ed and e e9ssunmate a.raHsrn?nts
Mr.. Cotcoran's proposition offering square 49, be
tween q and ana 9th and 7.h streets, for market
the Governor at this meeting, but the location
considered too far distant and inconvenent for mar
BODY Of the people Subsequently the c sM
again met at the Governors of reconsidered and
unanimeusiJ reafirmed their action.
:, ,,- AR GULICks DEFENSE.
Mt Guliek. IN submitting the report, spoke at
NofthSrn market house, the committee considered
the public advantages of the different localities
ton, have hesitation in saying that the assault
now made on the Committee becas.e they did not
sacrifice the public convenience and locate the mar
ket or What is known the c, rcoran square, within
three blocks Of the suburbs OF the city is made ex
adjoining that square. These men are looking ont
Within g own n: or and
throueheut the CITY, that owners of property adoin.
ing Tue OoIs0ran square nave ia1,ed large sum; Of
sale ofthat square to the District Mr.. Eaton spoke
buyup the secured BY deed OF trust on the
age square. Did he not know by whom these offers
They were made BY his own friends, engaged ia The
cause in which he is now engaged; made 81 these
81 notes q. and
fusiDg TO release the deed they could defeat the pur
government to buy the Corcoran square. Mr. Eaton
himself has admitted that he wanted the market
%aes Iae 70 him. mr. Eaton s stated that sS
Savage square had been recently sold at l6pO, and
INTO this; and find that the gentleman has been mis-
informed. The square has not been sold for fifteen
Of Of the Lots n ,he sSsars and ,h1se
the !, asst valuable, and were wholly unimproved
thing. He has determined to give to the Corcoran
Art Gallery the square Of ground in question, aud,
he proposes 10 sell it 10 the city for Soc 60, and
give the money to the gallery. Petitions more nu
before the Committee urging them not to ste the
market at that distant point; and in particular
protesting against that location, AMI urging tine
committee to select the Savage square The petition
sr ny the market nj iys then SsR
comparison between the two sites; el!sning every
purchase had been contaminated, and that the pro-
posed action OF the Council could have no effect,
except as vote of censure Of the Governor and the
Mr.. Eaton said he was nnfortunste in not having
plausible speech as that Just listened to. 1t was
the moment such arguments as he could produce by
king little time He did not like the tone Of the
to him ithe speakerj lie disciaimsd having any
personal motives in the case, or Of bounding the
His own personal choice is in common with the .arge
class OF citizens who reside north of street He
Corsorsn lot, and he thought it unworthy Of the
gentleman to msS, The QUESTION in this ray The
Savage square is oo0, while the assessed value Of
the sspsIe i Sss that Nov
worthless piece of property. The point where the
COrccrsn square lies about equally es 7th street
as 10 market privileges, taking the Center Market
into consideration. and il is due the taxpayers that
-, Y1y Tor the Corcoran square in place of the
Savage square.
A COMMITTEE or INVESTIGATION.
Mr. Browne submitted the following: Whereas
1t IS stated that improper Influences have been
brought 10 bear to infuencethe committee appointed
to report on the market site therefore, RsSOfrtd,
That committee OF three members of this Council
lie appointed to investigate such statements, with
authority TO send for persons and papers, and to
pert to the Council by bill or otherwise
Mr.. Quick seconded the resolution and hoped the
inv estigstion would be searching one. The reso-
luton was then adopted.
Mr.. Douglass introduced a resolution that ali
printing for the Council be done under the direction
of the committee printing, and all accounts for
printing be submitted to that committee for APP
prevail Referred.
Mr.. Gulick reported back the bill to extend the =
per cent. adjustment for payment Of taxes with an
anne Edment allowing two per cent. abatement after
January ], 1872, which was agreed to and the bill
passed. Adjourned.
IoUSE OF DELEGATES.-The House trans
acted no business, a quorum not being present.
The COlOred school Fund.