Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-06-10
Third legislative Assembly.
CouNcIL.-The Council opened yesterday after
noon with payer BY Rev. J. G. Mason


THE coLoRED SCHOOL FUND.
The President laid before the Council conmuni-
es:on from the Governor inclosing an opinion from
the atsrley Tor the District in relation to the &C
count between the trus:ees Of the colored schools
nd the f e6n OF the sinking fund
Council BIN no. 81, reviving and continuing in
liabilities Of Washn yton, and providing for the is
suing o. bonds and leyying and collecting taxes
second time and upon its reference Mr. BOOKS said
ne was anxious to have this bill ac.ed as
proportion o. money due them under the law of
Congress; that upon inyei, legation he found that
for the support Of the public schools sss sss 40 of
Which amount there was due the colored schools
total of S24ssl 81 due to coored schools; that by
too much law in others, the colored schools, for
Sa ne s 81 money t. support them we're about
failure Of the old municipal authorities he believed
2 refusal to carry cut the Law OF Congress estab-
board Of trustees Of ooored schools 6her troubles
mittee bring in bill requiring the commissioners of
ties the sinking fund to pay the amounts due by law,
two; referred to the committee on finance.
MT Thompson introduced bill to authorize and
regulate proceedings supplementary to executions
upon Jqdgments received in the Supreme Court of
- - THE WATERMAN DEFICIENCY.
m Thompson introduced bill to provide for
and other water Which autborees sn tbs oy
ernor to cause further issue of water bonds To an
A. sn ; not exceeding $500 under the
eptitied An act to provide for an additional supply
az S hs By 81 IF as
'I%o' sn9 T sathGrIng loan for said P1rpo:e."
81 is% Is
aeeI 10 charge there be- and is hereby
of s 600, or 50 much thereof may be necessary
payable as per report of General Babcock follows
Messrs. Emmart Il Smith, g $50 90; II q C.mn,
pell, .sR 90; Messrs Jessie w Starr Sons, So,
r,asd, That the said amounts shall be received in
full Of all claims on account Of the said work: Ard
amounting to sS27O2 for nonfu of their COM
The bill was laid over TEN porarily
MISCELLANEOUS
ported back House concurrent resolui ion fixing the
time Of adjournment On Thursday, June 25; which
- Mr.. Thompson presented the petition Of Mr. W
II BIrr, with plan for remaining the streets; re-
eIred TO the committee on public works and prop
erty.
Mr.: Gulick introduced a bill to e9ualze taxation
Tor paving Pennsylvana avenue with the other pOr-
lions OF the city; which was read first time
MT; Riley presented the petition Of Mr.. W. r.
OWler, o. Georgetown, asking reimbursement for
damages sustained BY reason ofrecent ements
MIR. Buker introduced a bill making apnronris.
ions to supply the deficiency in the funds OF the
,onnty school boa'd, and providing for the extin-
gushing OF the deb for constructing and furnishing
choo buildings in the county, amounting to q total
II Sly,Iu4.
Mr.. Buker Introduced bill making appropria.
Ions for the public schools in the county Of wash
ngton for the fiscal year endise June ih ~ laid
,Ner. The bill names tue following sums
Tor the services OF fifteen principal teachers at
1900 each, Sis 500; for the services Of thirteen |
ASSURE TO the board Of trustees, 5O for twenty
light janitors, at SO EACH $50 Tor fuel and stove
fixtures, 9O FOR repairs for buildings and fences
. Tor books, stationery and miscellaneous ann. /
lies, $500; .os ."'uEaace TOR school buildings, $500
o.al, so, $50.
Mr.. Hall called up Council bill to rn 'ah intoxi-
ated persons and to regulate the sale of spr..uA
nd intoxicating liquors. and its consideration was
lrther postponed dhtil Wednesday next.
Mr. Thompson, from the committee on hnance,
eported back Council bill No IL, authorizing -
cmmiss ioners OF the sinking fund 10 issue cert,f
a,eS -, the amount Of Si66,OO for lay ing water
Alma vita -dments, and II was made the special
rider for to-day
HOUSE OF DELEGATEs.-The Speaker laid
eiore the House the report Of the commissioners of
THE SINKING FUND;
'hich was read. ordered to be printed and referred
D the committee on ways and means. The report
hows that payments have been made follows:-
IN account of claims approved by the auditing COM
judgments, &C., $50 6s e: ten per cent. certificates
OF paving Pennsyly AHA, Louisiana and Indiana
Board Of Public WorEs ON sceCans ~
IS Total 81 g. They ssSs sf:G
,S9 5l7 OF, and for 90 500 Washington and Alexan.
ria railroad bonds, S6,lRn They state that |
ON paratively small number Of claims against the i
lot exceeding probably $50 900, bat it is impossible
1 present to give more than approximate esti-
nate Of the amount.