Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-11-10

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adopted, that special conmittee. consist
iDg OF tne chairman OF each standing COM
mittee ana the Two s-dperintendents, be APP
caticn of the Dist dct Commissioners Of the
Io.b ultino, AM report to this board Friday
nexi et ~ ~ m. at which time Ii was
decided 10 T<old an adjourned meeting.
Mr. LlCsd offered a resolution. which was
adopteC, recommending that the committee
on Property take the matter of the water
elc<ets IN the Jefferson. Potomac and Green
lssf buildings under consideration, with a
view ofgivipg sufficient accommodations to
the pupils attending said buildings.
THE NEW SCHOOL BUILDING.
Mr. Hovey offered resolutions "That the
building now in process of erection for the
use OF the public schools on the triangular
piece OF round bounded by New York ave-
nue., IL and 9th streets northwest, be. and the
same is hereby, set apart for boys schools
only that whenever and so soon as this new
building shall be completed and ready for
occupation the Seaton building shall be, and
the same is hereby, set apart for girls schools
only, and its present occupants shall vac te;
that copy of these resolutions be furnis he'd
TO the committee on property for their guild
ance as To the necessary closet accommoda-
lions required in the new building"
Mr. Randolph moved to refer the subject to
the 81 ecial committee on the building.
Messrs. Deitriek and Randolph said that
the resolution was an attempt to interfere
with the rights of the sub-board.
MessTs. Dyer and Hovey urged the a lnp-
ton of the resolution, aud argued that the
subject was one for the whole board or for
any committee TO which the board might
The debate was continued al great length.
ard finally the motion of Mr.. Randolph To
refer to the 81 ecial NM tlee on the build
ing, was adopted, with Instructions to report
Of Friday night.
During the discussion Mr.. Dyer, by unani-
nous consent, offered the following resulu-
ton, which was adopted: That this board
recognizes the trustees OF each disfrcJas the
sub-boaTd of the same, and ratides all the
acts done by such sub boards"
District Government Affairs.
The District Commissioners have deter.
mined TO issue permits for no more balls or
other entertainments to be held in the ar.
mOry building, and that hereafter it will be
used only for military purposes.
The District Commissioners have directed
the Con troller that the secretary OF the board
OF fire commissioners of the fire department
be allowed compensation of 500 per an
rum, in addition to his salary as member
OF that board, TO date from July 1st 1875.
The Commissioners have amended their
order of the 81 instant appointing commit
tee 10 revise and prepare complete set of
building regulations tor the District OF Co
lumbld ny adding TO The committee the
names of Lieut.. X. l. Hoxie and VIM. For
syth.
The District Commissioners have directed
the secretary 10 send communications To
each OF the heads of the various departments
of the District government requesting them
10 send In on or before the 2Jth instant. all
NOVe0l-
Der. This is 10 push the current work as
early as possible In order to give their time
10 make theiT annual report.
VALUATION OF DISTRICT PROPERTY.
The following order has been sent ID the
board Of assessors: "That the assessors be
requested to appraise the fair salea5le value
OF all real estate and buildings owned by the
District OF Columbia, and report TO the com
mission on or before the 18th instant" They
were also requested to include in the valua-
ton all property of the schools, police, ii re
and other departments OF the District gov
eminent.
TIE GEORGETOWN WATER SUPPLY CUES
TON.
The impression seems to have gained
ground among the citizens of GeOrgetO Tn
that the District Commissioners have been
disinclined TO take the necessary action to
avert a water famine which Ii was feared
would be precipttated in the upper part OF
that city in consequence of the bad conditi on
OF Inc steam force pump which supplies the
h1gh-service reservoir. This impression
found EXPRESSION in the resolutions adopted
at meeting OF citizens of Georgetown and
presented 10 the Commissioners by a COM
mittee chosen for that purpose on Monday
last, and which resolutions were published
IN The STAR of that date under the George
town head. AT the interview between the
District commissioners and the committee
some discussion ensued as to the true rela-
tons the community OF G. georgetown bears to
the District and general government in the
matter OF water supply. From the state
ments made by the committee on
by them that at the time of the in
PRODUCTION of the Potomac water an
agreement was entered into between the
general government through Gen. Meigs and
the corporate authorities of GEORGETOWN
or an understanding arrived at, that by the
payment by the latter of the cost in cash of
extending the mains through the streets Of
that city, the people would forever there
after be entitled 10 the use of water free of
cost; thai in order 20 meet the expense of ex-
tending tie water mains, bonds were issued
n ~ POI uaFaF
for the same. and that to provide for pav-
meut of the interest AID principal of said
DOIds, the property holders of that city sub
mitted TO a tax Of sixty cents per front foot
upon their property on the line where these
mains were laid This understanding, il was
asserted. has been recognized by all subSe-
9uent authorities down to the present time,
the~cftlzens of Georgetown paying no eX-
renses for water other than srch appropra-
tons as were fOund necessary to be made
from time TO time by the cOrpor ate author
tiles of that city under the old regime from
the1r general fund 10 pay for steam force
pump for the high service reservoir and ne
cessary repairs,
The District Commissioners listened at
tentlVeIy TO the recital of the views of the
committee, and in their reply stated that
they fully appreciated the Inconvenience suf-
Tered by the citizens. and were inclined to do
all I'D their power to relieve them, but the
difficulty was that they (the Commissioners
have no fund against which to charge the
expense, as no water tax was collected from
unjust TO require the citizens of Washington
toIay this cost. They held that the tax of
sixty cents, as stated, was meant to cover
the expense OF laying the mains only. The
citizens OF Washington are taxed per square
foot for the same purpose, besides which
they pay an annual rent for use of the water
and il cannot be expected that they shall be
made 10 pay out OF this water fund the ex-
pense OF furnishing pumps, repairs, &c, to
supply the citizens of Georgetown, who pay
no taxes for water. In order to relieve them
from their present troubles, however, the
commissioners promised to have the re-
pairs made, the expense to be met from the
general fund of the District Tin shape of a
loan) until some legislation can be obtained
from Congress providing Tor Just and euui
table system OF water taxes for both George
town and Washington. They also stated
that this would be among the subjects which
they would lay before Congress In their next
annual report.
The Georgetown committee expressed
themselves fully satisfied with the proposed
action OF the Commissioners, and measures
Will be taken at once in accordance there
with.
BUILDING PERMITS
issued by Inspector Plowman to-day: Thos
w. smith, two-story and basement brick
dwelling, sOnth side Massachusetts avenue
between 9th and 7th streets northeast, g, 500
VIM. Turner, frame dwelling, east side 11th
street, between w and Boundary streets
northwest. $3.50; VIM. Hutchinson, q two