Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-02-08
District government Affairs.


LAID in alley IN square No. So with the.
necessary mauhOleS and drops
Eleven lamp posts have been ordered on :
street, between 10Th and nth streets north
west
Complaints having been recently made by
property -hOidcis residing on Ornear the june
ton 81 the Point ~ Rocks road with the
Washington Branch Of the Baltimore ana
Ohio railroad within the city limits. that the
trains on The first-naTned road are run q a
rats Ol speed greatly beyond that allowed by
law. Lieut. HOXie to-day addressed a note TO
President Garrett. requesting him 10 give
Instructions in relation 10 the matter where
Ey the law regulating the rate of speed OF
steam ears within the city limits may b.
compiled with
NT. Herbert Vail. chief clerk ofthe Audit
Ing Commission has resigned his Office Il
accept an important position in the office %
the supervising architect Il the Trea StlTv
department, and Ar. G. W. Watson has been
appointed in his place.
Tax collections FOR the month Of January
were as follows General taxes. I~14-'-J,
$50 5S2c5 do do, ISIS "a sd ISIS; TedeInp-
lion OF tax liens, s5-E'S->Z- sales under tax
liens, S19l1.55. licenses, Sg.5I5.4J: arrears OF
taxes, &c, Sl,s3295- special taxes >5.1iI.-t.
markets, SAIL Total, s1JiS50Cs
A NETTING OF COLORED CITIZENS was
held co.'s saturday evening last 10 consider
the bill pending in Con Zre>S for The erection
and completion OF public SchOJI-aSCSe iu
GEORGETOWN for white children MssSTs.
Johnson and Brooks made remarks explain
ing the relation OF tie COiuIeG schools 10 the
~.
concluded by the meeting adopting re$Giu-
lions urging the Senate 10 amend the house
bill fOT completion 81 the George town school
house by making an appropriation OF S2p..-ii
for tie cOiOIed schools. setting forth that u
pass the bill Without amendment would b.
fatal 60 Tire existence Gll growth Of the col
oTcd schools, That The setting aside 81 jIe
provisions OF the act OF 80 upon the plea OF
emery nCy il a most dangerous precedent.
and 10 is peculiarly unfortunate TO have las
prov I>IOnS SCI aside at this time. and Will
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Columbia pOWeTlcS> fg protect THE e.tUra-
tlOHdl interest or the minority i'm II5~ matter
by taking the disbursement e.; HE money
appropriate nom them ami placing 90 in thr
hands Of the United STATES Commission of
Education Tor the special purpose OF denying
TIE claims 0t The c9lGreJ schools u:Gs u"
aCt OF i-.f- that under The uED. >lUls o. tire
act before C.fti system pt pTEilc schools
for cDiCTrU children Iu the cities OF VAST
lHetCu ana GeCrgetOwU has been provided
which equals any lu tise country. anu i~ far
superior 10 any provided Tor coI0reI chiII.,g
ia tine nitCd States where there are separate.
schools which fact is solely attributable. o.
The ACT OF l>tF equally dividing the funds for
Inc SUPP or ci the white and colOIei schools.
The RESIGNATION or ASSISTANT DIS
THO. AIT. ENEH HAFFrSt- TDN.-I Ujt-.i
state District Alton ~ Fisher mas acr-uta.I
tLc rs G-Ts.t-ID az his assistant. VT. R1clrrf
Harrington rendered ON the SIN instant Mr..
HarTiu@tOl says i'm his letter ta1i.ril. his
resi- -T.s.slJr Gee arm trained thus ID i'm
Sist UTou The --veTJuce o. our official r-fs-
tons ouiy boy la- settled conviction that
DueUi To Ot-U-t my entire attention 90 nag
private practice. aui in this view 2 VIII I.
GiSu Dc HsU VIII name some Irlti-ulJf. f~
specify a- yua can without personal orns
uciSi eUEi.1Ilt-- uI-rf. Itis~frr fgrNu--~- l.f-
grsritg.Ie to- y.u- uniform kfgtue--"
JEgSe l~..-.- il accepting Che signal .1l
81 Mr.. HARRINGTON >ftS~ --.- In ~svarIaG p-.
Official f..atr,-.. -- which EUu have don" VOL
unfairly for i.l- TuTuc-. Ol JHyrt.L- vD-rg enc
TIRE dfteillifI- Co private practice How r..H
10 than you TOR the able faithful aa. ~a-t~-
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