Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-02-10
District Government Affairs.
POLICE CHANGES.

The Commissioners have promoted station
keeper Augustus L. Schultz to the position of
patrolman vice Andrew McRae dismissed, and
appointed ". c. Wilkerson to be station keeper
vice Schultz promoted
WANT A SCHOOL HOUSE ON CoRcoRAN MARKET
SQUARE.
delegation OF the school board were at the
District commissioners office yesterday to urge
the use of portion of the Corcoran Square on
0 and Ith streets for school purposes. The same
delegation went before the House District com
mlttee yesterday on the same subject
THE PRESSURE FOR WORK.
Lieutenant Greene, assistant District engt-
horses and carts on the filling OF the old canal,
and to-day added twenty more men and six
carts. The pressure for work there continues as
great as ever. and in order to accommodate the
largest number the gangs will have to be
changed often. The overseers selected are
Wm. Beckett, James Reynolds and Henry Nc
Glue.
THE RAILROAD QUESTION IN SOUTH WASHINGTON
delegation from South Washington. COM
posed OF NlesSrs. WIN. Bamberger, c. T.. Culver
p. Cullnan, i. a. Bacon. Z. q. Wheeler, II.
Bid, E. D. Wright, Wm. Croggon, DR.. Crook j.
T. johnson. CAaS. Allen, O. o. Spicer Rev. VIM
Bittfnger Rev. j. A. Rockford, Geo. Mattingly
a. Depue, Edward Hammersly. Dr. Hammett, S.
$. Baker. and Others appeared before the Dis
tTict Commissioners this morning on the union
railroad subject. DR.. Culver stated that they
had called as committee OF twenty-five citi-
ZenS to have a talk about the removal of the
railroad tracks from the.streetS Of South Wash
iDgtOn to some point further south. Their
main object vas TO obtain the views of the Com
missioners upon this subject to see if they are
in conSonance with the wishes and interests of
the citizens OF South Washington, and to see IL
they cannot cooperate in this matter. They
have memorial TO present to Congress. giving
SuCcinct history OF the railroads in this Dis
trict, their management, &c.
Commissioner Dent said he was glad TO meet
them and would say that his sympathy was
With them. The Commissioners fully appre-
ciate their wishes and see clearly the necessity
of removal OF railroad depotS from the central
portion OF the city to sections less Objectionable
TO the business interests and to property inter-
ests. The reports OF the Commissioners to Con-
gress show that they have been alive TO this
subject. They, however, can do nothing more
than to advocate the passage of proper bill
hx1ng location for all rail stations at a COM
mon center.
Commissioner Morgan said that he did not
think it proper for the Commissioners to give
any explicit views to the committee or to the
pubic in advance OF the report which they
were required to make to the committees in
Congress, as resolutions and bills affecting
District interests We're all referred to the Com
miSStonerS. IL would be manifeStly improper
TO do So
Mr.. Cullinane said as one of the landed pro-
prfStofS OF South Washington, he was in favor
OF a union depot and railroads In that section.
but he wanted IL carried down below Maryland
avenue-in fact, the railroad tracks should be
put away down on the lower streets, and let Ii
go On Water street and unite the railroad and
Shipping interests on the river front, and make
business there, Others spoke in the same
strain.
Commissioner Dent said he agreed with Mr.
Cullinane, that the railroad and shipping in
tereSts should be united. IL would not do for
the Commissioners to commit themselves to
any locality in advance of the bill, which would
soon be before them.
Mr.. JOS. Williams said that what Mr.. Dent
had stated met his views exactly. There are
gentlemen who are disposed to speculate in
buying and selling lots, and he for one did not
expect the commissioners to commit them
selves to any locality.
Mr.. Commissioner Morgan said his sympathies
were with the people; that the railroad COM
panies should go below where they are now
located Mr. Culver said they would be glad to
meet the Commissioners upon this matter at
the District committee and assist them there
sir. Bacon. Mr.. Wheeler and Mr.. Baker ex-
pressed about the same views as those already
stated DR.. Allen was in favor OF clearing all
the railroads out of the city. The COMMITTEES
here adjourned, most of them expressing their
satisfaction with what the District Commits
sioners had said upon the subject.