Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-07-01
Alexandria Affairs.
Reported for THE EVENING STAR

Reported for The EVENING STAR.
CITY SCHOOL BoARD-The regular June meeting
OF the city SchO0board was held at Peabody building
last night President Snowden in the chair. All the
teachers of the present school year were re-elec-
ted, with the understanding that proper changes
the orphan Asylum board Offering to rent the Or
phan Asylum, on Wolfe street, to the board at $3.50
per annum, the board to keep the building In re-
pair and pay the insurance, was refcrred to the
committee on school houses and fuIlD ure. The
superintendent announced that his term OF Office
expired with that meeting of the board, and reso-
buttons approving OF the course of the superintend-
ent since the establishment Of the school system;
thanking him for his fidelity to his trust, and re-
GREETING the severing Of his relations with the
board. were unanimously adopted. The city coun-
Gil was ordered to be notified OF vacancy in the
membership OF the board from the third ward, oc-
casioned by the appointment Of Mr.. w. T. Carne as
superintendent The annual report OF the retiring
superintendent was ordered to be printed. <
number of bills for sundries approved by the
finance committee, were ordered to be paid: The
attendance at the board was unusually good nearly
all the members being present
THE UPPER CAMERON STREET GuTTER.-The COM
mittee streets made an examination of the
street repairs, near the intersection Of Cameron
and Henry streets, yesterday afternoon. and heard
the statements OF property holders m the neigh
borhood, who claim that their property viii be
peared that the board Of health had ordered neR
gutter to remedy nuisance at the connection be-
tween the Cameron street gutter and the Henry
superintendent of police had partially laid line
OF gutter somewhat elevated above the sidewalks
anu HaQ put GOWN cuTDSJOneS IN accordance there
with. This will require that the house lots be
filled up, and win put some OF the houses below
grade 1t is this which is the subject complaint
The committee will report at the next meeting of
the city council
CLOSING OF WASHINGTON ScHoo1.-Washingto
school. the public school for white boys, based
upon the free school and endowed by Gen. WASH
ington, held its closing exercises last night It
has six divisions, taught by Col. T. 8. Fickln Mr.
John s. Beach, Mrs. Virginia Baggatt, and Misses
Fannie Wilson, Lille Phillips and Miss Annie
Schoneld. Mayor Beckham delivered the honors
Of the schools, announced by the superintendent
The superintendent medal was awarded to John
Thomas Ryan; medal presented by MI. Duckrell
for Diligence and Integrity ~ to Charles H. Davis
University honor certificate TO j. Albert Field, in
English, mathematics and geology. The exer-
c1ses concluded by an address rom the superin-
tendent closing his Official connection with the
school
REPORTERS NoTE4-A sdi11culty having occur
red yesterday between Policemen James Smith
and Thomas Hayes some OFFENSIVE expressions
and blow passed. Tho mayer suspended O1dcer
Smith for Is days and oaacer Hayes TOR 50 days
It's June term. Tuesday next Is the time 1lxei
ter the opentng Of the q. S couft hafe. but that
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