Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-21
SEPARATE SCHOOLS FOR WHITE AND CoLoRED


the District was at the Capitol yesterday with a
memorial The delegation headed by Regis
ter Of Deeds Frederick Douglass Coectsr OF Taxes
! John +. Geek and Professor Richard T. Greener.
Their memorial sets forth that the proposed Dis
tr1ct code permits an unjust and edious discrimi
nation against large class OF citizens of the Dis
trict. The clauses referred to are those which pre-
vide for separate public schools fer white and col
| ored children, and for the appointment of white
| and colored public school superintendent to as
sumo the direction of the several public schools Of
| their respective races
Capitol Notes.
The committee On ways and means to-day d.
rected Mr. kasson to call up the bill for the ap-
pointment of civil commission to revise the tariff
on Tuesday next.
| EX-Attorney General MacVeagh, who is counsel
| for the Pennsylvania railroad company. made an
| argument before the House committee on COM
| merce to-day against the cOnStitutionalty. the
| practic9biiity and the necessity for the Reagan
! interstate commerce bill. He VIII resume his I'm
| finished argument Tomorrow.
! The House committee on naval affairs did not
at t0-ayS session, finish the draft OF the bill for
| the construction of new ships OF
EX-S2cretlry SchurZ the floor OF the
Senate today. and received quite ovation. EX-
Attorney General MacVeagh also appeared in the
Senate chamber.
| The Senate finance committee to-day agreed to
| report fayOrably the nomination o. Hon. John c.
| New to be Assistant Secretary OF tue Treasury
The report circulated that there was opposition to
Mr.. New IS without truth. anu the Indications are
that he viii be confirmed unanimously.
special meeting OF the Senate finance commit
tee will be held next Thursday afternoon to hear
! delegates from the New York chamber OF COM
| merce on the subject OF the SherIn an bin. Ito
| facilitate the decision OF contr0verted customs
| cases."
The House committee on elections decided to-
day to take final vote on the CanaoH-C aIapbell
| Utah contest on Friday next.
the House When 1t adjourRS to-day will probably
adjourn over until Thursday, tomorrow being the
anniversary OF tile birth of Washington.
Inc senate military committee this morning
| agreed to report favorably on the army nOmina-
tons received yesterday, and also On all others
previously received. but still in the hands OF the
| committee, except two appointments OF signal ser
| vice sergeants to 2d lieutenants. which are held
for examination OF certain legal questions
NAVY CONSTRUCTION BILL
The subcommittee OF the House committee on
| naval Affairs, who have been engaged for some
weeks upon an investigation OF the subject OF the
wants OF the navy, with view to recommending
some plan OF reorganization concluded their in,
which was presented to the full committee to-day.
District Government Affairs.
The Commissioners have issued an order that the
District offices be closed tomorrow the anniver-
sary OF Washingtons birth
A pretest has been sent to the Commissioners by
citizens of Capitol Hill and East Washington
against the erection of dye house at 613 PennSy-
vaRia avenue southeast, in violation OF the fire
laws of the District.
The Commissioners to-day gave their approval
to the House bin to authorize the making Of free
public highway of the turnpike leading from
Georgetown to Rockville, Md, now toll road.
The bad drainage of lots on w street, in square
al2, has been relneied by filling up and grading
school buildings putting the roofs on the High
school building on street and the building at
the corner OF 10th and streets. The one at the
corner OF Massachusetts, avenue and 1St street is
net far enough advanced for the roof.
Some excellent service has been done within the
past year by the Commissioners in nending up
some OF the District records which by long use
have become very much dilapidated This is eSpe-
clally noticeable among the old records OF George
town, many OF which were in a very bad state
Secretary of the Treasury Folger has called
upon the District Commissioners TO furnish him,
for use OF the chairman Of the House committee
ON public buildings and grounds st ttement Of
the rents paid by the government for rooms Or
buildings in the District Of Columbia.
The District Commissioners have transmitted to
the First Controller twenty-nine leases OF build
1ngS and rooms used the current year for school
The city clerk, of Charleston, S c.. has written
Go the Commissioners requesting Information as
TO the Metropolitan police organization OF this
District The police force of that city is to be
reOrg anized.
Building permits issued by Inspector Entwisle
G. W: Fl. Vanhone, erect three two-story dwellings
on 5th, between q and streets northwest; s. 500.
George Lemon, build addition to brick. on G, be-
tween 18th and 18th streets northwest; s1S00 Pat
rick Larkn, repair brick, on 24th street, between
street and Pennsylvania avenue: $1,000. Nicho-
las Eckhardt, erect a twO-Story dwelling on 18th
street, between and l.: 81 800. Also. four houses
en- alley between and and 18th and l9 th streets
northwest: Sl,5o0
The public school trustees have called the atten-
ton Of the Commissioners to the excessive charges
or tae Washington Gaslfght Company for illumi-
mating the Force and Franklin buildings during
llecenDef ana January, and ask that an inyeStigd-
ton be had,
COMPLAINTS ABOUT THE GAS IN WEST WASHINGTON
Complaints having been made of the poor quail
ty OF gas Ia the streets OF Georgetown the subject
was referred to Mr. w. II. Baily, superintendent
OF lamps, who reports that the contract between
the commissioners calls for pressure OF twenty
three tenthS during lighting hours which pressure
has not been maintained, the gas company allow
Ing the pressure to run as low as fourteen tenths
during the first part Of the night which is loss TO
the District government and a great saving to the
gas company. Lieut. Greene recommends that the
bills of this company be reduced in the same pro-
portion that the pressure is reduced or If they do
not desire to maintain the high pressure agree
ment might be made for pressure of $40 inches,
provided the company changes all the burners
that they Will burn six feet an hour under that
pressure.
FILTHY ALLEYS.
Health Officer TOwnshend has called the atten-
tion OF the Commissioners to the following filthy
streets and alleys ALLEY between Sd and 4th and
H and l northeast; between 10th and 18th and @
and northwest; Fl, between 18th and 18th Streets
between 18th and 10Th and and L streets north
west; Sumner street, between 10th and 17th and l.
and streets northwest; and to a sewer trap out
of order in alley between 18th and 18th and Q and
1t,t sIreets northwest also, sewer trap on 1st
a leaky water pipe corner Sth and Boundary streets
northwest
UNPOPULARITY OF THE WATER METER PROPOSITION
The revival OF the water meter question in this
District seems to meet with very little favor, ex-
pecunfary interest in their introduction in this
District. The District government authorities op-
pose them, and so do all connected with the
water department The water registrar says the
Introduction Of water meters would cost more than
The construction OF dam across the Potomac at
Great Falls and the extension of the conduit to q
point north OF this city. Besdes they have never
proved satisfactory.
SAFETY IN THE THEATERS.
Building Inspector Entwisle yesterday sent
notifications to the prOpriet0rs of the several
theaterS OF this city, to make the alterations
necessary to make their premises safe in case of
panic from fire or other causes. These are to be
followed up by similar notices to owners OF halls
and other places OF public assembly in the order
OF visitation by the committee OF safety.
Criminal Court Jurors for the March
Term.
Yesterday the clerk of the court drew the follow
ing jurors for the March term of the Criminal
Court, which will be convened by Judge Wylie on
the first Monday In March:
GRAND JURORS.
w. G. O'Meara, 215 Pa. ave-; Wr1 Talbert, 323
4th st. Sc; Edward P. Cohen, 1548 ST. NV; Jos.
F. Saum, 925 La. ave-; E. D. Hartley, 3Gs2 st.
NV; E. l. Kengia. county; j. G. Weaver, 623 G
st. NV; John A. FOos, 507 Sth st. sw.; George w.
Darby, 3400 NJ st. NV; Edward Caverly, of Cav
erly Co.. John T. Mitchell, 1920 st. NV; DanI
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