Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1884-06-28

mort nr:lSt I'd southeast, SllSNtly rise III LDni-
lcraIure. For Sunday slightly warmer,
fair Weather is indicated.
CuuEcu SERVICES, &c, TOMORROW
iEgi> NHrch.-Service at IL Il. III. at $50
y. III. 10y Rev. II Suter.
S. IuuiS Church. -Service at IL Il. M.
by Rev. Dr. Norton.
craze Murch.-Service at IL a. m by
Rev l.. w. Rose and at p m by Rev.
Dunbar Brooke.
81. Mry'S U"rch.-Mass at Z a. m and
High Mass aud sermon at IL Il. ~ Ivy
Father Dutour. EcspcrS ut Up. m
FIRST IrcSbwrriun Chu,rh.-Scrvicc at II
a: M. by Rev :. RIagden.
Nrond Presbyterian Churrh.-No service.
Hap'jS' Uurch.-Servicc ut / II. m. by
Rev. j. II. Skinner and ut S p. M. by Rev. @.
r. Flippo.
Trinity Meth. Epis. Church.-Servcc at
II IL. m. and S p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Edwards.
Meth. Epis. Church Somh.-Service ut II
A. IN. and p. m. by Rev. Mr.. Kern.
Meth. Prot Church. Service at II a. m.
by Rev. J. w. Kirk and p. M by Rev. C..
Free Meth Church-Servicc at | g. M
and 500 p. III.
German Lutheran Church Services nj IL
a. M in German by Rev j. Schwoy
Young Mems Christian issOcidtion.-Pray
err meeting in the Methodist Episcopal
Church South 1T 4:30 p. III. Jail at2 y. m.
Aims House at 2:5oN m.
Gospel Temperance Meeting of the Reform
Club at 3p. m.
CITY SCHOOL BoARp.-The regular meet
ing was held last night. present: Hon. C..
f. Stuart, chairman, VIM. +. Carne, esq,
superintendent of schools, and Mcssrs Il.
l.. Carne, Herbert, Leadbeater, Mankin,
Marbury, Smith, Strauss, Thompson and
Vincent, trustees. The minutes OF the last
regular and several subsequent called meet
in.s having been read, Mr.. Marbury, from
the Committee on Finance and Accounts,
reported as correct the following bills, which
were ordered to be paid, viz: Geo. n. DUFF
fey, memorial medal, $3; +. M. Weadon,
keys, &c, GO cts; Il. w. Avery, brooms,
brushes, &c, $40.
Mr.. Strauss called attention to on error
in instructions given by the board to its at
torney, and consequent error in drawing
the deed of trust, and the clerk read Il letter
ON the same subject from Messrs. Wattles
and Mushbach, attorneys for the Howell
heirs, whereupon, after some debate, the
action of the last meeting was reconsidered,
and the following resolution, offered by Col.
smith, was unanimously adopted
ordered, That the President and Clerk of the
Board be- and they hereby authorized to ex-
ccutc 4 deed of trust on the property sold to tho
Board by the devsees of JOS M. Howell deceased,
10 secure the deferred payments of the purchase
money. S., 445 81, with interest from the date
of tho deed of conveyance, payable quarterly to
Elizabeth Howell during her life, and tho prncl-
pal sun to be paid sixty days after her death to
the parties entitled thereto
Mr.. R. l.. Carne, from the special COM
mittee on the subject, made a report con-
Cured in by Mr.. Vincent and himself,
strongly recommending the purchase OF the
Friends meeting house, accompanied by
plan for altering it so as to furnish four
school rooms each 36x2S feet, at a cost of
about 81 600, and an estimate for a new
Duilding on the Howell lot, in case the
Board should refuse to purchase the meet
lug house, ut Is, 800.
Mr.. Carne strongly advocated lis adop-
ton. Six hundred boys would require more
room. he said, than the proposed new house
would leave on the lots now owned by the
Board. and if they did not have it in bounds,
thew would 60 out of bounds and disturb
the neighbors, whereas the meeting house
lot with its fine shade, would keep them in
without rules. There would be noise Of
course. but less, he thought, if there was
plenty of room than if the play grounds
we're contracted. Some gentlemen objected
TO the purchase because they thought the
price two high, it might be, and yet be cheaper
TO buy it than not. The purchase money
could be retained at low rate OF interest,
aud it would cost no more to get both the
Sos lot and substantial schoolhouse could
h,,;, he had for what it would cost to oulld
fonr roomed house on the Howell lot
ShnnId thu, Blair bill pass, the city could ap,
,I, ;,s money to the erection of Il hne school
INNS. on Washington and Wolfe streets
one worthy of AleNSndrla. ,:e a.,
report. The Friends asked at least tnou
sand dollars too much; nob'dy woula ouy
The place at the price asked Tor It. ne
wanted y nice. new schoolhouse erected,
and the lot could be bought lower III ailer
years.
Judge Stuart also opposed the purchase
and favored new building he thoaSn'
the Board was going too deeply INTO uep',
and enoured of Mr.. Carne how all these
lots were to be paid for; to which that gen,
tI.man renlied that he thought he had
shown that less money would be needed 10
uurchase than to build. Ii the Board was
too moor to buv on an unlimited credit, now
could il build for cash. as 1t must, II IL
built at all? n
Col. Smith also opposed the report he
did not think the Board had right to con-
tract debt after debt; and, besides, the lolS
now owned were large enough.
Mr. Vincent strongly sustained Inc rep'lU
as proposing the most economical pa" -
providing the accommodations needed.
Mr. Marbury was opposed to either 0uy.
ing or building at present, thinking 1t oes'
tn rant rooms until there should be more
money in the treasury. ~
The vote being on the adoption OF the
r.nort If was lost by the following vote,
VIZ: Ayes, Messrs. r. L. Carne, Leado ga
and Vincent, 8; noes, Messrs. Herbert, Man,
kin, Marbury, Smith, Strauss Stuart ana
Thompson, =,
Judge Stuart then offered the following
resolution, which was adopted without
division, having been accepted by superin,,