Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-17
A Delegation Of the Citizens, Commit.
tee Wait Upon the Commissioners.

1he mouse sup-comm1ttee appointed by the
Citizens committee on legislation for the
public schools to confer with the Commissioners
and to request their cooperation in securing
the passage OF the Citizens school board bill
had an appointment for hearing before the
District Commissioners this morning. There
were present of the committee Dr. Robt Rey-
burn, Messrs. W. C. Dodge, R. w. Fenwick,
Reginald Fendali, VIM. Henry Browne, H A.
ter, Rev. c. G. Meaior, C. E Hovey A. Hart, L.
baat, Jonn J. Given, p. q. Davis, VIM. E.
II. N. Copp and Hawkins TayIor .'ef L. ofo'As'
commissioners Webb and Wheatley received
the committee. 1t was expected that Chief JUS
ice Cartter would be present and address the
Dr. Reyburn read a note from him saying:
Other duties will prevent my being present
tnis morning at the conference of the citizens
committee with the District Commissioners,
put you may say. that 1 am in full sympathy
should work together in securing the needed
leglsiatlon for the public schools, and this con-
t1eirence IN my opinion, is a step in the right
DR.. Reyburn said that the committee now
nopeo 10 OBTAIN the cooperation Of the Com
.nLssioners In this measure, as IT had received
what appeared TO be the unanimous sanction
OI tne people OF the District. II there were
any against 1t their voices had scarcely been
heard. He said the committee would like to
hear the objections OF the Comm issioners, ii
they had any, to the bill.
MI. Webb said that Col. Ludlow had been
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business there, and probably would not return
TIL next week, perhaps Monday. He suggested
mat the committee might prefer to be heard
before the full board. His idea was that it
would be better for the Commissioners to hear
what the committee had to say, then have a
consultation among themselves and determine
what action they should take Their position
as commissioners SO far as legislation was con-
cerned was twofod. 1t was their duty to sug.
gest necessary legislation and to make sugges-
tons upon matters referred to them by Con.
gress. In this case this bill had never been re.
ierred to them. They would prefer greatly to
have this matter come to them in its regular
course, but stin would consider 1t as before
them. The Commissioners recognized that
there was no more important matter for them
to consider than the school matter.
After some discussion it was decided to post
pone the hearing until Col. Ludlow's return.
Politics of senate Employees.
THE RESOLUTION INTRODUCED BY MR. CALL
Mr.. Call offered the following resolutions in
the Senate yesterday:
RESOLVED. That r. A. Finnell, a democrat here.
tofore employed as a skilled laborer on the Sen.
ate roll of employees, who was discharged yes.
terday by the sergeant-atarms without cause
be refnstated on the roll of senate employes'
RESOLVED, That the republican majority of the
Senate will allow the democratic minority the
same number of employees, with the same pro-
portion OF Salaries, as were allowed by the dem.
1879.
AT Mr.. Calls request the resolutions were
allowed TO lie over for the Present.
The Canal Seriously Damaged.
PRESIDENT BAUGHMAN'S INSPECTION OF THE
EFFECTS OF THE RECENT FRESHETS.
President l.. Victor Baughman of the Chesa-
peake and Ohio canal. in company with Pay
master Gambrill, Superintendent Muvaney
and George w. Smith, a well-known engineer,
arrived at Williamsport, Nd. yesterday morn
ing from the eastern terminus of the canal. The
party was ACCOMPANIED from Washington to
Avis MIL, which is located on Big Slackwater
q distance of ninety miles from this city, Gy
superintendent Biser. personal inspection
was made of the damages on the canal, which
were found to be more serious than heretofore
reported. Three hundred men are engaged on
breaks, clearing out bars and putting the canal
in navigable condition. There are ninety
horses and carts employed on the lower divi-
sion. Navigation from Harper's Ferry 10 this
District will not be opened before the 23d
instant. The repairs to the towpath cannot be
completed for some mouths TO come. The in
speeding party have left for dam No6 on horse
back to make thorough inspection on the
upper or Cumberland division. The destruc-
ton to this dam is very serious. and practical
canal men state that the entire dam will have
to be rebuilt3 as the break is from 1.5 to 300
feet in length. This dam acts as the feeder for
the canal for a distance of27 miles.
Lease of the Virginia Midland Road.
The properly of the Virginia Midland rail-
road company was formally transferred TO the
Richmond and Danville railroad company
yesterday at Alexandria, under a lease of nine
ty-nine years, by COL John McAnerney, vice
president in charge of the Virginia Midland
company to Col. A. S. Buford. president of the
Richmond and Danville railroad company 1t
is stated that the road is leased for its liked
charges and net earnings; that is, the Rich
mond and Danville company guarantee to pay
five per cent per annum on the Midland mort
cages, amounting to twelve and a.half mil
lion dollars, and give the net earnings over
operating expenses to the Virginia Midland
Col. McAnerney says the lease is
very favorabIy considered by parties interested
in the Midland company, as it will enable that
dition to meet its growing business, and to erect
proper stations to give the people along its lines
facilities which they have not heretofore en-
joyed.