Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1888-09-07

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~ SCHOOL BoARD.-Tbe Board met
I.,lc last night, present all its members
Pi'It.'V e4s.s Feudall, Mankin and Strauss.
,be reading OF the minutes, Mr.. Vim
ave rom me committee on school houses
60. .s,,niture. reported that the new Wash
'o' boiding was under roof and that the
a.. were being rapidly done, and
%1s4 note f.om the contractor asking
e.'ba rhird payment of $500 be made,
D., ~, rs. ordered 10 be done. Snpt Carne,
,ba same committee, reported that
| h-iup complaint that the pupils of
t.,,'.r4ll scsOoi anuoyed the neighbors at
he had directed that they be kept
- the scAool bounds, but that he teach
'9sa.nras.Dtcl ne condition Of the yard to
MI that 10 camp weather it was impos
10 ui,y there Coal ashes laid over
c's, would probably remedy the evil
~ ~ ba won.d cneertuily give large guam
'4- bio...f Il the board would have the
s h., done. lilo also, represented that
sntite drainage from part of
OMNIBUS street settled Jost back
y. The building, that the barrier of
,.,b erect ed hsd partially broken down and
w. .oms oft ruu through tha lot, while the
~, gathered into fou, green pool emf
aan,iy fted to spread disease and death
,b,onoh the nejghborhood. II was ordered
,SsttIe Committee examine into the whole
-, and consult with the proper city au-
,,o,,es A. to . remedy.
The .treotion of the board was called to
.Insn,ance of the new Washington build
w aod the Clerk was directed to issue it
~ hpilder's rick for three months, in
Alexandria and Mt Vernon Insurance
oaun,niss to au extent not exceeding
Eo Smith. from the committee on studies
al di.cipIiDe reported in favor OF adopting
Iio,on's Historical Charts, and SuperinteD-
tsrt Csroe having exhibited and briefly ex'
rlaioed them, moved that they be adopted
and one set procured for trial, at cost Of
so which motion was carried.
numner Of bills reported correct were
ordered to be pad.
0'G Sont Csr1e -ialcd that be bad told the
,,i,r;r.i Of Lee school that be thought
,sara you'd be 10 difficulty in using small
,syt hook on physiology in her school. She
bsd understood his answer as permission
and had placed it on the lists she gave out.
His attention having been called TO it be
bad stopped its purchase, and ne now
moved ils references 10 the committee or
studies and discipline for examination, as
he did not think it WAS just the sort of book
wanted The motion was agreed to. he
sso reported that the white schools were
6IIiog I'D much more rapidly than usual,
aud that more teachers might have to be
endowed out that as no ROOMS would Do
available until the Washington building
should be finished, he would defer any rec
onmendation until that time.
ilr ". +. Carne offered the following,
Which was unanimously adopted, VIZ:
Resolved. That the committee on studies and
discipline he Instructed to have copied, with the
permission OF the Secretary of State the MS
sshoo book of George Washington, now on de-
ystin the archives of the State Department, and
:5si the book made by this copy shall be deposit
ri Ia the Washington school as the first book OF n
.ib-.ry OF Washington school hereafter to be
created.
Mr. Vincent said that the bricklayers and
otner workmen on the new building wanted
to know if the Board did not intend to give
the usual entertainment on the Completion
of their work. as private owners did, where
upon. the committee on schoolhou5es was
authorized to comply with the custom, aud
beiore 3 o. NJ the Board adjourned.
REPUBLICAN MEETING The republicans
OF this e,ty held meeting at the Opera
House last night which was presided over
BY Mr. Lewis Mckenzie. Ga the stage were
Me-sr- D. A Windsor. 1 G. O'Neal, A. w.
Armstrong, j. p. Agnew, Edmund Burke,
T. f. Lucas l.. W. Corbett and others.
Speeches we're made by Messrs. B ". Per-
kins, Of Kansas J. H. Rowell, of Illinois,
and 4 J Holmes, OF Iowa. large msJori
Is OF the audience was composed OF coiored
meu many of whom slept during the meet.
ng while many OF the whites present. were
democrats who attended through curiosity.
The first two speakers made bigh tariff ad-
dresses. telling their hearers how business
would be ruined il the tariff was lowered and
a:OhOw the country WAS being ml5managed
under democratic rule. Mr.. Holmes made
;he ajresl speech, but it did not take with
lie audience and during its delivery
many et the hall. He admitted that there
~eFe 6oueft democrats both 10 the North
aud SOU d said he thought the tariff ought
TO bs lowered; that be had no sympathy
with civil service reform, no use for mug
wumps and is a believer in the Jacssonlan
doctrine OF to the victors belong the spoiis.
Al the speeches were mild and delivered
10 aquei gentlemanly manner, IN marked
contrast to many heretofore delivered at re-
publican meetings held in this city, but 1t
eau be said that the arguments were not
strong nor Gid they do any good for the re-
publican. or harm to the democrats
SUMNER BoARDERs The counties OF this
scion Of Virginia are rapidly becoming
Simmer hc,nas for the weather. residents