Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-12
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
TsnleytownVigorously Urging Some Much.
Needed Reforms
Educational Facilities Complained of
Cut In Railroad Employer
Wages-A dangerous Hill.

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McCobb were the citizens selected last
| night at TenleytoHn mass meeting to de-
termine the exact school population Of the
neglected district and report at the meeting
| to be held in the town hall on Monday
evening next at 7:S0 O'Clock. 1t is then pro-
posed 10 discuss more fully the needs of
| Tenleytown from an educational standpoint
principally. and appoint another committee
to wait upon the school commissioners and
urge an immediate and favorable action.
| What Tenleytown needed first and at
| once. 1t was stated, was an eight-room
school house and more teachers Those at
present in charge were being almost work.
ed to death.
DR.. Chappell a former principal of the
| school, but now a practitioner of medicine.
/ spoke ON the question from a personal
| knowledge of the existing condition of
| things. Mr.. Ernest McCobb. who Is work.
/ ing with heart and soul for the advance
| ment of his town, presided at the meeting.
| He will work for Tenleytown, he says. and
i assist in the getting of her rights, if he has
| to give up his business.
On next Monday sewers and lights will be
| brought into the list of Tenleytown's wants
| The physicians of the place have already
| elaborated in public upon the danger that
| the citizens were constantly in the midst of
| through the absence of drainage facilities.
On the Canal.
About 100 coal men of the Cumberland
| region met yesterday and organized them
| selves in a body for the mutual protection
| of their interests. Bylaws were adopted
| and a submitted constitution accepted.
Boats to bring coal into Georgetown yes
terday were as follows:
d. Linkins. Capt. McCauley; w. I. Ste
phenson, Capt. Grim: Isabella Capt. Grim i;
Unexpected. Capt. Miller: Consol. No. g.
! Capt Wintermyer; Consoi. No. Ii. Capt
Fox: Cuba. Capt Singstrum; j. X. shaw
o Capt; R I1gs ~, M J.. Adler Capt Rey
Detroit. Capt. Dickerhofr; Three Brothers,
Capt. Ingram.
Boats to clear Georgetown yesterday, light
and laden. were as follows: E. Pratt. Capt.
Magruder; No. 1872. Capt. Hammond: j. b.
Agnew, Capt. Myers; No. III, Capt. Snyder;
Ollie ", Capt. Bowers: j. j. Alexander.
Capt Renner: Consol No. Z. Capt Dixon
s. kroon, Capt. Olphan; No. 1873, Capt Ben
ner; Little Walter. Capt Sigler: Consol
No. II. Capt. Hammond; G. L. Nicholson,
| Capt. Keesucker.
Boats to clear Cumberland yesterday for
Georgetown were as follows: Morning Star.
Capt Sineberg, ia tons: A. w. Nicholson,
Capt. Hill. lis tons; L. w. Guinnand. Capt.
French. 1l6 tons; Consol No. IL, Capt. Sen
lis tons: Consol No. 20. Capt. Shives. 12l
| tons: Consoi. No. Is. Capt. Sponge, 11S tons;
j. H. Mertens. Capt. Read. lis TONS Libbie,
Capt. Shaw. lib tons: Judge Douglass. Capt.
ker. III tons: No. 107. Capt. Smith, n6 tons:
No. 119, Capt. Prince 10 tons.
Cut In Wages.
The wages Of the employees of the George
town and Tenleytown Railroad Company
will receive a cutting down on the 10th of
the present month. In addition to this the
motormen and conductors have been or
dered to work for twelve hours hereafter.
The reduction not only affects those who
run the cars. but the oilers, machinists and
other employees of the company.
A Dangerous Hill.
The slope of the south side of NJ street be-
tween 31st and 32d streets is so steep that
il is stated by merchant on the block that
80 per cent of all the horses that pass slip
and 10 per cent fall. Several Of the towns
best animals have received injuries Of no
trivial nature. Some years ago this defect
I've grade was the cause of a mass meeting
1t was then remedied and all went well for
some time. Then the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company's tracks
were raised and the old and dangerous
grade re-established. Seven horses fell yes
terday. four knocking the skin off their
front legs. Many of those who know the
condition of the place keep to the left in
going east. This. Of course, conflicts with
those going west. Often there are little
which stop, too, on this square don't assist
much In the removal Of the obstacles to a
free passage.
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Robert NJ. Libbey yesterday sold to johann
ma Brown lot 5. in A. r. Shepherds sub of
Bealrs addition, and W. r. Hodges sold to
Edward Burns lot 189. Barr and Sanners'
sub of same addition.
The proposed highway over the line of
the Foundry branch sewer that Is to run
from the Loughborough road near its Juno
ton with the Tenley town road, to the Ches-
apeake and Ohio canal, at a point near the
Independent Ice Company's big warehouse
Is to be designated as Arizona avenue.
The contract for the fitting up of the in
terror of the First Cooperative Building
Associations new offices on 32d street above
was yesterday awarded to Messrs. Gator
and Spates.
Miss Mollie Watson and Mrs. Margaret
Bremmer are visiting friends at Hyatts-
Vile. Tomorrow they will start for the
fair. to return by way of Niagara Falls, the
latter part of the month
Mr.. John Hill and Miss Edith NJ. Aver,
daughter of Mr.. John Aver of this place.
were last night united In marriage at the
residence of Mr.. Harry Pratt, 3426 Pros
pect avenue. the Rev Mr.. w. s. Thomas of
the Gay Street Baptist Church officiating
After the ceremony a supper was enjoyed,
about twenty of the young couples friends
participating in the feast
The Pennsylvania avenue bridge Is re-
ceiving some needed repairs.