Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-11-16
AFFAIRS IN GEORGETOWN.
The Canal is to Be Kept Open as Long
as Possible.
Tenleytown Strives Once More for
Another schOol-Complaints of the
Water Service still Rampant.

In order that the canal may be kept open
as long as possible the Chesapeake and
ONO company has just finished the con-
struction of two great scows and ice break
ers combined. which will be put into service
as soon as the cold weather makes a visible
impression on the waterway. For fear that
two viii not be sufficient to keep the chan
mel clear the company is considering the
adv1sability of building third one and the
force employed on the last construction has
been instructed to hold themselves in readi-
ness to again begin work. The two ice
breakers already finished were built at the
company's shops at Hancock, Md.
So prosperous has been the present season
on the canal that every effort will be made
to prolong 1t to the latest possible date The
waterway in the past has generally shut
down at Christmas time, but this year boats
will come down until the old canal freezes
so hard that passage will be an absolute
impcssiblity.
Coal yesterday came down the canal on
the following boats: Here i Am, Capt Nc
Aztec; A. Mayer, Capt. McAtee; Judge
Boyd, Capt. Stickel; A. H. Bradt, Capt.
Roof; A G. johnson. Capt. Burns; F. o.
Beckett Capt. Zimmerman; l.. b. Agnew.
Capt Myers.
Boats to leave Georgetown yesterday light
Capt Magruder; J. Spencer. Capt. knight:
Anteros, Capt. CLANCY; n. c. Read, Capt.
Dwenner: No. ll6 Capt Fisher: No. l22.
Capt Balor; G. s. French. Capt. Lowell;
Capt Price; HI. Hanecamp, Capt. Nave:
No. 12i, Capt. Mrs. Stephens: Consolidation
No. is, Capt. Snyder: W. II. Cooper. Capt.
Baker; No. L.. Capt. Champion.
More schools Wanted.
Yesterday Chairman Ernest McCobb of
the Tenleytown Citizens Association, who
was appointed on the committee chosen to
secure better school facilities for the Ten
leytown district, called on Mr.. Jesse h.
Wilson, the trustee supervising the fifth
division, and asked his cooperation in OBJ
tanning for the place an eight-room mod
ern school building. Mr.. Wilson said he
knew something of the needs OF Tenley-
town, and If IT We're alone in this respect
something might soon be DONE but that
there were several other points whose
claims seemed to be at least equal with
Tenleytown and that the whole question
resolved itself into one of congressional APP
preparation and that he hoped that the
committees from the different school dis
tricts would direct their efforts in this di-
rection.
Only Temporary.
A morning or two ago the residents along
n street who have been annoyed and in
convenienced by the small quantity OF
water received at their homes came forth
with smiling faces and made known to the
people at large that they had once more
been put on the high service and were
consequently satisfied.
The next morning. though, dissatisfied ex-
pressions were again visible on the faces
of the n streeters, and on asking for an
explanation the reporter was informed that
the high service connection had been but
a temporary one. made to enable the play
ing of a couple OF church organs in the
neighborhood during special services
House improvements.
A house to cost 81, 600 is being erected on
the River road near Tenleytown proper
by Mrs. A. w. Hunt Mrs. Samuel r. Bur-
roughs is putting $500 worth of improve
ments on her Rockville turnpike home,
and John R. Mclean is building an addi-
ton to his Woodley lane home.