Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-05-05
ALEXANDRIA.
SCHOOL BOARD MEETING.

The city school board met last night at the
Peabody building, President Smith in the chair
and eleven trustees present. The bill Of
Gregory 4 Co. of Washington for repairs to
the Smead furnaces of the Washington build
ing was pronounced by M. Vincent
of the committee to be very moderate
and was ordered to be paid The in
crease of the salaries of the janitors of WASH
ington and Peabody buildings to $40 per
month was ordered. A proposal that holiday
be granted any teacher who wished to attend
the observances in Richmond on the occasion of
the reinterment Of Jefferson Davis did not
meet the favor Of the board and was abandoned
The subject of disinfectants at the school
houses having been introduced. the advice of
the Sanitary League OF the District of Column
bia on the subject mentioned and the sub
ject was referred to the committee on school
houses and furniture. 1t was agreed to ask an
appropriation of Sl3. 721.S6 from the city for
the schools next year.
NUIsANCEs A CENTURY OLD.
One hundred years ago the subject Of the I'M
sanitary condition of alleys. &C., engaged the
attention Of the city authorities. The yellow
fever was feared and an order was made as fol-
lows: THE health officer having this day re-
ported to the council the following places are
in such a state rs greatly to endanger the health
OF the Inhabitants Of the town from the great
quantities of stagnant waters and other noxious
matters contained in them. that is the alleys
commonly called Thorn's alley, Wales alley,
Rutter's alley. Patterns alley lying upon Prince,
Union and King streets. and the back grounds
joining upon these alleys; also the alleys
leading into Prince street by the house
of Mr.. J. McCrea and holows living
behind the house OF Mr.. John Wise. being all
the property OF private persons. and that on
Washington street there are large ponds of
wster, and at the intersection of Prince and
Royal streets deep muddy stagnated waters,
tt is ordered that the several warGens and COM
missioners Of the streets do Immediately en-
force the several acts Of the corporation for
filling up ground belonging to private persons,
if upon notice given they decline to do 1t them
selves. and for having those alleys directed to
be PAVED by law. Some Of these nuisances Of
a century ago have been abated, but others
continue. and the ''hollows lying behind the
house Of Mr.. John WISE" now Chatham alley,
were the subject Of action at recent meeting
of the city council
TO CUT OFF POLLUTION.
The Alexandria Water Company is now about
to advertise for bids to carry Taylor's run.
alleged to be polluted, under the race, which
supplies the water works, and so to cut off
source Of danger to the water supplied the
town.
man rushed into the Columbia engine
house this morning about $50 o'clock with the
astonishing information that eight houses in
the first ward were on fire. An alarm was
sounded and the engines made a run to Wolfe
street, but found no fire.
The family of Col John S. Mosby have re-
moved from Warrenton to this city and taken
dwelling on Prince street near the water office
The Alexandria and Washington ferry has added
another to its daily trips. The last boat now
leaves each city at 7:15 m.
The revival of religion at the Washington
Street Baptist Church here, conducted by the
pastor, Rev. DIR. Butler, and Rev. Dr. Hines of
Richmond is still in progress. Already fifty
conversions have been announced and twenty
seven persons baptised by immersion.
The services OF the Sacred Heart League took
place at st. Mary's Church this morning a
large congregation attending.