Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-04-05


but the books were sure TO become Soiled.
The-teachers, he said, complained of this.
On his motion the subject was referred to
the committee on schools.
The committee on schools reported list
OF school buildings needing stone tagging
and sidewalk approaches. Mr. Hill called
attention to the fact that there was a
delegation of teachers in the city visiting
schools and taking notes Such visitations
We're becoming frequent. He thought
Washington schools should be made
model for those who came here to visit the
capital The East Washington Association
could, he said, do better work than
to arouse an interest in the schools among
the parents. He thought the parents should
be SO interested as TO visit the schools.
He remarked that there were larger chunks
of ignorance in Washington, within the
shadow Of the capital, than in any city
he knew of.
at the statement of Mr.. Hill that there
We're larger chunks of ignorance here than
in other places. He did not believe the
census showed this, but if Mr.. Hill said so
it must be So and it was matter that
should be corrected. He believed that par
ents should take an interest in the school
exercises. in the teachers, in the pupils and
in everything connected with the schools.
Mr. Ioder called attention to the fact that
there were 1890 more pupils than seats,
making it necessary to have halliday
schools He thought if children were bene-
fitted by going to school half a day they
would be more benefited by going whole
day. He believed the attention of Congress
should be urgently called to this matter
RecIuimins the Flats.
Mr. Jeffords, chairman of the committee
en- the Anasostia flats presented a pre-
liniinary report of that committee a report
from a subcommittee, composed of Messrs.
T. w. Smith, W. J. F'riZZell and j. r. Not
bingham, in reference to the overflow OF
sewage from the Boundary sewer. Careful
/ ersonal observation, the report stated,
had convinced the members of the commit
tee that the condition complained of was
very dangerous and had existed ever since
the sewer was built because of the over
flow at high tide that spread the sewage
twice day over 800 acres of flats; that
all persons living along the shores In the
Eastern branch, as well as the inmates OF
The various institutions Whereabouts, had
their health impaired by the noSious gases
arising from the flats. and the death rate
had been much larger from this cause than
the rate in any other section.
The committee say that the Boundary
street sewer should be constructed to con-
tihue until it reaches the channel of the
Eastern branch, about 5000 feet. Upon the
association is urged the necessity, IN view
of the failure of the passage of bill 10
this effect i'll the last Congress, of working
with the Commissioners for an appropria-
tion at the next Congress 10 continue the
sewer either altogether or by partial appro-
pIiation each year.
Because of the inability to get an APP
preparation at present the committee urges
that the Commissioners take action to the
end that the sewage shall be carried
through the flats to the branch.
The committee recommends that the
District Commissioners be requested to set
apart a portion of the Appropriation for
suburban sewerage available druing 1855
and 1896 to be used in the eNc&Vatlng or
dredging of a canal about 1900 feet long
from the channel of the Eastern branch "a
a point near TO 18th and a streets north
east: northward on Goth street to about tht
center of square 1l.5. and from there in
northwesterly direction to point on list
street and midway between & and u streets
northeast, where il viii join the straight
lire ct waterway running up to the mouth
of the boundary street sewer: that this
canal he made twenty-foCr feet wide and
five feet deep at low tide, that the eN
caVated material be thrown up on both
sides of the caral 50 as TO form an emhank-
ment high enough to prevent the sewage
water being carried by high tide over the
fats. 1t is estimated by the committee that
this improvement viii not cost over Si,.luG,
ard possibly be brought within $1,000 ex-
perse."
on motion of Mr.. Gro ssant the report was
adopted and the committee directed to
present the matter to the Commissioners.
Mr.. CIoissant said he had suggested that
the chain gang could be employed on the
work.
Mr.. Smith said that the employment of
the chain gang WAS a matter fer the Dis
trict Commissioners to consider
A vote Of thanks for the work already
done was given the committee on notion
of Mr.. iCdcr.