The morning times., 1895-09-08

The West End League, an association
composed OF influential property owners
of the fashionable section of the city, met
last night III the ballroom of the Cairo.
There were about fifty gentlemen and
fifteen ladies' present and much enthusiasm
was evifced in regard TO the movement to
induce tn" Commissioners to change their
plahs with regard to using the Miner build
ing Oh Seventeenth street as a colored school.
Col. Robert Christie was in the chair
and ID. S. Hendrick acted as secretary.
letter from Prof OTIS Mason was
read, in which he expressed himself as
heartily in sympathy with the league and
its objects, but he regretted the fact that
he was unable to be present
REPORT ON THE SUBJECT.
committee composed of Col Robert
Christian and E S. Rockwell, appointed
some time ago to look into the proposed
use Of the Miner building for culOred
schools, reported To the association. The
substance of the report is as follows:
The Stevens School, from which the
pupils to be housed in the Miner building
are to be taken, is located on Twenty first
street, between X and L northwest. The
appropriation for repairs and Improvements
ON this building was $4,000, but the
lowest bid being in excess OF this amount,
the contract cannot be let until the speclfi-
cations are changed, 10 bring the cost
within the sum appropriated.
The furniture is now being transferred
to the Miner building.
When the Miner building was exam
ined by the building Inspector, in obedi-
ence to an order OF the Commissioners,
it was reported that the building was
structuraIy safe. The health officer
went out there ana reported that it was
in a very unsanitary condition. Leaks
were discovered and the plumbing was
very defective. Several traps to sinks
ana some sewer pipes were clogged, and
the whole building acted as a ventilatmg
flue forsewer gas.
Notwithstanding the fact that this lat
ter report was handed to the Commissioners
on February 10, 1895, there is no record
Of it at the District building.
WILL KEEP UP THE FIGHT.
The West End citizens are very much
excited about the Miner School mattet>
They say that before the improvements
in the neighborhood Were begun several
parties Were promised by the Commis-
sioHers that the Miner building would be
abandoned for school purposes.
committee consisting OF Boyd Smith,
George Z. Emmons, Lewis Johnson Davis
F NJ. Evans, James E. Padgett and DR..
c. W Filler was appointed TO further iu-
vestgate the matter and to demand Of
the Commissioners a copy OF that report
of the health officer il regard TO the
Miner building.
The next meeting of the West End
8 O'Clock in the ballroom of the Cairo.
Among the gentlemen present last night
were
Joseph b Church, F B. Jonas, Gen.
Meyer, 7 f Schneider, A. H. Lee, L. s..
Brown. " a yesterday, ". Z. Schneider,
Boyd Smith. Rev j Thompson Cole, H.
j Smell, B W Holman, Mrs. Pearl, Lieut..
Commander Lyman, William Pond, Frank
II Evans. John Tweedale, G E. Emmons
Lewis Davis, H X Willard, E. 7. Bushnell,
D. C.. W Filler. Prof. G T. snallwood,
James E Padgett, z. l. McCleland, Samuel
MattugIy. John a Schneider, John B.
wight. j Y Paige, E 5. Rockwell, Plant
& Turpin, Col Robert Christie, d S, Hend-
rick, Edwin Joyce, George Joyce, Mrs.
Ray, and fifteen ladies'