Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14
ing city hall" and one for the buria
grounds"
Educational Facilities.

Educational Facilities.
The educational system of Washington
was presided over by fourteen trustees.
and embraced two public schools-the East
ern, corner of Sd and d streets southeast,
and the Western. corner of 18th and @
streets northwest. with two teachers. Henry
Ould and Edward d. Tippett The city
was divided into two public school disc
tricts, with one school in each.
Among the city officials named are Sam
uel p. Lowe. inspector of tobacco; Anon
Woodward, to keep pumps and hydrants
In repair; Patrick Frazier. John II. Smith
and Richard Sheckles. chimney sweeps;
wood corders. coal measurers. inspectors
and measurers of lumber.
There were just fourteen churches IN
Washington in 1922. as against 2sS
churches and missions at the present time.
These were st. Johns and Christ Protes-
tant Episcopal Churches, st. Patricks then
on F street between 9th and 10th streets
northwest and st. Peters Catholic, First
and Second and DIR. Laurie's" Presbyterian
churches, First and the Navy Yard Baptist.
Methodist Foundry Chapel and the Navy
Yard Methodist churches. Mr. Littles
Unitarian Church." 9th and d streets north
west, the present police court: Friends
meeting house and Mr.. Smiths African
church at the navy yard"
1t is stated that the mayor board OF
aldermen and board of common council
constituted the corporation" of the city OF
Washington. "They are in their corporate
capacity, authorized and empowered by tho
act of Congress of 18th May, 1890, to do all
acts as natural persons. and are endowed
with various specific powers. The organ
ization of the city government is on the
plan of that of the United States, the fed
eral Constitution being evidently the model
by which the act Of Incorporation was
framed. The mayor is elected on the first
Monday in June, biennially, by the qualified
voters Of the city," and he must be free,
white and thirty years of age
The qualifications of members of the two
boards were that mo person is eligible 10
a seat in either board unless he is upward
of twenty-five, free white male citizen,
has resided in the city for year. is
resident of the ward for which he is elected.
the bona fide owner of a freehold estate
in the city, and shall have been assessed
on the books of the corpora tion for the year
ending on the 31st of December next pre-
ceding the election. The salary of tho
mayor was $1,000 per annum. payable quar-
terly. The members of the boards of alder
men and common council received 81 for
every day they attended sessions of their
respective bodies. The penalty for non
attendance at any such session was 81.
Each board had secretary, whose COM
pensation was $50 per annum.
The fntendant of the Washington asylum,
was required to give bond i'm the sum OF
5000. His salary was $500 per year and
himself and family were provided with all
necessary food. candles and firewood al tho
constables were required to make monthly
reports to the mayor Their salary was 500
per annum. payable yearly, in addition 10
certain fees.
The managers of the city lotteries II
Is stated In the regulations. were appoint
ed by the mayor in conformity to acts OF
the corporation for the purpose of agreeing
on scheme of lottery and managing tho
same. in order to raise fund for building
and establishing two public schools, a peni-
tertiary and city hall" The managers wers
ram pn6 rr;x,
each. They receive compensation of So
each for every day they are employed pru-
vided the whole expense of drawing any
one scheme shall not exceed $1,000
Rate of Taxation.
The rate of taxes on real and personal
property within the city of Washington was
of one-half of 1 per cent per annum on tbs
estimated value thereof The following were
some of the specific taxes: Male slaves be.
tween fifteen and forty five years old, ownel
by residents, 81 per annum; female slaves.
same ages, owned by residents, 81 per au-
mum. A higher rate was charged for slaves
owned by non-residents. Chariots post
ch&riots and post chaises were taxed SI2
each per annum; male dogs, 81; female
dogs, s.. The licenses to tavernkeepcrs
were $50; retailers of liquor less than a
pint, 500; retailers of not less than 4
pint" $40: for selling ale. beer. cider and
500; theatricals and other amusements, per
day, IS.
Among the duties of the corporation -
set forth in the directory of 1890 WAS 80
restrain the disorderly meetings of slaves
free negroes and mulattoes and punish such
slaves by whipping, not exceeding forty
stripes, or by imprisonment, not exceeding
six months for one offenSe; and they may
cause all Migrants, disorderly or suspicious
persons, eavesdroppers and night walkers.
gamblers and all who lead an immoral
course of life to give security for their good
behavior; to bind out poor orphans and the
children of pauperS and Migrants; prescribe
the terms upon which free negroes and
mulattoes may reside in the city; authorize.
with the appreciation of the President Of
the United States, the drawing of lotteries
for making those improvements in the city
which the ordinary revenue will not accom-
plsh; to punish colored servants or slaves
for a breach of the laws"
The judiciary of the District OF Columbia
In 1872 Is shown in a chapter which states
that the circuit court is held at Washing
ton on the first Monday in October and
second Monday in April, and at Alexandria
on the first Mondays in November AMI
May. William Cranch of Alexandria was
chief justice. The associate justices were
Buckner Thurston of Washington and
James S. Morsel Of Georgetown. Thomas
Swan of Alexandria was district attorney.
and Tench Ringgold of Washington mar
shall; Richard Bland Lee was judge of the
orphans court, Henry Neale register OF
wills, and Daniel Bussard of Georgetown
coroner. There were thirty-seven justices
of the peace in Washington county and
seventeen in Alexandra and county.
The Washington library was established,
with Rev. William Fatthews as president.
by the subscription of 200 persons at Sl2
each" and was Incorporated by Congress In
1914. In 1922 it contained 1000 volumes
The City's Population.
The population of Washington proper in
1872 is given as 13 .247, of which 1,945 were
slaves, and 1 1886 free colored persons. The
population of Georgetown was 1869, and
of Washington county 2129 making the
total for the District of Columbia 23,j36.
The advertising section of the Old city
directory is in the latter part of the book.
The six displayed advertisements each oc-
cupying a page, are fanciful steel engrav-
ines evidently the work of Benjamin
Chambers engraver whose highly flour
ished advertisement occupies a conspicu-
Gus place in the book. Joseph Watson,
office on Pennsylvania avenue near the
Patriotic Bank, between 9th and 10th
streets" announces that he has opened "a
military and general agency which from
the announcement, appears to have been