The Washington times., 1915-02-07
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
IN ond onswers follow:


The questions and answers follow:
Question I.-What Is the latitude
and longitude OF Washington? Answer
Latitude. north 3s degrees 53 minutes
3t915 seconds. Longitude. n degrees z
minutes 27.745 seconds, west OF Green
wich.
Question 2.-When and where was
the first public school established IN
Answer October %, i's3,
at the southwest corner Of Fourteenth
and G streets.
ue that surmounts the dome or the
United states Capitol? Answer Thomas
Crawford.
Mayors of Washington.
QuestiOn 4.-Nane the mayors or
Washington In their order. Answer
Robert Brent, Daniel Kapine. James Il.
Blake, Benjamin G. Orr. Samuel n.
Smallwood, Thomas Carbery, Samuel n.
Smallwood, Roger {. Weishtman. JOS
eph Gales, jr., John =. Van Ness. WILL
liam A. Bradley. Peter Force. William
w. Seaton. Walter Lenox. John W..
Maury, John r. Towers William b.
Magruder, James G. Berret. Richard
Wallach, Sayles J. Bowen. Matthew G..
Emery.
Question 5.-How is the Smithsonian
Institution maintained? Name some
great undertaking It has accomplished,
Answer--The Smithsonian Institution
has an endowment fund Of approximate
ly 100000 dncluding the original be-
quest OF $5l5,6l9 made by James smith
SOM. from which an income OF xs'V'
year is received. This income. to-
UAth har ,rrtt II n p n ('nnUraSSinnHl
propriations. maintain the institution.
Under DR.. Samuel l.. Langley. the In
stitution worked out the problem or the
heavier, ,than-air' flying machine; 1t
was the first institution In this country
to organize a corps Of meteorological
observers: it has obtained the history OF
every musical instrument known: 1t un-
det-ook the initial investigation Of the
food fisheries OF the country. which re-
suited in the establishment OF the
the Bureau of Fisheries. OF the Depart
ment Of Commerce.
1868 Acres in Rock Creek Park.
4"cstion -6.-IIow many acres are
there in Rock Creek Park" Answer
1863 acres.
Question 7.-Who appoints members
Of the Board Of Education? Answer
Judges Of the Supreme Court OF the Dis.
trict Of Columbia.
QUcstion s:-When was the corner:
stone Of the United states Capitol laid
Answer-September Is. 1923.
Question O-Nanc five artists who
contributed to the works OF art in the
Library of Congress. Answer-Elihu
Vedder. George w. Maynard. II. O.
Walker. Walter McEwen. Kenyon Cox
iof course there are many othersD
Question IO.-When and where was
the first Government building erected ir
t,, ~ ,t tnt ,fI nj, Ia n.
White House on its present site. The
cornerstone was laid on October 1%
1872. and the building completed in 1893
How District Is Bounded.
QuestlOn II.-How is the BOUNDARY
Of the District OF Columbia indicated
Answer-The Potomac river. high watel
mark. is the southern boundary. The
land boundary, is marked bv sandstone
mile posts one foot square and two fee
high, numbered from one to nine
They bear. on the side facing the Dis
trict. Jurisdiction of the u. S.
and the number Of miles they respec
| lively are from the corner at whicl
the numerical series begins. On the op
posite side they bear the word. Mary
land" on the third side. 1892. and on. tn
fourth side variations Of the compass.
QucstiOn I2.-What was the 'tirs
| college to be established in the Distric
! Of Columbia? AnsWer-GeorgetOWn Col
| lege.
Question I3.-W here was Msio
L Enfant first buried? Answer-ln tn
! family lot on the farm of w. d. Diggs
at Green Hill, Prince George county, Md
History of Lottery System.
Queation I4.-Give a brief history o
the municipal lottery In Washington
Answer--(From the paper of Harry Nil
loH)-Thc early history Of Washingto
reveals very interesting feature,
system OF lotteries. Lotteries with til
approval Of the President for improvin
the city were authorized in amounts 9
not exceeding $4,000 in any one year b
the charters OF 1872 and 1870.
| On November 3. 1872, the city counc
adopted a resolution to raise $4,000 l.
lottery for building two public schot
houses On August 3. 1874. simila
of a workhouse. and on May 10. 1876. IN
to raise funds for building city ha
were recommended. In 1916. 1917. Isl
1919, 1890, and 1921 resolutions were adopte
for raising $4,000 by lottery with whic
to erect the aforementioned BUILDING!
BY act Of July "a. 1915. Congress az
pointed seven men to manage three lo
tories authorized up to that time fC
raising a total of $4,000. on Novembe
Il, 1918, an ordinance was passed al
. tnOTlZIlS lnt HldyoI " oppohf s'NV
citiZenS to manage lottery TO raise
total sum of $4,000. as provided for 3
the resolutions of 1Si6-l7-lS.
Defaulted With 100000 Prize.
On January 4. 1927, an ordinance a,
thorized the sale of the three pendin
lotteries, as we'll as any future ones
be authorized under the charter pr'
visions, the purchasers to Issume II
the prizes. Under this ordinance Dav
Gillespie and others took over the maj
agement Of the lotteries. Gillespie d.
fsulted with the nfin prize OF $1,000
and other amounts. TIE managers b.
ing unable to pay the prizes. the @ I
was subjected to Judgments aggregatir
upward of sl9S.0o0 No further attemp
were made to raise money by the, 10
terry method.
Commission Government.
Question I5.--SketCh the circun
stances leading up to the establishmei
of the present commission form Of Eo'
ernment here. Answer-(From II
paper Of Miss Alma HalD: The act
Congress Of February u. 1871, which r
vokcd the charters OF the corporation
of the city Of Washington. Georcctow
and the levy court Of the county
Washincton. established in their stead