Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1856-08-19
E. FNING STAR.
LOCAL. INTELLIGENCE.

ed TO order by the President at the usual nour.
A communication was received from the
Mayor in reply to a resolution Of inquiry as
to the amount appropriated for the supply OF
medicines to the outdoor poor for the past
year, by which it appears that the bill OF A.
{, Ridgely, First W ard, was $S5 O9; ID. 5
DYSON, Second Ward. 81 95; VIM I. Evans,
Third Ward, SAL; w III. Gilman. Fourth
Ward, S44 80; I'll Ii. Mcpherson, Fifth w ard,
s33 43; J. Z. Bates, Sixth Ward, $40 40; o.
the oyer-draft on the 30th of June last, makes
SLASH The Mayor suggests the necessity
of some legislation to prevent the recurrence
of such q large draft on the city funds for
this object. The regular appropriation is
more than ought to be expended for this pur-
pose, and the largeness Of the amount in the
opinion of the Mayor is occasioned by the too
easy manner in which the Ward physicians
yield to the applications to have their pre-
scriptiOns furnished gratuitously. Other COM
munications from the Mayor and various petit
fions were appropriately referred.
A bill for the relief of VIM. Bean was passed;
also, bill to repair street.
A bill providing for building bridge over
N street south was passed
claims for paving in front Of public property
was passed.
Council bill for the relief Of Robert Downing
was referred to claims committee, as was bill
for the relief of Peter Little.
joint resolution from the Common Council
in relation to the appointment of joint COM
mittee to draft and engross an address in re-
field. England, was passed-Messrs Evans
and Riggs were appointed on this committee.
Mr. Miller presented the following commu
nication
GEORGETOWN, d. C Aug. 8, 1856
To the Hon. Board Of Common Council Of
Washington city.
Gentlemen The undersigned, o committee
appointed in pursuance of the accompanying
resolution, RESPECTFULLY ask the appointment
Of committee by your Board for the purpose
of taking into consideration the subject named
an said resolution.
Your obedient servants,
ROBERT GUILD,
GRAFTON TYLER,
r. B CRAWFORD,
}. Riley,
CHAs T. MIX
The communication was accompanied by the
following resolution:
Whereas the people Of Georgetown (or s
large portion Of them have for many years
considered the civil and political relations Of
the town injurious to its welfare, and have
still a desire 90 to alter them as may best con-
duce to the interests of the greater number Of
Its inhabitants, therefore
and Board of Common Council of the Corpo-
ration Of Georgetown, That joint committee
be appointed (by BALLOT consisting Of three
members from each board TO consider and
report upon the expediency and practicability
of annexing Georgetown to Washington city,
thereby uniting the interests of the two cities
under one municipal government
RsSotred, also, That said committee be and
is hereby instructed to confer with the Board
of Aldermen and Board of Common Council
of the Cooperation Of Washington, requesting
the appointment of a committee on their part
to cooperate with them in the purposes Of the
foregoing resolution
Mr. Miller offered a resolution that conf
mite composed Of three from the Board Of
Aldermen, and four from the other Board, be
appointed to confer with the Georgetown COM
mittee, which was adopted, and the chair
appointed Messrs.. Miller, Smith and Busey,
on the part OF the Board Of Aldermen.
bill authorizing Thomas P. Morgan and
William L. Dove to build a wharf was laid
upon the table.
MI. Pearson introduced substitute for the
bill before the Board in relation to converting
an alley IN square 465 to q street
The substitute provides for laying a side
walk of eight feet wide on each side of the
alley also for the laying Of pavement and
setting curb-stOne
Mr.. Busey opposed the substitute as well as
the original bill, contending that the Corpora
ton had no power to lay side walks to an alley
and that the alley had not been coded to the
Corporation.
MI Miller expressed desire to vote for the
Oil, Out thought IL would be establishing q
precedent. he did not believe there was a
angle case where an alley had been paved by
the city under similar circumstances
Mr Dove contended that the parties on this
alley had no legal title to the land that the
title was in Government.
lie question on the bill being taken, it was
passed
The general appropriation bill was then
tahen up, and the following items agreed to
For compensation to the mavor, S2.4OO; re.
CUSTER, 800; tax clerk, 81, 400; book keeper,
Si,ZOO; members Of the beard of aldermen,
400; members Of the common council,
SZ zOO; corporation attorney, $500; city sur
NeyOT, l,OOO; assistant surveyor $500; sealer
q weights and measures, $3.50; inspector of
nre apparatus, 300; inspector of -four, 500;
Inspector OF sailed provisions, S2j; secretary
OF the board Of aldermen, $500; secretary of
the board OF common council, $500; messen-
ger OF the two boards, Sl00; messenger of the
mayor and register Office, $500; commissioner
of the first and second wards, $500, commits
sloner third and fourth wards, $500; commits
sioner nth and sixth wards, $500; commits
sloner seventh ward, 5000; intendant of the
~O0VJ pnJsLCldH VI the 1OUU,
commissioners Of the asylum, $50 each; sec.
Ietsry OF the commissioners Of the asylum,
sZza; chief Of police, 81 900; fifteen police
eonstables, 5000 each; police constable at the
railroad depot, $3.50; police magistrates of
the hrst, second, third, fifth, sixth, and sew
enth wards, $3.50 each; police magistrate of
.ne fourth ward, $500; clerk of centre market,
SeOV' assistant clerk Of centre market, $500;
cIefxs Ci the eastern, western, and northern
markets, $685. each; assessors, 500 each;
commissioner eastern section of canal, $500;
Commissioner western section Of canal, $500;
lIr oeiraylng the expenses of the next general
erection, >ZlO; for defraying the expenses of
tne asylum and workhOuse, $1,000; for the
support OF the INDECENT lunatics, Sl92; for the
puIlal OF outdoor poor, $500; for cleaning
centre market and ground $500; for white
"sning and cleaning the eastern western and
bortneIn market houses and grounds, 500
each Tor publishing the laws and advertise
mems OF the corporation, and for two copies
El tne daily papers in which they are pub.
nsned, $40 for defraying the current con.
ungent expenses of the Corporation, 81, 500:
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