Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-05
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
BOARD OF COMMON CoUscIL.-The Board
held Its regular meeting on Monday night.

BOARD OF COMMON CoUNcIL.-The Board
held Its regular meeting on Monday night.
Mr.. Lloyd, frem the ways and means COM
mittee, introduced bill making an additional
appropriation for cleaning the Centre Market
and grounds; passed.
The President laid before the Board COM
munication from the Mayor, transmitting the
report Of the Inspector Of the fire apparatus
for the month Of January referred TO the
FIRE department committee.
Also, q communication from the Mayor, rec
ommending that an appropriation be made,
employment of special police for few days
before and after the 4th Of March, to preserve
the peace Of the city and to prevent the dep
relations Of pickpockets, DC; referred to the
police committee
The bill from the Aldermen providing for
the printing and distribution OF correct lists Of
persons liable to the payment Of the school tax
In this city was referred to the police COM
mittee.
The Joint resolution from the Aldermen in
relation to the payment made for the pave
ment of the alley in square No 72S was re-
fsrred to the claims committee.
The amendment Of the Aldermen to the bill
for paving the footway and laying the curb
stone in front Of square No SAT was referred
TO the improvements committee
The amendments of the Aldermen to the
bill prescribing the duties and salaries of the
surveyor aud assistant surveyor and for other
purposes, were next taken up for considers-
ton.
The amendment to the first section in line
IL, striking out the words " from the passage
of this act" and inserting 1" from and after
the lst Of July, 1885," and a similar amend
mendnent in section I, line l, were concurred
in.
The amendment in section 10, line seven.
proposing to restore the words % after the same
may have been submitted to and approved By
this Corporation" which had been stricken
out by this Board, was concurred in.
The amendment Of this Board in section Z,
lines 81, y, and %, in the following words,
"and for every copy Of a square, with the
cents, was receded from.
Mr.. knight moved to non-concur in the re-
naming amendments TO the bill, and also that
this Board appoint q committee Of conference,
ask the appointment Of a similar committee
on the part Of the Aldermen, on the disa-
greeting votes Of the two Boards; which mo-
lion was agreed to, and Messrs Knight,
Alert, and Turton were appointed the confer
ees on the part Of this Board.
Mr. Jefferson introduced a bill making an
appropriation to supply deficiency in the act
making an appropriation to gravel Eleventh
street west, from 4 TO 81 street; referred to
Improvements committee.
Mr. Baldwin, from the ire department con-
mittee, reported q bill for the relief Of the
franklin Fire Company; passed.
The bill making an appropriation to pay
the city assessors for the performance Of Ger.
tain duties was taken up for consideration.
Mr. Lloyd moved that the further considers-
tion Of the bill be postponed for two weeks,
and that it he published with the proceedings
Of the Board which motion was agreed TO-
1t is as follows
A bill making an appropriation TO pay the city as.
SCISSORS FOR the performance Of certain duties.
Be IL saGeisd, re, Thatthe sum ofsix hundred
and ffty- dollars and fifty cents, or go much
thereof as may be necessary, be and the same Is
hereby appropriated out Of the general fund as
compensation 10 ne City Assessors for services
from the 18th 70 the st Of December, canvassing
and making poll books, and for the paying Of
re.t and fuel.
The joint resolution in relation to certain
changes in the charter in regard to the record
of deeds conveying real estate In fee simple
was passed.
Mr. knight offered resolution requesting
the Aldermen 20 return the bill entitled Gan
act appropriating one thousand dollars for
furnishing fuel for the poor" adopted.
Mr.. Baldwin reported back the report of the
inspector Of FIRE apparatus, and moved that 1t
be placed on tbs files Of the Board, and that
the committee be discharged from its further
consideration agreed to.
Hr TUTtOn offered q resolution authorizing
the Mayor to direct the City Surveyor TO ex-
anime and report TO this Board the cause Of
the FREQ uent overflow Of the footwslks and
property in the vicinity Of Sixteenth street
west, and also the best mode Of preventing the
same and an estimate Of the cost thereof !;
which was adopted.
The Board then adjourned.