Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-11-22

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msStysdcm, moving that II the cloud 81 public
PR.opelon should for this vote setlle down
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Aftsf some further rsunfhu growing out Of the
turn Things had taken for mutual q ccnfesuious Of
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whom was rsfssred the bill incressine The annusi
s,o,.ty g ne Mayor to - ,ooe su0mifed ths fol-
Ine committees on finance, 70 which was 70
rerrea ssaa act liking the annual compensstion Of
the Mayor Of WsskinQton,; havs Nd tss s.see
under consideFation, and most respectfully report:
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second Monday In June, ls60 For many years
the compensation Of this oficef was but eSO6. Sub
ssqnsnty y was raised to 1900; afterwards to
sa4oo This sum ycnr Commit. i Ss., ns g -
somcicns ana cannot, In the present condition Of
our municipal finances, recommend the proposed
increase The salary Of The Governors Of hfseen Of
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Ohio, indiana, Illinois, Michigan Iowa, wis.
cousin, New Jefsey, and Maine, II lea than that
q oa, our Mayer; whilst the compensation Of the
iyn, Baltimore, Cincinnati, St. Louis, etc, Is but
ABOUT me same, though the amount Of assessable
property In each exceeds, on an average 800 600
0oo, and ours Is but sa5, 900 ,ooo The annual re-
goo, and the salary OF the Mayor, unless re.
eenuy increased, 500; whilst our total receipts
Tor the last fiscal year was only e234, 200 So and
York, Il 10 fue the Mayor receives IS 600 Der an.
nun, put the population Of that city Il over
~, 200, and the receipts Tor the year fsss were
sEilos ,Ei ,oig. There Is no city In the United
snts, containing the same number Of Inhabitants
ana with thesame limited revenue, unless possibly
u be San Francisco, where the Mayor is paId 70
wen .: In washington. The committee on finance
Board Of Aldermen the pfopriety Of increasinr
the salaries OF the Water Registrar Purveyor.
Corporation Attorney, and City Register, Con.
WINGED o. the stern Justice Of each Of these rec.
ommendations, and as they have been sevesaily
met with the almost unanimous appreciation of the
board. But we cannot, conscienciousIy, at this
ame, with the lights before us. agree 70 the pro-
posed increase OF 81 600 In the annual salary of
the Mayor; and therefore recommend that the bili
The report is signed by the majority Of the com.
Mr. MsNsrhany moved that the report be laid
Mr.. Dunningten hoped that when the members
came to vote upon the question, they would bear
In u, mind the 21tl1 rule OF the Board, which pro-
In which he Is directly or indirectly Interested
Mr.: Moore suggested that as the gentleman had
called attention to the rule, he would do wen to
ssase VINO the members were who were interested
Mr.. D. hardly knew how to begin. He would.
however, start with the senior member from the
First Ward, and then coming down. he would
name the junior member Of the Third Ward AZ
name both members from that ward. and he vould
' W!p.d WIN the junior member from the sixth
Amid the general laughter that ensued, each
member alluded to blushingly denied any sspira-
tons to the coveted Office, and assumed The most
iaudaDiy disintefested expression Of countenauce
he could on 20 short notice. -
MI Clark. ~ hope the gentleman will 90
through with the list i've heard his name mem ~
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MT; Huntington. so, now, that comes too
After some more mutual thrusts at each otber.
all In good humor the report was laid on the 4 BE
until next Monday night A few bills from the
lower Board were received and referred, after
which the Board adjourned.
Mote by the reporter The reporter uninten.
tionally did Mr. Magruder an injastice in his last
weeks report Of the proceedings Of the Board Of
A .,d BY reporting that gentleman % have
Thanksgiving dayp He should have aid ssthat
good men thanked God every day, but that the
rowdies would thank Him on 'Thanksqiyinp dav
for giving them day Of drunken and disorderly
Common Cormea.--Mr. Albert in the chair. i,
NJ Powell offered the following resolution:
November Is, 1859, inviting the citizens Of this
city to observe Thursday, the oath inst, a. day
81 o.. Thank,giying and prayer . Almighty God FOR
anon ms nan olss.Igs 50 bounsifuy bestowed
Rsso!csd by ths Board Of Common Cowaeil of the
city Of Washington, That we most heartily and
Believing the dos s q every ea
munity to set apart stated periods for the public
and united recognition Of Gods kind dealings
His favor and mercies to our now happy and pros
Mr.. Powell said that in Offering this resolution
he was authorized 70 nay that the reports that the
only after consultation With certain members Of
the Board OF Aldermen, and at the instance Of the
President Of the United States, were untrue.
Equally untrue was u that the Mayor had issued
fact Of the case being that the Mayor had issued
the proclamation Of his own free win and sense Of
night and duty, without any accommodation or
coercion rom any source whatever. go
Messn. Duhamel and Jones opposed the resolu-
ton for the reason that they considered Il
nry and uncallcd for, the action Of the Board in
the nrst instance. having been recommendatory Of
p The re1olutton was passed