Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-17

hugn; bill for relief Of Jas Casparis; bin for
| ieneI OF Herman Meme; bill for the relief of
AiDert Parker; bill for the relief of Timothy
raherty and bill authorizing the transfer TO the
perseverance Fire Company of the fire engine
formerly in possession Of the Northern Liberties
Fire Company.
committee was appointed to inform the lower
Board that this Board was now ready to 90 into
Jolnt meeting for the purpose of electing Commits
sohcrs OF Election for the next ensuing municipal
election.
The Chair appointed as said committee Messrs.
Moore and Pearson
The Board then took a short recess
JOINT MEETING.
The two Boards assembled in joint meeting
Mr.. Chas. Albert, President Of Board of COmmon
Council was called to the chair, and Mr. T. J
middleton was made secretary Of the joint meet
Ing
The following gentlemen were then elected
commissioners for the coming June election:
First w ard-First precinct, r. Drury, Thos b
Entwistle Daniel Serrin; second precinct, F.
Denham Soloman Slower, VIM. IL. Perkins.
Second Ward-First precinct. Geo E. JiIlard
A. b. Claxton, Charles L. Garfield; second pre-
cinct Edw. c. Dyer, Samuel Lewis, WIN. P.
Third Ward-First precinct, w. Ferguson. ]
VI Bartlett, Basil Roby; second precinct. r. +
Cuttings J. =. Holland, c. F. Wood
:, ronIth Ward-First precinct, John Bowling,
Deheoiet Mllburn, And. Rothwell; second pre-
Davis f' 'D
=, Flhh Ward-First precinct, Geo. M. Oyster,
II y pnrdy, Hepburn; second precinct Thos
hutchinson, NJ Wheatley, Jos. M. Adams.
sixth Ward-First precinct, H. N. Ober. J. d.
Brandt, u. X. Wilson; second precinct Valentine
Conner, Nathan Lewis, John II. Reake
r, seventh Ward-First precinct, Jas. T.. Johnson
Is. ;. kinSey Geo. Mattingly; second precinct
Geo. Il. Kirk. ID. Hepburn, VIM G. Flood
ON motion, the Joint meeting adjourned.
Mr. Dove then resuming the chair. various bills
winch had passed the lower board were received
and duly referred.
bill from the lower board. authorizing the
chrbstone To he set and the footway paved on the
sS! fronts OF squares numbered y, 26, ~ 2s 30
81 d. aud 50. was passed; also, bill authorizing
an appropriation for finishing rooms, constructing
cells constructing iron gratngs, etc, for the
" ashlngton Asylum. Adjourned
=, Common CorrcH.-The following cornmunica-
uon rom tue Mayor, transmitting financial state
ment asked for by the Council was referred to the
WAYS and means committee, and ordered to be
printed:
Councils OF the 21st of March. asking a statement
'oi the condition OF the finances OF the CITY what
amount OF certificates Of Indebtedness has been is
sued, and what amount Of floating debt remain,
unpaid submitted the following last evening:
There has been liqudated and paid by warrant on
sank OF w ashingtOn, on account Of fioating debt
(oblgations incurred and contracts entered into
previous to ith Of June 1851. sg7 O6I so
The outstanding floating Indebtedness
consists OF notes negotiated by nv pre-
dectesors to anticipate the revenue in
pursuance OF Ordinances Of the Como
ration. past due. with interest to the
ISL Isl IN, instant 5i,373 So
performed under contracts which ex-
lstcd prior to 18th June, ISIS ......... A,s95 81
Certificates Of Indebtedness issued under
the act OF September %, 1855 with in
tsrest thereon to LIST instant - Il 7s0 M
Guaranteed bonds Of Alexandria and
Washington Railroad Company, due
Detember 81 Io5S. COCO 90
Lewis and John Fletcher dated 9th
January l~)5, for taking up and re-
laying pavement on PENNSYLVANIA ay-
enuc, prrcipa and interest ~ 33I7 ~
To finish improvements now i'm proyress
and contracted for bv INV predecessors
per estimate of City Surveyor cs3 n
To redeem nuisance certificates for fill
Ing certain lots in First Ward upon
which Judgment has been obtained
against the Corporation, but which
has not been presented for payment
ana consequently appropriation
has been made, and interest To the LIST
instant Observation-Disclosures. 1907 Sc
ne n9atng debt so far as ascertained. SIPS ,9U5 80
Deduct amount liquidatcd from nth
june loo7, 70 this date. O7.OGI 50
,,-.,-, S13l ,Si7 81
diuOn to which appropriations for acts
passed during the 55th and 56th Coun-
CHS (Which are uDexpired and still i'm
force and most of which are of such
nature that they should be eXecuted)
oiHOdhh 10 IS I'D