Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-09

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CRY CouscrLs, July 8, 1861 Board of AId.,.
.rIar acprc moved that the Journal Of the
error The Journal bad recorded the vote on the
confirmation Of Francis McNerhanv for tax clerk,
ayes ., noes g. and, since the last meeting, seven
s.m.'trs had declared tia; they voted In the sf
Journal would be corrected an to record the
vote alluded to- in the Affirmative and In the
negative There had evidently been a mistake
In The count, and some member mad voted mad.
veftently In the negative.
Mr. Lloyd rhous lat It singular that there should
De such an error Two honorable gentlemen bad
tae nomination Of Mr.. McNerhany Those pen.
hemeu bad counted the votes, and declared az
stated on the journal How, then could there be
an error on the Journal He did not impute i'm.
proper motives TO any gentleman, but IL looked
singular TO him. .r-f'I|-
Mess., Bayly and Brodhead took similar
View of The case
After some debate, Mr.. Baylv moved that the
vote 10y which Mr.. Netherlands nomi atisn had
been rejected be reconsiderrd
Mr Lloyd moved that the motion be postponed
until next Monday; which was agreed to
The Chair announced the joint committees Of
the Hoard Of Aldermen, as follows:
Asyium-Messfs Bohrer, Llovd and Clark.
heaith-Messrs Magruder, Bayly and Rich
Csnal-Mesrs Lloyd, Wendell and Clark.
w barves-Messrs Richards, Semmes and Sar.
gent.
Enrolled Biils-Mr. Moore.
Accounts Of the Register-Mr. Semnes.
Morey Transactions-Mr Brown
To Count ana Destroy Due Bills-Mr Clark
Engiointy OF Assessors-Messrs Bayly, Broad
COngres-Mesrs Broadbead. Brown and Clark.
The Mayor sent In the following nominations,
which were referred:
Guy Graham sexton vesteyn bu,,,I oro,n5
Police Magistrates-ist district, 9. Drury; Sd
district, ID Clarke; 5th district w. Thomp-
son; 9TH district, T. G Dom; oth district, p.
Mckrnna; 9Th district James Gull; 10th district
w X Stratton; I'd, ith, and 9th districts, J w.
Barnacio. To attend at the guard house, Messrs
Clark, Thompson and Dom.
The general az propriation bill for the year end
ting June 30. 1862, was reported from the finance
committee. and read twice and laid on the table
Mr.. Brown, chairman Of finance committee in
hoduced from said committee the annual tax bill,
which likes the taxes for 1851 as follows:
III paid on or before LIST Septemb Der, 1851, 40 cts
on or before LIST October 1861 IS cts on or before
LIST November, lo61, 50 cts; on or before LIST De-
cember, 1861, IS cts on or before LIST January,
1902, 90 cts after said LIST January, 1862, Is cts
The bill was passed unanimously.
Mr.. Clark introduced resolution requesting
the Committee on Schools 20 inquire and report
whether any children are attending our publ C
schools whose parents reside outside the city
limits to the ex clusion Of children whose parents
reside In the city. Passed
Mr.. Sargent offered a resolution authorizing the
Mayor 20 let by public auction for the remainder
cf the wear, any stalls In the city markets which
have not been rented. Passed.
The nomination Of Randolph Coyle az water
registrar was confirmed
The nomination of Thomas Evans as water pur-
veyor was rejected.
Sir. Richards introduced an act designating as
"Union Place" the space formed by the junction
Of New York and Massachusetts avenues and X
and Eighth streets in the Northern Liberties
Passed
Az, Ilovd introduced , ;oIn, ,s.ol,,to, ,u,o
ing the police force Of this city. Referred to Po-
lice Committee
The Mayors nominations for inspectors and
neasurers Of lumber, superintendents Of sweeps,
aud :caveagefs, We're reported back and con-
armed
Mr.. Bohrer reported bill to prohibit bathing
except In certain localities. Passed
The bill fmposcs fine all persons caught
bathing anywhere in the city excepting In Rock
Creek, in the river between Fourteenth and
Twentieth streets; In the Eastern Branch, east Of
Fifteenth street east, and In the Tiber, north Of
street
The nomination Of John n Noyes as CLERK to
the commissioners Of the aims house, was reported
back and confirmed.
Cerrlos Cosaeil. MIR. Emerson offered the
following; which was adopted:
W hereas this being the metropolis of the United
states, there are, every year, poor, aged and in
nm persons from all parts Of the Union, coming
eminent pensions or claims, and who, for want Of
means to prosecute or the proper evidences to SUBJ
siantiate their claims and being too Door to re-.
.urn from whence they came, are consequently
thrown upon the Charity Of the city, and have to
be supports ted the balance Of their lives at the
Washington Asylum Therefore, be IL
Rstoired by ths Board Of A!dern.H dnd Com
mon C0Nneii, That the joint committee before
Congress be, and the same are hereby. requested
20 brig this subject TO the ate ton Of the Con-
gressional Commits &c Of the District Of Columbia
make a yearly appropriation for the support Of
sach persons at the Washington Asylum
Mr. Lewis, from the committee on improve
rnrnts reported joint resolution In regard te the
construction OF Railways on Pennsylvania avenue
and other o reefs Of " ashington Adopted
The bill. from the Board Of Aldermen TO take up
and relay the gutter and curb stone or F street,
between Eleventh and Twelfth STREETS west was
taken up and referred to the COMMITTEE on i'm
provtmenis
The special orders bill providing for reduc-
don Of the expenditures Of the corPoration-was
next taken up and passed with amendments
The bill, az passed, abolishts the ofices Of
commissioner Of improvements, as at present con.
stituted. and creates, in its stead, one commits
siOner for the First, Second, Third aud Fourth
wards. who shall receive an annual compensation
of $780, and another for the Fifth, sixth and
seventh wards, who shall rrcei We $3.50 per annum
The ONCE Of commissioner of health 10 abolished
the duties Of that Office to be performed BY the
board Of health. The Office Of commissions Of
the eastern ssction Of the canal 10 abolished the
duties pertaining thereto 10 be performed by the
commissioner OF the western section. The police
force Of the city IL reduced to seventeen, being
two for the jurisdiction Of each police agistrate
AZ the police districts now organized, and one
TO attend at the railroad depot; the whole to be
under the control Of the Chief 81 Police, the Office
of lieutenant Of police being abolished. The sal
aries Of the other officers Of the corporation are
fixed ~ follows:
Water Registrar. 81 200
Tax Clerk .-...................... 100
Book-keePer. .......-...-............. 900
Attorney for the Corporation .............. 500
sealer Of Weights and Measures. ........-.. 100
Inorectof Of Fire oOa ratus S0
INSPECTOR Of Flour and Sailed Provisions. S
Secretary Of the Board OF Aldermen. 800. $50
Secretary Of The Boerd Of Common Council. $50
Messenger Of the Board Of Aldermen. IFS
Messen. er OF the Board Of Common Council. us
Messenger Of the Mayor, Register, and
Water Registrars Offices. $50
Insendant Of the Asylum ....... .-......... zoo
Phystcians Of the Asylum and Srnan-p ox
Hospital acknowledgement. 800
Commissioners Of the Asylum, each. $50
Secretary Of the Board Of Commissioner :. 225
Police Mao RtHafeS- kac