Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-05-21
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CRY COUNCIL. May 20, Is6l.-BOard Of Alder
7nsn-A communication wss received from the
Mayor recommending John I.arcombe a MEN,
her Of the Board Of Trustees Of the Public Schools
in the District in place Of Charles Albert resigned
Also, John r. CasselI, for Trustee In the Fourth
District; in place Of Frederick whyte, resigned.
Referred
Also, one from the same nominating John =.
Morse for policeman In place Of John F. Carter
Referred.
Also, one from C. w. C. Huntington, ESQ
rendering his resignation a member of the
Board Of Aldermen for the Fifth Ward Ac-
cepted and ordered TO be published with the pro-
ceedIngs Of the Board.
Joint resolution by MIR Semmes requesting the
joint committee having charge Of the Interests of
the corporation before Congress to wait upon the
Secretary Of the Navy, and urge upon him the
the building Of one or more of the steam soops of
war authorized by the last Congress Passed.
Bill for the relief Of Thos w Mohaney; passed
On motion Of Mr.. Brown, the special order Of
the day, viz: bill to facilitate the payment Of
taxes due this Corporation, was taken up for con-
sideration. This bill authorizes the issue of
tifcats Of Indebtedness of the Corporation to the
extent Of $50 coo, and Of the denomination Of s5
To be received In payment Of taxes due the Cor
Poration. The above amount is estimated to be
the aggregate Of taxes now due and in arrears to
the Corporation. The bill provides that after the
IS 900 notes be issued the plate shall be destroyed
and also that after the notes thus issued be once
paid In to the tax collector they shall not again
be put In circulation
After some discussion as to the proprety of the
The Board then took up another special order
entitled A bill to abolish certain offices Of the
Corporation. [rhis bin abolishes the offices Of
Commissioner Of Health, thrty-six of the CITY day
Police. the Ward Commissioners save one; the
Canal Commissioners, the Water Registrar. and
the Wat~r Purveyor. and also reduces the salaries
of all the employees OF the Corporation TO the %
gregats extent of thirty-three per cent? g
After some dscussi on touching the 90, ,,o,,,
Of efecting the above adjustment ar d reduction.
the Board adjourned without de- action To
meetagain next " ednesday ev' ming A. o,cIocE
Common Cotnet!-A col. ,munication from the
Secretary OF the Board of Trustees of Public
sc roo so Wos Presen'e and laid on the table
LIE LIE iollowlng We're passed:
BllIs Iof rene. Of Geo. w Bowman; for relief
OF Istome C'>Iumbus; for relief of p b O'Brien;
1o,n' dtion in favor Of VIM. b Dyer; direct.
am. request the cretsry Of the Navy to have
Quilt at the Washington Navy Yard one or more
of the new steam sooPs Of war ordered at the last
Received from the upper board, and appropri-
atelv referred
Bill. authOrizing the issue of certificates of in
A. Brewer and j. A Graft; repeating ali laws
allowing compensation to members Of the CITY
Councils; authorizing the laying Of water main
1hThirtsenih st west, between + and SITS north;
joint resolution in relation to repairing pumps
Adjourned.
The PUBLIC ScHooLs-To secpre .ucb an edr
cation as may now be acquired almost without
money or price in the public school,, Of our city,
I
many who would Otherwi.e grog nm uneducated
But let us have all the advantay. which II fur-
nistes with as little Jdmixture of evil as possible
tne 81 the bran3ne now taught in the pubIic
schools Is voc al music A competent instrnctor
- STARRED .t $500 per annum to give instruction
10 In- sc ,oOls In singing. This is well; but there
sErIted on Ii feature which is at least of ques-
honable proprety, IL not positively and nnoi,ali-
hedly evil In its tendency. The teacher is allowed
in addition to his salary, to make what he can by
getting up concerts among the children, under
The sanction Of the Board Of Trustees Prepare
tons are, believe, now in progress for giving
tTo or three of these concerts Now, what /
object to, and what think the parents of the
children ought TO object to, and which the guar
dians Of the schools Dug to restrain and prohibit
IS the practice Of having the children, sometimes
almost Young ladies', hawking these concert tickets
around for sale the streets and in the stores and
public places Of business. This ought not to be
allowed. II Is Injurious to their morals, and
huruul TO that sense Of delicacy which Is the
ornament and grace of female character. Let the
who is to receive the benefit Of the
sell The tickets and not be allowed to engage the
Children in any such unbecoming enterprise q.
LEVY COURT--A meeting of this Court was
held on Monday, at which appropriations amount
ing to several thousand dollars were made to re-
pair and improve county roads
Isaac Marshal, Pierce Klcngle, Enos RAY, AL
fred Ray, w Chandler Gregg, Russell Trisby,
Motley Morland, Mark Rowland, Thcs Brown,
A G. r. Shoemaker, VIII. Arnold n " Easily
Allan Dodge, John Lightner Jesse Harshman
JOS T Jenkins, Pearce Shoemaker, Charles r,
pointed supervisors county reads.
The assessment heretofore made imposing tax
"fone-eighth OF one per cent on the real and per-
sonal property In the county, was repealed, and
an assessment Of one-sixth Of one per cent was
then imposed all taxable property in the county
for the year ending December, 1862.
The Court then adjourned until the hrst Mon
day in July, at II o'clock m.
RELEAsED C. G. Grammar, who was put in
Jail for using inhamatory language among the
Pennsylvania troops quartered at the Assembly
Rooms, WAS released this morning by Justice
TSnn, upon his tskinE the oath Of allegiance
lowing words: 81, A. b do soemnly swear
upon the Holy Evangely of Almighty God. that
VIII bear true faith and allegiance.totbe United
states OF America. and that will support the
Constitution thereof" The only objection offered
nv Mr. Grammar to taking the oath was that II
might be inferred that be had not always borne
true faith and allegiance to the United states.
The case of Woods, who arrested in the
New Jersey camp will be heard tomorrow at ~
O'Clock. The examining magistrate 10 Justice
Dom, but Captain Starr, Of the Army, attends
every hearing, and the evidence IL submitted In
writing to Gen. Mansfield.
The DEATH OF Col. vossuReH, of the New
York Seventy-frst Regiment Is much regretted
by all our citizens, but to the Regimen, which
he commanded IL 10 a severe blow Indeed The
quarters Of the regiment are draped In mourning
end the Yard fag floats at halfTiast Capt Coles
Of Company C., went to New York Yesterday af-
ternoon to make necessary arrangements for the
reception of the remains there when they shall
arrive
Col. Butterfeld, Of the Twelfth Regiment ba.
rendered bis command an escort to the depot
Col. Vosbur2h, at the time Of his decease was
hut about thirty-eight years OF age. He7eavesa
widow and two children
The command Of the seventy-hrst Regiment
devolyes upon Lieut. Col Henry Martin, who is
considered one Of the best instructed militia of.
hcers in the state of New York
CONCLusION OF THE LANE ExAMINArIoN-
Yesterday afternoon at O'Clock Justice Dom
continued the bearing Of the evidence In the case
of John Lane, the driver Of the omn bus which
ran over the son Of Mr.. Geo. Burns, who died
from the injuries received. The Justice finding
no evidence to justify the sending Of the case to
Court, IL was dismissed
The funeral OF the unfortunate child took place
Yesterday from the residence Of his father
WE ArI HoRiz Ed 10 state that the a ne band
attached 10 the Michigan regiment, under the
direction Of Fife Major Elderkin, and led by