Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-12-23
LOCAL NEWS.


committee on finance.
The following is the account:
Dr-School Fund, SI,2eoUI; SiI king Fund,
IS cents: Special Tax fand. ss22 81; Canal In
trrrst, S2i,el5.65; First Ward, S!,i@aSI; Sixth
Ward, e5,ies.56; Seventh Ward, s5,7e5s;
Cr.-General Fund, sl,30t.53; waier Fund,
.9a67.se; Surplus Fund, sia9ss; wat.r Inter.
st, sl,GeI 81; Second Ward, sia,34.13: Third
Ward, Ssi ss6.i3: Fourth Ward, s55 is5 al: Fifth
Ward, -. .33; Corporation Interest, si,3 Ga
Redemption Fund, g., $4,000; School House
Fund, az l3eo; Colored School Fund, S16o5
LeaviEga balance Of SS2.9t7.39 due the Cor
poration.
The following were decentralization of
VIM. Tinker. for remission OF a fins: petition
OF josiah Miller and others IN relation 20 the
defective condition OF the pump on the corner
OF Ninth street west and III street north, and
advising the corporation to send 10 Bsltimsre
for pump maker; petition of Thos. u. wait.r
and for'y-nine others, asking the construction
OF sewer insquares No. 45o and f57, between
ID and and Sixth and Seventh streets: pe-
tlticn OF certain dealers in lager beer, asking a
reduction Of their license; and q concurrent
resolution Of instructions to The comrnittcn 70
a!trnd 10 the interests OF the corporation before
Congress 10 urge rep, al of all such portions.
of the chartPr As relate TO the distribution of
the ward funds.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the conference committee
on The bill authorizing the appointment Of
commissioners of Improvement, reported that
they hnd agreed upon the appointment Of one
commissioner from each ward; ST an annual
salary OF s6JO each. Tho bill passed.
Tie following passed the board An act an
relation TO the erection Of station houses for the
pYlice force. [the act appropriates S;,5uU out OF
the general fund for In. erection of ive station
houses. No station-h house shall cost more than
e6,5tH. Seven police dist trictS, corresponding in
Dpmbtr and territory with the wares are
formed, and the appointment Of 4 police ma.is-
uac Tor each district, at = salary of 200, is an
thorZed. The act authorizing the MAJOR to
appoint Corporation constables is repealcd:l a
bill masking appropriation To grade and gravel
Twentieth street west, from T. TO stre,.t north.
making annrORrlafiOn for a fla fN,t
IN The Seventh Ward; a POINT resolution in r.li.
tlon to the alley in square No. f5s, on ID str, ct
between Sixth and Seventh; a resolution re.
guessing the Mayor TO inform the board wha,
arrangements have been made for paying the
indebtedness of the city, as requir, q by section
10 OF the amended charter of lSiS; an act ma
king appropriation to pay X. NJ. Uowner; a
joint resolution authorizing the removal of the
fire bell on The Central q uardhouse 70 the hail
OF the Metropolitan Hook and Ladder Company;
AND an act making appropriation FOR fencing
around the school houses in the Fourth Dis
trict Adjourned.
Common CounciI.-The following csynmuui-
cation was received from the Mayor and rc-
ttrred:
DECEMBER 2a, 1862.
Gentlemen: have approved an act entitled
IAN act authorizing the purchase OF fuel for
me relief OF the poor, and TO secure more ef-
fcctual and impartial distribution than could
possibly make, have divided the appropriation
equally between the ST. Vincent de Paul So
cieiy and the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ness, have consented TO carry into effect the in
tention OF the Councils i'm the premises
regret thar the action Of your bodies in this
matter has been delayed so long that the money
appropriated will not now procIfre more than
half the quantity il would have done in August
last, when yeur attention was first directed 10
this matter; and i therefore respectfully sug-
gest the prorrinty Of making some additional
appropriation. Very respectfully,
RICB ARD WALLACE, Mayor.
Mr. tIordon offered the following resolution,
lfC
ResO!red, That a joint committee be appoint
ed, consisting OF - members of each board TO-
grther viii - citizens, to urge before Congress
the propriety of abolishing the BOARD of Police
Commissioners and request CongrC.s 20 ap-
propriate The one hundred thousand dollars 10
the treasury Of this city, 10 enable the govern
mcnt Of the corporation 10 more effectuaIly
carry out ihe several police laws and preserve,
the heaithful condition OF The Capital of the
Naiion.
Mr.. Raub was not ready To vote on so impor-
tant measur and moved 10 refer il TO the no.
lice committee; carried-yeas :. nays6.
II" following were read q third time and
passed. A sill 10 pay X. NJ. Downer SGj for
work done on the fifth precinct police station:
bill appropriating 500 10 grade and gravel ID
street, from First street TO New Jersey avenue;
resolution authorizing the Mayor 10 remove
lue bell from the Central Guardhouse TO the
Metropolitan Hook and Ladder house, for use
as fire bell; bill appropriating sl35 TO pay for
erecting p fence around q new school house i'm
the fourth district; bill 10 relay flag .ootwaE
on s. III street across Louisiana avenue, and
on ID street across Sixth street. bill for relief OF
OF Gustayus Kapler.
Mr.. Morgan offered the following. which yaS
adopted:
Resolred, That a committee OF one member of
each Board with the Mayor. be appointed TO
represent TO The proper authorities the damage
done by the military 10 Individual property,
anu request their interference to prevent the
same
Mr. Wilson offered a concurrent resolution.
requesting the committee before Congress 10
urge upon that body the propriety OF repeating
rfS alf oh. Oh
1ulrds.
Mr.. Gordon objected 10 the passage of the
resolution, on The ground that ii would b.
dangerous 10 the interests OF the CITY Some
wards which had but little or no money 10
their credit were IA yorable 10 the measure but
il would work detrimental TO those which ha vs
an amount TO their credit.
The resolution was then passed.
Mr.. Utcrmehic, from the committee Of con.
ference on the bill in relation TO the appoint
msnt OF mmissioners OF Improvement mad.
y report, recommending the appointment of one
from each Ward, az q salary OF S6OU instead of
three at $500 and one At 500; which was
adopted.
The following bills were referred: To grad.
and gravel street, between Fourth and Fifth
streets; 10 pave the south front of sanare $50.
authorizing q. Thompson to erect frame
building adjoining a brick building: remitting
fine imposed on James w. Garner.
Mr.. Morgan moved 10 reconsider the vote by
which the board refused TO concur in the Alder
mems amendment TO the bill for opening South
Capitol street from n 10 streets; carried
Mr.. Lloyd presented the petition of Morris
Heyman.
Mr.. Ellis stated as the bill for opening South
Capitol street had been passed, that il NAV be
that parties had prioy rights in the premises
and II would be we'll 10 guard against any cases
of this sort. He therefore offered bill repeal
ing all acts granting exclusive privileges TO
persons TO open South Capitol street from N
street To the Eastern Branch.
Mr. Wilson stated that parties may have
vested rights in the matter, and moved that the
bill be referred carried.
The resolutions tenderiag vote OF thanks TO
Gen. Mcclellan, and authorizing the purchase
Of his portrait, Were taken UP.
Mr. Wilson was in favor OF the resolution,
aud hoped that it would pass. Such things
had been done before, as in case of the New
York 9Th regiment, which was presented with
stand Of colors by the city in appreciation of
its services IN an hour Of peril. He did not see
why we should not do the same thing now
be could not See why any one should object
Mr.. Gordon opposed the resolution He
thought the resoutlon was out of place.
Mr.. knight stated that he was no man wef
shipper, but was an adnnrer Of military genius;
was hie