Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-27
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATluN Affairs

4 CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
| COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, October 2s.- Roo,5 :
A1dfr"en.--The chair Mr. Semmes) presente
! communication from the Mayor announcin
me approNai OF the following, viz: Act TO pur
chase hose carriage for the Anacostia Fir
! company; act to pay the def ciency for th
Improvement Of the Washington CanaI act TO
the repair Of the canal bridge act for laying ;
| nag 1oOtWAy aeross 7th street east, near Il: &C
10 repair 2lst street west from X to N stree
north; act 10 lake up aud relay .hs gutter O,
Iitn street west; act to relay ard widen th
| gutter on u street north, between I'd and n
| streets wesc act 70 grade and Sravel AZ s,rsa
north, from Ath TO 18th street west: act d, grad,
and gravel - street south, between 1st and ID
| stfeets west actto take up and relay the cut
| ter across X street north, on the east aida q
1 l2in street west; act making provision far !
| dehciency Tor construction of sewer: act TO,
relief Of q. w G. Eshn; act to lay q dag foot.
| way across q street north and 10th street west
/ act authorizing an increase in the conlpen sutton
OF scayengers; act to improve Nerth CapitoI
street; and an act TO lay a flag tootway a. the
intersection OF q street north and 23d west
Also, communication transmitting peti-
| tion. numerousiy signed, asking for construc-
ton OF flag footway. Referred to comm .nittee
| on impI ovements. ="
! Mr.. Pepper introduced the following ioin,
resolution, which WAS unanimously adopted :
| Resolred, That . joint committee, consisting
of two members of the Board Of Aldermen an i
| three Of the Common Council, be appointed to
| act with the Mayor 10 consider the best means
Of Of expressing the feelings of the citizens Of
our waters of the Russian feet, with It's distin.
guished Admiral.
The following were introduced and referred.
BBy NJ NJ. nurton-Petiton Of Francis Turnback;
by Mr.. Brown-PetitiOn of J. McDermott and
others, urging the necessity OF having a paid
lire department, Ordered to be printed with
the proceedngs;) BY Mr.. Utermehle-Petition
OF II. II. Mills, to erect frame building ad
Joining brick one; communication from th.
City Surveyor, estimating the cost OF sTadinr
massachusetts avenue to be xl75; snd bill i'm
relatlon 10 renting and furnishing police sta.
toni houses in the city; BY Mr Lloyd-Petition
OF Patrick Cullanan.
MI. Utermeh!e introduced q bill to amend
the Act in relation to the Sc wsr in Sixth streer
west, and Il resolution requesting The Mayor n
return to this beard the bill In relation to the
charges OF scaVengers; both of which were
passed.
Mr.. Lloyd, from finance com1nir irtaa. asvad ~
be discharged from the further considerations
OF the bill to increase the salary OF the Com
missioner OF ,he fourth Ward, and also of the
petition OF lhos. Mcintyre. So ordered
A resolution offered by Mr.. Lloyd, request
ing the Mayor TO present an exhibit showing
tne exact state OF the finances of the corpora.
ton up to the present time; and 1; resolution
requesting the Surveyor TO inform the board o!
the cost OF opening Water street along the line
Of the Potomac river, and bill to lay a nag
sonth, We're all passed.
MI Lloyd also reported favorably upon the
act 10 increase the salary Of the assistant clerk
OF the Center Market, but It's con sderation was
postponed till next week
MIR. Pepper, from the committee on improve
menls, made the following reports Bill to
revive an act 10 open an alley In So uare No 5l3,
and bill To grade b street north, from lst to Sd
west: recommended favorabIy and passed The
bill in regard to the sinking of wells was laid
Riley, assignee of q. Il. Bradley, was referred
10 committee on claims, and the act appropr1-
atiDg $1,000 for the relief OF Small Pox Hospi-
tai was referred to committee on asylum. The
same disposition was also made OF q bill in the
hands OF the finance committee for the improve
ment Of the said hospital - - u -2s-.#
MIR. TurtOn, also from the committee on i'm
proveElsnts, reported fayorably upon a bill to
construct flag footway at the western tsrmi-
nation of K street nerth. .-s..
reported fayorabiy upon the bill to build
branch sewer in the Second Ward: and intro
duced a bill to take up and relay the gutter on
the east side of street north, from 17th to 18th
street west, both OF which were passed - -r
Mr.. Utermehle, from the committee on police,
asked th3t the nomination of F. r. Dorsett for
commissioner of the First Ward be taken up.
1t had now been postponed a long while, and
some action should be taken. .--
Mr.. Turton asked that the nomination be fur.
Their postponed for one week, as he desired to
have his colleague (Mr. Rapley) present when
the nomination was considered.
Mr.. Pepper argued that ii was gross injus-
hanging here without action. The same ex-
cnse, the absence OF Mr.. Rapley, had occa.
stoned the postpoIement Of the subject week
after week, and 1t was now time to do sOrne-
thing. 20 ).
Mr.. Turten stated that four out of the five
members Of councils OF the First Ward had
protested against Mr.. Dorsstt's nomination.
Besides, he was obnoxious to many OF the best
men Of the ward He had not attended to his
duties faithfully; aud besides, had allowed his
son over 3l0D for work done, and 40 one had
ever seen him ilhe SOM use spade, pick or
Mr.. Morgan stated that he had examined
Mr. Dorsett's book, and could zee nothing
! Mr.. Sargent snoke in favor Of gdr norsstt.
and said he {DorsetD had fully satisfied him
| tSargent) OF the correctness Of all charges
made. .--.raes sN,-t
After some further discussion, the nomtna.
ton WAS further postponed for one week, 70 be
taken up then whether Mr. Rapley is present
or not. .....-r.....s-.. - = = \
| Also, from the same committee, Mr. Uter.
mehle reported back the bill 10 regulate and
license livery stables, with an amendment that
| livery stable keepers who have q A.foet alley
| wash their carriages in such alley, which
| amendment was adopted.
MI. Lloyd moved to further amend the bill
oy allowing tne Keepers OF livery stables %
/ line-as stand for vehicles but the amend.
/ nae ntwas lost by the following vete
/ Yeas-Messrs. Lloyd, Plant Pepper, and
Nays-Messrs. Brown, Ulephan., Gulick.
/ Morgan, sargent Ctermshle, and Semmes
! The bill then passed.
/ MI. UteImehls also reported back the bill to
/ regulate, license and tax ordinaries, taverns,
/ &c, with an amendment recurring that the
| affidavit and certincats of the Commissioner
/, shall be under oath, and that it shall require .
I certhcate and amdavit OF six respectable white
| treeholders residing upon the same square with
4 the applicant, before license shall be granted.
4 Mr. Lloyd moved to further amend by re-
/ quiring that the same provisions shall apply
1 to transfers of licenses, and that the same ad.
/ davits and certificates shall be required as in
/ an original application. The bill passed as
i amended. S2s 2
i MIR. Utermehle also reported an act for the
|. relief Of b. w. Ferguson, ito compensate him
| for extra services as police magistrate,l and an
| act in relation to scavengers. both OF which
/ were passed. IThe latter act requires that all
/ deposits OF night soil shall be made beyond the
| Corporation limits n
i Mr. Gnlick, from the committee on claims,
1 reported the bill for the relief Of E. Romano
\ which WAS passed. - +. --.. ,sv..s
4 Mr.. Sargent, from the COMMITTEES on schools,
\ reported fayorably npoL the following nomi.
/ nations for Trustees of Public Schools First
i District--J. o. Wilson, VIM. Wilson and J. s.
Brown: second D,striet1M. H. Miller, W. J.
Walsh, q. w. Davis and Robert Ferguson
i Fonrth District-.J. T. Casseli, J. b. Ellis and
i J. b. Holnead. For Secretary of board-R. T.
| Morsell; Trsasurer-John Sesstord and they