Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-09-22
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS,

COUNCIL PRoCKKDIEGs, s,Ssptsmber31.-Bs4rS
q AiaeSmea.-The President OF the board tMr.
Senanies, } hGinT ahssnt, otinn of Alder man
Gordon, Alderman Brown took the chair.
The Chair laid before the board commnnf.
cation from the Mayor announcing the appro-
val of the following, viz:-An act authorisin9
the erection OF frame building adjoining a
brick one: an act for the repair OF the gutter
across Third street wset, north and south sides
J.rsty avenue on the north side of L street
north. and on the north and soIth sides of II
street north; an act TO take mp and relay the
cross cutters on west side of Sixteenth street
wsat, at the intersection of street north; An act
for the construction OF gravel footwalk in the
First Ward act 10 pay the dsdcisn cy in tho
appropriation fof trimming and graveling
rorth; act 70 revive an act TO trim and grave,
Nineteenth street west, from j 10 II north; act
70 pay deficiency for repairing the alley in
square los: act TO trim and gravel Tenth street.
Wsst, from Psnnsylvania avenue 70 NsW York
Ne; act TO grade and gravel Z street north.
between Ninth and Tenth streets wsst ana a.
actprovidins for the opening OF Tenth street
wet, ron o strsst 70 Rhode leland avsaus
Also, q comm unication nominating II. II.
Lowris for Physician OF the Poor Of de Hirst
Wsrd, vice j. ". o. Xsllon, rssiSnsd. aaa
which Was Tsfsrred 70 he eommittss on health;
Of the Washington Asylan, vice J. D. walsh,
rtsignsd; and nominating y. G. EchloH as SEQ.
rotary Of the Asylsn; hotA which were re-
fsrrss, ana ssbss4 usntly rsDorssA upoa aavor-
Also, . Communication sassss1ns an amend.
msnt 70 the ses OF May ., 1871. relative to doek
and wharf privileges; which was referred 10
the committee on wharvss.
BY Mr.. BIoWB-HsttoR Of james Poole. By
Ar. .Utsrnehle-Pshuoa Of Ulyssss ward By
AF. Gunsk-Ps6uon of TAos. II. Robinsoa
President OF Columbia Fire Company, for ppr-
OF The culvsrt ~ q sHsst soatA and Eoark
street east.
M. Lloyd innod .c.d stll to paw ne foot
way and set the curossonss on the west side Of
Eleventh street west, from Virginia avenue 30
e street south; which was passed
Mr.. Lloyd. from the committee on 1nanes,
reported ths following: Bun for the relief of
clerk to the Board Of Asssssors- postponed till
next meeting; bill to provide for the payment
OF the sixth annual installment Of the principal
.eed bonds which was also reported upon
fayorably and postponed; and bill increasing
the pay Of various onacers-Which Wss lost
upon third reading the COMMITTEES having re.
ported upon IL adversely.
Mr. Turton, from the committee on drainage.
reported bill exempting all churches, orphan
asy lums, and charity schools from the payment
TO the corpora alton OF the annual rent for the
use OF the aqueduct water; which was read
three times and passed.
hr. Sargent. from the committee on schools,
reported back the joint resolution in reference
to the erection of a public school building in
the First School District, with an amendment
in the shape OF a substitutes; which was adopted
The report of the Intendent of the Asylum
for August, 1868, was reported back by Mr..
Gordon, and ordered to be placed on the files.
The following bills were introduced: By
Mr. Sargent-A bill to repair First street west,
from Indiana avenue to Pennsylvania avenue;
passt d. By Mr.. Lloyd-A bill amendatory OF
The act authorizing the Mayor TO lease wharf
sites on the Potomac river; laid over until next
meeting. BY MIR. 9niick-A bill TO supply q
deficiency in the sum appropriated for grading
and graveling Fourth street east, from L street
south to Georgia avenue; passed. By Mr..
Gordon-Bill to construct gravel footWalk on
the north side OF Virginia avenus, from Fourth
10 Sixth streets east &.a.
The following bills from the Board of Com
men Council were referred, viz:-Bill to lay q
gutter across II street north, west side OF 6th
street east; 10 take up and relay the gutter
across street, on the east side Of 12th street;
to take up and relay the gutter on Eleventh
street west; to grade and gravel street south,
between Sd and M streets west; In relation 10
the canal; bill TO trim and gravel street north,
from Pennsylvania avenue 10 22d street west;
to grade and gravel Cstreet north, frem 14th
TO 18th streets west; to lay water main in ID
street north, from 18th 10 18th streets west for
the relief OF John Williams; regulating the ds-
posting Of coal ashes; 10 grade and gravai
south ID street, between let and I'd streets WesS
authorizing the Mayor to lease the water plav.
ilsges at tie foot Of New Jeresy ayenpei ana
for the erection Of = oulysrt on Seventh street.
west.
The bill for ths purchase Of shehan's Digest