Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.

SPECIAL MEETING OF TER BOARD OF Ar
DEkAES.-A special meeting Of the Eo.,rf, ~
Aldermen was held last night IN Tho A,ti.r
mems Chamhcr, City Hall, the President Mr..
Rrownl in the chair
The following petitions, bills, &c, were ure
senied and appropriately referred, viz:
Petition OF Elisha Faulkner, for relief. OF
II. y. Curtiss, protesting against The Opening
- First street west between NJ and N streets
ntr rfh; CT johnson HELEN, for the improve
i.c: o! gnf'er on the west side OF Fifth
sii.,'. ie,Ween u and L; an act a,nendatory OF
AZ act III relation 10 scayengrrs, tthis bill al
lows the scavengers l3 cents per foot tor re-
Ho> ing night soil, 10 lie paid by the occupant
81 ihe i..tiaissii resolution making an ap.
preparation ont OF the contingent fund, and 4
aili 10 supply p deficiency in the appropriation
10 grade and gravel First street west, from II
street orth to New York ayenue.
The :cl,owiag were read three times and
passed, Viz A bill 10 pave the carriage way
on r street, from Fifth to Seventh; to repsur
ihe stone pavement on D stree, between Sixth
ana Tenth streets west; to grade and gravel
First street west, &c; for the relief of Elisha
Faulkner; tor repairing alleys in the Third
Ward; to repair the public alley in Square No.
isS, in the Fourth Ward; TO grade and gravel
south street for the relief Of John b. Clagett;
10 trim and gravel n street north, from Sixth
TO Tenth streets west; to construct sewer on
g street north; to build sewers and stem on trans
in Sixth street west; to build house for the
American and Western Hose Companies; 10
purchase hose carriage for the Franklin Fire,
Company; 10 grade and gravel First street
west, from h street north 10 New York avenue;
TO provide for the purchase OF medals and
premiums for distribution in the pm bic schools:
ic grade and gravel Massachusetts ayeaue
ircm Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets west; to re-
rair the BRICK culvert on K street south, be-
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets east:
ard aTasSlution instructing the fire de partment
committee to inquire whether there is any ne.
cessiiy for the formation OF additional hose
companies.
The bill TO trim and gravel New York avenue.
frcm Ninth to Fifteenth streets west, was re-
ierred to the delegations in this Board from the
Secon. and Third Wards
The bill making an additional approximation
of Si3Go for grading and grayelling Ninth street
west, from G TO n street north, was referred To
TIE Third Ward delegation for their considera-
lion.
The bill for the relief of Isaac Reed, was
laid Oh the table.
The Committee on Claims reported adversely
upon the petitions of William Trinkler, Ches-
ter Thompson and Timothy Gleason; prayiHg
for the remission of certain fines, and the COM
mlttee was discharged from their further con.
sideration.
The report OF the Chief Engineer of the Fire
department was reported back and ordered 20
he placed on the files.
The bill 20 grade and gravel street north,
from Seventh to Eleventh, was returned from
ti:e Board OF Common Council with sundry
amendments, which were concurred in, and
the bill passed.
for the repair and Improvement OF flag foot
ways Il appears that the Mayor was some
what doubtful as to his power to repair flag
footways without first coming to Councils for
authority III each separate case; and this DILL is
Intended 20 give him power to act at once and
whenever the necessities OF q case may demand
immediate action.
Mr. q. G. Richards expressed himself in
favor of the bill at any other time, but he
stigmatized its introduction at the present time
as simply an nelectioneering dodge. Why did not
the gentleman come OUT fairly and quarely
and acknowledge that was the object, Tie
election was approaching and this bill conren-
plated putting men at once to work upon all
the crossings and on the day OF election tsny
would be marched up to vote certain ticxet,
and after that, they could 90 and get their bread
tl;e best way they could. These things had
been done heretofore, pending q municipal
election.
Mr. Lloyd was much astonished at the view
taken by the gentleman from the Third Ward,
(Nr. Richards). Ii it was IN electioneermg
card, he, tIloyd,) had not been aware OF it.
Tie Eoara would bear him witness that ne had
contemplated introducing This very thing MANY
meetings ago. He did not introduce the bill a.
this time 10 take vote from Mr.. Richards, and
give it 70 the present incumbent of the office OF
Collector. The poor iaboring classes would
would vote Is they pleased and in a conseien-
ticis manner. This work must be done and
he NIr. Lloyd,) had never thought how the
labolcrs employed to do il would vote. PROB
ally, the gentleman was frightened, and had
hscn around among the honest lahoring classes
and discovered that they did not intend to vote
for him anyhow. The idea that the bill was
an electioneering card, wss entirely gratuitous
and uncailed Tor On the part OF the gentleman
from the Third Ward
Mr. Richards. in reply, said he did not in
tend 10 accuse the Alderman from the Seventh
Ward of any sinister IN tention i'll the introduce
ton Of this bill. The Alderman ALWAYS comes
out fairly and squarely when he introduces
bills and resolutions. But il had been assert
ed that the resolution was introduced at the
suggestion of The Mayor. He did not wish 70
accuse the Mayor OF making votes for q par
ticular fayorlte; but it was we'll known how
these things had operated IN the past
Mr. endell said the work ought to have
been done long ago. He was willing, if gentle
men We're afraid of losing votes, to put in a.
limitation. and not have the work commenced
until #ftpr the election. Eut let us pass the
bill ard let the Mayor know his powers.
Mr.. Pepper, i'll severe terms, rebuked Mr..
Richards for introducing the election into this
hoard on the discussion of bill of this kind.
Why. whenever an opportunity is offered, he
eternaily hacking at this thing. He repudaied
and conycmned anything that looked like pass
ing this for s1ectioneerlng purposes.
The bill finally passed.
The following from the Board OF Common
Council were read and referred:
An act TO improve the alley in square No.
617; a bill making appropriation to introduce
Potomac water into the market houses; ior the
relief of james Daily; Of George w. Harvey;
OF Frank T. Sands; and & bill providing for
the laying a fias footway across l street south,
on the east side OF New Jersey avenue.
Adjourned.
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