Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-12-15
LOCAL NEWS.
CORpOkATIoS AFFAIRS.

| tie Board q comm unicatlou from the NJ tyor
| nal smIttins the report Of the Commies ioners
tBcioth g letter from Mr.. George r. Wilson
| wtI. referred.
| The following were introduced ind referred
| ~ Mr. r.Guliek-p-,itcnf q for opening First street
| Vsst. rom N street North 10 " street By
M. Llcya- etiiion CT John Baker and others
re Of animals. GRefrred toepscial committee
| ting OF Messrs. Turton. Lewis and Gu
| UlGer the rnles he apec,al orders we're taken
| tip. The bill o wild. n the cutters on Massa
ehusftts avenue. was T. fired.
| 1hs bi! to purchase cas- Iron plates eor The
| cIcss cutters was r.feried back to the Com-
| The following were reported from commit
tees: i, Mr.. Lloyd, lfinancel Bill 10 pnrcha-e
| Is siIun er Is for the Surv-y yor's ONCE Ry Mr.
TRITON, tdranags)-Act for the r. lief of ]. A.
BlaI er, and tiil to provide Tor the erection OF
firs .pugs. Mr. Uterine HE, from the Committee
ticn OF " n. err IS " ood and Coal Messurer
! for tie First Disrict, ard hi nomina ion was
ccnfrned. Also. reported substitute to the
ointed three superintendents # CHIMNEY
twtps; " htch " as amenntd to provide for
| but two Viz: one for the First. second aud
Thru wards, End one for tne Fourtn, Fifth,
Sixth ard Ser.Dth wards, ano wing Is
c.I,f for each so1y; the bill, after discuseicn,
was recon n;t:sd Bill in relation t. more g-l-
erai lighting OF the city with PAS was Tepo: ted
| upon, Al ordered 10 be printed and n sde the
slttihl tIcer fer ext Monday nisht.
MIR. t'ermf h'e introduced bIil 10 provide
| for 81 sDt I the tent Of the house rscputly
or'ni led the M-troP, Ii an Hook and ladder
trnpar!. tS250 approprlaret Passed.
Mr.. LII d, from the committee on finance,
! rIoried ia Of ably upon The bill for he RELIEF
Oh n. T.. SToEs, assignee Of Geo. 6. wilson
Passed
Mr. s.rrept, from schools committee, report
ed nj ttInte tor the bill to incraasa tue sai..
| 1iss OF Teachers OF The public schools, which
prev for tie Increase If The r-i-.rs-s of
ha,h' r Ct Inc pr mary and secondary schools
TO II q nouns OF $3.50 and SAID respectively.
| This IL tn II cItas. OF $50 Ier anpurn for each
| r ary al zee, ndnry teacher
Ear. ic3o moved 10 lay the Rabstituta on the
tttl', W hi, b motion was lest, by the following
yuiP:
Icas.-M'ss7s. Brown and Lloyd
Nays = y ears. lsl han, GORDON, Gulick,
| lev ie. Plant, Rapl',. Ssre. Mt, Tur,on, u ar.
| N. HE ard 5 um,s; n, d tue : substitute 70 the
| bill HHs psrted by unanimous vote.
MT S''I,tnt, tT' 10 anne committee, TPpo, I'd
hin il c1sasipg the salary of he m Isle ,eacapr
pl ic sch oois g! ,GI0 MIR. Sargent ST.. ed
| ilat MI. ID NIL, the IL acher OF music now re-.
| ce''ed s:u, "lth the privilege Of ap.,ropri-
aung 10 = Ow nsa the roceads OF concerts
| eiv.n by his pnpiis. This made his salary
xi,tW - sDo IL as low proposed TO appropri.
ate 'he r,c.6s OF The concerts to the pur.
Chsee cf musical Instruments for the scho ,Is,
and 70 give The l. Hh.r fixed salary
Mr.. 6uiiok ssio he believed this was money
tflown r1;y, especially lii the direction in
which il Wsht, for he had bs.n reliably in.
tolmed hr bsnml Was not loyal man, and
J. be was OH o., d TO giving si,r0 t, any man
uItn b. m rested atuspicion OF disoyaltv.
| 1fe1e 8tTe luDdrs dsNuf chiicIen who ccuid
not Lc eet into the pnblic schools, and he
tho usht IL wscnp to make this appropriation
az icne aa that " RS the case.
Mr.. Semmes agreed with Mr. 4al II thit
so loEg as so many children wera out Of
me schools this appropriation should not %
Mr. Lloyd defended Mr.. Danie, agstns. the
ths1ke OF alsIcyal " The char. was u r-fiec-
iisn upon The School Board, and said In effect
hat ,Ley onld give employ ment to a d,sloyal
n ar. lie b. iieysd Mr. Daniel was loyal and
lie IL 10y % knew that Mr.. ID had taken the oath
OF all, giance. But there were class of people
in ibis ciJ who denounced every one as die.
snws IT wss ole of that class who had pro-,
hahl1 info med the sentltman from the Fiftn
Ward Il ar Mr. Daniel was disloysl.
Nj Guile said he got his information from
an cid snd prominent citiZ-n of the Third
Ware. He Mr.. G.) did not say this upon his
own responsibility, but he merely reiterated
Mr.. Lloy d, in reply, said he thought he could
rsne 'he man who had given the Alderman
Lis ihfoImaticn He was grocery keeper, and
ssid grocery keeper SAID Mr.. Daniel was dis
loyal, and the latter would say he was not. he
Clio. d) would believe Daniel before he would
The ques tion was further discussed by nfessrs.
Sargent and Utermehle, who believed the
study OF music had an ennobling and refining
siiec, upon the pupils, and that it ought to be
taught as much as the other branches. The bill
finally passed. = 80
Mr. Gnlick introduced an act for the relefos
Passed. -
Mr. Plant, from the committee on fire depart.
nt nj. reported substitute for the bill au thor
i2.i the purchase OF steam fire. gines and to
'orgs nizt the fire department.. The sub.tituta
authorizes the purchase and use of one stsa M
fire. CINE and two hook and ladder companies,
&c he locatt d at such poin;s as the MayOr shall
direct and seven hose carriages, bring one for
each ward The foreman OF the steam ens;ne
is 10 have fixed Ralar, Of ssoG the areunen
500: The chiet engil Ger Of the department 81 COO
and q hcsiler 1or each engine, hook and ladder
tIuck md hose carriage S4Gu each per annum,
ard they are 20 attend TO no other duties, but
al 9 TO bt alway on hand. Ii the chief engineers
is ever absent from fire the foreman of the
company lrst on the ground is 10 be Chief s,yo
tempe and he is 10 receive Si0 TOR each such
strrice, the tmount TO be deducted from the
salary of the chief engineer The bill was or
ttred 10 be printed and made the special order
fer ext Monday night.
By MIR. Piani-Act ior-the relief OF Jas. IT.
Reed for work done On the cana improvement.
Bv Mr.. Turten-Bill for tho relief of s. 3.
Castienan. By Mr.. q uiick-Biil TO lay gutter
across Maryland avenue and LIST street east; TO
lay eravs fcotw ak on the north side Of street
s"uth, from 18th to 9th street east; aud bill to
I lace wooden trunk across north street. ON
the east eide OF Jst street east.
Mr. Tprton tntroGu CT bills 70 pay deficiency
TOR eradiig 9 end ara yelling Eighteenth stree,
west, t,arosn q to s north; and to pay deficiency
for gravel fCotwaI Ik1 on i street north, from
11st to Esd streets west.z,.sy,gs.g, A.. 80
The following from the Board OF Common
Council Were referred, viz: Bfil for the relief
OF Thomas Morrison; biilSto cancel indebted.
ness (SlGtG0) of Corporation to Bank of Wash
ingtoni joint res oltion relative to the erection
OF Q sehool-house in the First District; and
Joint Resolution Tor the appointment OF ioint
ccrnitfe relative TO the Washington and Alex.
anoIia Railroad Company e.gfs teE sl391 > a
I he following from the same board, yyere
passed :-Rfll authorizing the Water Registrar
10 permit L. H. Graham to tap the se.yice.pipe
in et.tet seutki bill approprianng s1,50o from
me eontlDgfn innds of the two boards; con.
cure At re solution In relation to tine Recorder
q DttcR, lMessrs. Utermehie and Ciephane
Wfre app?lntsd the committee on part Of this
Deard; flll authorizng the Mayor to contract
for fre.p1ues OF the Mcclellan pattarn. ana a
JOINT resolutionrespectingen re genlistmentsi In W ash
lDGton. ssc = "a s6pex t>nssa- FY5sis 80
Tn metien the President Of the Board fMr.
Semmesl and Aldfrman j. F. Brown were ap.
pointed TIE countries On the part Of the board.
Adt,nrusd.A G6a 9& sNI.si