Evening star., 1864-05-03
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAgRs.


CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
COUNCIL PRooRlDlEes, May aboard Of
Alder~sS--In consequences Of the storm, only
four members Of the Board, Messrs Plant,
Turton, Gulick and Lloyd, made their appear.
al es last night and on motion. Mr.. Lloyd was
called to the chair, and adjourned the Board
tor want Of quorum.
Common Co4nc1.-A communication was re.
ceived from the Mayor, Announcing his ap
prevail Of the following acts To re pair II
street north; to purchase fire apparatus for
Western Hose Company; for the improvement
OF alley In square 226; for opening, grading
gIavellIng and bridging to the street west from
X. l. avenue to Boundary street; for the i'm.
provement Of alley In square Isl; for the i'm.
provement Of Judiciary Square; for the i'm
provement Of alley in square 342; making an
appropriation to supply deficiency in the
street west from N to street. making an ad-
ditional appropriation for grading and gravel.
ling 9Th street west from F to streets south
for the construction Of cross gutter in the
Sixth Ward; for relaying and widening gutter
on both sides of Fifth street west, except the
Government square; supplementary act to the
act reg ulating the spirituous and malt liQu
to supply a deficiency in an appropriation for
the Improvement OF 11th street west for the
improvement of 1st street east, from II to K
north; joint resolution in relation to the death
Also a communication returning the bill re.
lative to the disposal Of stands at auction in
the several markets without his signature. The
vided in this bill: All stands except butcher
stands being annually put up for sale. The
bill, however, makes radical charge as re-
CARDS butchers stands. As it now stands,
butchers stalls are put up at auction only
when new ones are built, and old ones vacated
by withdrawal from business or death Of the
party occupying them, when they are sold for
a term Of five years. Many OF the stalls are
now held, the tenancIes terminating at differ
ent periods, and it would be unjust to enforce
this law. In conclusion, the Mayor says bill
ration Attorney, is now before the Board of
Aldermen.
The question being shall the bill pass, it was
decided In the negative.
Also, message enclosing 8 petition of hay
and feed dealers, as certain changes in the law
relating to the sale OF those articles; referred.
Also, communication Of the Surveyor rela.
table.
Also, communication Of the Water Regis
trar announcing that the time for opening bids
for water pipe will expire on Monday next,
and requesting the boards to meet in joint
meeting in time to open the bids; and a resolu-
tion for that meehng was introduced and
passed.
The following were introduced and referred
BY Mr.. II. q. Wilson-Petition of Henry New
man. By Mr.. Stephens-Pedtion Of Nelson
White. By Mr.. Ferguson-Bill to modify and
amend the act to increase the laborers on Cor
poration work. BY Mr.. Peake-Bll to pur-
chase hose for the Anacostia Fire Company.
The following were introduced and passed
by SneQQ-JOluI resolution requesting the
Mayor to have certain portions OF the law re-
lating to nuisances, as regards the duties of
citizens, to be published. By Mr.. Barr-Bill
for gravel footwaIk on the south front of the
westhalf ofsquare 1856. BY Mr.. N. d. Larner-
To pay the assessors compensation for extra
services. BY Mr.. Shepherd-For the relief of
II. Shulthies, and joint resolution requesting
the Mayor TO urge upon Congress the passage
of the bill to remove the present unsightiy iaii,
and for the erection of a new one in Its stead
BY Mr.. McCathran-To grade and gravel 5th
Mr. N. ID. Larner introduced a resolution
requesting the Mayor to urge upon the Senate
Of the United States the importance of speedy
action upon the bill now pendin in the Senate
grr ntng additional powers to the city said bill
having once been passed by the Senate and re.
turned by the House of Representative with
an amendment.
Mr.. Larner remarked that the Chronicle had
charged the Corporation with working for
spectators The fact that the Chronicle Off ca
was on 9th street had good deal to do with
the matter. He said the committee had pre-.
pared bill for sewerage, but they had been
delayed month in the matter by certain
clique, the most Of whom had no interest here
except to make their money and f1y off with il
elsewhere. He knew not the person who wrote
the articles in the Chronicle, but it wouId be
impossible TO find man more ignorant of the
anairs and duties OF the Corporation than the
writer OF those articles. He wanted the people
to know that they had Eeen blackguarded by
this paper; and in conclusion he defended the
Mayor, who mad done his duty most faithfully,
Notwithstanding the charges. They 1.-THE Conn
clls) had been accused Of neglecting the repair
OF the avenue, which the CORPORATION had
nothing to do with, and spending the money of
the pc ople in the Improvement OF ont. .of. the
way streets. This paper was Ignorant enoneh
to state, too, that one OF the streets which had
been referred to ran through miles of slashes,
Wnen mere was not any waste ground through
out Its entire length. He did not expect the
Chs oniclc to publish his remarks but there
were other and better papers here who had q
better right to speak for the city, and who were
n Ia nxryfch hal H.
that there was paper here called the Mornino
Chronicle which was continually reviling US
Mr. Shedd said he had come In for some of
the blame because he introduced q bill for the
improvement of one Of the streets not near the
avenue or Chronicle Office, and he contended
that the people even out to the Boundary
should have their streets improved. The course
tnat paper mad pursued was most reprepen 81.
BILE. and the paper was becoming nuisance
Mr.. Shepherd alluded to the course of the
Chronicle on Corporation affairs and said that
performing impossibilites. If Congress gave
the city the power, all the streets would be
Kept in repair. Pennsylvania avenue was
under the exclusive control of the Govern.
ment, ana II the avenue was specimen of the
manner in which the Government would at
tend to the streets he would say. God help us
II there was to be big lobby scheme run
through Congress-a railroad or other vain
able franchise-it was run straight through:
but II the Corporation asked for anything thew
were snubbed. It seemed that instead Of help.
ing US 10 make Improvements, they take de.
light in revilIng us. !
Mr.. ID. Larner expressed his surprise In
reading the petition published in the Oaroni. |
Gle OF Sunday morning. which purported to be
signed by the properly. holders on and nesr
Pennsylvania avenue; but some Of them did
not own one foot of ground--the most of them
being persons who do business there, Il had
become very common thing for strangers |
here to attempt to dictate TO us what thev
know nothing about As for extending The |
streets, ne was In favor Of opening every street
Mr.. O. Wilson stated that he had from time
to time read these articles abusing the Corpo-
ration and comparing the city unfa vorablv
with other cities. But in those cities the taxes
are higher than here, and the streets narrower;
consequently. they could pave their streets.
Tne resolution was unanimQpslY 0dQpted. |