Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-01

CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


mayor. announcing the approval OF the act
authorizing the Water Registrar to have the
nre plugs at the intersection of streets taken
up and reset when necessary.
Also, communication transmitting the
monthly report of the Chief Engineer of the
Fire department. The report says all the ap-
PaIatus is in order except the Metropolitan
Hook and Ladder truck, which is at the shop
for repairs, and the hose cart of the Western
Hose, which is broken down, and the company
is obliged to use the four wheeled hose car
fiage, which cannot carry sufficient quanti-
|. ty OF hose. The Columbia company has re-
ceiyed 400 feet of hose.
The Chief Engineer again urges the neeessi-
ty for the erection of fire alarm telegraph, aIri
the purchase OF steam engines, and notes tie
the TACT that at the fires on L street on the gfst
OF January; the fire at Bartholow's wharf, and
the fire by which the Presidents stable was
destroyed, all OF the engines were not present
because the companies did not hear the alarm,
and some OF them were late arriving there
This shows the necessity for some action upon
this subject. At all of these fires much more
good might have been done, and much more
property saved il the alarm had in moment
reached tho companies at a distance, as it
would do if there was telegraph. Since last
report, there have been 16 alarms, viz: One by
the burning Of q tar pot; one by a burning
chimney; three fires out of the city; six false
alarms, and five actual fires. which were as
follows, viz: One ON January 2lst. whereby
six two. story frame dwellings We're destroyed,
and others were partially destroyed, with
loss of $1,000. There was an insurance of
Of SASS in the Mutual and Fireman's Com
pany CT W Washington, and the North American
OF Hartford. Second fire was tWo-story
frame dwelling, corner of2i street and Mary
land avenue in volving a loss OF 800. The fire
was supposed to be accidental. The third fire
was the Presidents stable, and involved loss
Of S7,CGG- The fourth fire was the burning OF
barge and load Of hay, at Bartholow's wharf.
Loss S2GGD. Accident. The fifth fire was at
492 1 street, between eth and sth, and was
caused by sparks from a chimney. Roof
slightly damaged. Referred to committee On
fire epaI tment.
Also, a communication enclosing All opinion
OF Mr. Bradley, Corporation Attorney, re iative
to the claim OF James Towies. Mr. Bradley
says he received from Mr.. Brown statement
of facts respecting the claim of Mr.. Towles on
the Corporation for services rendered by him
in experimenting the erection of an addition
10 the Center Market House in 1857, which en-
titled him to compensation. Mr. Brown says
he knows the services Were rendered at the
request OF the then NJ iyor of the city; that these
services were valuable to the city, and rem.
oered with the expectation Of remuneration.
1be Mayor mad the right 10 employ MIR. ToWles,
and II he rendered valuable services, the Cor
poIatioD is liable. Referred to committee on
finance.
The following were introduced viz: BY Mr.
Plant; petition OF Geo w. Riggs AID others, and
by Dir. Semmes, petition of Joilu CiarE-which
: were referred. BY Mr.. Gnlick, bill to erect
fire-plug i'll trCnt of the Columbia Enginp
House; which was assed. ...
The joint resolution from The Board of Oom-
non Council, protesting against an increase III
grant charter 10 a new company; was taken
up as the special order 1t was amended by
striking out the last section, which recommends
Congress to charter new company, and thus
leaves the resolution simnly a protest
against an increase in the price of gas, and
then passed.
The bill t, prescribe the species OF scales to
be used in the private and public markets, aud
the bill to purchase lot and erect a school.
house in the second school district, We're laid
ever till next week.
lfpf,f
By Mir. Lloyd (fEancel-Bill authorizing a
loan for bounty purposes; passed. The bill
&uthoriZes The Mayor to anticipate the revenue
by loan, ard 10 issue bonds To an amount not
TO exceed SiUc,UtO, sad bonds to bear six per
cent. interest, and the money to be used to 0ay
bounties to volunteers. Bill to make a turt1er
appropriation OF S!0,iG1 10 pay bounties; which
also passed. The joint resolution ID provide
f~r committee III relation TO Lew market
house was lost on the third reading; and the
bill reports from the same committee autbnr-
lZing the Mayor to employ an addit onal clerk,
was passed BY Mr.Peppar, Qmpro vements)-
Ellis to amend an act to improve South .;aDitol
street aud south L street; TO paY claim for
work done On X street bridge; to take up and
relay the gutter on l. street north, between 9th
and eth west; TO grade and gravel Ridge street,
in the Third Ward; and bill to improve n
street north, i'll the Fourth Ward: all Of which
passed. BY Mr.. UteTmehle, (polce)- Bill in
relation to hackney carriages, cabs, and other
vehicles; laid over Joint resolution reyiying
a joint resolution appointing the Mayor, one
member Of the Board of Aldermen, and one
member Of the Common Council, a committee
to give proper names to the SO uares and reser-
yations OF the cityi which was passed, and Mr..
Lewis appointed on the part of this Board.
The bill TO regulate the sale OF spirituous and
malt liquors, and the concurrent resolution for
house OF refuge, We're laid Oh the table, and
the committee was discharged, at its own
request The bill in relation to the obstruction
OF the streets and avenues, was laid over till
next meeting. Mr.. Gulick, from the committee
on claims, reported bills for the Ieiief of James
Rankin and James Dunn, and they We're passed
The same committee was discharged from the
further consideration of the petition of John 81.
DitZ for relief.
Mr. Plant, from the conference committee ON
the dsagreeins votes of the two boards upou
the bill to organize paid steam fire depart.
meEt, reported and the report of the COMMITTEES
was concurred in. fThe bill is the same as that
reported in full in the Stor some weeks ago,
with some slight amendments .'-
Mr.. Plant offered bill from the Board OF
Common Council authorizing contract to be
made with j. f. kennard i Co, for the erec-
ton in this city of q fire alarm and noIice tel
egraph; passed.
Mr.. Pepper reported back a bill to grade and
Gravel 9th street east, from q street north to
M street Sonth; anu it was passed. Adjourned.
Common Counc,i-A communication was re-
cciyed from the May or announcing his appro.
val Of the following acts: One instructing the
committee representing the in terests of Wash
ington before Congress; to revive an act an.
proved l-63, entitled an act to advance money
for increase Of the compensation of the
Metropolitan police stationed in Washington.
making an appropriation to reduce I1th street,
between Pennsylvania avenue and G. street:
to repair the truck and apparatus Of the Me,
uopoiitan hook and ladder COMPANY: to tax
ana license dealers in barrels, rags and boxes:
to purchase 500 feet of hose for the Franklin
fire company sappropriatipg an additional
amount TO erect new market house; amsuda-
tory OF the act providing TOR the Appointment
Of harbor N aster; for the relief Of the CoIum-
bia fire company authorizing the Mayor to
construct certain flag foetways: a Joint resolu-
tion OF instructions: a joint resolution of iu-
strncfions TO the committee representing ths
interests of Washington before Congress
a comm unication was received from the
Mayor transmitting copy of coTnmnnira-
ton from the Treasurer of The Board of School
Trustees, in which the treasurer suggests that
the Mayor ask for an additional appropriation
ofS3t0for hepurpose OF insnring school houses
belonging to the corporation.
Mr.. Shedd introduced a bill TO Trim and gravel
T. street north. Referred.
Also, a bili to lay a flag footway across Penn
avenue at 18th street Reierred.
Also, an act entitled an act to revive an Act
approyed February Is, 1868, transferring and
slrrendering certain engine houses and appa-
ratus to the corporation. Passed.
Mr. NJ ID. I4arner introduced a bill 10 con-
drniP, open, grade, and pave, an alley in