Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFATRS.

CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, April 1s-Board of
| Aldermen.-The Chair Mr.. Semmes} laid before
assDS for ~ fsSm rom the Mayor
| pose of purchasing medals and premiums to be
distributed to the most meritorious pupils of
the public schools at the close of the present
school year. Referred to committee on schools
Mr.. Brown introduced petition of Chas
Duke, for permission to erect building Re-
ferred.
The act to establish a fish wharf was .aksn
from the table and referred to committee on
police. ~ -..:.
Reports of committees were made as follows:
Mr.. Lloyd, finance, reported back Joint reso.
luton asking Congress to amend the charter to
allow an increase OF the fun aed debt to 5000 600
and asked to be discharged, as similar bill had
communication relative to payment of bountiss.
which was laid on the table, Mr. Lloyd rem ark,
ing that he had seen a statement in the Star this
appa1enly oSSiatsd tie Necessity Of makSa
further appropriation for bounties. 1.-THE state
ment referred to was the letter of Provost Ma"
shall General Fry to Mayor Wallach, published
in the Star yesterday afternoon BY Mr.. Pep
per, Improvements. bill to improve LIST street
the gutter the east and west side Of 5th street.
except the Government square-both Of which
passed; bill to gravel and grade 5th street west
@ mele @ the | passage Of the b for
believed the streets should all be payed-not
graveled, the latter process did not appear to
DeIGuL LUc SLIcetS III the least. de SAW no
way OF inangurating system Of paving except
by refusing to grade and gravel. Mr.. Pepper
advocated the bill, because he believed the
public good demanded it. as 1t would be a long
while before the paving could be done, and 1t
was useless to let the people wallow through
the mud. The bill passed, and appropiates $500
Bill to open, grade. gravel and bridge 9Th street.
from Rhode Island avenue to Boundary street.
passed. BY Mr.. Utermehle, police, bill amend.
ing the act establishing a fish wharf and Dock
passed. By Mr.. Turton, improvements, bill to
improve alley in square No. 226; bill to improve
alley in square 25i: bill to construct cross
gutter across ! street north, 9th and 10Th and
west side of 11th streets, and other streets in the
Sixth Ward; and bill to continue the improve
ments on Judiciary Square e. all OF which
passed.
The bill to regulate and license ordinaries
was amended as suggested by the Mayor AID
| passed. .-..F
Mr. Lloyd introduced q resolution requesting
| the Mayor to inform the Board whether any
police constable or ex.polIce constable is in
rears to TINS corporation for hnes, penalties, or
| Of such officer with amounts OF which they are
| in arrears. Passed. Also bill to gravel VIr-
ginia avenue from 9th to ~ street; passed.
Mr.. Sargent desired to make statement to the
effect that bill was pending in the Senate
| creating port OF entry in Washington. and
| that the bill had been referred to him as Com
missioner of Customs and he recommended
| that the customs District remain the same but
that it be called the Washington District with q
| collector here and deputy in Georgetown.
slider the complaint Of MIR. Hazard relative to
| giving a.contract reported that they had exam
ined the matter and believed the Mayor was
justified in bis action as Mr.. Hazard had tall
| ed to fill former contract. Petition laid on
| the table, .. 3D.. ......
| dent Of Police relative to collection of fines by
| police officers and police magistrates Referred
to Committee on police.
| Mr.. Brown introduced bill to fix the
| boundaries of the Second and Third Wards,
| and 1t was referred to the delegation from the
| Second and Third Wards. The bill desipnates
the boundaries of the Second Ward as follows:
| All north OF the Washington canal, aud east of
| the boundary of the First Ward, and west of
| through the center OF 1eth street west to the
boundary. The boundaries of the Third Ward
are proposed to be made as follows An that
part OF The city north of the center Of the Wash.
ington canal, and east OF the eastern boundary
| OF the Second Ward, and west and north of q
| line drawn north from the center Of the canal
| through 7th street west till it intersects New
York avenue, thence through the center OF said
avenue to the boundary Of the city.
The changes propose to throw into the
Third Ward that portion OF the Second Ward
familiarly known as Goose Level, and in
Guiding all now in the Second Ward east OF
10th street and north and west OF Rhode Island
Mr.. Ciephane moved that the bill be laid on
the table until after the first Monday in june
but subsequently withdrew his motion, and
the bill went to the ward delegations.
Mr.. Turton introduced bill to improve the
alley in square No. 3i2, and it was passed.
The following from the Board Of Common
the disposal OF stands at auction in the various
markets of the city; bill to set the curbstones
and pave the footway on the south front OF
square No. 246; bill for the Improvement Of an
alley in square No. 373, in the Third ward; bill
for the Improvement Of Water street, bill for
the extension Of the sewer in the alley in square
No. 429, in the Third ward; bill to amend an
act to increase the pay Of the corporation DO.
lice; and bill to open, grade and gravel 11th
The bill to supply deficiency for grading
and graveling 11th street west, from n to p
street north, and bill to grade and gravel 9Th
street west, from to street south, both from
the lower Board, were passed. Adjourned.
Common Council-A veto message WAS RI.
ceived from the Mayor, as follows:
I return to you without my approval the
bill which originated in your Board entitled
act regulating the sale ofspirituous liquors and
m alt liquors." approved June 80, 1853. I do it
because the language Of the bill is vague and
uninteligable.
am at q loss to understand what Is intended
by the words SO majority Of the free holders
and housekeepers adjoining said premises"
lit means majority Of those Contiguous to
to be licensed, this is already provided for in
the original act, which requires q majority Of
the housekeepers living on the same square.
housekeepers adjoining ie meant, and as sup.
pose, from the use Of the words ssin addition"
is intended a majority Of the free holders and
housekeepers Immediately next to and adjoin.
ing the premises, there can be only two, one on
each side, a majority Of that number is impos.
sible.
The question being, Shall the the bill pass,
notwithstanding the veto Of the Mayor-it was
decided in the negative, and Mr.. Shedd OBJ.
tanned leave to withdraw the bill.
Also, q communication announcing his an.
proval OF the following acts: Making an ap-
preparation to purchase furniture for the new
school building in the Third School District; to
supply q deficiency in the appropriation for
introducing Potomac water into the Western
Market house; and resolution in relation to the
draft.
Also, a communication from the Water Reg.
istrar, stating, in answer to q resolution, that
the total length Of water mains laid by the
general Government in the city, including 1900
feet within the Arsenal grounds, Is 6l,476 feet,
and the total length by the Corporation 2l5, ,6O7.
He also states that the above and much other
useful matter has been compiled for a report,
which Will be furnished to the Council at its
next meeting.
Mr.. H. O. Wilson presented the petition of
John Williams, and introduced bill tor his
relief. Referred.
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