Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-12

rtcoehize as good authorItIy,) TO show the sal-
| aries OF Boston teachers.
The question was then taken upon the bill OF
vote
YEAS aeas.Messrs. @ Brown, Lloyd, Lewis, Raplsy,
Nays Messrs. Clephane, Gordon, Quick.
Plant, Sargent and Uterrnehle
On motion of Mr.. .Guiick the hill WAS amend.d
so as to Increase the salary of each teacher sion
! per ahnum and on motion of Mr. Iloyd il was
also ameIoed SO as 10 make the increase until
inne 30, l. IS; and in that form il passed
NT. Plant moved a reconsideration of tho
| Vie whereby the Joint resolution for the ap-
nHlt- Ms mt OF |; committee to confer with the
| President Of the Was hinston ana Al.xandris
Railroad was lost, relative TO the settlenent nr
| the sitairs with the Corporation
The mo;ion pFevailed and Messrs Uter.
on the part cf the Board
Messrs Iurton and Utermehle were appointed
the comnittee on the JOINT resou ton for the
erectlon OF school house III the First District
Adjourned.
Common Council-The Board met at the usual
| hour, The President Mr. Lloyd in the chair
a Communication was received from the
maycr announcing his approval OF the follow
lug dctS: JOINT resolution of instruction in IA
| nall OF the Metropolitan police of the CITY Of
washington; joint resolution to furnish the
| police station houses with copies of tle pam
| phlet laws; an act authorizing NJ E.. Emory 20
extend frame building.
The monthly report of the Tntendant o. the
Asylum was received; referred to the commit
| tee on asylum.
| communication was also received rro1,
| the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department,
relative to the fire in the Fifth Ward, whicn
occurred yesterday morning; referred tc the
committee on fire department
Mr.. Shepherd introdu uced the following:
10 Il re$olred, DC, That the Mayor and two
mem bers of each Board be appointed q com
nittee to mature plan and report a bin :,
! these Boards providing for the erection of Il
suitable building TO be used a vvork-housa,
with such appliances as may d. rec uisi,a n
RI nder the vasrant pauper labor s4It.sustaiu
ing, thereby relieving the Corporation of the
burden OF their support; said building 10 he
ington Asylum; pissed.
Mr.. Shepherd also introduced the following
Be IL resolved, dc, That the Mayor and ,uo
members OF each Board be appointed a COM
mittee, who shall report to these Boards ma
test and moss feasible means tor the replacing
Of the Center market. house by a suitable cor
venlent building, worthy of the locality snd of
| this Metropolis; and said committee are hereby
empowered and requested to report % thesa
ECards whether, in their judgment, this needed
Improvement best be effected by pri-ora
enterprise. sanctioned by the Corporation. or
by the erection OF said building by the CJrnora-
ton itself, and said committee are hereby re-
quested to report by bill or otherwise a. the
earliest practicable moment. Adopted
Mr.. CahfeIC introduced r joint resolution Of
IL structon to the Secretary of the Board OF
Health, inquiring OF him how SMALLPOX ana
other contagious diseases mi ght be dt:nini, he'd
in our midst Adopted.
resolution
repeating the act OF March l. iSti3 in raiarion "
the Center market-house. Referred to the com
mittee markets
Mr.. Ruff introduced resolution of inauirv
relating to the Potomac water; which wGs
adopted WIS
Also, a resolution of inquiry in regard to the
spring balances psed in the markets Referred
TO the committee on markets.
Mr. Kelly introduced a bill for a paved foot
Walk on L street Rorth, between 10th and 2lsU
streets west. Passed.
Also, bill for the purpose of pavyup f,.- I'm
work done on street bridge. Referred 10 The
committee on claims
Mr.. Shepherd introduced the following.
which was laid on the table:
BE- IL Tssoired, DC, That there be a committee
OF three members appointed by the President
to be styled resurrection committee, whose
duty it shall be to eXhume all bills now in the
pockets of the mem bers Of the Board of Alder
men, and the sum Of S. is hereby appropriated
out OF the general fund to defray the expenses
OF said committee.
Mr. &. Wilson, from the ways and means com.
mittee, reported bill to advance money to pay
he Metropolitan Police.
Mr. g. Wilson, from the same committee in
reduced the following:
hereas the interest due on the first day OF
January, 1864. on the bonds Of the Alexandria
and Washington Railroad Company, guaran-
teed by this Corporation under the act passed
he Sth Of February, 1s5i and $4,000 OF principal
of bonds due on SAID first day OF January lS5t
have not been paid by said company
Be 1t enacted, dc, That the Mayor be, and he
is hereby, directed to pay the said bonds and
the Terms OF the act passed the Sth OF February,
1855, and sum sufficient for the purpose ba,
and the same is hereby, appropriated, payable
out OF the general fund.
On the introduction of this resolution con-
siderable discussion ensued between Messrs.
Shepherd, N. D. Larner, q. Wilson and NJ.
Larner.
Mr.. Shepherd moved to postpone for one
week, in order to obtain the opinion Of the
Corporation Attorney; agreed to.
Mr. n. ID. Larner, from the committee on i'm
DrOyPmpDtS, introduced bill granting cprfain
privileges to Stephen b. Castleman; passed.
Also, a bill making an appropriation TO sup
ply certain deficiencies; passed.
The Alderman's bill making certain i'm
provements i'll the Northern market, was re-
feIred 10 the committee on markets.
The Alderman's bill supplying deficiencies
in the appropriation for introducing water
into the Northern market, was also referred to
the committee on markets.
A joint resolution in relation to the con1em-
plated injunction to restrain the Corporation
of Washington from Gisposing of certain wharf
sites and privileges, waS passed.
The Alderman'S bill authorizing the LAYING
OF Il water main on Sixteenth street west, from
X to streets north was referred TO the COM
mttee on drainage
chase six copies OF Thompson's Digest OF the
Laws Of the District of Columbia; coHcurred
The bill increasing the salary of the music
teacher in the public schools, was taken up.
Mr.. N. ID. I.arner spoke against the increase,
taking the ground that Mr.. Daniel was a dis
OF various parties. among them that Of Mr..
Enoch Edmonston, to sustain the charge.
Mr. Shepherd said that he believed that Mr..
Daniel was loyal man, for he had been
vouched for by such men as Matthew G.
Emory ard Mr.. Fowler. He proceeded TO dis
prove the evidence produced by Mr.. Larner
of Mr.. Daniels dsloyalty, and read written
statement made by Mr.. Daniel.
Mr.. NJ. Larner opposed the bill upon princi-
pie, as he did not believe music teacher was
needed in the public schools He had no toubt
that the outset OF the rebellion Mr. Daniel
was disloyal, and ha related a conversation
that he (Mr. L. had with the brother M law
OF Mr.. Daniel, going to prove that his assertion
was correct.
MIR. Shedd had a conversation with Mr. Daniel
some time ago, and the sentiments expressed
by Nr. ID. was loyal as any mans; but out
waIdly man might be loyal, when at heart
he was disioyal. He could not vote tor the
bill
Mr. McCathron moved that the further con-
sideration OF the bill be postponed until next
Monday evening, which was agreed to, and
the Board adjourned.