Evening star., 1864-05-10
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


COUNCIL PRocERDINas, May a-Board Of
Aldernsen-1he CHAR tMr. Semmes) lad be-
fore the Board communication rom the
1eae ns q ss
vera nee Fire Company; for gra, elling Virginia
avcnue, between 4k and 9TH streets; for con.
tinuing present Fire Department Organization
nttii ,he LIST OF July. 1904; to grade aud gravel
LIST str ct east from N street south; providing
for the printing OF the Water Regis rar sreport.
Also, communication from the Mayor call
ing the attention OF he Board to the state of
the canal, and asking that some means he
adopted locking not only TO the preven ion Of
the health OF the community, but likewise to
its e. neral Improvement. Referred to commit.
tee on canals.
Also, a communication from the Mayor
romir aiing Leonard Slmmacker as scaysnger
OF the I'd district of the First Ward. in pla. e
OF Jacob Fisher, removed. Referred to com.
mittee on police
Also, the following communication:
'5@h MAYORS OFFICE, May 2, 1861,
To the Board of Aldermen:
GENTLEMEN In discharge of an Off cial duty.
and that you might know how judiciously
large amount Of the city's money, appropriated
for that purpose, had been expended, all the
letters, commencing as far back as August
1863, between the War Department and this
office, on the subject of the draft and the quota
with which the District OF Columbia was
properly hafgeable, were transmitted to your
BGaId at its last meeting.
Accompanying these letters was commu.
nication stating briefly their subs an ce aad an
addition al fact that the number of men claimad
by the Government from this District was then
60 few that draft in our midst would be
avoided.
No a}lusion was made to myself officially or
individually; "great credt'' was, no we yer,
accorded to all who participated in occon.
plishing this much desired end, and particular
respectively contributed by the Corporations
of Georgetown and Washington and or fellow.
citizens for this purpose.
Little did / expect that so plain an act of
public duty would subject me to any ones
animadversion for "not being energetic Still
less, that the President Of your Board, OF all
create the impression that they had been in.
s'rumental in having the q uota of this District
reduced and properly fixed, )" and especially
that sthat corrrspon dence had been allowed to
sleep in the Mayors desk'' would be to that
gentleman a matter of complaint.
1t will be remembered that the particular
occasion to which the President OF your Board
alludes " hen the Mayor was .'not energetic
was when committee of the Councils, ap-
pointed TOR that especial purpose, at his sug.
gestion. waited, as instructed, on the military
data obtained from "the correspondence ce which
was allowed to sleep in the Mayors desk"
and addressed and read by himself to your
Board demanding that all the troops furnished
by the District Of Columbia daring the rebel.
lion from the commencement in 1861, to that
time-l1th of April, le64-amounting in all to
and 1862, and 1888 drafted men in 1863 credi.
for which had long before been obtained should
be applied to and credited on the calls of the
President for troops In 1864, which as he SAWS
s'would place this District 1924 men in excess
over and above all calls"
In other words your committee as instructed
Were to ignore all claims of the Government
on the District Of Columbia for troops in the
years 1861, 1862 and 1863, and demand that 6lsO
mustered into the service OF tie Government
d. aft. d in 1853. AID nearly four Afths OF the
whole number furnished "should be credited
In the calls OF 1862 as
with this extraordinary demand, L said frankly
to The president OF your board aud the gentle.
nothing in the point so elaborateIy made in that
:" Well piep pared letter." and If we expected to
accomplish any thing by the visit to the mill
tary authorities our efforts should be directed
towards procuring an abatement of the inordf.
naIe demands on, and a correction of, the ex
cessive enrolment in this District.
Your committee presented, as instructed, the
point 80 elaborately made in that well pre-.
p"red letter. to the military au horities, and it
was received with the consideration said and
snpposed-just none at all. ...r.r
An abatement OF the quota has since been
obtained. not, however, on the grounds assumed
In that "weIl prepared letter" but because The
and the enrolment in this District exc ,ssive
The correspondence which it is charged
Swas allowed 70 sleep in the Mayors desk',
was permitted to do so only until the object for
which it was had had been obtained, and was
only then transmitted to the City Councils in
discharge OF an Official duty. .s''f aEL
Had supposed that the president Of your
board was repugnant to your knowing what
bao oeen done In matter OF such vital i'm.
portance, in nvolvipg an expenditure Of SIOO 600
derived from taxes paid by the citizens OF
Washineton, and appropriated by yourselves,
or had known that an act Of official duty en-.
titling me to no praise, and which could II no
way give me ga claim to the mayoralty," would
nave oceasioned so much temper and spleen
on bis part towards myself, that correspon-
cence might perhaps have been allowed to still
sleep in the Mayors desk. Very respectfully,
t=- RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor.
Mr. Semmes said that, as the Mayor had not
controverted any points made by him (Ssanmesl
he would make no reply to the Contamination.
: The communication was referred to the COM
Mr. Quick introduced resolution to grade
and gravel Q street sonth, from I'd TO 4th street
east Passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Utermehle, the regular
order OF business was suspended for the pur-
pose Of taking mp the joint resolution providing
for q joint meeting Of the two boards to open
the bids for laying water pipes, and for select.
ing commissioners OF elections. =.
Mr. Lloyd moved to strike ont that portion
OF the resolution referring to commissioners OF
Mr.. Utermehle moved to further amend the
resolution so as 70 make 1t read that s.the Joint
con yention assemble in the Aldermen's Cham.
The resolution, as amended, was adopted.
Mr. Lloyd introduced the following, which
was aoopted: - ~. .a-. 90 As5 .
Resolved, That the two boards meet in ,oiut
convention on Monday. the 10th instant, for the
purpose Of selecting commissioners Of cleo.
Nons. t caAs,r .. >, =, ,'.gf9s .
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee on finance,
reported favorably on the bill to increase the
pay OF the Corporation police Officers; which
The chairman of the commitsse ON, finance
(Mr.r Lloyd stated that he had In his posses.
sion the appliSat ations Of Charles Duke and A.
hGaddus for leasing and purchasing certain
property belonging 2 the Corporation, and he
explain in detail thar propositions. 7...TIe,
Mr. Pepper, from thecommittee on improve.
ments, reported favorsblyio on the bill to Grade
4,h street east, from Pennsylvania avenue to
East Capitol street. Passed.
Also, the bin to widen thegutter on Missouri
avenue, between 80 and4 IL streets Passed .
Also, the bill tllappropriating &1.39O for the i'm,
proyement Of an alley Ia square 293; PASSED.
Also the bill appropriating Si10 FOR relaying
and adding New York tagging In the alley in
equare 576 passed - t&dE aftb ~sFyi
% ALEC, the RESOLUTION anthorizlng the Mayor to
tender to the Commissioner OF Public Build.
ings sufficient force for the purpose Of clean.
ing Pennsy1vania avenue. - s77-2,z+-z - q
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