Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-11

non. csncurred in-yeas 10 nays4
Register. stating that since the Odd alt sie,s oS
have been appropriated from the general
fund.
Also, an invitation from J. F. Kennard &
Co, the contractors for the erection OF the IRE
alarm and police telegraph, for the Board TO se
present at an inspection Of the telegraph, at
O'clock this afternoon; which was accepted.
Also, the report Of the Intendant Of the Asy-
The report OF the committee on elections In
the cases OF Messrs. Marche and Dudley was
taken up as the special order, and the opinion
or J. H. Bradley, Esq, Corporation Attorney,
was laid before the Board. The opinion is as
follows:
Asbury Llsyd, ESQ, President Board Of Com
report of the committee on elections against
the eligibility OF Messrs Marche and Dudley
is the fact that their names do not appear on
the tax books OF the Corporation. In the case
Of Mr.. Dudley, It seems to be conce led that
he was interested as heir in an undivided real
es tate, assessed on the books OF the Corpora
ton in the name of his grandfather. II this be
ration within the meaning Of the clause OF the
charter, quoted by the committee. The same
section OF the charter which prescribes the
qualification Of the members OF the two
Boards, also prescribes that of voter, and In
regard to the assessment OF proI erty, the Ian
guage is the same, word for wor1. From the
ton given to that clause has been, that If the
voter was an heir Of q deceased ancestor, in
whose name the property had been assessed in
his life time, and continued after his death to
the time OF voting, he was assessed within the
meaning OF the charter. and so entitled, If
otherwise qualified TO vote.
These are satisfactory reasons for this Cor
poration. The property IL not required to be
assessed in the name OF the true owner, and
the assessment could not be changed until
there was will or other operative convey
ance, as evidence upon which that change
would be authorized. Yet the heirs were
bound to pay the taxes, and SO the assessment to
the ancestor was taken to be an assessmentto the
heir.
II MIR. Marches name does not appear on the
assessment books at ali, and he is not an heir,
and, as such, entitled to an undivided interest
in lands descended to him, and assessed in the
name Of his ancestor, there is only one other
possible contingency in which think he can
be eligible. II Mr.. Marche is married man,
and his wife has real estate assessed to her, he
is entitled to life estate, and would thus be
entitled TO vote or to sit in the Council.
Your obedient servant
Jos. H. BRADLEY, Attorney, &c.
MIR. Moore moved to strike out the word
"not" in the resolution declaring that Mr.. Dud-
ley is not entitled to q seat; which was carried,
and the board thus decided that Mr.. Dudley
Mr.. Marche stated that the action Of the board
in his case was plainly foreshadowed. He had
read the opinion of the Corporation, and he
could not find how he had arrived at those con-
clusIons. 1t seemed that IL he (Mr. M was
not entitled to seat that the whole matter Of
elections was one stupendous fraud, for every
one who had voted without having the prop
erty qualifications had done so Illegally He
had previously intended to offer his resigna-
ton, and rendered 1T now
The resignation was accepted.
Mr.. Moore moved the opinion be printed;
carried.
MI. Larner introduced bill authorizing the
Mayor to use portion Of the appropriation for
enclosing the reservation near the NorthsrR
Market in draining the same; which was
The following were reported by the commit
faoS.-Hv Mr. Ferguson, [waY9 and meAnS.1
bill to license and regulate hucksters-passed.
BY MI. Larner, Improvement committee,) to
grade and gravel b street south, from Penna.
avenue to 4th street east-referred to Fifth and
Sixth Ward delegations; making an approprl-
alton to supply deficiency for taking ap and
passed; to trim and gravel NJ street north from
18th to 14th west-passed; for gutter on west
side Of Sd street east from north side Of street
south front Of square 759-passed; to gravel
Indiana avenue ana O street from LIST to I'd
streets west-passed; to lay gutter On south
side OF G street north from 18th to l6th-passed;
to relay gutter on east side Of 9th street from L
street west from b to 81 Street northNpassed;
street west-passed. BY Mr.. Ward, fmarEets,1
increasing the compensation OF the assistant
clerk Of Center Market-passed; increasing the
salary Of tho clerk Of the Northern Market
removing manure from Center Market-passed;
appropriating el7s to close up one end of the
WIuLeI-D&9Se0.
Moore, Aldermen's bill for the purehase OF a
lot and tho erection OF a school building in the
LIST school district-passed. By Mr. Moore,
&wsys an ana an menans,l to exempt certain property
certain taxee-passed. By Mr.. Moore, (drain-
age,) bills authorizing the water mains to be
laid In 10th street west from NJ to N street
north, and along NJ street north, from 9th to
11th street west; authorizing the water man to
be laid in 23d street west, from TO stree.
north, and along I street north. from 23d street
IN yvae vfn0 otorv e..
be laid In L street north, from 9Th 70 7th street
west; authorizing water main to be laid in H
street north, from Connecticut avenue to Ver-
mont avenue; authorizing water main TO be
laid in 25th street west, from Pennsylvania
avenue to K street north, and along K street
north to 27th street west authorizing q water
street north, and along N stree. north to 7th
street west; authorizing q water main 70 be
laid in ID street north, from 7th street west to
9th street.
Mr.. Larner called up bill from the Board of
Aldermen to cause street north to be paved
from 5th to 14th streets west, which was
passed.
The substitute for the Council amendatory
bill authorizing the Mayor to anticipate the
revenue for the purpose Of paying bounties to
volunteers was taken up.
1t was argued that the bill radically differed
from the original bill, and only provided that
only such as had attained the age Of 21 years
age were left out in this bill Detailed men
were benefited as we'll as those who were in
exempt clubs, which was not contemplated
by the bill as it passed the Council.
The substitute was rejected by q unanimous
vote.
The bill to license billiard tables was re-
ceived from the Aldermen, with q request tor
committee OF conference, and Messrs. Fergu-
son, Owen, and Pettibone was appointed
The following bills from the Aldermen were
passed: To set curb, and cause pavement to be
laid on the north front square 537 to supply
q deficiency in appropriation for enclosing re-
servations In the Second ward for the repair
Of l4th street from q to Boundary for the re-
lief Of VIM. Eeizer.
The following for the Aldermen, were re-
ferred: To construct gravel footwalk In the
Sixth ward ; for branch sewer in square 454
to repair certain cutters in the 4th ward in
relation to water mains; for gravel footwalk
in the Second ward to repair the entrance Of
alleys In squares 49,, 453 and 45i for the re-
lief of o. K. Harris.
axnandnaent to the hill