Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-25
LOCAL NEWS
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
COUNCIL fkoCEEDINGs, Octooer2i i-Board of
Atdermen.-The Board met pursuant TO la W
President Brown III the chair Present, alder
men Planr, Lewis, Rarr, Garfield, UtermehIe
Brown, Tur ION, and WcCatnran.
Mr.. Uterine hle mo- ed tbat, in the absen ce OF
the Secretary, Mr.. Randolph Uoyle be requested
to act i'll his stead. Adopted.
Communications were received from the
Mayor-One nominating Mr.. NJ. T. Holly as au
operator OF the Fire Alarm aud Police Tele.
graph, in place OF John BlacKie, resigned
Referred 10 fire department committee.
One in which he approves ar act to pave and
curb the north front OF square No. 757.
Also, communication in relation 10 8 reso.
lutiln OF the Board Of Aldermen, referred to
him, regarding the extent OF the water distr, bu-
ton ana the delay Of the work; accompanying
which was a communication from the Water
RegistTar, IN which he states "that, in conse-
quence OF the lmpossibiity Of procuring the
necessary skilled foundry labor, our contractors
tor furnisning water pipes were in the b-gin-
ming OF their delivery of our orders nearl. six v
day behind tie time " hen the whole delivery
was to have been completed. As soon as the
pipes began to arrive, the Contractor for layiug
water mains was put to work, and has been
diligently laying pipes ever since, being con
fined, OF course, by the decision of the Corpora
tion Attorney TO such lines as We're ord-red or
authorized by express and specific acts of the
Corporation
@. White asking that taxes paid on St Mat
thew's Church be refunded, aud that the
church he hereafter exempt from taxation.
Mr.. Turton, chairman OF committee on drain
age, reported favOrabiy on laying water mains
on M street north, from 81 h 10 9th west; on 3D.
stra"' a.St fr,nn n1eryiand e-enae to - nortn,
ana on y street north, from 3d east TO New Jer-
sey avenue on f street south, from 1x to eth
west; on b south 10 E south, and on ilth street
west, from B street south to Maryland ay
This bill was passed and sent to the lower
board. A bill for the erection OF fire plugs:
passed. The secretary OF the board h.re ap-
peared anc took his seat An Act to provide
1opoerapher and secretary for the Water
Board, and for detray ing the expenses of the
water Board; passed. A bill providing for
deficiency In appropriation for grading street
north, from 6tn to 9TH streets west referred. A
bill asking $500 appropriation for repairing
bridge at western terminus of X street north:
passed Bill to repair cutters on certain streets;
referred.
Mr.. Utermehle offered a Joint resolution that
when the board adjourn it adjourn to meet
at O'Clock on next Wednesday evening for
the purpose OF acting On license bills; adopted
oy this board. Also, resolution asking the
Mayor il the police magistrates are perform.
ing their duties, and if not, the cause of their
not so doing, and to communicate to the board
any information relative thereto; agreed TO-
Also, reported favorably bill from the COM
mittee on police for taxing hotels, taverns or
dinaries, uppling houses, &c, and recon.
mended @ Its passage; passed ny yeas 10, nays [.
Bill entitled "an act to license hucksters and
provision dealers" was reported tavorably;
passed.
MIR. U'ermehle reported favorably a bill re-
iatiEg to carriages, trucks, &c, and moved that
it be made the special order for next Wednes.
day evening. Adopted.
Mr.. Pepper reported bill to lay cutters
on eth street east and Pennsylvania avenue.
Passed.
The bill providing for a new intendant
of streets was laid over to Monday evening
next.
The report of the Intendant of the Asvlum
for Sc ete mber. 1861, was presented and ordered
to be filed.
BY Mr.. Plant-Bili to lay sewer on 1ith
street, from the north side Of Canal to the north
side OF K street north Passed.
Also, bill for ursishing and heating fire
alarm and police telegraph Office. Referred
Bill for taking up and relaylng cutters ON H
street north. Passed.
Bills from lower Board An act in relation
to licenses in the CITY OF Washington; passed
as amended: Bill tor building a sewer in the
Third W ard; referred. Bill for regulating the
atrical exhibitions; referred to c0mmitree on
police. Bill for the relief of Ja ames A Kenne-
dy; referred to committee on finance. Bill for
Capitol street and Delaware avenue; referred.
Bill for laying water mains along 18th street
west; passed. Bill in relation to bounties; re.
ferIed to committee on finance.
A bill was introduced for grading M
street north, from Fifteenth to Seventeenth
street north. and for building bridge over q
stream west OF Sixteenth street, referred; bill
for building sewer in Third Ward, referred;
bill eptitied an ACT making an appropy Ia ton for
taking up ann relaying gutter on E street north,
from 18th 10 l4rh cts. Passed.
sewer along llth street west, from the north
side OF Washington canal to ~ street north.
Passed
Mr. Utermehle moved. that when the Board
adjourn, II adjourn to meet at O'Clock on
"Wednesday evening next. Agreed to.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
Common Council.-The Board met at the usual
hour. aud was called to order by the President,
[ Mr.. Lloyd) ali the members present except
Messrs. Rhsem and Skirving.
A Communication was received from the
Mayor returning the bill In relation to licenses,
requesting that a clause be stricken out which
was put in ny error.
The vote by which the bill was passed was
reconsidered, when On motion Of Nj. Ferguson,
the clause was stricken out and the bill was
amended. by inserting the word cash and credit
to apply to capital, and the hill passed.
Also, one enclosing the hill for the protection
OF citizens ard to facilitate the raising OF the
quota, at the request of q member OF the COM
mittes of ways and means, with an amend.
ment. f.t--H - .--..
The bill was referred to special committea
composed of Messrs. Larner, Moore and
Peugh. T .sa.a1 =
Also, one returning the bill authorizing the
appointment OF an additional measurer of wnod
al The Baltimore depot, without annrovaI Tor
the reason that the duties assigned ara nnur
performed by the measurer of the second canal
district, under the act regulating the ssie of
wood and coal, approved June 5th, 1858. The
veto was sustained. 7as
Also, announcing his approval Of the fol-
lowing acts Laying tar on billiard tables;