Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-16

CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
COUNCIL PRoORRDINGs, August 15th.-Bodrd
Of AIdermea.-The Board was called to order
by the President, Mr.. Brown. All the MEM
bers present except Messrs. Lloyd, Morgan.
Turton and Utermehle. The CHAIR laid before
the Board a communication from the Mayor,
announcing the approval Of the act making an
tion Of the city; bill for the encouragement Of
volunteer enlistments; and bill to grade and
pave street north.
Also. communication nominating Elias E.
Barnes as Commissioner OF Improvements Of
the Fifth Ward, vice A. W. Eaton, resigned
Referred to committee on improvements
o1 M
to be exonerated from the Payment Of the
amount Of license due the Corporation, and
assessed upon Messrs. Hamblin & Co., former
proprietors, for exhibitions that have taken
place in said hall, and which have never been
paid. Referred to committee on finance.
Also, communication from the Commits
sioners Of the Washington Asylum, transmit
ting a resolution Of the Commissioners reuur.
ing all females In the Poor House aff1 icted with
venereal diseases to pay board to the amount
they formerly lived shall be reported to the
Commissioners. and by them reported to the
Grand Jury as direputable house. Referred
to committee on asylum.
Reports OF committees were made as follows
BY Mr.. Pepper (impro ovements Bill to pave
the footway on the north front of Square No.
2s4; bill to erect sewer on 14th street west,
from street north to the canal; b. ill to paw
deficiency for gutter on H street north; bill
TO erect q wooden bridge over Tiber creek, in
Square No. 677-all Of which were passed
Barnes for Commissioner Of the Fifth Ward,
and he was confirmed. From the same com.
mittee Mr.. Pepper reported back the bill to
construct a brick arch over the creek on North
the gutter on 7th street west, across M street
north-all of which We're passed By Mr..
Lewis Improvements Bill to repair the gut
ter on the south side of L street north, from 9Th
to 10th street west bill to repair the gutter on
the east side OF 10th street west, from H to 1
north; bill to take up and relay the gutter on
the north side Of K street north, from 18th to
18Th street west-all of which were passed By
Mr.. Noyes committee on schools Bill for
the support Of the public schools for the fiscal
year ending June 3Oth, 1865; and it was passed.
[The bill appropriates For salaries OF teach.
ers, S3s, 500; for contingent expenses, including
the rent and care OF rooms, sl9,9s7; for general
tingent expenses Of Board of Trustees, 800; for
salary OF treasurer and secretary, 800 for con-
tngent expenses of treasurer's Office, $3.50; for
printing, $435-making total Of se2, 1877 -
By Mr.. Plant, fire department-Bill for re.
lief Of Franklin Fire Company; passed. BY
MT. Gulick, asylum-Reported back report
of 1ntendant OF Asylum, and it was placed on
The following bills from the Board OF Com
mon Council were passed, viz:-Bill to set the
curb and pave the footway on the north and
west, and bill to set the curbstene and pave
the footway on the south front Of square No.
629.
The following were referred Bill to in
crease the compensation of members Of the City
Councils to S5 for each days attendance, and
bill to take up and relay the gutter and pave
the alley in square No. 254.
The Aldermen's bill providing for appoint
ment Of officers to manage the fire alarm and
police telegraph was returned with amend
ments, creating the offices Of superintendent
OnpratOrS a
superintendent to receive a salary Of 81 900 per
annum and the operators $500 each, and The
line repairer 5000.
Mr.. McCathran introduced resolution ask
ing the opinion Of the Corporation Attorney
whether it is not within the province Of Coun-
ellis to prevent the departure hence Of steam
boat excursions on the Sabbath day.
Mr.. Pepper opposed the passage of the reso-
luton. We had better bring the blue laws Of
Connecticut here at once, and re.enact them.
He did not believe any body Of men had a
right to say how a man should employ his
leisure on the Sabbath or stop him from
travelling on that day, or from going away from
Mr. McCathran spoke of the excursions on
Sunday last, and wanted to know who was to
blame for this desecration Of the Sabbath, and
who had the authority to put an end to 1t. He
did not wish to prevent any one from leaving
the city. His resolution did not contemplate
that, but he did rot think it was proper to al.
low these excursions to start out by steam or
rail. He wanted to know who could prevent
it. If we had the authority to stop it he want
ed to know it, and II the Board was blameable,
let the blame rest upon it. He, for one, did not
wish to remain ignorant Of his duty in the
premises. If he was to blame he had to ans
wer to his constituents, and he believed the
out on the Sabbath day. As for the blue laws
of Connecticut he did not wish to Introduce
them here, but he did think proper respect
should be paid the Sabbath.
Mr.. Pepper said he had been much edited by
the Alderman's remarks, but he did not believe
in the right OF any one to say where he should
bug to pass laws OF this character for they
could not be enforced. He was out upon the
psalm singing, hypocritical canting people
who insisted IN isl upon marking ma M o9ta line e. Of con;
the right Of any one to say he should go to
church unless he chose to do SO. He remem-
bered when he was younger there was class
Of young men who were models Of propriety
and always at their places apparently in
church. But he had known them to sit about
in grog shop until the hour for church to
curb-stones and people would say: what
church.
Mr., Guliek.- Where were you at such
Mr. Pepper-In the grog shop with them;
Ilaughter] but no one ever gave me credit for
The resolution failed to pass, the vote stand
The Common Council bill to regulate the
appropriation for the general and contingent
expenses tor the year ending June, 1s65, were
referred.
Resolutions OF respect to the memory OF
Robert T. knight, a member of the last Board
Of Common Council, were then adopted and
the Board adjourned
CoMMoN CoUNCIL.-The Board was called
to order by the President, Mr.. Lloyd, all the
members present except Messrs. Dudley, Kel-
ly, Skir wing, Wilson and Walker.
A communication was received from the
Mayor, announcing his approval of the follow
ing acts: Imposing taxes for the wear 1854 for
placing flag center in the gutter on the north
side Of Massachusetts avenue, from 9th to 10th
streets west; for the Improvement Of cutters
to 18th streets, and on G street north, from 10th
to 18th streets; for repair Of alley in Square
234; to supply q deficiency in the appropria-
Ward; authorizing the extension OF the sewer
In 9th street west.
The following were introduced and passed
By MT. Larner: to relay pavement in Square
0sa make .assaasnnenf for M, thoo