Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-08
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

| the Board communication from the Mayor,
| announcing the approval Of the bill authorizing
| the mayor 10 anticipate the revenue for the
| purpose OF paying bounties TO volunteers; bill
! to provide for deficiency in the appropriation
tor the erection of building for the use Of the
| metropolitan Hook and Ladder Company; and
| Dill making further appropriation for the
encouragement of volunteer enistments.
| Also, ommunication nominating VIM.
| McDermott for Assistant Harbor Master, under
| the act approved February 30. Referred.
MT; Plant presented the petition Of F. n.
keich, asking permission TO erect a pavilion.
| Refe1r'd d to committee on police.
| he first special order, the bill in relation to
hackney carriages, cabs, or other vehicles for
tne transportation OF pas ssengers, and repeating
al othsr acts heretofore passed in relation
| thereto, was then taken.up: and Mr. Utermehie
| explained the bill, the principal features Of
which were that ft' fixed The license for hacks
at $50 instead Of $40 and The license for cars at
$40 inste ad of $40. 1t also fixes localities tor
the mack stands, and requires the hack driver
| to give each passenger 4 card, upon which
| snail be marked the rate of fare, and also the
name OF the nearest magistrate. 1t also increases
the rate of fare.
On motion of MIR. Brown 1t was ordered to be
printed, and was made the special order for
Eext Monday evening. E.
| The bill to erect market house in the Third
| ward: and the bill fixing the kind of scales to
were laid over. . ....
The bill to provide for the removal of OBJ
strpclons III the aven ues, streets and alleys of
the city OF Washington, was then taken up;
ard r
MIR. Lloyd moved that the Board non concur
In Inc substitute OF the Common Council,
(Which was reported upon favorably bv the
eom mittee On polce;l which motion was not
agreed To. '..n
The substitute was adopted.
TIE bill as passed originally by the Alder
men makes it the duty Of the Mayor, upon
information lodge with him of any obstruction
IL The streets, avenues or alleys, to direct the
Com M mlssioner OF the ward i'll which suca OBJ
struction shall be to noti y in writing the per
soLs making the obstruet and if tney fail
t. remove it they are TO be subject to a fine of
not less ttan SO nor more than $50 for every
day snch obstruction sh Ill remain. The sub
susute Of the Comm on Coun. il, and Wbiub
was adopted, enacts that npou Information
LOGGED with ony police magistrate, that any
avenue, stTeet CT pubic alley, or any portion
OF he same or The free pas sage thereof is OBJ
suucted by any fence, ditch, wall or building,
or by any other means or thing whatever, in
The eli! OF Washington, il is hereby made the
duty of said magistrate to summon the person
or persons so enclosing or oostructng sid av.
enue, street or public alley, any part thereof.
and require said person or persons to have the
aid enclosure or obstruction removed within
such time as TO the said magistrate shall seam
reasonable and proper, which notice shall not
exceed twenty days; ard should the person or
persons 30 notified refuse or neglect 10 remove
sSld tnclosure or obstruction, Within the time
sTecifed III said notice, he or they shall be sub
Ject to tne OF not less than ten nor more than
fifty doIlaTs; ana also a fine of not less tnaa ten
nor more than thirty dcIlars for every day said
enclosure OK obstruction shall be sud, red 10
remain after the eXpi atiCn OF said nefice Said
fines to be collected and applied as O her fnz-
OF TINS Corpo1ati"n are col iected and applied
1he I'LL for The more thorough distiiharton
OF Potomac watr throughout the city was
taken up as the last special order, and was
further postponed until next MOnda ave yeniu ,
and made the first special order.
The bill from the Board OF Common Council
Inatihg an addttonaf appropriation OF Sl,GgV
for the erection of II new marEet house ii Cen
Ter MAJ ket Space, was passed.
lie following from The Board of Common
Couhc,l were reierret :-Bill providing for the
femoN al OF cindsrs and coal esncs: pilI 10 sup
+ ply aCeLciehcy 10 ths appropriation for tue
tn laoNemeht of 1ltu street vest bi;i autnur-
u Ig the extension Of the stone road on the
West see Of .Tiber Greek, batween PeunsyI-
Nanta aver IL and + street NORTH, and for otIer
purpose; bIl 20 take up and relay 4 gutter ia
tie First and Second ARDS; bill to take up
al relay tie cutters on The north and ouih
sizes o. + street n nth, from i0n 10 18th s.regt
west, rAi Tor the construction OF Il sewer i'll I,
stree north, from 2th 10 22d street west bill to
Iul chase hose Tor the Union Fire Company:
,tiIl 10 conGemn, oren, grade and pave an al
Icy in square No. So Joint resolution OF in
su uc'lcr C the joint special com nit ee 10 rep.
1T tie corporation befors Congress, tasks
peTmissil Il 10 increase the funded debt to 5000
JtG)
The act explanatory of the act Of February
l9 1863, It!ujiVe 10 pay IGent OF bOuntles TO re-
q uits, WAS taken up and passed.
IRE Common Council Joint resolutions, ex,
tending welcome 10 Gen Grant, was taken
uI, bat pending action thereon the Board ad-
JCuIred, on motion CT Mr. Brown
CC1.mo5 CounciL-h communication was re.
CeINed IOIa The Mayor enclosing proposition
from W. NJ. Patt, II. T.. Johnson ma others, to
lease the canal for term of years, which was
reftI 10 improvements committee.
The following were introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Nj MCCathran-Bills to grade and gravel
NJ street south, IRON 4th TO 9Th street east to
grade and gravel G street south. from 18th to
9th street east; TO grade L street sonth, from
IUih to 18th street east.
Mr. Shepherd introduced the following reso.
lutions:
Whereas it is publicly announced that Lieu
- tIzo rT,.S.
forces is now route to the Capital Of the ma.
| tion: Therefore be 1t
Resolred, DC, That as the municipal repre-.
sentatives OF this Metropolis we tender Lieu
tenans-General Grant cordial welcome and
the hos pitalities and freedom OF the city.
Resolre&, That the heroic and successful ef-
forts of Genera Grant and his noble army in
| tie cause of the Union and our Government
| have rendered their names and deeds immortal
| and justly entitle them TO the enduring graft.
| tude OF their countrymen.
ReSolred, That these resolutions be suitably
| ergrossed AZ d presented to Gen. Grant ON his
| arrival by n committee to be composed of His
Honor the Mayor and two members from each
branch of the City Council.
Mr.. n. d. Larner said that he would not OPP
pose the resolution, but he did not think that
Gen. Grant should be singled out when there
were other Generals equally as deserving. It
| was true that the army of the West had fought
well, bat the Army OF the Potomac was also
deserving thanks, and he suggested that the
name OF Gen. Meade be inseI ted in the resolu-
| tion.
MIR. Shepherd saiQ he nad not expected q
voice 10 be raised against the resolutions. Gen.
Grant was now about to visit the capital for
tie first time since the CONNIE mencement of the
war, and he was deserving of all praise; he
" as the hero of the wcr, having never vet lost
q battle. As Ter the insertion of tie name of
Gen Meade and compiinenting the Army of
the Potomac, he thought that could be done in
anoher resolution. The Potomac army had
be re tofore been complimented and the com.
mandirg General tMeadel WAS frequently in
" ashington. This was Gen. Grants first visit
here. EH ~ Z 40 s
| Nr. NJ. Larner said that it was the opinion OF
scme that there vas no army in the world ex-
oeptng the army OF the West, but the Army of
the Potomac pad also fought nooiy. If it had
not have bse0for that army and Gens. McCiel-
Ian and Meade, New YcIk, Philadelphit, 4, ana
| Baltimore you'd have been destroyed. There
v as one tt ing hat General Grant ALWAYS did:
hat was alw ~ s TO obey orders, Gen. McClel-
| laii vas apt TO suggest modification of the or
de,s he received. Dir. l.. would vote Tor there
solution cheertully. fsN f.4-seb -st.-t Z -. :
MIR. O. Wills Oh was sorry to see any opposi-
| ton TO the resolution, and asked why it was
Was it because g en-. Meades name was not
inserted He would like to compliment some
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