Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-17
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

l OuicI EuRiuoeT Oh FIRE DEPARTMENT. ne
| ferIed TO committee on ire department
Mr.. Clephane presented a resolution relative
| to the completion of a we'll and erection of a
pump at the corner of Rhode Island avenue
| and p street. Adopted.
Mr.. Utermehle introduced a petition of ciu-
| Zens of the Fourth Ward Tor building bridge
in Jackson street, in said ward. Referred TO
| committee of Improvements, with instructions
| to obtain the opinion of the Corporation At
| torney.
Also, petition of p. J. Mcintyre, asking
permission to erect a tent at the corner OF 7th
| street and Pennsylvania avenue for recruiting
| purposes, accompanied by a resolution to carry
| opt the intention Of the petition; which were
! referred to the committee on police.
Also, petition and bill to set the curbstones
! and pave the footway along the north front of
| square No. 52s. Passed
Also, an act to cause the carriage way of 6ta
street west, from Pennsylvania avenue to L
| Passed.
| Reports from committees were made as fol.
! lows, viz: BY MIR. Pepper, Improvements, bill
| to improve 9th street east, from Pennsy lvania
avenue to the river, $1,000 appropriately bill
| eth streets east; bill to grade and gravel 5th
| street east. from Pennsylvania avenue to G
stree: south; bill TO grade street south, between
| 10th and l2h streets east: bill TO repair an
| alley in square No. 570 bill to make gravel
| footwalk on south front of square No. 226; all
| Of which passed By Mr.. Plant, improvements,
bill to improve the reservation at Massachu-
settS aver ue and l. street north and lHth and
11th streets west; also, bill to fill and repair
cutters and crossings at intersection of street
| north and 14th street west; passed. BY Mr..
Lloyd, finance, bill to pay assessors for services
| in April, 1854; passed; bill providing compen-
| sation for vaccinating the poor OF the city;
passed. By MIR. Turton. improvements, bill to
construct q sewer in l. street north from 20th
to 22d streets west, (approprates SS,00O3 passed
BY Mr.. Utermehle, police, bill granting ce, tain
privileges to ]. H. Harloston; passed. Also, a
lIsh part OF act to prevent nuisances, approved
June 3, 1858; passed. Also, reported favorably
upon the nomination Of Leonard Simmacher
for scavenger of the Fourth Ward; and he was
confirmed. By Mr.. G uIick, claims, reported
back petition OF John Clark for remission OF
fine; and the committee was DISCHARGED from
of J. Rinneear; passed. By Mr.. Clephane,
markets, bill to increase the salaries of the
Clerks of the Eastern and Western Markets:
passed BY Mr Lewis, wharves. bill to extend
the stone wall on the west side of Tiber Greek,
between Pennsylvania avenue and 3 street
north; passed.
Mr.. Turton presented a petition and intro.
duced bill to place sewer in L street north.
between 10th and 18th streets west Passed
Also, petition to have the curhstones set and
footway paved on square No. 2l9. Referred.
The following, from the Board of Common
Council, were referred, viz: Bill making ap-
preparation to remunerate VIM. Thomas for
experimenting the canal Improvement; bill to
supply a deficiency in the appropriation for
the relief of Charles Stewart; bill to pay for two
tons OF coal furnished the new school house IN
the Sixth Ward bill to take up and relay the
cutters on the west SlOo OF l1tn street west,
from to H north; bill to supply deficiency
in the appropria tion for the Perseverance Fire
Co; bill to repair l3k street, from 10 north:
bill to take up and extend the sewer on 10Th
street west, from New York avenue to M str act
north; bill to abate nuisance in square No
1876 joint resolution to purchase 300 feet of hose
for the Anacostia Fire Co.; bill to improve GER
tain cutters in the Third Ward; bill to refund
certain monies to GonZaga College; and bill to
improve the harbor and pay for driving piles
The following from the same Board were
Na to onG tH
square No. 1853; bill to take up the pavement
and gutter On NJ street north, between 11th and
18th streets west; and bill to award the con-
tracts for laying the water mains and furnish
ing water pipes the current year.
The Common Council bill, amendato-y OF
the act authorizing an increase Of pay on cor
por alton work was laid on the table, as the law
now required that corp Grafton laborers should
be paid the current rate OF wages.
Mr.; Utermehle, from the special committee
on the codificauon of the corporation laws,
asked for further time. Granted.
Mr.. Turton introduced a bill to pave street
north, on the north side OF the Western Market
House, from 18th to Goth street west. Passed
Adjourned.
ceived from the Mayor announcing his ap-
proval OF the following acts: To increase the
pay OF the Corporation police TO relay and add
New York tagging in alley south part of
square sic; to open an alley and grade and
pave the alley in square PAT; for the improve
ment OF alley in square 293; to widen the gut
tween Sd and \ streets; making an appropri-
alton for grading and grayeiing 4th street east,
from pennsylvania avenue TO East Capitol
street, between G and H streets north: and
joint resolution of request to the Mayor.
Also, one asking an appropriation to remove
the manure on the Center Market grounds
Referred.
The following were presented and referred
b. Mr.. Raub-Resolution requesting the
Mayor to annul the contract for digging wells
and erecting pumps in the Second Ward, and
q " ~ q ,,tI 10 n Iar
referred to the ward delegation. Bill to place
a five-foot sewer on 14th street, from street
to the canal. Petition for flag footway on the
north front of square 29l, (C street. between
12th and 18th streets west.)
Mr.. Shepherd introduced a resolution tending
the thanks Of the Board to Gen. NJ. G. Meigs
for his present of photographs of the Washing
ton Aqueduct, which was passed.
Mr.. Stephens introduced bill to refund to
Gonzaga College taxes enormously paid,
which gave rise to considerable debate.
Mr. Shedd moved proviso to the bill, that
the authorizes Of the College repair the pave
ment in front OF that institution, IF street, be-
tween 9Th and 1Gth.)
Mr. N ID. Larner stated that the authorities
of the College and also of st. Patrick's Church,
on the same square, were ready to lay down
pavement as soon as the street was graded.
but 1t would be useless tor them to do so unless
that was done. The committee of improve
ments had several months ago introduced
bill for the purpose, which was passed by the
Board, but it had hung in the Aldermen.
Mr.. Shedd withdrew his amendment and
the bill passed.
Mr.. Shepherd introduced aresolution direct
ing the committee on improvements to con.
slder and report bill providing for paving
and sewering such streets between the Capitol
and Presidents House, and north of the
Avenue, as they may think proper, the cost to
be assessed on the property on those streets, in
accordance with the law recently passed by
Congress.
Mr.. N. D. Larner said that Notwithstanding
what the Chronicle said, he would vote for the
opening of every street to Boundary.
Mr. Kelly moved that the resolution extend |
also to the First Ward, which was accepted;
anu the resolution passed.
MT N. d. Larner introduced q bill to i'm !
prove the gutter on 9th street, between H and |
streets. Passed.
The following were reported From claims |
commlttee-Adverse reports on petitions Of A. |
Richards and Nelson Wylie; committee dis. |
charged. From police committee-Bill to sus. |
pend SO much Of the rag law prohibits the |
storage Of rags for sixty days, which is not to |
annlY to nartias who have antered the hnsi. |