Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS, August 29-Board
Of Aldermen. All the members present excep.
Mess!s. Guiick, morgan, aud Brown Tue
Vice President, Mr.. furIou, IN tho char.
The chair laid before the Board a communal
cation from she Mayor, announcing tne appro.
val # the bill to grade and gravel Mary Ian 4
avenue, from lst to I'd strrets east bill TO grade
and gravel l street sourh, from lth to the canal;
bill to Trim and gravel street sou h. from
N. Jersey avenue to ID street can, aud bill
to repair the bridge ou II street north, between
and North Capitol street. Also TRANSMITTING Q
y c. mmunication from the Water Board, en-
closing the opinion of Joseph H bradley, ESQ a.,
relative TO the powers OF said Board, and en- g.
closing also number of bills aud petitio us
heretofore referred to COMMITTEES on drama se
Also communication nominating Tnoma as
Berry as Fire COMMISSIONER, vice r. r. Pea
body, resigned. Referred to COMMITTEES on fire
department Also q communication from los
Smith, as king tor sewers on K and q street,
C. mmunicatlon from Captain II. a. Shserz,
asking to be reimbursed for amount of
&3 300 expended for payment of bounti-s to
volunteers creoited to the quota OF the District
Referred to the committee ON hnance.
The follow ing were presented and referred ::
BY Mr. Barr-Pe;ition OF James Kelley and
others, for increase Of compensation. BY Mr.
Utermehle-Petitio.o OF q. Shu!tz and Others
for the improvement OF New YORK avenue
from 9Th TO 7th streets. BY Mr. Nnyes-Com
munication from the Commissioners OF the
Asy lum, repre- rrs.n'ing that The amount appro-
prlaied BY the Board of Common Council for
the Current year Is not sufficient TO enable tn IN
To properly conduct the institution. aud they
say that an appropriation of s3 1000 will be
requisite unless the inmates ara pur At work;
referred TO finance committee. By Mr.. Nc.
Cathran-P-ution OF Geo ge W. Miller and
Charles Brown, asking for lease of a lot OF
pubic ground
The nominination of Charles H Hurdle as
Police Constable OF the Third Ward vas taken
mp the special order; and Mr.. Barr stated
that as some of the members of the committee
wele abseDt last week, ne would state som. OF
the reasons why the committee had reported
adversely upon the nomination. In the first
place, b. understood MIR. Hurdle was noI q
ciLlZen Of the Third Ward. In the next place
hr rs engaged IN another bu siness, ana tha
OF itself was sufficient To isqualify him, whls
the business Itself-that Of keeping rsstau-
ranf-was enough TO satisfy MIN Mr. Btrr)
that Mr Hurdle was not q fit person for th.
Office, for the bushes S. WAS q source of crime,
and police officers should not be engaged in the
business Of keeping a restaurant 1t was also
charged that MIR Hurdle had time and again
Ieel. cted his duties Mr.. Barr haa ascertalned
that when Mr.. Hurdle was called upon for
Information as 20 whether all parties kesping
restaurants haa taken out license. he said all
had doEe so hut one; and an in vestisa ION
proved that not one half bad done SO He (Mr
BARR thor ght these reasons were sufficient
Why Mr. Hurdle thonld not be ontirm, d; bur
he would sia'r one more. which was that
Hnfdie had received. as was CUSTOMARY, v arous
clocks, watches, DC, rs pledges TOR fines, DC.
aed had retained them for mouths, and had not
a, one. placed them in the CT stody of the Police
SuperiDte ndent as he should have done.
Mr. Lewis said these seemed To be charges Of
q eerlous character, AMI h. would theref re
ask that the further cons liberation OF the sab
iect he pos iponed one weeK more
MT. Pevpe1 said he beieve that what the
chairman of the committee had stated ne had
got as facts But Mr.. Hurdle had heretofore
been known as AT active, en- rgstic OH Ger, and
he wculd agree with the Alderman OF the
Tbfrd Ward that the matter should IA post.
poned one week that Mr.. Hurdle might reonf
the charges trnmpsd mp aaiDst btG. Mr.
Hurdle DO Gonb. has eDemtes. occasioned no
conht sy his attention Ia h,s duties. 3E
Mr. Rarr said he would not hava said one
worc more, but for Mr.. Peppers ASSERTION that
the charges bad been rumpe1 up. THIS WAS
not the case. He Mr.. b. got the IA Is tat d
from Sergeant Skippon. OF the Melrop it4n
Police. and he authorized the use OF his name.
Mr.. Pepper said II ths Information cam.
from th@ Metropolitan Police, ha was still
more anxious TO have the matter looked INT /,
for there was not the he { fe. ling bet y..-n our
own and the Metronolitai polt - He couId
new understand where Ihese charses came
from. s8g3
Mr. Barr said ne had not said a word that
wouid not he cor fImpd bv dozans Of iudi.
viduals Of the ward. and he had & found mo
first man 10 say a word IN Hurdles favor He
cid not know Mr. Hurdle personally, but he
bad made enquiries and felt It his duty 20 re.
port NJ he had done StsfeMa ~
The snhiect was laid over one week j
Mt. Iloyd. from committee On finance, re.
port, tack the following bills. &c, OF the last
Council, and asked their reference = me com.