Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-02
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

IT, "a.
fore the board com M unication from the M ayor
announcing the approyal Of the bin to lav a
water main on 18Th street west, from to L
man: bill to law ~ ter maiS in .troet north
from lth to sth streets west: and ;oint reso,n'
ton for the better cion OF citizens i'm rishts
Also com nn;c.t;or .o,,;nr .+,.n,,o, -
the cali Of President Lincoln for $4,000 men. NJ
which (says the Mayorl will unonestiona
increase the ouota of This n;striet ana recon,
mendinx an increase in the arnnnrts of1arsd fnr
hounties, and that the councils of C3eorgetown
and the Levy Court be reouested To co. enerate
in this matter Referred fo the crmmftfea m,
finance T-sz Z u 7 -lI-- -
Also, communication nominating S;u,oor
Garrett as police constable Of the First Ward.
vice VIM II. Hines, resigned. Referred to COM
Also, a comm unication enclosing a conmu.
nication from the Peoples Gas Light (,orn nanv.
asking Councils to use their efforts and recon,
mend to Congress to lncorporate the said com
pany, in order that gas NAV be furnished at a
cheaper rate than at present The communi.,
cation says the present company now charge
So per lCOO feet, and propose to increase the
price to 1888. The Peoples Company agree to
furnish gas at $3.50 per 600 feet, not only to
private citizens, but for lighting OF the CITY
Referred to committee on police and ordered TO
be printed -rr -, = = = -
Mr.. Lewis, from the Third Ward delepation.
10 whom was referred the bill to enclose the
reservation on X street north, between 9Th and
9th streets west reported hack the h;Ii ,,,;th IN
i
street, in the Fourth Ward. Passed 1.s-
Mr.. Utermehle prese n ed the petition of p w
Browning for relief, and the Claim OF Wise Il
Callahan against the Corporation: which were
referred. t-, D =
Mr.. Utermehle, from the committee on po,ica
reported back a bill extending the time for the
assessors to make returns until April: which
was passed .a-. ."T--|0- - '-
The first special order, the hill tn nrovida for
gratui:ous vaccination in the city of Washino.
ton. " as then taken up and passed
The second special order the hill tn nrovida
for the better security of persons and pronsrty
by a more general lighting of the streets Of the
city was then considered ~ "a VIC
The bill cane nm on Mr JJtermab1e,s ,,o,;or
to substitute ior the third section one anthorl
izing the Mayor nth as little DELAY as possible.
noipts as the Ward Commissionars beI Siraot
the cost of erecting. liehtine. cleaning SO ~
be paid out of the funds of the ward where
Mr.. Iloy moved to amend bv q nrov;sion
that the Iamns mall only he erected n, r,,,ii
cation of the nronartv holders of the ,,ioitP;,
proposed to be Iirktei RE thongbt thora ,,sra
other neasnTss sh;oh ,nro ,o 'aousnt .leIe were
Law ~ ItoIrnratin,, ,,,n, uie & an OUT
we wonId nrotoh,- os h, D, Gnu ~ d @ snoa6 IT, tiine
bounties to seeure vo,nptears pay @oo'ooo ior
The amendmant ,UaS lee o, ,b
of MT I1termahia yvaS ado,,,aa anu 'ne SUBSTITUTE
I'm motion OF nv " "s 5fm auop.eu. t
the bill to REQUIRE one.haif nf the axmen 20 70
Iipbfinp c,ea3inr e. .a hn M oops e % Apehse VI
nropertv near the lawns ~ ,ere De seeopp upon
and stricl,an ONT hy .ha toi, mIre leeohsioereo
Yeas-Messrs. Gordon. % Quick, yIle, IlevS Siz Sar
Ma, Hrass SI 6 ms r,,,
plant Penner a,a IItou,h ~, hSiepiahe' Lewis,
The bill as aman6ed e1 vas ns e then n.ssod h +,o
following vote. viz: 'AA posse" oS 'i'e
YeasSMessrs Rrown C,enb,no I,u
Plant. Penner Turtnu Ola TI4epae, I4t.ppnnh1 LEWIS
NnUs 'Mwsssrrs Gnndo f,oh aho len - uteL meme
gent and Sammes oioon VI uiieA' Aioyo' oar-
Tho ioint rasoIrtio, l., r.,a+; o..
tion OF a school bniidino in the second shoo,
district came up as the f1ird sneciaI ordsr
(the school committee having renorted pnon M i
adversely. and it was laid over Iii next MI
day night ''- '''' neA' iaoii-
Reports from committees were made as fo,
lows:-By Mr. Turton irnproyements patition
street west and M street south, reported back
and laid on the table: By Mr. IJtermahIe No
lice, bill to ovde the Species of scales "a ba
used in the public and private markets: laid
over till next meeting: By Mr. Penner inn,
provements, bill to make gravel footwaik on
i. the south side of E street north, between 2Oth
and 2lst streets west; also bill to Law a gra vel
footwaIk along I street south, from 1ith to 18th
east, which were passed; By Mr.. LIoyd. finance
bill to revive ar act of 1858, to make appronri.
alton to advance money for an increase of the
pay of the Metropolitan police: also a Joint
resolution instructing the committee to repre-
sent the corporation before Congress to ask
mat eody 70 lnelude IN all charters hereafter
t1ahaea tha 10 eity rauWays proviso allowing
the corP0rauoh 10 TAX the cars, which were
passed; BY Mr.. Plant, fire department, bill to
repair tne truck ana apparatus OF MetropoI-
ltan HOOK and Ladder Company; passed.
Mr; Clepnane moved to reconsider the vote
9y Wslcn lne oiia ior the relief OF Samuel p.
ZONES was IeJecteo al the meeting OF the Board
TWO weeks ago. Mr. Jones, 1t will be remem-
perez: oino i I'M an, ana desired to use an en-
cIosed etano IN the IRON railing at the Avenue
House, proVIding tne consent OF the proprietors
be ootaaneo.J lac oill was reconsidered, and
again iSst on thIu reaolng.
Mr. StIgent IIom the committee OF confer
ehce, on Soe olsagieeing votes OF the two Boards
on ine DLi 10 Ieguiate ana increase the salaries
OF o., !he teacnels OF pubnc schools. reported
PHI as agreed upon py the committee as fol-
lows, VH;-Io teachers OF male grammar
schoois ~ Sdso1o sss ~ teacners OF female grammar
scnoois 700; teachers OF male intermediate
schoois so21, ss 'easnsrs OF female Intermediate
scncois 90 " tsacners OF secondary schools
soOoi teaeheIs 0I primary scnoois $45O; and sub
assistants siS0. Upon the passage Of the bill
MI. LeW!s cane1 .ne yeas ana nays, ana the
report OF the conIefence commitfe was agreed
70 Dy .ne 1T.oMhf Was,m so&, VIZ; V
Lea s'p pannar Sornt nroWn; Olepnane, Gordon,
Ivy, ekpsi, pss, seh!, uTton, ana Semmes:
.rtsn!y,ahln ooiicA' LEWIS RANT ana
MI n,,,;s ,ro..,.os
Mr. e;~ LEWIS PirSen.eo olii 10 oerect FOUNTAIN
in.s ia uus'ioi' S4""ie' "nien "as feieffeo. Ao.
Jul heu'