Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-12-20

CORPORATION AFFAIRA

| the President (Mr. Brown) in the chair Pres.
| ent-Messrs. Plant, Utermehle, Barr, Pepper
| Brown. Lloyd, Lewis, Garfield, Noyss. Nc.
| Cathran and Turton.
A CONF unlcation was received from the
mayor approving the following acts An act
| amendatory OF an act authorizing the laying Of
| wafer mains, approved Nov. 2, 1S6i;) author.
| 1zng the laying OF flag footway on the north
.ide OF E street south, across AZ street west
Tor making gutter across Sd street east, on
| the south side Of K street south; to lay q water
| main In certain streets; making an appropria-
| tion TO pay the judgment and costs against the
| Corporation in the case of Henry Turner VS..
| the Corporation; joint resolution repeating the
| joint resolution Ia relation TO the Improvement
OF street, approved Nov. 7, ls6i;) JOINT reso-
luton In relation TO registering licenses; to re.
pair street south, from New Jersey avenue
| to Canal street.
Also, one in snswer to the resolution of the
| Board Of Aldermen Of the 18th inst Informing
| the board that there has been paid by the Cor.
PoTation OF Washington for expenses incurred
! by the Levy Court during his official term to
| the thirteenth section OF the city charter Of
| 1920, and the act Of the Councils approved Oc-
toher :, 1922 Ordered to be published with the
| proceedings.
Also, transmitted the following memorial
| from VIM. A Bradley, Esq, president OF the
| Franklin Insurance. company, suggesting GER.
| tain notifications in the laws of the Cor pora-
| tion governing insurance companies
OFFICE OF FRANKLIN INSURANCE COMPANY,
| WAsHlNGTON, Uec 80 lsGi.-To the Hon. the
| Mayor, Board of Aldermfn and Board Common
| Council Of Washington. d. c.: l am directed by
| the Board of Directors Of this company re-
| spectfully to inform you that their taxes for
| the current year, as per account rendered.
amount to Si5G, and greatly exceeds the sum
| legally d. smandable. This fact was not know
to us until the Board of Appeal had closed their
that there was no remedy for this overcharge
save In the action OF your honorable bodies.
| and respectfully ask for your early relief in
the premises.
Whilst on this subject it may no, be coneid.
cred irrelev ant te say that about twenty foreign
| fire insurance companies are licensed to trans
act business In this city at the moderate charge
of 500 per annum each.
This company paid, in 1863, about $50 be-
yoLd their liability, and for the current year
| $3.50 is demanded, being in error $3.50. The
FTemens Company pays $780, We beg lea We
| 10 express the opinion that it is inconsistent
| with justice that our own citizens, aud whose
Investments in our city debt are very large,
| should pay tax from two and .a-half to four
| times as great as is now demanded from stran-
ger companies.
The equity and justice Of placing our own
| city companies on footing of equality with
foreign companies is so mahifestly proper that
we cannot doubt your tav orable action on the
subject
We, therefore, respectfully ask that license
be granted 10 us to transact our business at
SICO Per annum without other demand for
doing SO. Respe1SHn,iy admitted
Referred to committee on finance.
Also, transmitted the annuaI report of the
Board OF Trustees OF Public Schools with a
copies Of the same be printed, by order OF the
City Councils, for the use of the Board and
the City Councils; referred to the committee
on public schools.
A communication was received from the
Superintendent Of Police and Fire alarm Tele.
graph, asking the appointment OF an Assistant
Win the battery man. ah operaor p ag
sucb; referred 10 the committee on police.
MIR. Garfield presented the petition of VIM
Ready for relief in consequence of injuries on
the night of October oath last, received by etep-
ping off the unprotected abutment at the
bridge ON ii street north, near the Government
Printing Office, accompanying which was an
affidavit; referred 10 the committee on finance.
Mr.. Pepper, from the committee on improve
street east, from East Capitol street to A street
north, and asked its consideration; passed.
Also a bill from the lower Board for work
done on the north front OF square 1866; passed.
Mr.. TurtoD, from the committee on drainage,
&c. reported rayorably upon Council bill to
| lay water mains il ith street west and N street
north; passed. Also, favorably, bill from
lower Beard to lay water mains in 9Th street
west and New York avenue; passed.
MIR. U,ermehle from committee on police, to
whom was referred the petition OF r. j
MckiD, corresponding secretary of tho Penn
sylvania FEeeCmens' Relief AssociIiion, con.
| cerning q frame school house erected contrary
to the Corporation law, being too near brick
roperty, reported it back and asked that the
Committee be discharged; and the discharge
was granted unanimously. Also, a current
| resolution from the lower Board for lighting
the city with gas, and asked the discharge Of
the committee; so ordered.
Also, the Joint resolution in9uirIng whether
persons having stands in the hotels for the sale
| Of segars, &c were subject to the laws of The
| corporation as are the same class OF dealers
] elseW here in the city, and reported that they
were so subject.
| Also a Communication from the Mayor in
relation 10 the appointment OF Police Magis-
! traies; committee discharged.
Mr. Utermehle submitted bill repeating
| the acts OF January & 1862, and March I, 1863,
| in relation 10 police constables and mag!s-
| tratee; il proposed to abolish those offices and
| creuies the Office OF an auditor OF accounts,
| the shme to audit the accounts OF the corpora
| tiCn. with Il salary CT S1.600 per annum, re-
| 1eTIed to committee on finance.
MI. ~ pper, from the committee on improve.
| eEts, reported iaVOrably bill to extend the
sewer IN the alley in Square i29 10 its southern
| terminus; passed.
Mr.. Neyes, from the committee on SCHOOLS,
| reported 1ayorably the bill Tor the removal or
| the old scnoclhouse on the corner OF 5th street
! east and r. street SOUTH passed.
Also, iICm same committee, reported favor
ably upon the nominations by the Mayor tor
| trustees and secretary OF the public school
Board, and asked that tie nomination tor treas
| urer be laid over; caiI!sd, and the nominations
Iecomu ended were unanimously confirmed.
Mr. Lloyd submitted resolution requesting
| The Mayor to have erected lamps and lamp.
posts at the corners of and 10th streets south
| ara 9th and ID streets south, and 18th street
west, between Maryland avenue and street
sontn; passed.
MIR. Garfield stated that the delegations from
the 5ih and 9TH W ards had not yet received a
reply TO their letter, in relation 10 resolution
of this Board, from the school trustees Of the
Sd district, ard consequently were unable to
report, but hoped to be able to do so at the next
meetigg of the Board.
The 'JouTnai of the 6lst Council-IS63-H,'
neatly printed by Messrs Gideon Il Pearson,
was presented to the members Of the Board, the
secretary and reporters.
The President OF the Board read communf.
cation from the Water Registrar, Randolph
Coyle, Esq, concerning which communica-
ton
Mr. Tuition submitted a concurrent resolu.
ton calling special meeting OF the tw 0 Boards
next Thursday evening, to consider matters
pertaining to the Water board; passed.
On motion, the Board adjourned.
Common Council.-The Board met at the usu-
al hour, Mr. Lloyd (presidenD in tine chair,
and all the members present except Messrs
Skirying and Wilson.
In the absence OF the secretary, Mr.. S. V.
Noyes was appointed pro tenn.