Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


AIdermen.-Mr. Morgan presented the petition
OF Thomas G. Wheeler and others for grading
and gIaxeling 9th street east. from Z street
rorlh to N street south; which was referred.
The bill 10 erect a school building in the Sec
cnd school district was laid over informally.
Mr. Gulick, from the committee ON claims,
ases bill to pay a. T. 0oron $50 for
Inc following from the Board OF Common
tonncfl We're referred, viz Bill for improve
ment Of the Washington canal; for repairing
aho ming up the cutters and crossings at the
corner OF street north and 14th street west;
Dill 10 increase the compensation Of the COM
missioners OF the Washington Asylum to $3.50,
and OF the clerk to the commissioners to $500;
bill to provide for the contingent expenses of
tie Board of Common Councils; bill increasing
the salary of the sealer of weights and meas
uIes ,.i 70 S3oo per annum; and concurrent reso
lution relative to gas.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the committee on finance,
reported bill to increase the bounties for VOL
untetIs to S75. fThe bill enacts that the act
entitled IAN act to encourage volunteer enlist
ments approved August 25, 1862" be amended
SO as to authorize The committee appointed
under said act to pay bounty of S75 to each
volunteer; further, that the city of Georgetown
ano Levy Court be requested to CO. operate with
asnington in the appropriation of bounties
Mr.. .'idsssssl moTe H. moved to amend the bill, nv
inserting S2Oh instead of S75.
Mr. Semmes Mr.. Lloyd in the chairl thought
s1eo sne increase was too large. He believed that
Sl5O offered rs q bounty would serve eyery
purpose. He did not believe that $1,000 more
could be collected in the city for the purposes
OF volunteering. and therefore it was necessary
70 pass some bill. Capt ScheetZ, the Provost
Marshal, thinks $3.50 Will be sufficient amount
uf bounty. Mr.. Semmes further stated that he
mad paid bounties to 32S recruits since the last
call, and could have secured more than a
thousand more II he had had means to paw the
boupties. ss
MI. Brown introd uced an act to regulate and
license pawnbrokers In the city of Washin gton;
which was referred.
Mr.. Utermehle presented the petitions of
John Dom ard John DiltZ; both Of which
were referred. .y
Mr.. Lloyd introduced bill to lay a gravel
iootwalk on Tenth street west between ID and
streets south: which was passed.
The nomination Of Simeon Garrett as corpo-
ton cons stable of the First Ward was confirmed.
Mr.. Utermehle. from the committee on police,
1eport bill 10 license dealers in old barrels,
boxes, boxes, bones, sc; W hich was passed
The Common Council resolution relative to
the widening of the channel of the Potomac
river, was taken up and pas sed.
Mr.: Utermehle introduced bill to provide
tor the payment OF deficiency in building a
house for the Metropolitan Hook and Ladder
company, and il was passed.
Mr. Pepper, from the committee on improve
grade Of III street east, from Pennsylvania
avenue 20 g street, which was passed
The bill fer erecting fountain in Judiciary
Square, " as also reported back, but failed
upon the third reading Adjourned.
Board of Co7nmGn Ccuncn.-The Board met al
the usual hour, the PRESIDENT A. Lloyd, Esq !
III the chair, with all the members present, ex.
cept Messrs. Knight, Stevens and II. g. Will
son.
A communication was received from the
mayor announcing his approx al OF the follow
iHg acts To license and regulate bill posting:
TO take up and relay gutter on 9th street west,
between q and III streets north; providing tor
nag footway IN the Second Ward; making an
appropriation to supply certain def eiencies for
a gravel .oCtU ak on f street north, between
2t1h end 2ist streets west
Also, communications from the Surveyor,
81 closing estimates for in the First ~ ard;
for sewer on l4th street, from Pennsylvania
avenue TO Canal; and for repairs OF certain
alleys-which were referred.
1hs 1o!io"ips were Ifesented and referred
~ Mr Raub-Bill TO take up and relay gutter
On street, tTcm 10th to 18th street By Mr..
Follansbee-Petiton of John Wagner and
Others By Mr.. M. Larner-Petition of A.
Richards.
Mr. Raub introduced the followinp rasoip
ticns:
Re$oIred, dc, That the committee to attend
TO the interests OF this Cooperation before Con-
gIess are leqGesed to urge Congress to oman
the channel on the Washington side of the Po
tcmac, as per plan and specifications of the
Government engineer.
ReSoired, That we look upon the attempt of
the Cooperation officers OF GEORGETOWN to ex
clude this city from part of the commerce of
the Potomac as iiliberai, unjust and unkind, to
say the least Of their action with refarence to
the channel of the Potomac, Long Bridge Gc
Mr.. Raub said that it was high time that
something should be done, for now, if we had
III
through GEORGETOWN, four or five miles out of
the way. We can hardly get a small schooner
through our channel now. The Georgatown
channel needs cleaning every four years, and
1t will not be long before she will ask us for
help, and yet the moment Congress is about to
do any thing for us, Georgeto Wn rises en- mnsse
II the object OF the resolution was carried ont,
thousands of dollars worth of freight would
come to our wharyes, which now is taken five
or six miles round to get heIe
MIR. M. Larner stated that another matter re-
ac hn
had been reported in the Senate amending the
charter OF Georgetown, which proposes that
Washington shall pay 12-l5ths OF the expense
Of the Orphans Court, Levy Court ani county
Jail, while Georgetown is to bear 3 Is lhs. and
the county l-l5th. He contended that WASH
ington had S much right to the protection of
Congress as any other part of the county and
if we were to support the jail and other ,nsti-
tutions, we should have the choosing of our
own otil GERS.
MIR. N ID Larner stated that GEORGETOWN had
gone outside OF their Councils and appointed
their mcst influential citizens to work against
us before congress, and he saw no reason why
we should rot 90 the same. He moved that a
CO mmitee, TO be composed Of the Mayor the
Presidents OF the two Boards, G. w Riggs b.
+. French, and W. B. Todd, be appointed to
ate Id 10 he matter.
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. u. Wilson inirod uced tbs following con-
CnIreNt resolution:
EsscIrsd, C., That a ioint special committee
of three members of the Board of Aldermen and
tour mt mbers Of the Board of Common t,ouucil
BE- appointed by the respective Presidents
thereof, wEo are hereby Instructed to urge upon
Congress the propriety and necessity OF making
an appropriation for The eStabii h meDt of q
house OF refuge Tor the District OF Columbia.
MIR. She did moved to amend by inserting uand
fam school, such as they have at the North
where thsy have proved success; which was
accepted.
The resolution was adopted
The bill TO encourage eulistments was re.
ceised fro nl the Aldermen: and
AIr She phPrG stated that the Eyaaufiyo I,pn,
mlitee had prosecuted the measures as well "a
they could, and had tirst paid $40 bounty.
Witch they bad increased to $50 They had
! aid his hountg 10 a2e voiun esrs- Mar, land
has rasfed bill 10 pay s30U bounty, and what
can Q be "a pected 10 do when q man may 90
six miles ana get S3ce bounty!
Mr nj. LarBer seid hat the eity couid mot
borrow over $1,000 without an amendment to
the charter, and be suggested that a com u,ittee
lie appointed to ask such An amendment Ha
did not wish to be understood as opposing The
bill, bnt wished everything to be done in the
proper manner. He was in favor of increas,ng
The Iunded ceot ia order 10 carry out the objects
OF the bill 10 any amount.
Mr.. n. u. IarLer said that he had thoroughly
eenyassed his section of the Third Ward in |
cOIupany with another collector and IN thu |