Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-09-06

Meesrs. Morgan, Rapley and Brown.
Tne ChaH laid before the board a communi-
for police magistrate of the Sixth Ward and
F. a. Boswell for police magistrate of the
Seventh Ward, and Thomas Oliver for police
constable of the Second Ward, vice JOS VIII
Hanson, rejected. Referred to committee on
police.
Also, a communication transmitting a COM
munication from the Board of Water Commits
sioners, requesting the Mayor to call the atten-
ton of Councils to the fact that under the
opinion OF the Corporation Attorney the Water
Board had no power to lay water mains until
ordered to do so by laws sf the Corporation,
and requesting Councils TO consider the peti.
tions now before them, and take such action as
they may deem proper. Referred to committee
Mr.. Lloyd presented the petition of NJ
Thompson and others asking the widening OF
alley in square No. 429. Referred TO commit
tee on improvements.
Mr.. Lloyd, from finance committee, reported
back bill to copy certain papers and city rec
oTds; passed. Bill for the payment OF defcien-
cy in bounties, being money expended by Capt.
ScheetZ, late Provost Marshal of the draft;
passed. Bill to defray general aud contingent
expenses for 1864 and 5, reported back with
for expenses for burial of out door poor instead
OF $1,000; TO appropriate S25,C00 for the ex.
pense of the asylum and poorhouse instead of
S5m0i to strike out the appropriations for the
Columbia, Union, Anacostia, and Persever-
ance Fire companies, and Metropolitan Hook
ard Ladder company, these companies not
being in existence; appropriating 300 each tor
three firemen of steam fire engines instead OF
four; and to add to bill the following appro
priations, viz: for contingent expenses Of the
station houses, $4,000; for paying the tax OF
for payment Of Metropolitan police, S36,456;
carrying paupers and insane persons to the
slmshouse and asylum, $500; and for contingent
expenses of the Fire Department, $500; ali of
which were agreed to, and the bill passed.
Also, asked TO be discharged from the further
consideration OF the petitions Of Mr. Fitz Sim.
mons, proprietor of Varieties, and of Mr.. Geo.
Lea, proprietor OF Canterbury Hall. So or
dered.
Mr.. Lloyd reported bill authorizing the
" ater Board to lay water mains along 9TH
street west from south L street to the Potomac
river; on street south, from 7th to lith streets
west; and along lith street, from b street south
to Maryland avenue-amended so as to lay the
mains to II street instead OF to the river.
Passed.
Mr. Utermehle introduced bill to construct
branch sewer In Square No. 49, and bill to
from Pennsylvania avenue to New York ave-
nue., to be graded and paved. Referred to the
committee on improvements.
MIR. Lloyd, from the Seventh Ward delega-
tioR, reported back, with a favorable recon-
mendation, the bill to improve the alley in
Square No. a35, IN the Seventh Ward. Passed.
ments, reported the following viz: Bill to
place stencil trap on the northeast corner of
street north and Sth street west bill to cause
the carriage way on 9th street west, from Penn.
sylvania avenue to New iork avenue, to he
graded and paved; to construct a branch sewer
In Square No. 452-all OF which were passed.
Mr: Lloyd moved reconsideration OF the
vote whereby the bill to grade and pave the
carriage way on 9th street, from Pennsylvania
avenue to New York avenue, was passed.
81 so and pave n ens et the
Ward funds, as it should have been done by
the residents on the line Of the street. He ar
Rued that the law of Congress prohibited the
former manner OF paving.
MIR. Utermehle argued in favor of the bill,
n hdt haf
fectly proper to grade ard pave the street, for
If a bill was offered to grade and gravel there
would be NO objection TO it.
and claimed, as did MT. Utermehie, that q
bill to grade and gravel the street could not be
objected, and why then object to its being
paved. -
The motion to reconsider prevailed after a
long discussion, and Mr.. Utermehle moved to
put the bill npon its passage
Mr.. Noyes moved, as an amendment, that
the bill be postponed for one week, and be
made the special order for Monday night, and
the motion prevailed.
BIr. Turton read a communication from Mr.
]. .. Wilson, of the school trustees, calling at
tention TO the urgent demand for school rooms
chase of q lot for school purposes. Referred
TO committee on schools.
Mr.. Plant, from the ID Ward delegation, re-
ported back the bill to improve the alley in
Square No. 25i. Passed.
Dir. Ttermehle, from committee on police,
reported adversely on petition OF Jno. Baker
and others for repeal OF the pound law, and
asked TO be discharged from its further con-
sideration. So ordered. Also reported favor
ably upon an act in relation to erection OF
privies, and il was passed
MIR. Ii ulIck, from committee on claims, re-
ported adversely upon the petition OF James
MCCARTHY for remission of tine, and asked to
be discharged from its further considerat alton.
So ordered. Also made similar report rela.
tive to the petition OF Charles III. NJ. Wood. So
ordered.
Mr.. plant, fror, committee on fire depart
rfad IN -nrQh fha
of Mr.. Thomas Berry as Fire Commissioner,
vice j. }. Peabody resigned, and he was con-
frmed.
Mr. McCathran, from committee on unfinish-
ed business, reported back the papers in re-
gard to payment of outstanding claims against
the Central Guardhouse; also, an act fixing
Schools; also, petition of District volunteers for
bounty; also, petition Of Lemuel Gadds and
others, proposing to purchase certain proper
ty Of the Corporation; all OF which were re-
ferred to appropriate committees.
Mr Gulick introduced bill to construct
gutter on Sd street east, from street south to
Pennsylvania avenue. Passed.
The nomination of Charles H. Hurdle as po-
lice constable OF the Third Ward was taken up,
and was rejected by the following vote
Yea-Mr. Pepper.
Lewis, McCathran, Noyes, Plant, Utermehle,
and Turton.
Mr. Barr introduced bill to lay flag foot
way in the Second Ward: and MI. McCathran
one to lay cutters across Pennsylvania avenue
ON the east and west side of sth street east;
both of which were referred.
The bill Of the Board of Common Council
TO improve L street from 5th to 1ith streets
west was, after much discussion, passed.
MIR. Lloyd desiring to amend 1t so as TO COM
pei the Metropolitan City Railroad Company
to grade such portion as would be occupied by
the track OF their road. --t... .
The amendment failed and the bill passed.
Adjourned. -..sss
Common Counca-The Board was called to
order at the usual hour by the President, (Mr.
Lloyd0 all the members present except Messrs.
Dudley, Peugh, and Skrving.
In the absence of the Secretary, Mr.. W. II.
Pope was elected Secretary pro tenn.
A communication was received from the
Mayor, announcing his approval Of the act
making appropriation for the salaries and con-
tingent and other expenses Of the public
schools.
Also, one inclosing a recommendation from
the SURVEYOR, for twelve-foot sewer on Sth
street, from II street to Boundary, which he
estimates will cost about $4,000. Referred.
Also, a communication from the Register, in
answer to a resolution Of the Board, giving a
statement of the appropriations made from
August to September s, as follows: General