Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-11
Corporation Affairs.

riebt. the President (Mr. T. E. Lloyd in tn
chair Present: Aldermen Owen, Garfield
Brown, Pepper, Cross GuheK' Masruder,
Barr. , ,o,,;,,.; Co.
The Mayor transmitting invitations from the
lady managers and building committee to the
municipal authorities to attend the ceremonies
of LAYING the corner stone of the Washington
CITY Orphan Asylum, at the corner of 14th and
q streets, on Thursday next. The invitations
The report of the Intendant of the Asylum
for the month of June was presented, and re-
ferred TO the committee on the asylum.
a communication was received from Mr.. s.
E. Douglass, City Register, announcing the
amount of money paid for fines and forfeitures
by corporation constables and magistrates for
the year ending June Both, 1865, follows:
From :. Garrett, S1,575.15; Samuel Drury,
Sl3.f5; Joseph Williamson, S565.73; Thomas
Oliver, g, 416.35: 7. Ct. Clayton. S3633i; G..
Hurdle, S5O9.sG; E. Dawson. S2.36452 William
Thompson. S99l.51; Maurice O'COnner, 1887;
W W. Kirby, s., 1O0.43; ]. M. Busher. S1,556.79;
w. H. Lusby, 1854; George S. Hepburn,
$3,C07.73: James Lynch S3OO.9O; E. G.. Handy.
S5,294.Os; N. II. Miller. 1869 Total S26,2l7.27
Referred to committee on finance.
The Chair also laid before the Board COM
munication from the Mayor. announcing the
approval of the act extending the branch sewer
in Prather's alley, in square No SIG; the bill
to repair the alley in Square No. 6ss; and the
bill to pave the cutters on the west front of
Square No. pa
ing certain nominations for Police Magistrates,
viz: first ward. Samuel Drury; second ward.
Edgar H. Bates: third ward. William Thomp-
son; fourth ward, Gilbert l.. Glberson; fifth
ward, Il. w. Ferguson; sixth ward, James Gull;
seventh ward, +. A. Boswell; referred to COM
lnittee on police.
ing the following nominations: For Chief En-
gineGr of the FIRE Department. John H Sess-
bant, Thomas Berry, John w. Thompson, and
James Kelley. Secretary. Edward G. Eek
loft; referred 10 committee on fire department.
Also. a communication making the following
Master X
For Assistant Harbor Master, VIM. +. Grimes;
referred to committee on wharves:
Also 4 communication making the following
nominations: For Ward Apothecaries, first
ward, David 6. Ridgely; second ward, VIM.
Is. Entwisle third ward Geo. Musser; fourth
ward. 5. X. sylvester; fifth ward. E. B. Berry;
sixth ward, John E. Bates: and seventh ward,
Otho Boswell; referred to committee on health.
MI. Owen presented the petition of George
Giles, accompanied by bill for the extension
OF q sewer along 10th street west, from New
York avenue TO NJ street west; referred to COM
mlttee ON improvements.
Also. the petition of T.. j. Lewis q Co.. ac-
colnpanied by a bill to grade and pave the south
alley in square No. 2O9. referred to the i'm
proVement committee.
Mr.. Garfield introduced bill appropriatlng
S2U,0U0 to build an arch over the creek in I'd
street west, from Pennsylvania avenue to the
west front of lot No 6; in square No. SIS. Mr..
Garfield said this bill passed both Boards in
May, but was mislaid before reaching the
Mayor for his signature, necessitating the pas
sage of another act. The bill was passed
Mr.. Gulick presented the petition of Francis
+. Cook; referred to the committee claims.
MIR. Brown, from committee on police, re-
ported bill apprOpriating 81 200 for the pay
ment of laborers at the different station houses;
passed.
Mr. Garfield, from committee on fire depart
ment. reported back the following nominations
of the Mayor, which were unanimously con-
frmed, viz:
For Superintendent of Fire Alarm and Po-
lice Telegraph, A. b. Talcott; for Assistant
Superintendent, NJ. Y. Holley; for Operators,
G. H. Noyes, ]. Ii. Faulkner, L. p. Seibold.
Dir. Cross, from the committee on unfinished
business. presented communication from the
Collector relative TO the amount of taxes of the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company: re-
feTred TO the finance committee. Also snndry
bills, which were respectively referred to the
committees on Improvement, drainage, public
schools and finance.
Bills from the Common Council, authorizing
the Mayor to rent portion of the foot of 18th
street west TO w. +. Stewart: to lay water
main in 9TH street west, from + street south to
Water street. and along Water street to the
Potomac Ferry to condemn, grade and pave
an alley in square No. 397; and to curb and
pave the west front of squares Nos. 557 and
$50 on Isl street west between Il and NJ streets
west We're passed
Bills from the Common Council, to repair an
alley in square No. 105; to amend an act for a
sewer in the alley in square No. 373; imposing
taxes for the year 1865; to curb and pave the
footway on the east side of 9Th street west. from
street north TO Boundary street; reset the curb
stone and relay the gutter on the east side of 9th
street west. between l. and M streets north: to
improve nj street north. from North Capitol to
9th street east; and joint resolution providing
that no more repairs be made by the Corporation
On PPnnsylyania ven ne from the CAPITOL to sth
street east, until the Washington and George
town Railroad Company shall have complied
with the terms of their charter by paving two
7eet outside their track, We're appropriately
referred.
The bill from the Common Council for the
Improvement of 9th, 9TH, Sth. 9th, 10th, 18th,
18th and 18th streets by grading, so as TO con-
form 10 the grade of f street north, was taken
mp;
grading said streets the pavement shall not be
raised above the doorsteps of houses erected
according to the previously authorized grade,
and the bill with the amendment was referred
to the committee on improvements.
Mr.. Barr presented the petition of W. Bag
man for permission to erect frame building
adjoining q brick house; referred to the COM
1nittee police.
Mr.. Magruder offered resolution requesting
fhe Mayor to instruct the Ward Commission
PRS 10 make a report of all persons in each
ward who are doing business requiring q Ii
Cense; adopted.
Mr.. Owen introduced a bill appropriating
$500 to build bridge at the intersection of
Rhode Island avenue, and streets north
Referred TO the committee improvements,
with instructions to procure from the Surveyor
profile of the street where the proposed work
Is 10 he done.
Mr.. Owen also introduced a bill to curb and
pave the west front of square No. 27S; passed
MIR. Brown introduced a bill requiring the
Eastern, Central, Northern Liberties and Wes-
tern markets TO be kept open every day except
Sundays, the Fourth of July and Christmas;
referred TO the committee on markets.
Adjourned.
LOOK OUT for the moonlight exclusion down
Argo and barge r. T. Bishop have been eie-
gantly fitted up for the occasion, and q grand
time is expected
A GRAND Pic NC Is given at Beckerts
Garden, Navy Yard, tomorrow afternoon.