Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-03-14


south, from Sd to attn streets east; passed.
Also, bill authorizing an alley to be closed
In square 2a7; passed.
| ported substitute for the bill from the Com.
| mon Council regulating the fees of the a. ses-
sors 1.-THE original bill allows $500 per an
time to sixty days. The substitute was adopt
! ed. and the bill as amended passed.
Mr.. Turton, from drainage commtsee, re-
ported bill to erect fire. plugs a. the corners
OF T. and 10th streets; Maryland avenue ana
lItn street, and 10th and streets, In the sew
enth Ward passed.
Also, bill to lay water main IN u street
south, from eth to 10th street; passed.
Mr. NoJes, from schools committee, asked 10
be discharged from the consideration OF the
petition of the American missionary Associ-
| alton, asking to be provided with school.
house for the use OF colored children, and rec
| commended that the petitioners apply to the
trustees of colored schools having charge OF
| the colored school fund. The request OF the
| com m ittee WAS agreed to.
MIR. Moves, from the same committee, report.
| ed favorably ON the nomination Of r. T. Nor
| sell to be treasurer OF the Board Of Public
School Trustees, and the nomination was
unanimously confirmed.
Mr.. McCathran offered resolution instruct.
ing the committee on markets, at the next meet
ing, to repor. all bills In their hands relating
to the Eastern Market; adopted.
The committee Of conference on the draft
Dill made report, which was adopted, and
the bill passed.
1T now provides that the Mayor shall pay
| out Of the S35,000 unexpended from the appro.
priation Of last September, seventy five dol.
lars to each bona fide citizen of washington
who may be drafted and held to ser vi &c, or who
may IN to tha ina n none 3ps
Mayor are able to help themselves, the fact,
however, of person having furnished sub
stitute not to be regarded conclusive evil
dence Of his ability to dispense with this
amount]
The following bills from the Common Coun
A bill to set curbstones and footways along
the south side OF M street north, from N J.
avenue to 5th street, passed; bill regulating
pave and grade the alley in square No. SIP,
passed; bill to set curb stone and pave footway
on the west side Of 9th street, from N to o
street, referred; bill to set curbstone and pave
the footway on both sides OF G. street, from 9th
to 10th streets, passed; bill to set curbstones
and pave footways on the south side of
street from 9TH to 10th streets referred; bill to
take up and relay the gutter in 18th street from
E to G streets, referred.
Also bill making an appropriation of sl,136
to defray the expenses of the reception COM
mittee on the 9TH inst passed.
Adjourned.
Common CouncH-The Board met at the
usual hour, the President (Mr. Lloyd) In the
chair; all the members present except MIR.
Stephens.
In the absence of the Secretary W. H. Pope
was appointed pro ten.
message was received from the MayOr,
calling the attention Of the Boards to the evil
arising from the indiscriminate excavations of
the puDNC lnOTOugQ1aTeS. Inc MAYOR saws
greater evil can exist than that existing from
such excavations, made at improper seasons,
and he suggests as imperatively necessary to
the safety, convenience and comfort of the
community, the passage of an ordinances for
bidding the excavation OF any street, avenue
or alley for any purpose during the period be-
tween November LIST and March LIST Referred
Also. q communication from the Register
stating that since his last report appropria.
tons to the amount OF S2e6.e5 have been made
from the general fund.
The following were introduced and rafprrad.
By Mr.. Owen-Bill for sewer on 1lth street,
from canal to street; for cleaning and water.
ing Pennsylvania avenue, from ID street to 18th
street west By Mr.. Peugh-Bill to grade and
gravel 10TH 18th, 18th and 18th streets, from Z,
to G streets. By Mr.. Larner-Bill providing
against posting bills and show cards. BY Mr..
Moore-Petition for the improvement of North
Capitol street. By MIR. Ward-Bills to curb
and pave street, from LIST street east to Della
ware avenue; to curb and pave Indiana ave-
nue., from LIST to Sd street; to curb and pave Sd
street, from Pennsylvania avenue to Massa-
chusetts avenue; to set curb and lay foot pave
ment on q street, from LIST to Sd street east. By
Mr.. Ferguson-Bills to cause curbs and foot
pavements laid on I'd street east, from M street
to pennsylvania avenues on +, from 1ith to
Georgia avenue; on north side Georgia venue,
from Sd TO 4th street; north and south side of
Virginia avenue, from eth street east to 9TH
street west; on Attn street east, from Georgia
ays nue. to l. street; both sides of street, from
ith street east to II street west; on north side
Of Pennsylvania avenue, from 9th to 18th
street; on east side of 9th street, from Virginia
Petition and bill for a foot pavement ON 11th
street east from Pennsylvania avenue to o
street south. Bv Mr.. Walker-Bill to pave
south front of square 297 for flag footway at ID
and 18th street; tor flag tootway at 1lth and
street BY Mr.. Dudley-To cause curb to be
set and footway paves on north side of G street
south. from 4th to 9th street west. BY Dit.
Wright-To set curb and pave north front of
square 5l5. By Mr.. Peugb-Preventing exca-
vations being made from November 1 to
The following were introduced and passed :
By Mr.. Peugh-Resolution instructing the COM
mittee on markets to inquire into the expedi.
ency OF procuring a suitable site for market
house. By Mr.. Larner-Resolution instruct.
ing the committee on police to report bill
against obstructing the sidewalks with show
cases. &c. By Mr.. Peugh-ResoIution req uest-
ing the committee on ways and means to X
anime into the expectancy of the corporation
endorsing the bonds Of the Metropolitan Rail-
road to the amount OF S5G0000. By Mr.. Moore
Bill for wafer main on 4th, from G. to SITS.
By Mr.. Ferguson-Bill amending the act in
relation to the Harbor Master increasing the
fees. By Mr.. Peugh-Resolution requesting
the Mayor to inform the board the total amount
expended for the fire department since its Or
ganszation, and the amount OF annual salary
for its affairs.
The following were reported from commit
tees BY Mr.. I-arner, (improvenents) Joplin
leys, committee discharged; bill to grade and
gravel 4 street SOUTH from 7th to 18th east; to
set curb and pave north side Z street south,
from I'd 70 4th east; to set curb and pave foot
way on the south front OF SO uare ST. passed.
bill to erect bridge across the canal on a line
with LIST street west; postponed. BY Mr. Moore,
(drainage)- IS bill for branch Sc wer
In square SIG; passed. By Mr.. Kelly, (claims)-
Petition Of b. q. Holt for remission of fine,
adversely; committee discharged. By Mr..
Wright, (fre department)-Bil authorizing
the Mayor to cause ten additional signal boxes
to be established; postponed. BY Mr.. Owen.
| (canals}-Communicatio from the Mayor in
reference to the progress made in the examin-
! alton of the plans for the improvement of the
| canal; committee discharged. BY Mr.. Moore
| Bill making an appropriation to pay canvas
| sers OF the enrolment passed.
| Mr.. Peugh introduced resolution in rela-
| ton to the duties OF the secretary; postponed.
On motion Of Mr.. Larner, the bill for the
benefit of drafted men was taken up, the Board
| Of Aldermen having returned it, refusing to
concur in the Councils amendments, and q
committee Of conference was asked. Subse-
quently, Messrs. Larner, Moore and Ferguson