Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-17
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

81,
Garfield. Turton, McCstnran, Morgan, Lewls'
Barr, Plant, Lloyd
~ a communication was presented from the
snsin.ers appoinisd under he act approved
;Sep.em Der 70, 1861, entitled IAN act author
eIsm,ns me m hMayor to employ an engineer to
ment Of the canal;' referred | The 1 renoIt sm-
braces sixty pages of legal foolscap, and is
M eeomPaniea by elaborate drawings sho wing
en proposed new sewer TO be created
Mr. Turton presented the petition OF yohn NJ
wilson N and ,s otaeIs, ss ASKING for pavement on
Mr.. Lewis presented petition from Minnie
Oldman, accompanied by a bill carving into
effect the object Of the memorial) asking 70 be
permitted to retain a wooden shed erected
within "a feet of other buildings. in violation of
a city ordinance, OF which she was ignorant;
referred.
Mr. Lewis also presented q bill appropriating
$1,000 10 arch over part OF I'd street west,
from the north side Of Pennsy lyania avenue TO
the west front Of lot No. 9, IN square No SIS;
referred.
Mr.. Utermehle presented the petition OF J.
Wa!laeh for the refunding Of certain sum
paid for license; referred.
Also, bill to lay sewer in Massachusetts
avenue, from 9th to 7th streets west; referred.
Mr.. NoyeS presented the petition Of J. @.
Crsmpsey and others for the paving and gra-
aing OF the alleys in square No. 500; referred to
Mr.. Plant presented the petition OF William
ID. Crampsey, asking compensation for DANA
alleged negligence Of the workmen engaged in
paving the same in obstructing the gutter so
as 10 flood the lower part of his house and in
Jure Its walls during late storm; referred.
MIR. McCathran introduced a bill appropri-~
atlDg $500 for the repair of the Wallach
scn"vi e"ildinei referrsh TO the schools oona-
The special order-a bill from the Common
Council making appropriations amounting to
Sl5,OOO, to pay certain outstanding claims
against the Central Guardhcuse-was taken
up: and after debate was passed.
MIR. Utermehle, from the finance committee,
reported the tax bill from he lower board
with amendments. The bill imposes tax OF
IS cents on every hundred dollars of the as
sessed value Of real and personal property and
OF the assessed amount OF capital employed IN
the business OF bankers, brokers and money
lenders. Section imposes tax Of one. half
the cost Of lighting the corporation lamps, the
tax to be assessed upon the lots fronting on
such streets as shall be lighted. Section i'm
poses an additional tax of Is cents on each hun
dred dollars for the payment of the expenses
OF the Metropolitan Police. Section imposes
an additional tax OF ten cents on each hundred
dollars for the payment of the deficiency in the
collection OF the U. S. tax imposed on the city
a, 5y act OF Congress, , approved July LIST, 1s64:
under this act the Collector may allow an
abatement as follows If paid on or before the
last day of August, 1865, six per cent, on or
before the last day of October, 1865, three per
cent. After the last day OF October no abate-
ment shah be allowed, and the abatement not
to be allowed upon taxes accruing upon prop
erty already in arrears until such arrearages
are paid
The proposed amendments to the Council
bill strike out the 7th Sth and 9th sections, I'M
posing additional taxes, and modify the 10th
section so as TO provide that on all taxes accru-
ing under the act the Collector may allow an
abatement as follows: If paid on or before the
last day of August, 1865, 10 per cent; on or be-
fore the last day Of September, 1865, per cent;
on or before the last day OF October, 1865, per
cent and after the last day OF October no abate-
ment
After some debate, on melton Of Mr.. Lloyd,
the bill was laid over until special meeting
Mr. Turton, from the committee on drain
age, reported bill to lay q water main along
NJ street north, from 11th to 18th streets west
with substitute, proposing to lay the main in
stead, along 18th to Massachusetts, avenue, TO-
Nj street, and along NJ street, from 1lth to l4th
streets. The substitute was passed.
MIR. Turton, from the same committee, also
reported bill to lay water main along YER
mont avenue, from to l4th streets; passed.
Mr. Utermehle, from the police committee,
reported unfavorably upon the bill permitting
Minnie Oldham to retain a recently erected
wooden shed On her premises, and the bill was
MIR. Utermehle, from the same committee,
also reported a bill granting permission to II.
b. Clark and E. L. Morrison, to erect an iron
railing in frent OF their premises, four feetfrom
MI. Plant presented a remsnstrance to the
passage OF the bill, signed by VIM. H. Damn
debate, the bill was passed.
Mr.. McCathran, from the committee on
claims, reported q bill for the relief Of ]. r.
substitute appropriating s332 60 for the settle
ment Of the claims of all other parties like those
of MT Murray. namely. corporation paving
certificates, which was passed.
Mr.. Plant, from the committee on fire depart.
ment, reported back the letter of Mr.. A. b.
Talcott, superintendent Of the fire alarm tele-
graph, in relation to the repair OF the Columbia
Engine House. and the Communication was
placed on the files of the Board.
Mr.. Noyes, from the committee on schools,
pair of the Wallach school house building.
Also, from the Seventh Ward delegation, the
bill to pave the alleys in square No. 500;
passed.
The resolutions from the Common Council
discountenancing the return to the city Of men
who went South and participated In the rebel
Mr. Utermehle, in consideration of the late
ness Of the hour, asked a postponement of the
subject till next Monday night, and to make 1t
Mr. Plant insisted on their being acted upon
at once, and called for the yeas and nays on.
the postponement.
TO postpone, and called the yeas and nays.
The motion was lost
Yeas--Aldermen Lloyd, Lewis, Turton, and
Utermehle-4.
Nays-AIdermen Barr. Garfield, McCath-
ron, Noyes, Plant, and the President--6.
Mr.. UtermehIe offered the following as a
substitute for the bill:
Resolred by the Board of Aldermen and Board Of
Common Council of the city Of Washington, That
we have entire confidence in the integrity,
wisdom, and patriotism of our present Execu--
tive, and we will heartily, cheerfnlly, and
unanime eusly approve Of and commend any
policy which may be devised, adopted, aad
executed &c the return of persons to our city
who were recently engaged in the late un-
natural and destructive rebellion.
The substitute was lost by the following
vote:
Yeas-Messrs. Lloyd, Lewis, Turton, and
Utermehle.
Nays-Messrs. Barr, Garfield, McCathron,
Noyes, Plant, and Mr. Brown, the President-6.
Mr.. Lloyd then offered as substitute the
resolutions introduced into the lower Board
by Mr.. Wright, of the 7th Ward, which were
also lost by the following vote: sf
Yeas-Messrs. Lloyd, Lewis, Turtoh, and
Utermehle-4. ..-.
Nays-Messrs. Barr, Garfield. McCathron.
Noyes Plant, and Mr.. Brown, the President-6.
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