Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.

Brown, Noyes, Cross, Barr, Garfield, Gulick
Magruder, Owen.
A communication was received from the
mayor, announcing the approval of acts
authorizing the Board of Fire Commissioners
TO purchase hose for the use of the paid fire
department.; to curb and pave the footways on
the south side of street SOUTH from Sth to 1th
streets west; providing for certain flag foot
ways in the Fourth Ward; to repair certain
streets in the Sixth Ward; providing for the
payment of certain expenses of the Corporations:
authorizing the Mayor to cause 4 certain gutter
in the Second Ward to be taken up and reE.id:
and for laying trunk across G street south,
on a line with Sd street west.
Also, communication nominating w. H.
Nalley as member of the Board of Fire Com
missioners, in place of Peter NJ Dubant, re-
signed; referred to committee on fire depart
ment.
Also, transmitting letter from O. Carvin,
urging the establishment of a swimming school
by the Corporation at an expense of from
twenty to twenty-five thousand dollars, and
Offering his services to superlntend the con-
strnction of the same; referred to the committee
A communication preson.oa s-onr uuv
Register, Mr. Douglass, in response to a reso-
luton OF the board, transmitting list of per-
sons engaged in business in the First Ward
who have taken OUT licenses since the 1st of
November last; referred to the delegation from
the First Ward.
Mr.. Garfield presented the petition of John
Shannahan. for the curbing and paving of the
south side of Virginia avenue, between Sd and
4th streets east; referred to improvements COM
mittee.
Mr.. Gulick, from the finance committee. re.
ported adversely upon the act for the relief of
the fremen Of the city, "a similar act having
already been passed.) and the committee was
discharged from the further consideration of
the subject.
Mr.. Gulick also, from the same committee,
reported adversely on the petitions of John
Van Res swick, and of H. H. Lowry and several
ward physicians for additional compensation,
and the petitions We're laid on the table
Mr.. Gulick, from the same committee, re-
ported bill apprOpriating S2,5OO to paw the
proportion of the city of the Judgment recov-
cred against the Levy Court by Thomas Wood
ward, coroner, with an amendment-s'Pro-
cided, That this corporation be liable in law
therefor Amendment adopted, and the bill
passed.
Also, the bill imposing taxes for the year
ls65 with amendments. All the sections up to
No. 10 We're reported as agreed upon by the
Board of Common Council but 4 section was
added appropriating five cents Oh the one hun
dred dollars, to be applied to the building of
chool-houses. 1t was also amended by re-
quiring deduction Of ten per cent in lieu of
five per cent. for payment of the taxes up to
August 81. 1865, and deduction of five per
cent. instead of three per cent. for payment
upon the last day of October, 1865 No abate-
ment was allowed after October. The bill
passed as amended. BY its provisions the net
amount of tax upon the one hundred dollars is
ten per cent less than last year.
Mr.. Turton, from the committee on improve
ments, reported the Common Council bill for
changing the grade of 9th, eth, eth, 9th, 10th,
11th, 18th and 18th streets at their intersection
with r street north, with a substitute, by way
of mendment, authorizing the surveyor to es-
tabllsh the grade of said streets with due re-
gard for the interests of the Corporation and of
private rights: passed.
Also. the Common Council bill to improve
M street north, from North Capitol to 9th st.
east: passed.
Also, the Common Council bill to curb and
pave the footway on the east side of 9TH street
west from o to Boundary street, with a SUBJ
sutute by way OF amendment, to curb and
front
l42, 444, 49, 446, and the east side of 7h street,
BIZ o pave fHGee tie Jsasd IL atmGsnasa
side of Square No PA, with the request that
the committee be discharged therefrom, SINH
lar bill having already passed. concurred in.
Also, the Common Council bill to place new
curbstones, and to take up and relay the gutter
on portion Of the south side of NJ street north
from 9th to 1th streets west; passed.
Also, to curb and pave portions of North
Capitol street, passed.
Mr.. Turton presented the petition of VIM.
Chappin and others for the curbing and paving
of the west front of Squares Nos. 1876 and 1877;
referred to committee on improvements. Also,
the petition of Spaulding Il Rapley and others
Tor paving the carriage way Of + street north,
from 18th to 18th streets west; referred to the
committee on improvements. Also introduced
bill to grade portion of the alleys in Square
No. 514; referred to the committee on improve
mentS.
Mr. Turton, from the drainage committee,
reported bill to amend an act for a sewer in
the alley in Square No. 373; passed. Also, a
committee discharged. Also, a bill to extend a
sewer along portion of 10th ST. west passed
Also, bill to lay sewer in X street north.
from 18th to 1ith streets west passed. Also, to
lay sewer in street north, from 1ith street
to Connecticut avenue; passed. Also, to lay
sewer In ID street north, from 1st to Sd streets
sewer from the northwest corner of the CITY
Hall to the southwest corner of the City Hail
reservation; passed. Also, to lay a sewer IN u
street, from 5th to 9th streets west; passed.
M InrtOn intrOdncP6 n IN la for
main in Goth street east, from I to K streets
north; passed. Also, reported from the COM
mittee on improvements, the Common Council
bill to lay flag footways OH K street north,
from the termination Of the present footway to
the Rock Creek Bridge; passed. Also. a bill
to curb and pave the north side of 6 street
south, from 10th to 11th streets east; passed.
Also: to curb and pave the west front of square
No. 3e7; passed. Also, to grade and gravel 9TH
street east, from Boundary to H street north;
passed. Also, to repair an alley in square No.
1t5; passed.
Mr.. Turton, from the same committee, re.
ported back the petition of Samuel Gregg for
compensation for work done in the 7th Ward,
and moved its reference TO the committee on
claims: agreed to. Also, the bill suspending
repairs on Pennsylvania avenue, from the Capi-
tol to Sth street east, until the Washington and
Georgetown Railroad Company comply with
the terms of their charter by paving two feet
outside their track, and moved its reference to
the committee on police. Also, bill to curb
and pave the east side Of squares Nos. 327 and
3lS; passed
Mr.. Barr, from the committee on police re-
ported back the petition Of citizens of the I'd
Ward praying the abatement of certain nuis.
ance and moved its reference to the Board of
Health; agreed 10. Also. made q favorable re-
port on the Mayors nominations for Police
Magistrates. all of which were confirmed, viz:
First Ward Samuel Drury: Second Ward, Ed
gar H: Bates: Third Ward, VIM. Thompson;
Fourth Ward G.. L. Giberson; Fifth Ward, b.
w. Ferguson; Sixth Ward, james Gull; and
Seventh Ward, F. A. Boswell
Mr.. Barr, from the committee on health, also
reported back the following nominations for
ward apothecaries. all of which were con-
frmed, viz: First Ward, David G.. Ridgley:
Second Ward, B: Entwisle; Third Ward,
George J. Musser; Third Ward, S. Y Sylves-
ter: Fifth Ward, f. B. Berry: Sixth Ward, Jno
E. Bates: Seventh Ward, Ohio Boswell
Mr.. Canfleld desired to call up the nomina-
tions a police for the several wards, and to
take action thereon without further delay.
: Mr.. Magruder said that the lists of license
payers called for by the Board had not yet
been made ont, and that it would be better to
defer action ON those nominations until it was