Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

a LOCAL NEWS. r-
CITY COUNCILS, April 10, 1s65-Boerd of Al.
| dermen.-PIesent: Aldermen Brown, Quick,
| Barr, Canfield, Moves, Utermenie, Pepper
Plant, Morgan, McCathron, Rapley and Tur.
ton.
A communication was presented from the
mayor, announcing the approval Of acts grant.
| ing ceIton privileges to Charles Henert au.
tnorlZlng tne laying Of water main along
stIeet west, from Maryland avenue to street
soatn, ana thence along street. from 9th st,
to ~ street; making an appropriation to pay
the dehclency in grading Massachusetts, ave-
nue., between 18th and 10th streets; and author
lzing tne mayor to lease certain Corporation
The report of the Intendant Of the Asylum
was also presented and referred to the commit
tee on the asylum.
The following petitions, &C., were presented
and referred: BY Mr.. Barr-for fire plug on
the corner OF 9th street and Penn'a avenue.
BY Mr. Pepper.from w. SIade relative to a
water main BY Mr. .Noyes-From J. McLaugh.
lin and others for the grading of street, from
AZ 10 va. avenue, ana the curbing and paving
| Az street west; from Charles De Selden for
curbing and paving on west side of 9th st. west
near b street south By Mr.. Nc Cathran-
| the protest of T. Balm against the bill author
| izing 7. Edward Clark to erect a wharf at the
foot Of 11th street west
Mr.. Brown introduced the following Joint
resolutions, which were unanimously adopted:
Resolved, DC, That in view of the surrender
OF General Lee and his whole army to Lieu
tenant General Grant, and the assurance
which 1t gives OF speedy restoration of the
authorities of the General Government be, and
they are hereby, earnestly requested to mani.
rest their rejoicing in this glorious event by
Illuminating their private residences, places
of business, and ali the public buildings, on
Thursday night, the 18th instant, beginning at
O'Clock.
cause the City Hall and other buildings belong
ing to the Corporation to be illuminated on the
night of the 18th instant.
Mr. Turton introduced resolution appro-
prtating 81 .OG9 for the purpose of securing
maps and plans of the city, with the view OF
improving the sewerage, and authorizing the
appointment OF committee OF three from the
Board Of Aldermen and four from the Common
Council to act IN conjunction with the Mayor
in selecting an officer to make the maps and
plans, was adopted; and Aldermen Turton,
Plant and Lewis Were appointed members Of
the committee.
Mr. Pepper Improvements committee) re-
ported Council bills to curb and pave the north
side Of Georgia avenue, from Sd to 4th street
east; also, the south side Of PENNSYLVANIA av.
enue, from 9TH to 11th streets east; also, on the
south front OF square No. 2a7; and along the
north front OF squares No. SAB, and 2i7; also,
the north side OF G street south, from Ak to
9th streets west; passed. By Mr.. Plant, (lm-
provements committee bill to take up and re-
lay the pavements along F. street, between 9th
and 14th streets, the grade as at present fixed
by City Surveyor; passed. By Mr. Pepper
bill prohibiting the excavation OF streets be.
CUs
except for necessary repairs to sewers, water
and gas pipes; to lay a flag footway across 4th
street east, on the north side of B street south;
across B street south, on the west side Of 4th
street east; across Pennsylvania avenue, on
the east side Of ith street east; to grade and
pave the alley in square No. 3S5; to curb and
pave the west side Of 3D. street east, from L TO
e street south; and the east side of Sd
street east, from & street to Pennsylvania ave;
both sides OF 18th street, from PennsyIyania
avenue to street south; and the north front Of
IN q t0r
portion Of 4th street west; passed. BY Mr..
Turton-Bill to curb and pave both sides OF
Pennsylvania avenue, from Goth street to the
new bridge over Rock Creek passed. By Mr:
eas rSm 70 zes. no1 % By
Mr.. Noyes-Bills to grade and gravel street
south, from AZ street to Virginia avenue, and
to curb and pave the north side Of f street
bills to repair t the damages dons Sy the rine
OF the salnte in front OF the City Hall; to grade
and pave the alley in square No 1907, and ma
king an appropriation to defray the expenses
Of the committee appointed to visit Annapolis
in behalf OF the charter of the Metropolitan
Railroad Company to construct road to Point
of Rocks; to pave the carriageway of4H street,
fro m the canal to street, and of 5th street,
from d to G streets north, were passed.
bill to curb and pave the south front OF
squa No. 543 was laid on the table
The committee on drainage was also dis
charged from the further consideration of the
bill 10 lay water main along b street, from
1lth to l4th streets, and thence along 14th to
Maryland avenue.
Mr. Utermehle offered resolution instruct
ing the committee on finance to report bill
imposing taxes on real estate and personal
property for the year 1865 also reported reso-
luton from the drainage committee authorizing
the Mayor to purchase in open market the
water mains necessary for the current year,
and to contract for corporation stops and fifty
OF McClelland's four way stop Cocks, beth of
which were adopted.
Bills from the Common Council authorizing
the curbstones to be set and the tootways
paved on the west front Of square No 337; on
the east side of 9th street east from G street
north to Penn. avenue; on the north front OF
square No. 220; on the north side of / street
south from Sth to 11th street east; on the south
side of G. street south from sth to 18th street
east; ON the east side OF Sth street from N to Z
street north on the north side Of 6 street south
from Sth to 10th street east; on the west front
of squares No 219, $50, PSI, 2S2 2S3, pa and 2S5
on the east front Of squares No. SOB, 5Gi and
400: on the west front Of square No. 276 on the
north side of G street north from I'd TO 9TH
street west; on the east side OF 1th street east
from Penn. avenue TO street SOUTH on the
north side OF Virginia avenue from ith to 7th
street west; On the south side of G street from
ih to 9TH street east; on the south side of Fir.
ginia avenue from Halt to ~ street west; to
grade and pave alley in square No 397, and tor
the Improvement OF street south from I'd to
Sd street west; to grade Ridge street from ith
10 5th street; to grade 5th street from to
Rhode Island avenue, and to improve G street
south from 2d to Sd and from 9th to 7th street,
were referred.
Mr. Utermehle, from the committee to whom
was referred the resolutions OF the Board Of
Common Council in relation to the recent VIC
tories, reported the following as substitute,
and they were unanimously adopted:
Whereas, the metropolis OF the nation has
been frequently invested and envIroned by
persons arrayed in armed hostility to the
General Government, who have always
evinced a disposition and fixed determIn alton,
by the possible fall OF this city, to dsintegrate
and forever sever the Federal Union; and
whereas, on every occasion the citizens of
washington have uniformly manifested their
attachment to the Union and their unalterable
devotion to the Federal cause, having, when
the first alarm was sounded, responded nobly
to the call OF their common country, and there
by eNinced their loyalty to the institutions of
this nation, which were conceived in the wis.
dom and sealed irrevocably by the blood Of
their ancestors; and whereas on the occasion
OF the recent glorious Federal victories, when
| the nations heart pulsates high with patriotic
emotion it becomes the representatives of this
city to express its gratitude to our noble army
and navy for the grand achiey enents which
have conspired TO produce such manifest