Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-17
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS Jan I6. lS65.-Ro1-d
Of Atdcrmen-The Board met at the stated hour,
the President MI Brown) in the chair. Pres
eht-Messrs. Brown, Utermehle, Garfield, Gu
lick, Plant, Lloyd, Barr, Noyes, Lewis, Pep
per, and McCathran.
The Mayor approved the following AN act
making al appropriation to pay VIM. Thomas
for experimenting the construction of gates in
the canal; to reorganiZe the corps of operators
of the fire alarm and police telegraph; making
an appropriation for q stove and fuel tor the
Rarnor Master; fixing the salary OF the female
II to- mediate schools; providing for printing z
the twentieth annual report of the Trustees of
Public Schools; to provide for deficiency in
the appropriation for the construction OF q
sewer In 9th street west, from street north to
l. street north; in relation to the excessive
enrolment i'll this District; and providing for
the appointment OF a committee to have the
same reduced.
MIR Utermehle asked that the petition of E.
r. weber, for Injuries sustained through q
defect in Seventh street, W hich was presented
few months since, be taken from the file and
be re committed TO the committee finance;
SO ordered.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the committee on finance
reported favorably on the communication from
the Mayor, asking an appropriation OF $500 10
detray The expenses OF printing the enrolment
lists; passed.
Also, a joint resolution from the lower board
requiring all bills to be properly signed and re
turned, to the committees TO which they
belong, by ~ m. the Thr rsday after their
passage; which was slightly amended and
passed.
Mr.. Pepper, from the committee on improve
ments, reported faTorably four bills providing
that the flag footways in cutters and alleys and
the curb. stones be made of the best blue stone
of certain dimensions.
Mr.. Lewis moved to insert after the "Words
blue stone," the words "or other material"
which was adopted, and they were passed.
Mr.. Garfield, chairman of the delegates fro n
the Fifth and Sixth Wards to whom were re-
ferred the resolutions OF this board in reference
to the m anagement of the W8llach and other
school houses, reported that they had coneid-
cred the matter, and submitted the correspond
ence on the subject and recommended the
adoption OF the following resolution:
B"S0lred That the report of the delegates
from the Fifth and Sixth Wards on the man
agement of the Waliach and other school,
houses, together with the correspondence sub.
mitted Herewith, be printed in the journal of
proceedings, and that one hundred copies extra
be prip ted for the use of the menob of this
board, and that the whole subject be referred
to the committee on schools
Mr. Utermehle asked that the committee be
discharged from the further consideration of
the mayors communication making q correc
uon In the amount stated to have been paid to
the Levy Court. So ordered.
Also, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration OF the petition Of O. R. Ladd and
a. M. Hoover. asking permission TO put up a
building, partly frame, contiguous to brick
property, to be nseo both as dwelling and
livery stable; which was so ordered.
The following were received from the lower
Board:-A bill to lay water mains along L
street north, from Hth TO 10th streets west:
passed. To remove ice from the sidewalks;
referred to committee on police. To make an
appropriation for the completion OF tax books;
passed.
The Chair here announced joint resolutions
in res pect to the memory of the late Edward
Everett; which were unanimausly ADOPTED,
and the City Hall ordered to be draped in
mourning for thirty days.
Also. a preamble and resolutions called 2orth
by our late worthy an estimable townsmau,
James STRIVING, which was unanimously
M. Utermehle paid warm tribute to the
deceased, saying Ii would be but proper to ex-
press the regret Of the Board at the misfortune