Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-01-10
LOCAL NEWS.
CoRPORArIoN AFFAIRS

ct Atdermen.-The Board met at the usual hour,
the President Mr. Brown) i'm the chair. Pres
| ent-Messrs. Plant, Barr, Garfield, McCath.
ran. Pepper, Brown, Utermehle, Gulick, Lew
| is, Noyes and Lloyd.
| The Mayor approved an Act for the contn-
| gent expenses of station. houses; also, one for
| more thorough distribution Of Potomac water
| throughout the city.
| Also, communication, accompanying which
| was bill OF 500 in favor OF Messrs. McCiill
Il Witherow, (being half the full amount,) for
| printing the enrolment list OF the city, and
asking it's passage by the board: referred to the
committee on finance.
Also, transmitted a communication, stating
that the aggregate amount paid by the Corpo-
| ration OF Washington for expenses of Levy
| Court during the official term is S12,309.21, in
place OF SS, 1853, as stated in his communication
| OF the 18th Of December, in answer to a resolu-
tion Of the Board of Aldermen Of the 5th inst;
| referred to the committee on police.
| The monthly report of the Intendant Of the
| Asylum was received and referred to the COM
mittee on asylums, and was afterwards, on
| motion. filed. 1t shows the number of persons
| remaining in the Asylum on the 30th of No.
vember 81; the number committed in Decem-
| ber, los; the number discharged in same month,
| with four who eloped, 1885, and the number re-
| manning 3lst December, 81. The number of
| smallpox cases received since Oct 10, 1864, 8;
| the number since discharged, S; and the num-
ber remaining Dec. 81, 1864, 3.
| Mr.. Garfield asked leave to submit the fol-
| lowing and asked Its immediate consideration:
JOINT RESOLUTION urging upon the Provost
Marshal General to cause new enrolment
to be made for the District OF Columbia and
for other purposes.
| ItWbereas the quota OF troops assigned to this
District is excessive, in consequence Of the en-.
roilment OF great mum Der of the floating popu.
| latlon, thereby in reality causing this District
| to furnish men for the States, and this fact
| having been fully demonstrated by the Ward
| committees endeavors to find the men enrolled
| according to the lists published by order of the
| Provost Marshal General; and whereas out of
an average of one hundred namesss not more
| than twenty can be found; and whereas in
several of the Sub distri 1t will require every
resident liable to draft to fill the quota assigned
| TO them; and whereas ii is important to bring
| the matter properly before the Provost Mar.
| ehal General.
Be it Resolred by the Board of Aldermen and
Board Of Common Council oft city Of Washing-
ton, That the two Boards assemble I'm joint
meeting, in connection with the Mayor.
Wednesday, January II, 1865, at II O'Clock, m,
and proceed In body to the Provost Marshal
Generals Off ce, and urge upon the Provost
Marshal General the necessity Of granting the
District of Columbia new enrolment.
Be it further reSolced, That the sum of ten
thousand dollars, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, be, and the same is hereby, appro-
priated out OF the general fnnd for the purpose
of defraying the expenses incurred in making
new enrolment in the seven sub-districts of
the city OF Washington Provided. The ap.
provai OF the Provost Marshal General be first
obtained.
Mr. Garfield also in this connection asked
the reading OF articles clipped from the STAR
and Chronicle, showing the onerous nature of
the quota, which were accordingly read.
Mr.. Plant moved to strike out sten thousand
dollars" and insert "five thousand dollars" In
lieu thereof.
Mr.. UtermehIe said he was in ayor of doing
something to effect red uction OF the quota Of
the city, but he thought the resolution lust
offered needed some modification.
Mr.. Garfield stated that there were over
400 names enrolled in the Fifth Ward, and
that not more than twenty out OF a hundred
could be found.
Mr.. Utermehle had no objection 10 the bill
further than specifying the per centage Of the
enrolled that could not be found. The COM
mittee should have the figures ON paper and be
fully advised in every particular before they
called on the Provost Marshal General
Mir. Lloyd said that the people of the Dis
trict had shown their devotion to the Govern
ment by farming out en- mdsse to sustain the in
duguration OF the president IN his first admin.
istration. The voting population of 5000 had
put into service 4, 300 men, and they now only
Ask 10 be placed On an equality with the States.
Though they are dlsfranchised, having 20
choice in the Presidential election, they are
ever ready to rally around the constitu ted au-
theEity. The enrolment of the district is GER.
ta!Ely excessive, and now the only question is:
how can it be made so to appear to the Pro.
vost Marshal General, the President or any
person eiSel He thought il would be best to
call special session of the two Boards, and
have men present who were in possession or
the data and all the facts connected with the
enrolment, &c. Mr. Lloyd said he had been
told by gentleman well Informed in the mat.
ter that the city is at present titled to credit
OF CSC men, and he only wished the committee
TO have the correct data, and then thew couId
compare it with the figures of Gen. Fry.
MIR. Pepper said the Government flooded the
city with teamsters and others in their employ
who remained about long enough to be en-
rolled, and then were off, He thought that
men should be appointed to make the enroll.
ment who were well acquainted with the
citizens. He would vote for the resolution as
it stands and go to the President, and even to
Congress, If necessary.
Mr.. Noyes said that there was a general I'M
preston in.the community that in consequence
of the quota for the District at large and of tae
sub b-distrlcts respectively, having been fixed,
that any further work on the part OF the differ
ent wards to correct the enrolment list would
be labor lost, and consequently the work of
revision by the ward committees had been
for the most part dropped. His colleague and
himself, however, had just had conversation
with the Mayor, and the Mayor had warmly
urged that he wards should go on actively
with the work of revision, such corrections
properly established, would surely be allowed
by the authorities.
Mr.. n. was of the opinion that smaller
committee would be mere effective than by
going up in mob as il to storm the depart.
ment.
Mr.. Gul,ck said that out OF Ill enrolled on
Penn avenue in the Fifth Ward, only 2i could
be found, and that of a list of 5S names In q
portion OF the same ward only could be
found. At one house where no one had ever
lived but widow, the names of four men had
been enrolled, and that at a brick-yard, where
80 names had been enrolled, the proprietor Of
the yard was willing to qualify that not more
thsn3 OF the names had ever been on the books
Mr.. Lloyd remarked that about the same
state OF tacts existed in nearly all the wards OF
the city.
Mr. Pepper gave notice that, at subsequent
meeting. he would introduce bill to petition
Congress to make the District a territory and
allow 1t representative in Congress, who
could probably enhance the interests of the
District TLaughter.l
Mr UtermehIe then offered the following in
lieu of Mr. Canfield's preamble and resolu-
tons, which was adopted:
Rssclged by the Oard 0f ildermsn and Board
Of Common Council of the city of Washington.
That a committee, consisting of the Mayor, the
presidents Of the respective boards, one mem
ber of each board and such citizens as they
may in vite to assist them, be, and The same are
appointed q com nmittee whose duty 1t shall be
TO present to the proper authorities the excess
siyepess OF the enrolment of this District and
the consequent quota thereon, and to use such
endeayors to have the same reduced as they
may deem advisable; and. to enable the said
committee to perform the duties hereby as
signed, sum not exceeding SfG,OUO be, and the
same is hereby appropriated out OF the general
fund, the said sum to be expended under the