Evening star., 1865-03-28
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Mr. Noyes presented communication
signed by q committee from the Seventh Ward
exemption club, composed Of Messrs. G. G. An.
derson, L. w. Wright, Q Il Page and H S. Ltch-
field, protesting, in behalf Of the citizens Of the
Seventh Ward, against the order OF the Provost
Marshal General, permitting substitutes in the
city to be credited to the 10th District of Penn
sylvania. Mr.. Noyes, In this connection, Of
fered the following JOINT resolution:
Whereas 1t has been stated that an order has
been issued by the Provost Marshal General,
authorizing Provost Marshal Ma ior O. 'Beirne to
creditsubsttutss to the l6sn District OF Pennsyl-
vania; and whereas, this order is calculated te
operate very deIimentalIy to the interests of the
people OF this District: Therefore
Be it Resolued by the Board Of aldermen and
Board Of Common Council, That committee of
TO act In conjunction withsthe Mayor in wait
ing upon Provost Marshal General Fry to re.
spectiully protest against the putting in of sub
stltntes in this city to the credit of any other
District, and TO ask that the order be rescinded:
adopted.
Mr.. Utermehle introduced bill appropria-
ting 24e0 for placing railings along the pa ued
sidewalks in City Hall square; passed
Mr.. Barr presented the petition of Henry
Noll and others against the gathering Of sand
and gravel in the branch on sth street, from
Boundary TO streets, the removal of the sand
being injurious to neighboring property. Re-
ferred.
Inc efoiloWing ngresolution-specialo order-was
takenup.
RssolUed, DC, That any bill offered In this
Board, under the provisions OF the act of Feb.
rnary 23d. 1865, passed by the Congress of the
entertained, be accompanied by a petition
signed by reasonable number of bona fide
property holders, fronting on the line of i'm
provemept contemplated. Disagreed to-yeas
2, 2,nays9.
The following was then taken mp:
Whereas, certain bonds guaranteed by the
Corporation OF Washington, in favor OF the
Washington Alexandria Railroad Comp pany,
are now due and unpaid with interest, and
whereas said bonds or the principal holder
OF said guaranteed bonds is said 10 be George
w. Riggs, Esq, OF Washington City; there.
fore,
Be ttresolred, That the said George W. Riggs,
or the holders OF said bonds, be. and they are
hereby requested 70 enter suit against the
said Washington Alexandria Railroad Com
pany for the recovery OF the amount due on
said bonds.
Resolred further, That a sufficient amount ls
hereby appropriated out OF the general fund
to pay any expenses that may be incurred in
the prosecution Of the suit entered by the hold
ers OF the guaranteed bonds against the Wash
lngton & Alexandria Railroad Company. Re-
jected.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the finance committee, re-
ported bill to supply the deficiency in the
appropriation for revising the enrolment lists
passed.
Also, the following substitute for the bill Of
the Common Council for tae benefit OF the
drafted men OF the District
Be it enacted, dc, That the act entitled can
act for the benefit OF drafted men," approved
March 20, 1865, be, and the same is hereby,
amended as follows:
Sec. l. And be it enacted, That the provisions
OF the said act be, and the same are hereby, ex-
tended to all cslored persons who are residents
OF the city OF Washington, and who were upon
the tax books OF the Corporation On the 18th Of
December, 1864.
.Andte it further enacted, Thatn order to carry
into effect the provisions Of the said act, the
Mayor be, and he is hereby, authorized and
directed to anticipate the revenue Of the Cor
poration to the amount OF thirty five thousand
ceeding six per cent. per annuRn, payable at
the end Of one year from the end OF the notes.
Passed
Mr.. Lleyd presented communication from
Mr.. J. Van Reswiek, setting forth that the city
of Washington had subscribed large amount
Of mo ney to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal,
and that the city had been deprived Of the
benefits of the canal in consequence Of the
bridges at the outlet 81 Georgetown being SO
low that the boats cannot pass through, and
are consequently unloaded, and their cargoes
TO Washington at a great expense, Mr.. Van
Reswick also states that sometime ago Con.
gress appropriated thirty thousand dollars to
raise the bridges. and that the corporation Of
Georgetown now object to raising them; and
he thinks Washington should have a legal
right to enforce the law. Referred 10 the COM
mittee on finance and ordered to be printed
Mr.. Pepper, from the committee on improve
ments, reported bills to pave Attn street west
from to street north; TO pave the footway
square 537; along the south side OF N street
from 7th to 9th street west along the sontn irony
Of squares 572, 63l, 632 and $50, along the norm
along the west 'front.' Of squares No 697, 629,
cal, 6H, ana the east front Of squares NO. 5o7.
sss 57i 5s and s74 along the s,. wsss ~ front OF
No SOC. slens the south front Of sQuaIe No.
ia. 200 and 2i1 along the south front OF qnare
No. 600; along the south mont OF squares No.
COS az a eo6. and the west froht OF No e2i to
orsde and gravel f street south from 7:h to