Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-31

during the current year at the price named in
their proposal OF May sth, passed also, a bill
to the north side Of N street north. amended len in in
| respect TO the centre Of the street and addi-
tional expenses OF laying lateral sewers, as In
| previous bill, and passed.
| Mr. Utermehle introduced bill to trim and
gravel Sd street west, from H to streets north,
| passed
Mr.. Pepper, from the Improvement commit
| tee, reported 8 bill to grade and gravel 11th
street east, from South Carolina avenue to East
Capitol street, passed also, bill to lay flag
footWay at the intersection Of d street south
sHd enlarge the cutters on both sides OF 9TH
| street east, passed; also, number Of bills,
which were laid on the table for future action
Mr.. Turton introduced a bill to curb and
pave the west front OF squares No. 81 and 80,
passed.
Mr.. Lewis, from the improvements commit
@ zee, reported back bill to curb and pave the
Also bill to curb and pave the east side of
ION street west, from to street south;
Also, bill to grade and gravel Sd street east.
from Maryland av. to T. street north; passed.
Mr.. Lewis also inteduced bills to curb and
pave the north front of squares Nos. siI and
ol1, an q the south front OF squares Nos 538,
$50 and 5S4 passed.
Also, bills to trim and gravel 9th street west,
from T street north to Boundary street, and
New Jersey avenue, from New York ayeaue
to Boundary street; passed.
Mr.. utermehle, from the police committee,
e.
lief of Michael Reardon for damages sustained
from the overflow of the cutters, accompanied
by report Of the Surveyor relative to the con-
dition of the pavement in front Of Mr.. Rear
don's premises; and the bill was passed.
Mr. Utermehle also informed the board that
the Mayor had requested him to give notice
that he tine May or had unwittingly failed to
announce in his communication OF this date the
approval OF an act to grade and pave the car
riage- Of 9th street west from Missouri
avenue to M street north.
MIR, Culick. from the committee claims
reported adversely upon the petition of W. ID.
Crampsey, and asked that the subject be re-
terred TO the Second Ward delegation; agreed to.
Mr.. Gulick also reported adversely on the
bill for the relief Of ]. N. Clarke; concurred in.
Mr. Barr, from the committee on canals, re-
ported back the report Of the Engineers Sc
lected to examine the various propositions for
the Improvement of the Washington canal,
accompanied by resolution authorizing the
printing in pamphlet form of 300 copies of
said Engineers report; which resolution was
adopted.
Mr.. Noyes offered a resolution making an
appropriation from the contingent fund for the
adopted.
Bills from the Common Council authorizing
the Mayor to accept from the Bank of the Me-
tropolis the sum OF 1861 in settlement and full
payment OF the balance chargeable against the
bank for taxes for the year 1864, il paid within
80 days; appropriating $500 as additional COM
fnteIligencer for publishing the m proceedinss as
OF the Councils and the Official papers of the
corporation, and amended by inserting $3.50
instead Of $500; to grade and gravel 5th street
east, from Pennsylvania avenue TO East Capi-
tol street. to relay the cross gutter at the inter-
section OF L street north and 18th street west
Bills from the same apprspriatirg s2OO to
pay the members Of the city fire department
for watering the avenue on the occasion of the
review; to grade and gravel I street south,
from \ to 9th street west; Sd street east, from
Boundary to H streets north; street south,
from 1th to 18th streets east, and to- construct
an arch on said streetstreet at its in tersecton
with 18th street east; to curb and pave the west
front of square No. 3s7; the east front Of reser-
vations Nos. II and l2; square No. 573; and the
west 'front.' of Squares Nos 574 and SIS; the
south side OF A street north, from Sd to 9TH
street east; the east side OF oath street west,
from Penn'a avenue to N street north: and the
streets east; to lay a flag footway across Sd
street east at its intersection with M St south:
to pave the alley in square No. 537; and relating
TO contracting Tor the paving OF streets and
The bill from the Common Council as sub.
stitnte for the bill passed by this board for
avenue to lot No. 6, in square No. 275 was
passed. The substitute provides that the arch
shall be constructed of q certain kind of stone,
with the bed Of the stream conformable with
the proportions OF the present archJ
On motion OF Mr.. Utermehle, committee
(Aldermen Urermehle and Gulick) was ap-
Council to inform them that this Board had
transacted all the business before it, and was
ready to adjourn, and recess taken for fifteen
minutes:
Upon reassembling, the committee having
returned reported that the Mayor had no fur.
ther communication to make.
The Tax bill, returned from the Common
Council with their non.concurrence in the
amendments of the Board of Aldermen, was
referred to committee OF conference, consist
ing on the part OF the Board Of Aldermen
Utermehle, Garfield and Plant who subse.
quently returned, and reported that the con-
ference committee had agreed to the amend
ments OF this Board; which report was con-
Cured in. -.-..
Mr.. Pepper offered resolution OF thanks to
the President OF the Board, MIR. Brown, for the
able, digniaed and impartial manner in which
he had presided over the Sixty second Council
Unanimously adopted.
Mr.. Brown responded in feeling and appro-
PIRATE terms, and declared the Board adjourned
sine die.
Common Council ncit-Communication was re.
ceiyed from the Mayor, in answer to a resolu-
tion in relation to the sewer in square 300,
gnYing a ilst OF bidders, &c,; referred to Third
Communications were received from the
Mayor vetoing the bills authorizing Patrick
Brennan and VIM. H. Godron to tap private
service pipes. The vetoes were sustained
Also, message returning the bill amending
me act to license, tax and regulate hotels,
tayerns &c, without his signature. The bill
req uires that those places shall be cfSsed from
midnight TO Ave o'clock a. m, under penalty
,ot from $40 to $40 for the first otfense, and d
like fine and forfeiture Of license tor the second
offense. q -
The Mayor says: ssTo enforce this amend.
ment would imply want of faith on the part
OF the Corporation. Most if not all these
licenses for the present year have already been
granted, and with, the Understanding, as ex-
pressly provided for in the law, that all per
sons obtaining such licenses would be allowed
to keep their places OF business open all hours
Of the day and night except Sundays. Indeed
among the reasons assigneds5Qr the action of
the City Councils for Increasing the cost Of
licenses or this kind from sixty to one hundred |
dollars was most prominently the additional |
privilege Of keeping open during the hours OF
the night. |
Of a right paid for when but half the time for
which they had paid for it had expired would, |
in my opinion, be unfair and UNJUST, and if
snoh restriction should be placed on them at
all, should at least be limited to and not take
effect until after the Ist of November next,
when their licenses would expire.
"Again, in the case or one of the kind of |
licenses affected by this amendments that of
tinrling houses. the IaM now nrnYidas that