Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.


ident Mr.. I. L. Lloyd in the chair. Present
Aldermen Barr, Brown, Garfield, Cross, Gu
lick, Lewis, A. Lloyd, McCathran, Magruder
Noyes, Owen, Pepper and Turton.
communication was presented from the
Mayor, nominating Peer r. Bacon as a mem
Der of the Board of Health, to fill the vacancy
occasioned by the resignation of James Y Da-
Wis. Referred to health committee. Also, from
the same, nominating for Superintendent of
Sweeps-First Ward, VIM. Acton; Second and
Third Wards, A. Robertson; Fourth and Fifth
Wards, w. w. Bean; Sixth and Seventh Wards
w. b. Wilkerson. Referred to police commit
tee. Also, transmitting memorial of Charles
A. Barnes, praying the remission of fine Re-
ferred TO claims committee. Also, from the
same, transmitting the following letter:
QUARTERMAsTRR GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, ID. c., October 26, IS65-Rda-
doiph Coyle, Water Registrdr, Washington City
Sir Referring TO your letter OF the oath inst
relating TO water pipes laid in this city during
the last four years, under the authority of the
War Department,you are respectfully informed
that the q Quartermaster General is Of the opin-
ION that the water pipes laid by the United
States, supplying water to Hospitals, Barracks
and Corrals may now be properly sold to the
Corporation OF Washington at the mean cost,
or value of the iron and lead. This is all these
pipes would realize at public sale, and the ex-
pense Of digging them up would be saved The
Quartermaster General directs that the promo
siton be submitted to you.
Very respectfully your obed't sery't
j. J. DANA, Colonel q. NJ. ID.
Referred TO the drainage committee.
Mr.. owen introduced a resolution request
ing the Corporation Attorney to inform the
Board whether the Corporation has power un-
DER the acts OF Congress, relating to improve
ments OF streets, TO open and grade a street and
tax the property holders bordering thereon, TO
defray the expense. Adopted.
MI Lewis presented the petition of L. B.
Perkins for compensation for damages sus-
tanned by the falling of his horses and Carriage
INTO an excavation; referred to the police COM
mittee.
Mr.. A. Lloyd presented the petition of +. +.
90 nf lar
specting sewers: referred to drainage commit
tee. Also, introduced bill increasing the an
nnal compensation OF the ward physicians to
$500 each; referred to health committee. Also,
joint resolution instructing the JOINT commit
tee before Congress TO urge the enactment of a
law establishing magistrates court for the
rlal OF petty ottenses; passed.
Mr.. Noyes presented the petition faccompa
MED by billy of f. T.. Anderson and others
for the grading and paving of the alley in
square No. $780, referred to the improvements
committee.
Mr.. Gulick, from the finance committee, re-
ported adversely on the petition Of the secretary
OF the Liquor Dealers Association for the use
OF the Aldermen's Chamber, and the committee
was discharged from it's further consideration
Also, reported the Common Council bill ap-
propriating $4,000 for the erection of a station
amendment substituting for Metropolitan Po-
lice Commissioners one member from each
Board, under whose direction the work shall
be donei amendment adopted and the bill
Mr.. Lewis, from the improvements commit.
Tee, reported bill to grade and pave the alley
In square NO. 626 passed. Also a bill to pave
LIST street east, from to ID streets south: passed
In the course Of the debate on this bill, Mr.
Gulick, chairman of the finance committee,
SAID that the First Ward had overdrawn its
credit S4e,0OO; the Second Ward, $4,000; the
Third Ward, S26,000; and the Fifth Ward,
$1,000. The Fourth Ward had to its credit
81, 600 only, instead of $4,000. as sometimes
claimed by its representatives,
MT. Brown, from the police committee, re-
ported adversely on the petition of VIM. Bag
man, for permission to retain a frame building
adjoining a brick house; and the committee
was discharged from its further consideration.
Also, reported back from said committee 10
which II had been referred, a statement of the
City Register giving the amount of money
26,246.27) paid in by magistrates and poIice
officers as collections Of fines imposed durino
the fiscal year ending June 30, 1865; placed on
lilies. Also, from the health committee reportad
favorably on the nominations by the Mavnr Of
l.. j. GaddIs, Seth A. Elliot, and y. + Rscon
as members of the Board of Health. ana ~,
were confirmed VAC
Mr.. Magruder, from the ASYLUM comr,i,,aa
back the Common CounclI hill a.
companied by the resolution of the Roard -,
Aldermen, and the communication of The NAV
or respecting the Improvement Of the asvInIy.
Win euosrtute authorizing the Mayor 10
cause TO be erected in the grounds of the asv
Ium suitable frame building for the accom-
modation OF inmates unproyided for i'm the
main building; substitute passed. Also, re-