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contingent fund Of the Corporation. Ordered
to be printed and made the special order for the
next meeting OF the Board.
Mr.. Lloyd introduced joint resolution to
lay water main on 9Th street, from Maryland
avenue to street south, and thence along F
street to ~ street Passed:
Mr.. Barr offered joint resolution providing
Tor the appointment of committee, to consist
OF the Mayor and three members ofeach Board,
to visit Annapolis for the purpose Of securing
the passage OF an act by the Maryland Legis
lature to reincorporate the Metropolitan Rail-
road Company, and making an appropriation
to defray the expenses OF the committee.
Mr.. Pepper, from the committee on i'm.
provement, reported a bill authorizing L. j.
Middleton to erect an ice house at the foot OF
N street south; passed. Also a bill to set curb
Of squares s74. SIS, s76 and e77; passed. Also
bill to set curbstones and pave footway along
the south and eastfront Of squares 92i, 925 and
Considerable discussion ensued as to the
question whether the bill Of Congress in re-
!ation to street improvements authorizes the
a majority Of the property holders, and the
committee on Improvements was requested TO.
obtain the opinion OF the corporation attorney
ON the point; and the Secretary of the Board
was authorized to have copies Of the act as
passed by Congress printed for the use of the
Mr. Plant, from the same committee. re.
ported bill to grade and pave the alley in
square No. 900; passed.
Mr.. Utermehle introduced a bill approprI-
ating $4,000 for dredging the Washington
Mr.. Noyes moved its reference as there was
already plan (by w. Wise, Esq,) for
cleaning the canal on comprehensive scale
before the canal committee, and ne should
prefer hearing the committees report upon
that plan before taking further action.
Mr. Barr said the canals committee were
giving the plan submitted TO them careful con-
sideration.
The Chair (Mr. Turton,) said the various
plans had been submitted, to be reported upon
by an engineer, Mr.. Cluss.
The bill was referred.
Mr.. Utermehle also presented a bill to pave
the carriageway on AZ street. from the canal
the carriageway on 5th street west, from ID to
q streets north passed. Also, bill to pave
the carriageway on 9th street west, from the
canal to G street north; passed. Also, bill
to pave the carriageway on ith street from D
to q streets north referred to the committee
on Improvements.
age, reported bill to lay water main on p
street from 14th to 10th street, and thence along
10th street to L street north; passed. Also, the
nomination of f. Burd to be inspector and
measurer Of lumber; confirmed.
>. On motion OF Mr.. Barr, the committee on po-
lice was discharged from the further consider
ation Of the petition Of J. W. Smoot.
Mr. Noyes, from the committee on schools,
reported bill appropriating $140 for repairs
TO the school house and furniture appertaining
to the same on 18th street, south OF Maryland
avenue: passed. Also, the correspondence be-
tween the Mayor and the trustees OF the public
schools in relation to the fund tor the colcred
schools; placed en- file.
Mr. Rapley, from the committee on wharves,
reported bill TO regulate the fees of the har-
The following bills were reported:-Bin to
pave the alley in square 462; to pave the south
'front.' OF squares 572, $50, 632 and 633; the west
'front.' OF squares 725, and the north front OF
square 6s6; the west front Of squares 627, $40,
OBI and 633; the east front of squares ST., ,569,
571, 573 and SIS; the north and south fronts of
squares 572 and 573; the north side Of street
south from 20 to 9TH street east; the south front
OF square 537; to grade and gravel E street
south from 7th to 10th street west; and to pave
footways along the north front Of squares 2l7
and 2S4. .
A bill making an appropriation Of S1,4s7 40
to defray the expenses OF the late canvass un.
ger the pending draft, was referred to the
finance committee, and in compliance with
Joint resolution adopted by the two boards, the
Board of Aldermen adjourned to meet on
Wednesday night for the purpose Of consider
ing measures of relief from the draft.
Common Council-The Board met at the usual
hour: the President Mr.. Lloyd in the chair
All the members present except Messrs Kelly,
Stephens, Talbert, Wilson.
The CHAIR laid before the Board the resigna.
tion OF F. L. Harvey, Secretary Of the Board
which was accepted.
On motion of Mr.. .Larner, Mr. W. H Pope
was declared the Secretary for the remainder
A message was received from the Mayor,
annouEcin his approval OF the following
on the south side Of N street north, from New
Jersey avenue to 5th street west to grade and
pave the alleys in square 5l2; making appro-
priation incurred by the Corporation on the
4th instant; for water main in q street south,
from 10th to 9TH streets west to grade and
gravel street, from I'd to 4th streets; for set
side Of 9th street west, from to o streets; to
grade and gravel G street south, from Sd to 4th
streets east for erecting fire plugs in the Sew
enth Ward; to take up and relay the cutters on
the east Side OF 4tl street west. botUppn O.
H north.
A message was received from the Mayor, in
the amount Of disbursements for the Fire De-
partmenf, stating that to date there has been
expended-for salaries, S6,03e.s 80; for contingent
referred. Also, the following:
MAYORS OFFICE, March 90, 1S65.-To the
Board Of Common Council: Gentlemen-I have
entitled can act for the relief of drafted men"
Before executing it you must devise the way
to obtain the money
The bill, as am satisfied was Intended by
you, provides for the cases of all who may be
drafted under the last call Of the President,
except colored persons The portion of the
from this the probable number of colored
persons, say ene.third. leaves 1,116. To pro.
vide for this number at SIS each, will require
1 do.not perceive, nor does the phraseology
OF the bill warrant the construction, which it
is is nsistea was IN intended by You, viz to allow
lis Denente TO tnat class who furnish substi-
tutes without being drafted.
Whatever you may have intended to do,
there can be no doubt that the bill on its face
limits it's benefits as well in the case Of those
who furnish 'substitutes'' as those who are
held to service, "to drafted men,
The man. under the terms OF this bill, must
be drafted before he is entitled to any of its
benefits; for otherwise he is not one of the
class to whom the benefits of the bill, by its
phraseology, is limited.
The act provides for the payment Of S75 to
ALI w1n ghall no hal IN
and who are not within the exceptions in SUBJ
sequent parts OF the act as to citizenship. The
exceptions might as well have been omitted,
as no one who is not a citizen will be held to
service. II not q citizen he will be exempted
from service and some one drawn in his stead
who is citizen, and, If held to service, the city
vice by the credit it gets on its quota, and he
should be treated as citizen for the purpose
OF this act It also provides for the payment |
OF like sum " to every person who may fur