Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-05-02
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS,

COUNCIL PRoOEEDINas, May 1-Boa'd Of
the Vice President, Mr.. Turton, in the chair.
Present: Aldermen Plant Noyes, McCathran,
Utermehle, Pepper, Lloyd. Garfield, Lewis,
Gulick, Turton and Barr.
On motion of Mr.. L Ctermehle, in the absence
OF the secretary, Mr.. F. L. Harvey was elected
secretary pro tens
A communication was received from the
acting Mayor announcing the approval Of an
act for the relief of William Ready; an act to
lay water main along Water street from 1lth
street west to II st. south; and an act to grade
No. 51s.
Also, from the same, tran nsmittng, in response
to resolution of the Board Of Aldermen, the
CoLLECToR's OFFICE, CITY HALL, Wash.
ington, ID. g., May LIST, 1S65-Joseph +. Bro1on,
Esq, Acting Hayor.-SIR: have the honor to
report in answer TO the resolution OF the Board
OF Aldermen referred to this office, that the
following named sums are assessed upon the
tax books of 1864 to the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company, as follows:
.Real Estate. .Sl5l l,l9l
ROLLING STOCK. $4,000
aallroad racK..........."... 100000
1otaI. I.......... ........... .x33l ,49l
/ would add that no payments have been
made by the company for the past ten years.
1 am, very respectfully,
WIN. DIXON, Collector.
The above, on motion Of Mr.. Lloyd, was or
dered to be printed.
Mr.. Utermehle offered the following resolu-
ton;
Whereas 1t appears by the comm unica:ron of
the Mayor Of this date that the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad Company is largely indebted to
the Corporation for taxes due on the real and
personal property OF the said company stu ated
in the city; and whereas it is desirable to as
certain the relation OF the said company and its
said property to the Corporation as to Its pre-
tended exemption from municipal taxation
Therefore be it
Resolued by the Board of aldermen and Board
of Common Council Of the city Of Washington,
Thoto ffoo stir tbo
the Presidents OF the two boards, be appointed
to confer with representatives Of the said com.
pany and obtain from them II possible a re-
c0gnitiOn OF the legal right of the Corporation
TO tax the said property of the said company;
and il the said committee shall foil to obtain
such recognition, then they shall proceed to
to test judcially the right OF the said Corpora
ton to tax the said property and to recover
the amount Of tax at present found to be due
and unpaid by the said company to this Cor.
poration. Adopted.
Mr.. Plant presented the petition OF N Cal.
Ian, asking for q flag footway across Pennsyl.
vania avenue, on the west side of 2ith street
west. Referred to improvements committee.
Mr.. Quick presented the petition OF William
M. Ellis and others, asking for water main
along L street south, from Sd street to NJ J.
avenue. Referred to committee on improve!
ments. 50 4-
Mr.. Utermehle introduced a bill accom-
panied by petition from J. McGran and
others, for laying a flag iootway on the south
Passed.
Mr. Gulick offered a resolution instructing
the Surveyor to examine and report whether
the grade Of 4th street east, from East Capitol
street to North A street, can be lowered with.
out interfering with the course OF water.
Adopted.
Mr.. Quick also offered a resolution inoufr.
ing OF the Superintendent Of the fire alarm
telegraph Ia why the alarm bell at the Columbia
sions OF fires. Adopted.
Mr.. Lloyd presented Communication frouo
Mr.. Gallaudet, President Of the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, inviting the members OF the
Boards of Aldermen and Common Conncjl To
be present with their respective officers at the
institiOn on Thursday morning, on the occasion
OF the visit of the Baltimore City Councils, and
also moved that the members meet at the CITY
Hall at a. m, Thursday morning, for the pur
pose Of accepting the In vitation, which motion
was agreed to.
Mr.. Lloyd introduced q bill, accom- pauied
by the petition OF John Carrigan and others, to
curb and pave the north side of E street south.
frop, Sd to n streets west; passed.
MI. Lloyd also offered resolution calling
the attention OF the Secretary Of the Board Of
Health and the Superintend of Police to the
nuisance occasioned by certain bone factories.
He said that the nuisance had become intoI.
erable, and threatened an epidemic. Had the
Board of Health done its duty, the nuisance
would have been abated long ago. aud now If
the Secretary OF the Board Of Health did NOT
respond to the resolution by the next meetng
Of the Board Of Aldermen, he should iutrodncs
q bill to abolish that ofice
The resolr tion was adopted.
MI. Pepper, from the committee en- fmnrovo
ments, reported Common Council hIii to
caEb and pave the south side Of Virginia ave-