Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-07-05

| reported adversely upon the bill authorizing
the Mayor 10 purchase water pipes for the en-.
| suing fiscal year, and reported substitute
I therefor authorizing the Mayor to anticipate
| the revenue of the water fund to the amount
OF $4,000 for the purchase of pipes for the en-
Also reported a hill to Law sewer in G. street
north, from 2d to Sd streets west, and in Sd st.
| TO ID north; passed.
| Adjourned. ......
| 1.-THE Standing Committee on Claims consists
| OF Aldermen Lloyd, Magruder, and Pepper,
| ana the committee on Police, of Aldermen
Brown, Garfield, and Barr. An error occurred
| mitiees last week.-Rtp.1
COMMON CouNc1L-The Board met on Mon
| day at the usual hour; all the members prpseu
except Messrs. Meade, Stewart and Walker
with Mr.. Moore (PresidenO in the chair.
| message was received from the Mayor. in .
closing copy of letter of H. Is. Robinson u $
| Consul at Port Mahon, in relation to the spread
westward Of the Russian plague, and advising
strict quarantine regulations in regard TO yes.
sells from Russian ports, which letter he states
he has transmitted to the medical faculty of this
city; referred to committee on health.
| Also, a message calling the attention of
| the Board to the intolerable nuisance caused
by the excess Of water from the extreme eastern
section Of the city and flowing down 9TH street,
| with recommendation of the Surveyor for the
construction OF sewer from 9Th and E to 9TH
and q streets, which will cost $50 referred
TO improvements committee.
Also, message announcing his app val of
an act to extend sewer on Sd street east, at its
intersection with North Carolina avenue, and
act to repair alley from NJ to streets, in
square 42i; referred to drainage committee.
The following were introduced and referred:
BY MIR. Joyce-To- repair alley in square 3l5.
By Mr. Anderson--To take up and relay gutter
on the east side Of 4th street, from to H; for
nag footWay on New Jersey avenue, at f. street
north; to set curb and pave footway on west
side of squares 557 and $50; do. on south side Of
Washington street, from ith to 5th streets west
BY Mr. Dudley-For water mains on street,
m frOr u
to 9th streets.
The following bills were introduced and
passed:mBy Mr. Rheem,To repair alley. in
square 105. BY Mr.. Peugh-Resolution refer
ring the unfinished business OF last Countil to
appropriate committees. BY Mr.. Williams
Bill amending an act to repair alley in square
313. BY Mr.. Moore-Resolution requesting
the corporation attorney to communicate an
lopinion prepared for the late Board on the
powers of the Mayor to remit fines; resolution
calling on the Collector to report total amount
of taxes collected under the tax bill of 1861
designating the amount to each fund. By Mr.
ferguson-Resolation referring so much of the
Mayors message as relates to a House OF Ref
uge to a committee OF one from each ward, of
which the President shall be chairman
Messrs Moore, Ferguson, Rheem, Stewart,
Simms, Talbert and Wright were appointed the
committee.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the committee on ways
and means, reported the bill imposing taxes for
1865: IS cents on the 800 general tax, ne.half
the cost OF lighting the corporation lamps to be
assessed on the property benefited; Is cents on
the 500 for the support Of the Metropolitan
Police; cents for paying the deficiency in the
collection of the y. 5. tax, making 95 cents in
the 500 without the gas lamp tax, and provid-
ing for an abatement Of six per cent. if paid on
or before the last day of August and three per
cent. on or before the last day of October, and
giving the Collector two per cent COMMISSION
on all taxes paid in the Office and ten per cent.
ON personal taxes collected outside from par
ties not taxed on real estate.
Mr.. Rheem moved the tax for paying the po-
lice be ten cents instead of Is, which was
lost.
Mr.. Dudley moved that the abatement. if the
taxes are PAID before August 1st, be five per
Mr.. Edmonston moved to insert eight per
cent.
MIR. Herrell moved to insert ten per cent.
Mr.. Rheem expressed himself as opposed to
q large abatement, and thought it sin gular that
some OF the members We're in favor of paying
Mr.. HerrelI argTeef, tlfse g.oo-nrtsf fi,ess in-ii
held ont inducements to customers when they
were in want OF money, and he saw no good
reason why the Corporation should not adopt
this course, as ii was in want of money.
Mr.. Wright said the taxes were due on the
3lst of December, and by allowing an abate-
ment of per cent the tax payers were making
20 per cent on their money 1t was only per-
sons of ample means who would be benefited
by the abatement and he was opposed to cater
ing for the wealthy.
Mr White was inclined to oppose any abate-
ment, and thought that if the taxes could not be
collected At per cent abatement they could not
be collected at all.
Mr. Edmonston said his object was to get in the
money as fast as possible, and his amendment
would be an incentive.
Mr. Dudley had the same object in view, but
he was not in favor OF giving so much OF the
taxes back to the wealthy property holder.
The Corporation was behind hand now, and he
would favor the stoppage of all improvements
rather than expend our money in abatements:
Mr. Wright stated that the Corporation could
borrow money at six per cent, which would
be better than allowing a large abatement
m i
was with many tax payers. To get the money
in there must be an abatement
Mr.. Peugh asked was the Corporation so poor
that they We're going to pay forty per cent. for
money. The abatement of ten per cent. would
make the taxes SS0,OCO short, and he was in
favor of a very small abatement and the an
Mr.. Herrill's amendment of 10 per cent. was
lost; Herrill and Talbert only voting in the af-
firmative.
| Mr. Edmonston withdrew his amendment
Mr.. Dudley's amendment of per cent. was
adopted Messrs. Edmonston, Hamilton, Her.
rill and Talbert voting in the negative.
Mr.. Rheem moved to amend the 11th section
by inserting a commission OF 1H per cent. in.
stead of 3.
Mr. White said that it was burning dis.
grace that the compensation of the Collector
should exceed the salary OF the Mayor; it is
timated that it reaches $4,000 per annum. In
Baltimore the collector, who collects a million
and quarter to a halt, receives $1,000. He
had nothing against the present Collector, who
was man of honor and integrity, but thought
the salary entirely too large.
Mr.. Ferguson said that from the amount of
taxes received last year his compensation
would be a little over $4,000
Mr.. Edmonston said with the enormous
amount of taxes for improvements his COM
pensation this year would be $4,000.
Mr.. Peugh said he had been informed that
all the commission does not go to the Collec-
tor, his compensation not exceeding 1850 af-l
ter paying his clerks. r....... ..
MIR White moved an amendment, that the
compensation of the Collector shall not exceed
the salary of the Mayor.
The notion was lost-yeas 4-Messrs. Hazel,
Joyce, lyman, and White-nays ~.
The bill was read q third time and passed.
The following were reported from commit
mittees BY Mr.. Rheem-subshtute for bill to
change grade of 9th, 7th, sth, 9th, 10th, 11th,
18th, and 18th streets west to correspond with
those of street; to set curb and pave footway
on east side of 9TH street west from 9th street to
Boundary line; to reset curb and relay gutter
on east side of 9th street west, from l. to M
ctraof north. aufhOriZing the MayOr rent a