Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-11-20
Cerporatiea Affairs.

4 NE mayor q, Cierks and Registers ON zee.
4 Also, comm munIcation from the Mayor, en-
1 ciosing the following from the Corporation
i Attorney addressed TO Justice l.. q HANDY
| al do not thinh there is any law OF the corpora
non TO meet the case put by you, in which 10 ls
charged that a butcher knowingly and will
| fully sold piece OF meat weighing nttle more
than half OF what he pretended It weighed. Il
| 70 certainly an indictable offence, that OF cheat
| ing. ana it ought also 10 be provided for IN the
| MARKET laws. / would suggest TO you 10 re-
port the case to the Mayor with the view of
\ obtaining some legislation 10 correct The evil
| Ii coulo easily be done by an amendment 70
| 9th sec ION OF the act Of May 27th. 1857. aE sct
20 regulate markets." by providing that IN
every case where any person authorized 70 sell
| any articles In market, shall knowingly and
| wilihlly sell the same at a less weight than
that stipulated. he shall be subject 20 ssoh fine
| and penalty, or forfeiture. as the Councils nav
| thlnk Will correct the evil.
| Very respectfully.
| JosrrH II BRADLEY, Attorney.
| Referred 10 committee on markets
| Mr owen introduced a bill giving permts-
| sion 10 Nicholas Eedder TO put an iron railing
in front OF his premises five feet from the build
| irg line; passed
| Mr. Barr presented the petition of William
| Thomas. praying permission 10 place an iron
| ralhng IN front OF has premises; referred. Also,
| introduced joint resolution 10 furnish each
| OF the Police Maglstrates with printed COME
| OF the laws OF the Corporation; referred :
committee on police.
The bill for erection of a bridge over The
| creek n III street north, as amended in the
\ lower Board was taken up, and the amend
| ments Oh the Board OF Common Council were
non -concurred in.
| Bill for increase OF compensation OF certain
ofhcers of the Fire department was taken mn
| the amendments OF the lower Board were non :
| concurred IN, and a committee OF conference
| was appointed, consisting OF Messrs Owen
| TAFT and A. Lloyd.
Mr. A. Lloyd presented the petition Of wm.
| ferred.
:, Mr.. Quick presented the petition Of Mr..
Barnes; referred.
| r lad no
| A Scott, protesting against the inequality of
l the present licenses Of taverns, restaurant ts
| &C The petitioner complains that restau-
| rants. &c., doing business in the populoUs
parts OF the clty are required TO pay no more
| license than those who DO business where the
populatlon Is sparse and the receipts small.
| Referred 10 police committee
| Nr. Gunck, from the committee on finance,
| reported adversely on petition OF Messrs.
| was discharged from lite further consideration
| Also, introduced JOINT resolution requesting
| me mayor 10 cooperate with the AUTHORITIES
sniiaSIs ro. snd me Sonnty IN Proyiding
office OF the Register OF Wills, required by
| the act OF Congress; passed. Also reported
aoxerseiy or memorial OF the Board OF Trade
| asking an appropriation TO deepen the channel
OF the Potomac river, from the Long Bridge 10
| the Arsenal ION account Of the bad condition
ofthe Corporation finances, } and on the bill g
| erect lightning rods on the City Hall, and loinr
resolution 10 retit and e-arrangs the offc ces IN
| The CITY Hall, (for the same reasons and the
4 H.
| sideraton OF the same. Also, reported bill
| authorizing the Mayor to sell Corporation
| loi IN square $50, on u street west; passed.
MI. Barr, from the police committee, reported
4 substitute for the bill of the lower Board for
| the measurement of oats, &c: made the special
| order for next Monday.
| MIR. Barr asked TO be discharged from The
petition Of r. NJ. Dubant and Others IN relation.
10 the measurement of oysters: also, on the bi 4
| for measurement of potatoes, &c, both OF those
matters having been provided for in bills
4 dlrpdQT passed ROzrd-
| the committee was discharged from further
| consideration of the same.
| The President, as chairman Of the special
committee 10 which was referred the ioini res
CLINTON III relation 10 the remoy al OF the building
at intersection OF T. street and louisiana ave-
nue., made 4 verbal report in reference TO the
matter, and read a communication from The
| Mayor stating what he had done in the prem
ises; the resolution was laid over informally
Ior one week.
| The committee Of conference on the ball IN
| creasing the compensation of certain officers OF
| the Fire Department. submitted a report: which
| was agreed 10, and the bill was passed.
| Mr.. TAFT. from the committee on health rs-
| ported bill granting certain powers 10 the
Board OF Health 10 abate nuisances; ordered 70
| be printed and laid over for one week
1 Mr.. Noyes, from the committee on public
| schools, reported fayorably on the nom nations
| OF School Trustees, except that Of Il. f.. Hur-
ley, Second DlstrIct,) also, favorably on the
| nominations of the Treasurer ana Secretary OF
| the Board; and the said nominations were
| confirmed The nomination of Mr.. Hurley was
| lhld over for one week, at the request Of Mr..
4 A. Lloyd.
| Mr. Lloyd, from the committee on claims.
rePorted adversely on the petition Of Marun
O'Toole, praying remission OF a nne ana the
1 committee was discharged from It's further
| consideration. Also, reported n bill for RELIEF
OF S,r Gro ,S Smith, senit5ing fine Of SIS imposed
Mr.. Turton, from the committee on drain
age, reported adversely on the petition of Dan1
| for IN bill passed by this Board ! and the
| committee was discharged from its further
| confederation. Also. reported a bill allowing
me. me trustees OF Prosidenee Hospital 10 dram
| their new building; passed.
| referred.
The bill from the Lower Board to repair the
| culyert on h street south, in the Skin Ward,
| WAS passed. Adjourned.
| COMMON NCoUNCIL.-President Moore IN me
char, and all the members present ex cep, Mr..
| Dudley.
| The following were introduced:-By Mr..
Baker-Resolutlon 20 cause iron railing on
| street, between l7th and Connecticut ave-
nne. 10 be removed; referred. III was stated
| that this railing. in front Of the house Of he
Secretary OF the Treasury, is seven feet over
the line, BY Mr.. Peugh-Resolution calling
on the Mayor for a copy of the cOrrespon denco
between the lady managers OF the late fair and
himself in reference to the removal Of the fair
building; adopted. Also, act 70 transfer s5I,-
4ec.35 from the L. =. direct tax to the general
| fund, and S36, 35 from the general fund 10
the canal interest fund; referred Nv Mr.
| MooreLCsrtaln papers in reference to the
cial eommittee-Messrs. Mulloy. Joyce and
Morsell. BY Mr.. Multiplication OF Nathan
Blcom for the remission OF 8 fine; referred.
Also, bill for q sewer on r street, between IIth
and 18th; referred. BY Mr.. Drury-Peution
OF III. Bloom.
The following were reported from commit
tees;-By Mr.. Stewart, (improvementsl-FOr
footway on east side of 18th street west. be-
tween - and stree north; passed. To re-
pair alley in square 3s4; passed. To rebuild a
bridge al I'd and Boundary streets; passed. By
Mr. Marche, same committee) ITO repair cul-
vert on h street south, between 18th aud i4Ih
streets east BY Mr.. Joyce. (police )-Adyerse-
~ on the bill amending the act i'm relation 10
the sale OF LQuers, as to allow the sale OF
malt liquors on Sunday afternoons THE bill
was rejeeted.yeas, Messrs. Baker, Calvert,
Carroll, Mead, Mulioy, and Wright-6: nays-
Messrs: Anderson, Bryan, Joyce, Marche,
Morsell, Nalley. Peake, Pengh, Stewart
Stmms, Talbert, Walker, and the President
49, BY Mr.. Mulloy, (police)-BilI author
Izing Francis Dooley 10 build a frame shed ad-
joining brick building; passed. BY Mr. Mul-
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