Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-16
Corporation Affairs,

BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Jan I5.-The Pres-
ident (Mr. 7. L. Lloyd in the chair. Pre-
ent: Aldermen Barr, Garfield, Cross. Guiick
Lewis, mcCathran, Noyes, and Owen
A communication was presented from tha
mayor, announcing the approval of an act for
tue reIlei OF Mrs. Nermillion. Also, a commu
RiCaion ma.n from the same, nominating VIM. r.
woodward as a trustee of public schools in the
second District, vice Charles II. Utermehle re.
slEned referred 10 schools committee
MI mI. owen presented the petition of Joseph
Nhltney, asking the remission OF A fine. re-
ferred TO claims committee
Mr.. Garfield offered a resolution instructing
the improvements committee TO inquire into
eNpeulency OF opening ID street north from
New Jersey avenue TO Sd street east and n
street south, from Sd street east Water street.
adopted.
John ii. Faulkner, recently discharged from
the office Of the Central Fire Alarm Tclegranh
ohice, asking 10 be heard by the Board OF A.
aeImtn n In his own defence: referred to fire de-
Mr.. Gulick, from the finance committee. re-
ported bill appronriating $1,000 To be placed
I'm the hands Of the Mayor for contingent eY
penses: passed. Also, q Common tsonnc,I biII
10 pay Thomas Woodward Sos 81 being haI
ance OF the judgment obtained by said Wood
ward against the Corporation: passed
A bill from the Common Council. appropria
ing S3,OO Ter the purchase of wood for the de-
serving poor of the city, was referred 70 The
committee on finance.
At the request of the President Mr. Moves
took the chair.
Mr.. Barr presented the petition of Jno. Cav
nor for the remission Of fine; referred 10 the
committee on claims.
Mr.. Gulick, from the finance committee. re-
ported substitute for the bill Of the Common
Council for the relief Of the outdoor poor OF
the city.
TThe substitute appropriates sI4oo. ana pro-
yides that the wood shalI be distributed by the
police magistrates, and was passed.
Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNCIL.-President Moore in the
chair, and the following members present
MessrS. Anderson, Dudley, EdmOnstOn, HALL
Herrell, Mead, Peugh, Rheem, Simms, Stew
ART, Talbert, White, and Williams
A message was received from the Mayor
announcing his approval OF bill for heating the
Central GUardhouse; amending the acts Of
May p, 1853, and December "a, ISsS3 Teirht
hour bill;l for relief of John HtZ: and loint
resolution of thanks TO Hon. Jasper T.. Brady
communication was also received. in COM
plan ce with a resolution of the Board, relating
10 the erection of the school building at the
corner of 18th and streets. The Mayor state.
that the work and material contracted for in
Guiding patterns ior castings, involve an e1-
unanimously selected from a number of designs
and plans that of Messrs. Cluss a. Hammer
hueber, which has been somewhat modified
and in their present defiRite shape have meriIed
and received the unqualified appreciation of
some of the leading educators of the country
who have examined them. The plan pro-
vides building in solid brick architec-
ture, with iron Trimmings, 1i2 feet in
length and II feet wide, with finished
basement, spacious lunch room and play
grounds, improved steam heating apparatus
fOrtthe entire building the necessary air ducts
coal cellar and rooms for the ianitor On the
basement will be erected a three-story building
containing II school rooms 33S by q feet and
Is feet high with separate cloak rooms for the
pupils. Besides these there are in the third
story two rooms one 33H by 81 with cloak
room, and recitation room 80 by 2I feet besides
on the west Of this story hall Is by o. feet in
which all the pupils can be assembled The
uppeTmost stories Will be occupied by the old
a T mn lie 1iQrf font
departments, male and female, are entirely
separate, and the stairs as well as corridors are
to be fire proof The school population OF the
r. IsI Disirictln ieoO Was 3,49i, which has large
ly been increased since.
The committee thought proper TO contract
Tor portion OF the work only thIs season by a
carefully prepared schedule and Mr. w. J.
Downing was the lowest bidder By this
means the Corporation will have the be- neht OF
any advantage for the rest Of the work eonse-
quent upon a fall of prices of labor and mate
nal which may take place in the spring.
Mr. Rheem stated that he understood from
the communication that the basement of the
bullding Will cost S2ttoOG, and n this was 30,
the enure building would cost over SIU0,Ooo.
he moved that the communication be referred
10 the committee on schools, and would ask
special attention 10 IT. The motion was
Also, one enclosing communication OF s. ].
Bowen, president OF the Board OF Metropolitan
Ponce, making a demand on the Corporation
for the payment of the laborers EMPLOYED about
the several station houses; referred. Also, the
accounts for medicines, &c, furnis he'd the Asy-
lum; referred.
The special order-the bill for the improve
ment OF the Washington canal-was taken up,
when Mr.. Peugh urged the passage.
Mr.. Herrell opposed the bill on the ground
that IL would involve a useless expenditure OF
money. The proposed plan would not in his
opinion, work.
Mr.. White offered an amendment providing
that the navigation Of the Anacostia shall MOI
be damaged.
Mr.. Mead was opposed 10 the bill in its pres
ent shape, and moved TO postpone further as-
ton, as there was a slim board.
The consideration OF the bill was postpoued-
yeas 7-Messrs. Anderson, Edmonston, Her
rell, Mead, Talbert, White and Williams;
nays 5. The Board ad djourned al 9l5.
L. s. SUPREME COURT, Jan. Sc. ID. Cof-
I'm, Esq, of Ohio; Wilkes Angel, ESQ. of New
York, and JamPs C. MoodeV ESQ Of Nis