Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.

Brown, Owens, A. Lloyd, Lewis, e. ;. Noyes
Aagruder, Gulick, Canfield, Turton, McCath-
ran, Barr, and s. V. Noyes, Secretary.
In the absence tfrom sickness) of the Presi-
dent, Nj. I. L. Lloyd, MIR. Brown was called
The Chair read the following eommunica-
ton from the Mayor:
MAroR's OFFICE, March a6, 1s66.-To tie
Board Of Aldermen a:-ientlemen: i have ap-
proved the bills passed at last sessions of the
councils, making provision for many improve
mems. L did SO, however, very reluctantly,
ana 10 prevent odium from resting on this
PROVISION made for improvements, which, If
executed, Will absorb the revenue of the Cor
eumstances, il can hardly De exVeoted mat the
improvements just provided for can be made
al least for a long time. Very respectfully,
RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor
Inc communication was ordered 70 be printed
in the Official proceedings and referred 10 The
committee on improvements
Also, comm nicaton submitting pronosi.ion
from the publisher OF Basc hikes man ~ wash
lngton' and suggesting the propriety OF IegisIa-
ting, with q view 10 purchase. Referred To A
and Quick. '
Communications Were received from the
May OF, nominating Dr. A. +. A King As phy
sician 10 the poor of the Second Ward in
place OF DIR. g 3. Taft, resigned: and J. a
Mauock as Commissioner of the Northern
Market IN place of Harrison Taylor, deceased:
referred.
Mr.. Owens, presented the petition OF Patrick
Murphy; referred. Mr.. A Lloyd presented
the petitIen of Mr.. Blake, praying the remis-
sion OF rne referred. Mr.. Gulick presented
the petition of Thomas Donohue and II. T.
Hicks; referred. Mr. &. ). Moves presented
the petition Of Mr.. r. Riley and others, pray
ing for paving of alley in square All: referred
Mr. Lewis presented the petition OF Robert
warren and others, praying the Improvement
OF the Northern Market: also, reported a bill
providing for the improvements asked for; re-
Ierred Mr. a. Lloyd presented the petition OF
.lOSpnh for tSS5nv
frame structure next to brick building: re-
ferred. Also, joint resolution authorizing and
directing the sale OF certain vacant sites (for
stalls) in the Centre Market: referred.
The special order-beIng the bill granting
certain privileges 10 the Washington, GEORGE
town and Alexandra Railroad-was post
poned for one week, with the understanding
that II would then be considered without fur
ther postponemCnt.
MIR. Lewis, from Improvements committee,
reported joint resolution authorizing the
grading and paving of the alley in square 462
passed. Also, resolution requesting informa-
lon OF the surveyor as TO the cost Of grading
lsL street east from to N street south: passed
Inc Dill authorizing the Mayor TO make con-
tracts for faying water mains during the cur
rent calendar year, amended by the Board of
Common Council, and amendments non-con-
Cured IN by this Board, was taken up, and
committee Of conference was appointed on the
part OF tins Board, consisting of Messrs. Tur-
ton, Gulick and Barr.
Mr.. A. Lloyd, from claims committee, re-
ported adversely on petitions OF Henry Bailey,
VIM. Sauntry and Geo. Talbot: and the COM
mittee was discharged from their further con-
sidPration. Also, reported adversely on bills
fer relief of J. Riyere, J. &. Howard, Lawrence
Ahern, ]. H Cochran, Alexander Henderson
and Francis Middleton passed. Also, reported
fayorably on bill for relief OF w. Rothchild:
referred 10 Fifth Ward delegation. Also asked
that petition of ]. Rutherford be referred 10
Second Ward delegation, and petition OF Jas.
ton; agreed to.
Mr.. Magruder, from the committee on the
asylum, reported the monthly report of the In
tendant with recon nlendation tha il be placed
on the files; agreed to.
Mr.. Noyes, from the committee on public
schools, to which had been referred the nomi-
nation OF Mr. Il. b. Olmstead as Trustee of the
Public Schools, stated that the committee were
prepared TO report favorably upon the nomi-
nation and ask it's con firmstion; but they had
received note from Mr.. Olmstead stating his
intention of removing from the Third SchooI
District and therefore the committee ask that
the matter be laid over.
Mr.. Lewis, from improvements committee,
asked to be discharged from further considera-
ton OF the bill for cleaning and watering GER
tam streets On motion of Mr.. Owens consid-
eration OF the bill was postponed for two weeks
Also, reported act to grade and gravel / street
south, fiom llth to 18Th street east; passed.
Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNcIL-President Moore in the
chair, and all the memb bers present.
message was received from the Mayor in
relation to. the difficulty Of executing acts for
improvements; ordered TO be printed. Also
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the following pavements West side OF 4th
street east, between south A street and Penn
sylvania avenue; north side OF street north,
between Delaware avenue and New Jersey
avenue; north side of IL street north, between
lststreet east aud New Jersey avenue; north
side OF Maryland avenue, between I'd anG 4th
streets east; south side of Is street north and
Maryland avenue, between I'd and ith streets
east; west side OF I'd street east, between Mary.
land avenue and Pennsylvania avenue: east
and west sldes OF New Jersey avenue. frem I
Aro A. n,
street south, between * and I'd streets west;
west side OF Sd street east, between MARYLAND
avenue and q street north; east side of Sd street
east, between Maryland avenue and G. street
north; south side of & street south, between
18th and 18th streets west: east side of l3k
street west, between Maryland avenue and B
street sonthj west side OF 4th street east frsm
East Capitol street 10 A street north; 10 open
and grade North Capitol street from L street
north 10 New York avenue; 10 grade and gravel
Sd street east, between Maryland avenue and
T. street north.
The following We're introduced and re.
1erred BY Mr.. Peugh-To lay footway and
grade and gravel 5 street north, between 9Th
and 9Th west BY Mr. Observation-Disclosures
for the opening of an alley in square 752; also,
protest against the same bill TO take up and
relay gutter on west front of square 5l6; bill TO
take up ana relay gutter on west front OF
Hon. William Sprague to erect an iron railing
around square 4e2, five feet inside OF the buil6-
ing line; protest against the proposed alley in
remission OF a fine.
MIR. Peugh offered q resolution requesting
the Register 10 inform this board of the amounts
paid the ward apothecarIes from the LIST OF July,
1855, TO the end OF the present quarter; which
wAs adopted.
The following were reported from the com.
mittees by Mr.. Ferguson, ways and means)
Bill 10 pay laborers in station houses; commit
tee discharged, bill on the same subject hay-
ing been passed; adversely on petition Of c.
Alexander, on the act relating TO the sale OF
property for taxes and the delivery OF tax IL
ties; committee discharged. Bill 70 tax and
license photographers, fixing the rate of Ii
cense at $50 per annum; passed. By Mr.
Rheen, (improvemeRts)-Counc bills, which
were passed, for sidewalks on east side of I'd
street east, between q street north and q street
south; north side of street south, between list
and I'd street east; west side of Delaware ave-
nue., between H and streets north; west SIDE
Of lst street west, between T. and L sts north;
east side LIST street west bet. L and stx M
east slde Of ID street wess between ID and
s soutni west side of street west, be-
tween u and L streets south Also, bills which
rs meae passed, for grading and pa wing alleys in
Ieserfauon No. II; square 6e7; quare 7s5.
Ato, Aldermen bills, which were passed To
repair Il street eouth; To grade and pave alley
70 IA anAH nj flapy In