Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-05-02
Corporation Affairs.

COMMON COUNCIL.-All the members pres
ent, except Messrs. Hazel, Joyce, Williams
and Wright
A message was received from the Mayor an.
nouncing his approval Of the following acts -
For footway or the east side of 9th street east
from pennsylvania TO North Carolina avenue;
ditto north side OF B street north, from Sd to
iih east 10 extend sewer from the alley in
square 457 10 street, and through that street
between 9th and eth; TO license and regulate
insurance companies. Alec one enclosing a
proposition from Nessrs. ShelIhaus and Weis.
ser 10 place q town clock on Central Guard.
house; referred. Also, enclosing a petition of
Bernard Carr for the remission of a fine re-
ferred. Also one enclosing reports of the ward
apothecarIes tor the quarter ending December
81, lS65. The Mayor says the reports for the
last quarter have not as yet been received
The accounts are as follows ID. q. Ridgely,
First Ward, 2l0 prescriptions, Sl7I.O5; W Il.
Entwisle, Second Ward, SlOOIO G.. J. Musser.
Third Ward, S143.20; s. r. Sylvester, Fourth
Ward, I,le9 prescriptions, s795 Sc; Z. b. Berry,
Fifth Ward. se25; ]. +. Bates. Sixth Ward.
Sls25; s: v. b. Boswell, Seventh Ward, s4O6. 10.
Referred.
Mr.. Peugh rose to a personal explanation,
and sald that in his remarks at the previous
meeting he was reported as stating that he
oblected TO trusses being given to the poor He
did not object TO trusses being furnished the
poor, but it was the costliness Of the articles
furnished.
The following were introduced and re.
ferred by Mr.. Simms-Pettion for grading
and paving alley in square 4sO; two protests
street, between N and o, ana between q
street and New York alley. BY Mr. Ander-
son-Bill to construct q sewer in the uare
south of the avenue between Sd and Y st
by Mr.: Meade-Two petitions to grade and
pave alley in square 74O. BY Mr.. Ferguson
Petition against the grading and paving of the
alley in square $40. Also, against same in
square 743. BY Mr.. Herrell-Petition of w.
T.. Hutchinson for the reimbursement of GER
tain monies. BY Mr.. Walker-Petition for the
paving OF alley in square 3S5. BY Mr.. Ed
monston-Bill TO build a brick arch across the
Tiber at II street north; bill to pave the south
front Of square CPS. By MP Meade-To trim
and gravel 9th street east, from Pa. avenue to
Mr.. Peugh moved to take from the files the
petition and papers in the case of Hon. VIM.
Sprague In reference to his erecting an iron
railing around square; not agreed TO.
Mr. Anderson offered resolution, wnicn
was adopted, setting forth that telegraph cor
porafions are in the habit OF tearing up the
payemenis laid by citizens at considerable ex-
pense for the purpose OF locating Telegraph
poles, and requesting the Mayor 70 INFORM ,ne
cate their poles without regard 10 the injury
DONE and what remedy can be applied 10 COM
pel the corporations TO put the pavements in
proper order.
on.sfing the Surveyor to examine the inter-
section of Indiana avenue and LIST street, and
rerort some plan 10 abate the nuisance at that
pcint: adopted.
Mr. Peugh offered n resolution directing the
Board OF Health to inquire into the ne
ce,siiy OF having the sewer in the square
bounded by 18th ans 18th streets west and +
and q streets north covered with brick arch;
adopted.
Mr.. Moore Introduced hill for sewer in ID
STREET north from 2d TO Sd street west; passed.
Mr.. Ferguson Introduced hill Ia revive the
act 10 grade atd gravel 9ih s'-eet EAST IRON
Psnnsy iNania avenue toG street south' WHICH,