Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-07
Deferred Locals.
Corporation Affairs.

| ne fItsioeht, L. L. LLOYD, and the Secretary,
A communication was received from the
| Mayor stating that he had approved the act
making an appropriation for the contingent
| fund Of the Board of Aldermen and Board of
| Common Council; also, an act to establish an
| additional primary school in the first school
district: an act for the relief Of John McCollum,
| and the joint resolution in relation to the new
| digest OF the laws of the Corporation
| The petition Of Henry Bailey, praying the
| remission OF fine; and the account OF Julius
| Niedt, for constructing a black walnut raiiinS
| ferred.
member of the Board of Aldermen, TO take ef
| feet on the first Monuay in April, for the rea
son that he was about TO remove from the Fifth
| ward. Laid over informally.
Mr.. Noyes, from the Seventh Ward deIega
| ton, reported back the bill for grading and
paving the alley in square 2e7, with an amend.
| nent TO strike ont "alley'' and insert Salleys
| Passed as amended. Also, reported back the
| bill for setting curbstones and LAYING foot ways
| on the north front of square 3s5; passed. Also
| presented the petition of VIM. d. Wise and
| others for opening alleys in square 53S: re-
| terred. Also, introduced an act for Iaying a
gravel footwalk in the Seventh Ward referred
| Mr.. Lewis, from the improvements commit
| tee, reported back Council bill for paving north
side OF Is street south, from 9th street east TO
fennsylNanla avenue; passed. Also, bill from
TINS board TO grade and pave the alley in square
SU7; recommtted TO the committee Also ACT 10
| grade and pave the alley in square 923; passed
Also, bill 10 set the curbstone and pave the
Il.
tween T. and j. streets south: passed Also
| bill 10 set the curbstones and lay the footways
| on the north side of street south between Ilth
ana l2th streets east; passed Also, asked to he
discharged from further consideration of the
| petition Of Patrick McHugh and Others and T.
X. zimmerman and others, praying for gravel
1oetWaSs; also, Council bill for gravel walk on
| Sth street, and the committee was discharged
accordingly. Also, bill for laying gravel foot
walk across New Jersey avenue at its intersec-
ton with b street south; committee not dis
charged and bill referred to 5th Ward delega-
| ton. Also, asking to be discharged from fur
ther consideration OF Council bill for changing
the grade OF NJ street south, and the committee
was discharged accordingly; referred to 9TH
| Ward delegation.
MIR. Turton, from the drainage committee.
reported back the bill from this board granting
John BontZ the privilege of introducing Po-
tomac water into his premises; passed.
Council bill for of Lawrence Ahern was
passed. Act for relief of Patrick McHugh was
referred. w.
Mr.. Brown introduced a resolution request
ing the opinion OF the Corporation Attorney as
to whether an Alderman or member of the
Board OF Common Council, who changes his
place OF residence during his term of Office
thereby yacates his office.
Mr.. Brown moved that the resignation of Mr.
Canheld be laid on the table; agreed to-
Mr.. Barr introduced bill for setting curb.
stones and paving footways along west, front
OF squares 393 39i and 395, and square south of
square 395; passed.
Mr.: Quick introduced bills, appropriating
SIS for laying flag footway across 4th street
east on the north side of Virginia avenue and
causing the curbStone to be set and foot uavs
| paved on street, between Sd and Attn streets
east: also. setting curbstone and LAYING foot
ways on the north side of 1 street south, be-
tween 2d and Sd streets east; referred. Also,
| reported from the ward delegation, bill for
gravel footwaIk in the Fifth Ward; passed
Mr.. Cross introduced a bill appropriating
sd;;, S25 to repair the cGlyert on street south,
Mr.. McCathran offered bill making an ap-
preparation for repair Of K street south; passed.
| Mr.. Turton, from the drainage committee,
DISCHARGED further
| ton OF the petition of John o. Meara and Others
| and the committee was accordingly dis
charged.
Several bills from the Board of Common
| Council were appropriately referred
Adjourned
COMMON CoUNCIL-President Moore in the
chair, and all the members present except
Messrs Anderson, Edmonston, Williams and
Wright.
A message was received from the Mayor an
nouncing his approval of the following acts =
To pave alley IN square 629; TO lay footway on
the west side of square 759; TO build a sewer on
New York avenue, between l4th and 18th sts
west: to protect owners of property sold for
taxes; to set curb and pave north side of N
street south, from \ TO 9th street west to con-
struct two reservoirs on ID street, between
Pennsylvania avenue and G. street north: To
set curb and pave footway on south side of
square 196; do. on east side of 5th street, be-
tween and o streets; do. on south side of u,
from ~ TO 9th streets west; joint resolution
authorizing the Surveyor to establish grade
Tor Virginia avenue, from LIST to 4th street. and
lor "a street, from Virginia avenue TO Canal
street.
The following We're presented and referred:
by MIR. Stewart-Bill for the Improvement of
lst street north, from New York TO PennsyIya-
MIA ave, (paying carriage way:) bill to protect
the entrance TO the eastern end of the Wash
ington Canal. BY Mr.. .Peugh-Petition of Vic
tor Tracey; letter from b. II. Stinemetz in ref
erence TO the paving g street north, from 18th
to lith streets west. BY Mr.. Ferguson-BilI
requiring photographers TO take out licenses
by Mr.. Hamilton-To set curb and pave foot
way on north side OF street north, between
lst and Delaware avenue: do on west side OF
ith street east, from south A TO Pennsylvania
avenue do, north side Il street. between DeIa
ware avenue and New Jersey avenue; do on
west side OF Sd street west, from Maryland ave-
street east, from Maryland avenue to q street
north; do, on north side of MARYLAND avenue
between Sd ana 4th streets east. BY Mr. Mead
To grade and gravel l. street south, from New
Jersey avenue TO AZ street west; petition of
Richard Gross. BY Mr.. WaIker-To pave
south side OF q street south, between 18th and
18th streets west By Mr.. Ferguson-Petltion
OF Joseph Garrabne for permission to erect a
frame building in the rear of brick.
Inc following We're introduced and passed:
BY MIR. Ferguson-Resolution requesting the
Register 10 report the names of all fire, marine
and other insurance companies in this city who
nave taken out license; also, all who have not
taken out license, and the names of all private
bankers and brokers who are doing business in
the city, with amounts paid by them as licen-
sesi aiso, resolution lnqulrlng the names of
the canal from I'd street west to its terminus
By Mr.. Dudley-Resolution requesting the
commlttee OF ways and means to inquire into
the e$pediency of reporting bill 10 license
hawkers and pedlars.
The following Were reported from commit
tees;-BJ Mr: Rheem, Gmproyements)-Ad-
versely on bill for flag footway at 2th and q
| streets; lost. Act authorizing curbstones to be
set and footways paved along north fronts 75s
and 7e5; passed. Act for same on east front of
squares 72s, 729 and 80; passed Act for same
Oh south front OF street south from Az to ID
street west passed. Act for same on east side
OF l3 street west from ID street south 10 Mary
land avenue; passed. Act for same on south
slde or virginia avenue, between 11th and 18th
streets west; passed. Substitute for bill for
paving the west side of fth street east from
East Capitol street to street north; substitute
adopted and bill passed. Act for same on east
and west sides of New Jersey avenue from L
street north 10 New York avenue; passed Act
| to grade and pave alley in square 7ss; passed.
Act TO grade list street east from i street south
| TO N street south; passed. Act to grade and
gravel L street south from 1lth TO 18th street
| east and to erect an arch at 18th street east.