Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-01-30
LOCAL NEWS.
CorPeratieu Affairs.

A communication was received from Ii.
Mayor nominating Emanuel b. Oaton as an
in place Of John III. Faulkner; referred 10 the
committee on the fire department.
Also, q communication from the Mayor an
nouncing his approval of act making an
appropriation for the contingent fund Of the
Mayor; an act 10 reimburse G. w. TAYLOR: An
act fixing the time for awarding certain con-
tracts; and joint resolution granting certain
privileges 10 Messrs. Abel & Queen.
Magyar was read
MAYORS OFFIcE, CRY HALL, wAsHrNroS.
~. y, Jan. %, ls66-To he Board Of AEferrlen
and Common Council Gentlemen: i TRANSMIT
neis@nn nFa.SI n copy OF the bill proposed TO be
9nereo Tor the consideration of Congress by the
Board of the Metropolitan Police of this Dis
trlct This bill, if IL meets the approbatsu of
congress, will clothe the Board OF Police with
exuaordlnary powers, and such as are Incl
dental only 10 municipal CORPORATION, And
not only does 1t materially increase the already
heavy expense to this city of supporting the
poIlce, but likewise proposes 10 appropriate the
money of this Corporation to the use of the
board for a contingent fund.
L regret to add that / was in a homeless
minority IN opposing the Objectionable features
OF this bill; and that request to let us have a
copy of the proceedings of the last meeting of
the Board of Police, showing by whom and
what votes of Its members the OBJECTIONABLE
features were retained, was unanimously re-
fused. Respectfully, &c,
RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor.
accompanying the MAYORS communication
was copy of the Objectionable bill prepared
by the Police Commissioners The bill pro-
yides that the chief officer of the police shall
be called major; the sergeants shall be called
lieUtenants; the roundsmen sergeants and the
patrOlmen privates In addition TO the present
ofhceTs there shall be appointed one captain of
police, who shall be inspeC tor of the force and
act in the absence OF the major; one clerk IN
the office of the major, who shall have charge
OF The records of the sanitary detail: twenty
aoulIohaI sergeants, and hfty patrOlmen or
prlYates. The compensation of the major 10
be Sl,6CO per annum; of the captain, secretary,
and property clerk, Sl,2GO per annum; of the
clerks $1,000 each; of the Commissioners and
surgeons SiOO each; of the lieutenants 500
each; OF the sergeants $3.50 each: of the prIyates
5000 each; of the treasurer and detectives SS,O
each. And the Corporations of Washington,
GeCrgetown and the county shall pay the ad-
dltonal fifty per centum as follows. VIZ
1welye-fttteenths by the Corporation of
washington; two-fifteenths by the Corpo-
ration OF Georgetown, and one- fifteenth by
The county OF Washington. and the said cor
poratiOns are authorized TO levy a special
tax, not to exceed one-fourth OF one per
centum, TO meet the expense. This money
is TO be paid to the treasurer of the Board
OF Police, who shall give receipts therefor and
sHch original receipt shall be filed in the office
OF the Ihlrd Auditor of the Treasury, and if
either Corporation fails 10 pay the amount the
Secretary of the Interior is authorized TO make
levy for 1t. The act of July lG, le62 it is pro-
posed to amend SO as TO give justices of the
peace " no officiate at the station houses cog
nlZance OF all cases of offence against statutory
Corporation, or common law, and all fines i'm
posed shall be handed in to the treasurer of
the Board of Police the Thursday after they
have been imposed; and the treasurer of the
Board shall pay monthly to the proper officers
OF the Corporation wherein the offence was
committed the amount due them. The bill also
provides that after the expiration of the Iicen-
.es now granted, all licenses shall be first ap-
proved by the Board Of Police before they
shall be considered legal. No one receiving a
license for the sale of liquor shall cell or give
IL away on Sunday or any holiday or on any
special occasion designated by the Board of
Police, nor between the hours Of II O'clock d
NJ ana o, clocks a. m, under penalty Of a fine
OF $40 for the first offence for the second Of
fence, and forfeiture eff license for the third Of
fence. All fines for keeping restaurants open
on Sunday or upon a holiday, or after -
O'Clock at night, shall be reserved by the
treasurer Of the Board of Police until
the amount shall exceed $1,000, TO meet
the contingent expenses of the Board.
and any excess over $1,000 in one fis
cal year shall be paid by the treasurer of the
Board IF Police TO the TTeasur of the Corno-
ration wherein the offence was committed. and
All olhtr nnes' except those disposed of by spe-
eial act, shall be retained by the Board OF Po-
lice, and shall be expended TO build and nro
vide station houses IN districts where they are
not erected, until a sufficient amount shall
have accum ulated TO build such station houses
Inc members OF the police force are TO furnish
tnelr uniforms, In accordance with rules nre-
serIbed by the Board of Police and shall be
removed for non compliance with such ruIes
The bill also provides that when any one is ar
rested who Is charged with being a profession
may commit him to the iaiI for ninetv dsys oT
be required TO enter into security for one wear
that he will not violate any law; and if the ar
rested party considers himself aggrleyed he
may apply for a writ of habeas corpus TO apy
justice OF the Supreme Court OF the District of
Columbia. The property clerk is in vested with
The powers OF a notary public and n Justice Of
the peace, and may administer oaths No one
shall exercise the Office Of detective except nv
SPECIFIC appointment from the Board OF Po-
lice, and all private detectives shall give bond
in the sum OF $1,000, and be subject to the rules
OF the police
The Chair laid before the Board communi-
cation from Is. Seyerson, Engineer, relative TO
the improvement Of the canal. Referred 10 the
committee on the canal and ordered 10 be
printed.
Mr.. Barr, of Jos. Wideman; referred 10 the
drainage committee. by MT Brown, OF VIM
Broderick; police committee. By Mr.. A Lloyd.
of John HolbroOk and J. b Murray: claims
committee: and Of +. j. Nevis, and Elizabeth
Hurley, TO the improvements committee
MT Lloyd, by consent called mp the bill Of
the Council appropriating S70.is 20 pay John
Conner a balance due him for repairs of the
alley IN square 527, which was passed.
The Chair, by consent, called up bill per-
was adopted.
Mr.. Brown, rom the finance committee. re-
ported bill In relation 10 allowing the same
rate OF increased compensation TO the clerks
and messengers of the Police Board as given
To the others of the police force. Passed.
MI. Brown, from The police commlttee.asked
~ he. and WAS, discharged from consideration
OF the petition of John GainOr.
Hlr. A. Lloyd, from the claims committee.
asked TO be, and was, discharged from consid-
eraIion oi the petition of Jos. Whitney
Mr.. Noyes, from the schools committee, called
up the bill appropriatlng S2OvU TO erect suit
able buildings 10 accommodate Secondary
Schools Nos. !, and 6, of the Fourth School
District. The bill provides for the accomIno.
Gation of The schools affected by the receu'
lire in the Seventh Ward. The bill was passed
Mr. Noyes called up the Mayors cornmuni-
cation relative 10 the proposed police bill and
offered joint resolution appointing a commit
tee OF three members of each board TO protest
before Congress against the passage Of the bill
The resolution was adopted unanimously:
and the Chair appointed Aldermen Noyes,
Owen AID Brown as the committee on the part
OF this board.
The bill from the Council for the improve
ment Of the Washington canal was referred 10
the canal committee ....
The billtO grade and pave an alley iE square
626, amended by the Council, was taken up
and the amendment cOncurred in.
The bill for relief of VIM. Roach, amended
by ihe Council, was taken mp, and the board
refused 10 concur in the amendment.
The 1olnt resolution from the Common Conn
ell- rendering the thanks Of the corporation TO
Hon. Mr.. Boyer and TO members of Congress
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