Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-10-30

Courl, in snsvrr TO a resolnuon a. 80 ths
amounts paid and els med oy the Levy Court
for Ihe repair Of roads. The MAYOR ssys
Prom Tins you viii perceive fbsi shonxh ssts
Corporation has ALREADY paid he SUN OF
g. sos IS ioere s st;li claimed trc. n 40 aift-
tlonAl amount OF s7.ta6s2. MAKING an akCr"gt ate
Of sN,sS2 A. for the year lc6j, and IA sidtuon
20 the cum OF $e.oel 90 already paid The sum OF
50 SO - is eisiInsd. masking an aggr~ga'" OF
Levy Courtln the improvement Of roads Some
surprise will no dosbi D. frlt a. tie inoIdtnaie
increase, when n Is known that The wh o,e
CNpense 10 the city on this account WAS IN $50
oriy sl5St Co. ard In 1854 Only 81. IC7.7s
THE statemen at furnished oy the Clerk OF The
Levy Court is, however. runaccompaaisd BY
any evidence that these moneys were eNpend-
60 on .rosos esding directly 10 tins city,r -
required by The l3th section OF the act ofCon-
"Ths sfatsment OF he C.ers OF n. Levy
Court gives the list 90 roads. with the amount
| Que by he city on each, which foots a. fol-
1 lows IsGS. s7.S26 -: 1906, sas2s.2i. Sargent
rosd, 1854 siis.l2 ls65. sa73 - which, with the
AN cunt due he porter Of the Orphans CoCrt.
s:tt and s. for n stove, makes the amount
"Th- statement OF the Register Of the CITY
shows that irom July l7ih, 1882. 10 January
18th, lSo6. $la,sl5 j hss b,en pad 70 the Levy
| Court on account Of roads" Referred ana or
| dered TO be printed
Thr following were INTRODUCED BY Mr..
Baker-Resolution that the committee on mar
keis inquire fnto tne eNpedit hcy of preventing
iral ar the south side OF n street, between i9rh
snd 2uih. during market hours; adopted. BY
Mr.. Peugh-kesolution requesting the Mayor
10 furnish 10 the board a copy OF the lasi state
ment Of ihe account OF the Corporation with
| the Bank % Washington; adopted. By Mr.
ADoerson-Bill Tor TIE reliet OF Margaret q or
man; laId over BY Mr.. Mead-B.u for The
| improvement OF the Washington Asylum, 10
repair FRAME buiiding) referred. BY Mr..
| Mu'oy Bill 10 regulate the issue of licenses:
| referred. BY Mr. Nright-Bil amending act
| TO construct a sea wall approved an Nav last.
(the bill proposes that the appropriation shall
be made iron the general fund.- referred.
/ he fnl llnt
| Pe-gh, ways ana means l--Resolu:Ion IN re-
| latIoD tOa directory of the Offices IN tas west
wing OF the City HAIL. passed. Also, Joint res
| oluton OF the Aldermen authorizing the Mayor
TO carry into effect the act for the erection of a
| school building IN the first school district and
| 10 anticipate the revenue for that purpose.
| Mr.. Peugh said that in the bill passed a. the
| last meeting III re was an appropriation Of
$1,000 for the rent OF buildings in the first dis
trIct, and as long as the schools Were obliged
| TO be conducted in rented buildings such would
/ be the case He urged that on the score Of
economy and convenience the bill should be
passed. As soon IS the building rs completed
there Will be placed in itthirteen Schools ana
| the rent which would otherwise have 20 be
pad ior so many rooms would be saved.
MIR. Moore Mr.. Joyce in the chairl said De
could not give his consent 10 'he borrowing OF
SJ0.uuO for the purpose OF bLilding TN. eeifice
While there were pledged debts of the corpora
uon unpaid. They We're admonished oy the
continued increase Of the debt OF The impro-
pr1ety OF borrowing money. There is a special
TAX levied for the erection Of the school houses,
| not devote that money TO this purpose. He
stated that he would at the proper time move
| an Indefinite pos'ponement and offer the fol-
lowing:
Resoired Jy the Board If Common Council, That
the Mayor be and ne as hereby requested 10
carry into effect the act enutled "A loInt reso-
luton in reference 10 the erection OF q school
building tn the first school district" approved
the 18th OF March, 1854, by eHpepdine in the
erection OF said building. as was evidently m
tended by said act, all the revenue derived
from the tax Of five cents on the hundred dol
lare, levied in the years 1864. 1865, aud 1880,
for the special purpose OF erecting school
And be AZ further resolre6, That the Mayor be
and he is hereby instructed TO carry In - effect
20, le6i. by immediately paying out OF the fn-
coming revenues OF the Corporation. the
promissory notes of thIs Corporation. now
overdue, at the Bank Of Wa shington. and the
First National Bank, amounting TO sIoO.OOO, as
reported by the Mayor IN his late MESSAGE 10
the City Councils, and thus redeenlng the
faith OF tins Corporation, as pledged IN the acts
under " hich the money was borrowed for The
payment OF bOunties TO soldiers for the Union
army during the war.
And De AZ further reSolred, That this Board
deems II ineXpedient and impolitic TO authorize
the borrowing OF any more money until the
loan Of s75UO, authorized in April last for The
improvement Of the canal. ana also ths sums
due 10 Corporation employees and contracts,
reported by the May or as amounting 10 al adj
dluonal '5,COO, shall have been pad oil aud
| fully discharged.
Mr.. Peugh argued that, financially, the cor
porauon was one OF the most healthy ia he
| country, Notwithstanding our war debt had
been so large. He charged that this was only
| an attempt 20 defeat the resolution. aRd that
the prime object OF the gentleman tMr. NooreD
| DAMAGE the cause OF uubIi, edu.a-
ton.
Mr.. Moore moved an indefinite pos pone-
| ment OF the bill: lost
leas-Messrs BRYAN. Ioycs. Mead Nor
SELL Stewart, and the President Mr.. n ooreD-5.
| Nays-Messrs. Anderson, Baker. Calyert,
Carroll, Dudley, Marche, MuIIoy. NAII.y,
70 oh and -raoh .
Mr. Naliey called for the previous ques-
ton.
Mr. Moore asked Mr.. Nalley to withdraw
| his call and allow him 10 offer an amend
m'lt.
Mr.. Nalley said be believed tha, The su.s
| tion bad been agita;ed long enough, and The
| schools needed The building He woUld nor
withdraw his call.
The call for the previous question vas net
sustainec-yeas :, rays 9.
Mr.. Moore moved 10 strike out the section,
and amend the first 10 read as follows:
BE II resoired. dc, That The Mayor be, andbe
Is hereby, requested 20 carry into effect he
Joint resolution entitled "A joint resolution IN
reference 70 the erection of 4 school building
in the first School District" approved March
l2, 1904, by e1pending IN the erection OF said
building all the revenue derived from the tax
| OF five cents on the hundred dollars levied 10
the years lee4, ie65, and 1896, for the special
purpose OF erecting school buildings. anogst-
ing 10 about $500; and that the Mayor se, and
is hereby, authorized 10 an ticipste the revenue
70 the amount OF $4,000 in addition 20 the
W
| order 10 complete the building, al a rate Of in-
terest not exceeding six per cent
! Mr.. Wright said that the money coming 10
| now should be devoted to paying of The IN
\ debtedness OF the city. and the funds for the
purpose named should be anticipated IL was
evident that the object of the amendment was
10 kali the measure. The simple question IS
whether you are or are not in favor OF The pub
lie schools.
Mr.. Moore said that he was in favor OF the
schools, but was not in favor Of an IndIscTim-
mate borrowing Of money for their support
while the charter provides that no appropra-
ton over $1,000 shall be made unless with the
consent of two-thirds of the voters a regular
election. If proposition is made 10 increase
the taxes for the support OF the schools, be
viii shcw the gentleman who are the friends
OF the measure.
4 The vote was taken on Mr Moore's amend
ment, and IL was lost:
| Yeas-Messrs. Bryan, Carroll, Joyce, Mead,
Morseil Mufloy, Stewart, and the PTesi-
dent-e
4 Nays-Nessrs Anderson. Baker. Calvert
Dudley, Marche, Nalley, Pexke, Peugh, Simms
and Wrieht-lO.
| Mr.. Mulloy explained that he would vote for
every measure 10 aid the schools, but be could