Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-13
Corporation Affairs.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN, February 18TH IS,S-
The Beard met at the usual hour Present:
Messrs. Brown, Garfield, Gross, Gulick Lewis,
a. Lloyd, Magruder, Noyes, Owen, McCalh-
ran, the President. I. +. Lloyd, and Secretary
5. Y. Noyes
communication from VIM. b. Webb, Esq,
staung that ne had prepared 4 digest Of the
laws of the corporation, and suggesting q re-
view OF the same, was laid upon the table
The President laid before the Board a COM
mumcaton Of the Mayor stating that he had
approved an act for the relief Of VIM. Roach
and joint resolutions making an appropriation
for the arrest of incendIaries; of Instruction 20
the committee TO attend TO the interests of the
corporation before Congress; authorizing the
purchase Of water pipes; and granting permis-
sion TO w m. Sanderson TO open sth street east,
between l. and NJ streets sou:h,f or the purpose
OF introducing water and gas pipes
Communications from the Mayor, transmit
ting resolution of the Board of fl HeaIth in re-
lation to continuing the II flushing of the Wash
mgton Canal, and urging the necessity of
speedily adopting the suggestions of that board
as precautionary sanitary measure; and en-
closing resolution OF the Board of Trustees
OF Public Schools asking an appropriation for
the purpose OF creating an additional mterme-
diate primary school in the First School Dis
trict, were referred.
Mr.. Magruder presented the petition of Hen
ry Dimond for remission Of fine referred.
Mr.. A. Lloyd presented petitions OF j. W.
Steady and of M. Lucas; referred.
Mr. Garfield introduced a Joint resolution
and Police Telegraph referred.
Mr.. Noyes, from Seventh Ward delegation,
to which was referred petition of Patrick Nc
Kew, reported a bill for his relief passed
MIR. Gulick reported bill for the repair of
the west wirg OF the CITY Hall; passed
The following resolution was received from
the Mayor: =
MAYoRs OFFICE, CRY HALL. WASHINGTON.
ID Z, Fedruary 10 ls66.-Tohs Boards Of Alder
nSfr nd C@1ih6n coUncI I:-Cientlemen: Defer
.ence 10 the motives OF Congress in inaugural
4ng them, and the respect felt in common with
The whole country for the memory of the late
iamented President, induced me TO direct the
7 Sffices or this Corporation to be closed during
the ceremonies to-day at the Capitol, and 1
would respectfully suggest TO your bodies the
proprIety, for like reasons, of an adjournment
over Of the CITY Councils 10 another evening.
Respectfully,
RICHARD WALLACE, Mayor
Mr.. Noyes offered the following:
Joint resolution OF respect to the memory Of
Abraham Lincoln.
ReSOlCtd, That as q mark of respect 10 the
memory OF our late lamented President, Abra-
ham Lincoln, and in accordance with the me-
mortal obser eryances of the day by the legisla-
tive and executive branches fthe Government
the Board OF Aldermen and the Board OF CDm-
mon Council do now adjourn.
The Board accordingly adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.-President Moore In the
chair, and all the members present except Mr.
Wright.
communication was received from w b.
Webb in relation to the codihcation Of the gen.
eral laws complete, and asking the appoint
meni OF committee to supervise the publica-
ton of them; referred.
The following were presented and referred
BY Mr.. Tynan-Petition OF Dennis Donovan
BY Mr.. .Edmonston-Petition for paving New
jersey avenue on both sides, from street 70
New ork avenue; bill TO repair the roof OF
the City Hall; petition with bill for grading
and paving alley in square 7oS.
BY MIR. Hamilton-Bnl authorizing John
Webster 10 grade Half street east from the north
side OF street south TO z street south By
Mr.. Walker-Petition with bill for the relief OF
A. s. Nicholson.
Mr.. Walker presented a resolution authoriz-
ing j. A. w. Claryoe to open 7th street west
between ID and L streets south, 10 lay gas
pipe; passed.
The rules were suspended (yeas 10, nays A.
and the resolution from the Aldermen IN re-
spect TO the memory OF the late President,
Abraham Lincoln, was received and adopted
and in compliance herewith the Board ad.
journed. ..r -. II