Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-02-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs,

Corporation Affairs.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Feb. 5, fs66.-The
Board met at the usual hour; present Messrs
MHgruCer, Tnrton, Lewis, Brown, Cross,
Owen, d. Lloyd, MeCathran, Barr, CaniieIc
q Gulick, the President, T. T.. LLOYD, and the
Secretary, :. V. Noyes.
The Chair laid before the Board the follow
ing communications from the Mayor:
One stating that he had approved, on the 3D.
instant, "An act providing Tor printing the alst
Annual report OF the Board of Trustees of Pub
lie Schools and s'An act to grade and pave
the allie y i'll square No 6l6."
One transmitting copies OF certain judgments
obialned al the instance of the Levy Court,
against certain of the scayengers of this CITY,
and suggested that, LAS the acts for which the
parties were fined was in accordance with the
requirements OF this Corporation, il NAV be
proper that the parties be protected. and the
Corporation assume the payment Of the pen
allies" Referred 10 committee on police
One asking an appropriation OF S255 for the
repairing of the City Hall, Croofand gutterIng,)
IN conformity with enclosed estimate Of Mr. J.
Hodgson; referred to committee on finance.
The monthly report of the Intendant OF the
Asylum was referred TO the committee OIL the
Asylum.
MIR. Turton presented the petition OF F.
OCoIner, which was referred to the committee
on police.
MIR. Owen presented the petition of John
Bush, which was referred to the committee on
claims.
Also, bill requiring that before any streets
are paved or curbstOnes set, ten days notice
shall be given 10 the owner, agent or occupant
of every building along the line of such pro-
posed Improvement to lay lateral sewers
water and gas pipes, TO prevent the tearing M
Of such streets and in the event of the failure
of such occupant TO lay such lateral pipes, the
ward commissioners are empowered to do the
work at the expense of such owner or occu-
pant; referred 20 the committee on drainage
Dir. A. Lloyd presented a joint resolution au-
thoriZing the Mayor to issue a permit to VIM
Sanderson TO open Sth street east TO introduce
WI
passed.
Mir. Quick introduced the petition of Jacob
Lanehart Il Co, which was referred to the
committee on Improvements.
MIR. MeCathran presented a petition of prod
Prty holders on Virginia avenue, asking for the
grading OF the same, which was referred 10 the
committee before Congress.
Mr.. Gulick, from the finance committee re-
ported a bill appropriating S2gG1 for the con-
ungent fund of the Board of Aldermen whish
was read three times and passed.
Mr.. Lewis, from the committee on improve
ments. introduced a bill for improvement of
I2th street west, from n street north 10 Boun-
dary street, and appropriating S6,vOU for the
same Also, q bill making an appropriation TO
pay Henry Birch for repairs of streets in the
First Ward. Also, bill making an appropri-
alton to pay Harrison Knott; all of which were
passed.
Mr.. Garfield, from the fire department com.
mittee, reported back petition and affidavits OF
John IL. Faulkner, asking to be discharged
from same, and that they be transmitted TO The
Board of Fire Commissioners for their action.
which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Magruder, from the committee on claims,
reported bill for the relief of j ohm J. McCul-
loIn; which was read the third time aud passed,
Mr.. Barr, from the delegation of the Second
Ward, reported fayorably on the bill 10 curb
and pave the south front OF square 27s: which
was read the third time and passed.
Mr.. Brown, from the committee on police
reported unfayorably on the nomination OF
VIM. Acton as superintendent OF sweeps i'm the
Third Ward, and asked that said nomination
be not confirmed which was agreed to.
Mr.. Magruder, from the special committee TO
which was referred 'An act to prevent the use
of steam engines in the city of Washington
without authority OF iaw;'' aiso "An act grant
ing certain privileges conditionaIly TO the
Washington, Alexandria and Georgetown
Railroad Company" together with a commu,
nication from committee of the Board of
Trade OF the District of Columbia, remon STRAIT.
ing against the passage OF the latter bill, and
asking ''that action be deferred upon this bill
until an opportunity be given the citizens to
express their views upon matter Of such vital
importance to the Interests of Washington"
made report in writing, stating that the COM
mittee also received a communication from the
Board of Trade giving their reasons in detail
why the bill should not pass.
The report proceeds:
''Your committee deem il to be due TO SO re-
spectacle body of our fellow citizens as the
Board of Trade that they give to their views
expressed SO respectfully and properly, the
GraNest consideration, and therefore will pro-
ceed TO state why they have not been induced
thereby 10 report against the passage of the hill
objected to- In the first communication from
the Board of Trade il is stated that a yerv large
majority of all the interests and trades of this
city and Its citizens are utterly opposed to the
granting OF this privilege, and that were an
opportunity afforded would Join in this re-
monsIrance, ana asks that such opportunity
be afforded by deferring action upon the bli
III is only necessary TO call your attention TO
the fact that though action on this matter has
been deferred for several months, no remon-
STRANGE has been received from any body of
cltiZens, except the Board OF Trade, and that
not half dozen citizens have ever verbally
objected TO the passage of the bill, to show that
the committee of the Board of Trade were in
error In supposing that SO very large a MAORI
~ OF our people are opposed 10 this measure as
well as in the degree of intensity of the opposi,
ton OF those who do object to Ii.
"ln the same paper the committee Of the
Board OF Trade declare it to be the opinion of
the "members Of the Board of Trade of the Dis.
tr1ct OF Columbia that the granting of this privi-
lege TO any company or companies is gross
outrage upon the industrial interests of this
city, OF mcalculable harm to the interest of its
citizens, and calculated TO destroy the business
prospects Of the metropolis" The COMMITTEES
give no reason for this opinion, and we are onIy
lett TO infer that the railroad running through
the city and drawn by locomotive will afford
sucn great facilities for travellers to get away
tn at none will stop here; whereas II is well
known that people will stop where the GREAT
est Inducements are offered them, and the
greater the inducements in facilities of travel
ing the greater number Of people will came
here: and in the other paper submitted bv the
Board OF Trade TO your committee IL Is pra veIv
urged that II this privilege of throu rh com.
mun1cation by steam" were thrown omen Ia
compeutlon, IL would yield a larger sum than 1
the Alexandria company offers yonr enTo,ni.
tee ls al loss TO know how this can be mas
much as this franchise is worthless unless IN he
10 a ompany or companies havinga road run
TO the North or South, in wh,ch c,ss ,hs ps1,y
more and Ohio railroad would he the onJy