Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.

message was received from the Mayor sta
nng that he had approved acts for relief of
messrs. Arnold and Brock; TO set the curb
stones and pave the footways on the north eide
OF street south, between l1th and f2th streets
east; 10 grade and pave the alley in square 9l3
IN relation TO lateral sewerage and gas and
wafer service pipes; to open and grade 18th
street west from n street north to boundary
nhe; 10 set the curbstones and pave the foot
way on the south front OF squares S19 and si3:
RneI 0I une reneI OF Mrs. Donelly, widow of John
DoneiIyi ana 10 set the curbstones and pave the
aa0otWays along the west front of 50 quares 3a3
oYf anu $50, and square south of square 3a5
aso, . nolLn OF square 2i2, and east side Of 9th
street east, between and @ south: also a ioint
resoiuton IN relation TO the as SCISSORS
communications from the Mayor nomina-
ung T.. B. Olmstead as Trustee of Public
Schools IN FIRST District, in place of F ID
Stuart, resigned and Alfred Wilkinson SUPER
1ntendent OF sweeps for the Sixth and Seventh
Wards, in place Of N. b. Wilkinson. deceased:
ana enclosing proposition from Abner <
Brady to dispose Of his gymnasium and fix
lures to the Corporation of Washington AZ a
reduced price, (s5,OO0 it having cost he states,
$780, were referred.
The monthly report of the Intendant of the
Washington Asylum was referred
communication was received from James
Crutchett presenting copies of the National In
telhgencer containing his letter IN reference To
the Washington Canal, city sewerage, &c, and
claiming for his plan, that if carried out s'the
city would realize from one to two hundred
thousand dollars per annum income from the
canal alone, in addition to the permanent and
wholesome drainage of the city" Also, Offer
ing to explain gratuitously minor details In
reference to his suggestions if deemed desirable:
referred.
Mr.. Cross introduced bill to grade ID street
south, from sth to 9th streets east; referred.
The especial order of the evening was next
called for, viz: the railroad bill, and in conse-
quence of the absence of the chairman, (Dr
agrHder,l ne being i'll, it was postponed until
next Monday evening.
MIR. Barr, from the police committee report
co Iavoraoly on the nomination, by the Mayor,
OF Benjamin T. Bower as Superintendent OF
Sweeps for LIST and I'd Wards, and the nomina-
ton was confirmed.
Mr.. Garfield, from the fire department COM
mlttee, reported back the nomination of Eman-
uel b. Caten as operator of the fire alarm and
police telegraph, and asked TO be discharged
from further consideration OF the same and the
committee was accordingly discharged.
The amendments of the Board of Common
Council TO the bill authorizing the Mayor TO
make contracts for laying water mains during
the current calendar year, were non -concurred
in.
Several bills from the Board of Common
Council were appropriately referred.
Mr.. Lewis, from improvements committee,
reported a bill to grade and pave the alley in
square 367; passed Also, Joint resoIution to
better arrange the rooms in the City Hall for
the accommodation OF the officers of the Oorpo-
ment of a committee of two from the Board OF
Aldermen and two from the Board of Common
Council to take the matter into consideration:
which was adopted, and the Chair appointed
Messrs. Lewis and Cross on the part of this
Board.
Mr.. Garfield presented ne petition of CoIum
nus Alexander and others, protesting against
the bill now pending for cleaning and watering
street north at the expense OF the property
owners on said street; referred
Mr.. Lewis, from the committee on improve
ments, reported fayorably on bills which were
passed, to set curb stones and pave footways
on the following-South side of eth street south
between I'd and Il streets west; the east side of
90 street east, between Maryland avenue and
u street north: the west side of Sd street east
between Maryland avenue and g street north.
north side of Il street north, between Maryland
ana New Jersey avenues; west side of ith
street east between south A street aud Penn
sylyanla avenue; west side of y street aorth
between lst street east and New Jersey ave-
nue.; north side of Maryland avenue. between
15S and 7s5; east side of Squares 727 e3S 73g and
80; north side of / strpet south, bet ween 2d
between b street south and Maryland avenue:
north side of 4th street east from East Capito!
street TO a street north; and west side of New
Jersey avenue from Isueet north to New York
avenue. Also, on the bills to open and grade
North Capitol street from i. street north to New
York avenue and to gravel Sd street east from
maryland avenue TO q street north, which
were passed. Adjourned.
COMMON. .CoUHcIL-President Moore i'm the
chair, and all tue members present except Mr.
Rheem.
A message was received from the Mayor, in
answer to resolution in relation to the cost
of medicines furnished TO Washington Asylum
and the destitute poor, transmitting a report Of
the Commissioners of the Asylum. The Com
missioners, through Mr.. James N. Oallan, Sec
retary, state that the bill for medicines for the
past quarter OF the present year was s1,U7i,
which has been paid. The bill for the second
quarter was Sl,602, of which $500 has been
paid. The commissioners having refused to
pay this bill il has been reduced to s .2g2 2s
but they claim further reduction They are
Of the opinion that $1,000 will pay the medi-
cine bills for the balance of the wear. The
amounts paid the Ward A Apothecaries for nedi-
cines furnished the poor during the quarter
enolng December 31st last, were follows
First Ward. ID. @: Ridgely, sl7il0; Second,
w. b. Entwisle, sI0Ol0; Third, q ] Musser
Sl432 20; Fourth, s. r. Sylvester, S7ej.sG: Fifth,
L. B. BURY, S33.75 Sixth, j. T.. Bates, $50 10;
Seventh, L. V. Il. Boswell, siO6.1O. Total,
After a long debate, the communication was
referred TO special committee. 1t was urged
that the information was not all that was
sought for, and resolution was adopted call
lrg for the amounts expended at the Asylum
for all supplies. The committee on the subject
was enlarged, and is now as follows: Messrs.
Herrell, Dudley.
Also a message announcing his approval of
act TO open. grade, and pave alley IN square
369.
The report of the Intendant of the Asylum
was received, showing that on the last of
February there were in the workhonse "a in
mates, of which number 4l were received, and
103 discharged; the number at the previous re-
port being Co. The number in the Infirmary ar
the last report was 1872; number received
during the month, sc; number deceased and
discharged. %; making a total at the end of the
month of 2O6.
communication was received from the Col
lector Inclosing, IN answer TO a resolution, a list
Of corporations, bankers and brokers liable for
taxes to the Corporation, as follows Wash
ington and Georgetown Railroad Company,
S2U0G00 - taxes not paid Patriotic Rank,
S43,6S5-taxes not paid; Bank of the Merrop.
Oils, $3.50, 75s-ta1es not paid; Riggs a Co,
slOo,0O0-paid; Jay Cooke & Co, SIOG,oOo-paid;
BARROW, Mckelden IL 10, S20,OoO-paid: j. II
Hutchinson q Co., S2o,OO0-not paid; Ley wis
Johnson d Co, s2o,OOo-not paid; Franklin
Insurance Company, s25 O00-paid Maury &
Co, $4,000 II paid; Bank of Washington,
S1e,oo0-not paid for several years; Ritten-
house, Fant Il Co, SIS, 2,OGO-paid; w. w. Corco-
ran, slO0,O00-paid; Firemens Insurance Com
pany, SiO,oeo-paid. Referred to the committee
on ways and means
Inc Chair laid before the Board the commu-
nication OF James Crutchett in references to
removing the Nuisance from the canal referred
Also one from A. 5. Brady, offering TO sell his
gymnasium to the Cprporation for S5,0Oe
referred
The following were presented and referred;
by Mr.. Stewart Remonstrance against clo-
sing an alley on i street. between l3th and
1ith. BY Mr.. Anderson-Petition. with ball.