Evening star., 1867-04-02
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Judeee Of election. The folIowiar were passed
Resolution 10 pay judgment aad costs OF John
X. Newman against the Corporation OF George
town; resolution in favor OF Bridget MuldoOn,
streets and $500 for repair Of Lower Fails road;
resolution in favor OF DR.. &. II Cragin, guar
dian: resolution 20 erect fre-plugs at corner OF
Bridge and Frederick streets The resolution
in favor OF James Altman was amended aRd
passed. The resolution 20 procure plat OF
Aqaed uct street was amended oy striking out
e. the street commissioner and inserting .. the
surveyor" The lower board having refused
10 concur, substitute was subsequently Of
fered and passed. The board then concUrred
In NE proposition OF the lever board for an
adjournment Intil the next (Friday) evening.
COMMON CoyNCIL.-The Board met pur-
suant 10 law; all the members present. Mr..
Davis introduced a message to the Board of
Aldermen notifying them Of the readiness OF
TINS Board 10 60 into Joint meeting 10 qualify
the new member elect, Mr.. BENJAMIN Darby.
in place OF DR.. Robert Reyburn. resigned;
adopted. message from the Board Of Alder
men was received stating that they had agreed
20 go INTO joint meeting tor the purpose named .
Inc Shar appointed as q committee TO wait on
the Board OF Aldermen. Messrs Brown and
Pickrell. The Board OF Aldermen soon after
wards entered the chamber, and the Join meet
ing was organized, Recorder Matthews IN The
chair, who read the certificate OF election.
The usual oath OF office was then admins
tered TO Mr.. Darby by Justice Buckley, and
the lslnt convention was dissolved. The Board
of Common Council then resumed It's session.
The Chair announced the following changes
In committees: Schools-Messrs. Brown, bar
by, and Ramsburg. Poor and work-house-
Police-Messrs. Darby, Davidson, and Rohrer.
Jsint CommlEtee on Change-Messrs. Darby
and Rohrer. At the request of Mr.. Dayfs,
ne was relieved from duty On the COM
mittee on the harbor and chanAel, and Mr.
Darby was appointed on said committee
Mr. Clabaugh presented the petition OF Mr.. A
Rodier, stating that he had been for a year
past running a ferry from the foot OF High
street 70 Analostan Island, which wa. a great
convenience since the closing OF the aqueduct
TO travel, and asking that the Corporation 90
not lease the foot Of said street this year as
usual, but let him continue 70 use Il; referred
70 committee On harbor and channel Mr.
Piekrell efered the bill OF VIM. whalen &
20; referred 70 committee on claims. Mr.. Dar-
by presented the petition Of Jacob Staub and
others, asking for the repair Of the pump cor
ner OF 4th and Market streets; referred 20 COM
mittee on water. Mr.. Brown presented the
petition or number of merchants prayinr
the paving Of High street; referred TO COM
mittee on streets. Mr.. Shoemaker pre-
relation TO his contract for repair OF Son-
gress street, asking the collection Of a front
foot tax to pay him balance due hun
Mr.. Shoemaker presented the petition OF a
great number Of citizens, pray ing the repair of
the Little Falls road; referred TO streets COM
Ial..ee, Also, presented the petition of ]. ID.
Blair and others praying for repair OF the pave
ment on Market street, between Bridge street
and canal and the ydrant in the same locality.
releIreo 70 strees committee. Also, presented
the peuuon OF great many citizens praying
such legislation as Will make the ne W narket-
house remunerauve, by making IL the only
open market referred 70 cne Board OF Alder
men. a communication was received from
H. Addison, street commissioner, asking in
structions as 10 the appropriation OF $500 for
repairs OF streets; referred 70 streets committee
Also, communication stating that he had had
the amount assessed by Congress on this city
for building the new Jail, reduced from
s2OVOO TO $4,000; referred TO Board Of Alder
MAJ Ian
Clerk Of the Levy Court, enclosing bill for
items for repair of roads assessed 10 this cor
porat!on, amounting 10 Sl,ss6; referred TO the
Board OF Alderment. Also, q communication
from the Mayor, relative 10 shanty az the toot
OF Potomac street, suggesting that authority
be given 10 have the same removed; referred 10
W W.ne hecoroer. Also, communication from
the Mayer, calling attention 10 the law OF Con-
gress obliging the corporations OF Washington
ana Georgetown TO provide suitable police
sianon- houses; and 70 the report Of DR..
Nichols, OF the Police Board, as TO the un-
suitableness character of the Georgetown sta-
ton house; referred 20 the committee on poiice
Mr.. Shoemaker introduced a resolution 10
procure the plat OF AQueduct street from Com
missioner Addison; passed. Mr.. PIckrelL from
the committee of ways and means, introsu need
an ordinance increasing the salary OF the
physicians 10 the poor 10 800 each Der amman.
Mr.. Shoemaker objected TO the third reading
MIR. CabaHgh, from the committee on claims
| asked 10 be, and was discharged, from further
eehsideratio OF the claim Of A. j. Radcliffe
q Co, IL having been paid since the last meet
ing of the Board. Also, reported resolntion
paying the CLAIMS OF A. l.. Waters and the
Dddy Times; passed. Also, resolution to nav
the judgment and costs of John II. Newman
against the Corporation OF Georgetown; passed
The Board OF Aidermen's substitute tor the
resolution OF this Board paying the asso0ut OF
the Georgetown Courier. and the expenoss OF
the Judges Of election, striking ont the appro-
priatlon for the judges Of election, was passed
Mr.. Davis, nom the committee on grie eyances
reported resolution in favor of Bridges MAJ
doom, refund ng amount paid by her for license
rejected by tie Boare Of Police; passed. Hr
Pickrell, from the committee on water intro
duced resolution appropriating $500 for con-
meeting water mains at the new bridges across
the canal at Washington and Jefferson streets;
passed. Mr. Shoemaker. from the COMMITTEES
on streets, asked TO be and was dlsoAarsed
from further consideration OF the petition
referred TO them, for improvement Of the street
leading 10 the colered school houses: also
offered substitute for the resolution pro-
yiding 4 contingent fund for the Street Com
missioner. The substitute provides for an
Lower Falls road, and was passed
Mr. Davidson, from the commIttes on haroor
ana channel, reported a resolution providing
FOR taking soundings in the channel Sy the
surveyor, its condition to be reported 10 this
Corporations; passed. Mr.. Davis, from the
comnnttee on grievances, reported a resolution
In In iavor OF Dr. q. II Cragin, guardian; passed.
The Aldermen's ordinance providing for the
issuing OF licenses 10 green grocers, which ex-
pre- previous 10 the lst of April, for one month
only, was taken up and referred to the cor-
mittee on the market-house Mr. Shoemaker
moved that " aen this beard adjourn il - until
Tomorrow evening, with the concurrence OF
the Board OF Aldermen; carried The res
olutlon 10 erect a fre-plug at the corner
OF Bridge ano. Frederick streets was passed
message was received from the Board OF Al
derrnen stating that they concurred in the
proposition OF this Board that when the Boards
adjourn IL be until Friday evening The
amendment OF the Board Of Aldermen 20 the
resolution TO procure the plat Of AQueducr
street was non -concurred in. The amendment
OF the Board Of Aldermen 10 the resslution in
favor OF James Altman was concsrred in nr
Davis introdu ced resolution instructing the
committee on The market house TO report 70 this
Board at It's next meeting on the ordinance in
relation to green grocers; passed. A substitute
was received from the Board of Aldermen for
the resolution TO procure q plat of Aquedpct
street and passed. Adjourned.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN March 2q-rhe
Board met pursuant TO adjournment and I'm :
mediateiy took recess TO await the action OF
the Council upon the green -grocers' license
BILL after which the Board was called 10 or
der. The bill As amended by the Council in
the third section, fixing the rate Of license
was taken mp, ana the Board refused 10 con,
cur, but amended the section by strlklne ont
the words "p per month" and returned the or
ainance to the Council and asked a confer
ence committees. The Council assepted ana
appointed Messrs. Piekerell and Shce,na Ter