Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-01
= LOCAL NEWS.
Eerperatien AFFAIR.".

a @ Mayor, ststing that he had approved "an
ac. granting permission to Albert q. Hall to
erect IT iron raIling;ia tsan act to condemn,
opsn7 and grade an alley in SO uara 534;f' and
"ah aot 20 set the cur5stones ana nave the
I2otWay on the west side OF 6ta street west,
be5Ueen p and U streets north Also. COM
70 oDIcaIoD from the Mayor, returning without
ne epprova' an act which originated in this
hoard, entitled san act granting certain privi-
lsges to DR.. Joseph +. Howard" because the
Mayor says, s.Not only is il against the policy
oi the law TO permit the erection of buildings
o1 eogbustbie character ia thickly settled
neighherhoods, but like wise directly in contra
by General WashiD gton and the commission
ers under authority OF Congress. There is no
one particular OF the building regulations
which IL is 80 essential should be most rigidIy
adhered to, as that Of preventing the erection
ef frame buildings contiguous to brick. Be-
sides, in this bill there IL no provision tor first
United States, without which even the Citv
Conpeils have no power to grant the privi-
lsge." Referred TO the CommIttee on Police.
The Chair also laid before the board com.
mup'cation from F. A. Boswell, Register, sub.
nitting, in compliance with q resolution OF the
Board Of Aldermen, q report of the names OF
peIssns who have taken oht licenses as com.
mission merchants and hawkers and peddlers,
and the amount and by whom paid for licen.
ses within the past two years. The report
shows that thirty two persons had obtained.
licenses as commission merchants within that
period, and thai the amount paid by them for
licenses was $3.50; and that licences to 300
hawkers and peddlers had been issued during
the sfme time, the amount paid for the same
being sl3,225. Referred TO the Committee on
Finance.
Mr. TAFT presented the petition of Lewis
huber, asking permission to erect an orna-
mental wooden fence in front OF his building
i've feet from ihe building line: referred to Po-
lice Committee. Mr.. Lloyd presented the Pc
Lition OF Ezra Legore, praying remission OF q
hne; referred 10 Claims Committee The Chair
laid before the board a bill appropria.ing 1925
10 purchase 300 feet of hose for the use Of the
Western Market and erect a McClellaud fire.
plug there referred to Drainage Committee.
MT Noyes introduced bill for repair Of
gutter across Water street. at the intersectlon
Of 9th street west: passed
Mr.. E!vans introduced a bill appropriatinE
S35 TO purchase a new drilling machlne for
the use Of the Office Of the Saaier of Weights
and Measures: :passeo.
The special order, being the bill making an
appropriation for the payment of the expenses
OF registering the voters and holding the an
nual election of June Sd, 1867, was taken up
an d passed
MIR. Given, from the Committee on Finance.
called up the bill to change the manner Of col.
lecting special taxes, (reported in full in the
STAR On Tuesday last and 1t was passed by 4
unanimous vote. Mr.. 'Cait, from the Commit.
tee os Police, reported favorably on Council
bill grantDg & permission to Joseph T. Fales to
erect an iron railing in front or his building
five teet from the building line; passed Also,
introduced bill to repair gutter on 1st st.
east. between q and ID streets south; passed
Also, introduced bill to construct a sewer on
"A steet north: referred to DRAMA Com mittee
Mr Lloyd from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported bill for relief Of George Mc4regor,
remitting fine imposed on him for alleged vio.
latlon Of q corporation law; passed. Mr.,
Noy es, from the Committee on Public Schools,
reported favorably on the following from the
lower Board
Az ACT calling upon the Mayor to order the col
lection of the school tax of dollar from all
wards.
BE 1t rssolr,d x x II. B4a.d Of, Aldermsn, and
by respectfully requested to order the assessment
and COLLECTION OF all chool or poIltaxes accord
May p. is4s. ' '"" u '"'' ''fp'ra'i0h' approved
Mr.. McCathran said The title of the bill
ty- one ye AIS old and upwards" He thought
the TAX should bs collected from all voters
whether white or cOioied.
MIR. Noyes s,'d the words referred to oc-
cured In the title - the bill, and were merely
quoted from the law as it ands on the books
The word whiGe could be stricken out from
the title.
Mr.. Elvsns said that the CORPORATION ,aw
referred TO in the resolution made the payment
Of The poli-tax condition precedent TO voting.
and the pass age OF the resolution by the Coun-
ellis would be making class distinctions. The
law OF Congress spec des who shall vote here
now, virtually annullinR the act of the or.
porntion referred 10, and all others In which
The word "white'' applied to citize rs occurs,
This proposed action OF the Civ Councils
will, tbele.ore, te legisla.ipg against the white
man. because we cannot, until authorized by
a
man. He was a friend to the pablic schools,
but the passage OF this resolution would place
this hoard in the position of legislating against
the white man, and be did not want TO do that
He wished TO place the coiored man in the same
position the white man.
Mr.. Richards said the resolution proposed
no new legislation, but only requested the
Mayor to enforce the law al 'eady en- the stat
ute books Nothing has passed Coneress re.
peaing that law Ii the board wished 20
strike out the wsrd white in the tit's OF the
leave it 10 the Mayor He could not zee how its
passage conld be called class legislation
Mr.. Noyes said he could not see the force Of
the objections OF the gentleman from the Third
pealed The law requiring payment Of one
dollar poil-iax for tns support Of the schools,
but had done away with the provis ons re-
curing III is lax TO be paid prece dc 10 voting
The only object Of this bill was to collect this
poI-tax so that it should not be lost 20 the
school fund. 1twOuld be II serious drawback
10 the school fund If this poii-ta was lost al
together.
After some further debate, on monon of Mr.
M McCathran, ihe bill was recommired with
instructions 10 report as to the laws, and
W hether they cannot make the resolutions ap-
plIcable 10 ali citizens, white or eoiored.
Dir. Noyes. from the same Commit'ee, also
reported iarorably on the bill for payment OF
the tull salaries of all teachers Of public
schools at the commencement OF the summer
vacation
MIR. Moore objected. because he thought it
was Paying the teachers IN advance.
Mr.. Noyes explained that il was not payment
in advance. becaus their services for the year
were at an end at the commencement of the
. nm mer vacation. They have then rendered
iuli services for the school year The vacation
was the teachers Sunday. and the object OF
this bill was simply 10 pay them on Saturday
might. when the weeks work was done, In
stead Of on Monday morning. or at the com.
nencement OF the vacation instead of the end
of II. The injustice to The teachers of deferring
their pay nent " AZ shown by the IA CT that their
salary was yet unpaid for the last three
months, and they were actually Obliged to
have their scrip shaved.
Dir. Moore said IL was payment in advance,
or II not then II was an increase of compensa.
uop. and the annual salary should be divided
into Ten eq nal parts instead of twelve
Mr. Richards advocated the resolution. ex-
pressing the same views as Mr. Noyes.
Nr. Elvans thought that Mr.. M Moors's sueees.'
ton to divide the year into ten months was
good one, and hoped the bill would DO recon-
mitied tor amendment. #yI
Dir. Moore moved postponemeut Of the bill,
on which the ayes and noes were called; and
the Board refused to postpone-yea 1, fMr.
Moore,) nays 9. Mr. EIyans moved to recon.
nit the bill to the committee, with instrucsions
10 report an Amendment providing for paying
the annual salaries In ten equal instalments.
Mr.. Eoyes thought these objections were
purely cap'ious. The bill accomplished every.
thing that was needed.
The motion to fecommit was lost, by the
following vote: Ieas-Messrs. Elvans, Moore,
and Tslbert Nays Messrs Given,
Gnanses' AcCathran: Noyes. RIchards, TAFT,
and the President (BarrJ-7. The bill was