Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.

Ssair laid before the BOARD TWO communca-
tions from the Mayor, stating that he had ap-
proved several acts therein specified. which
originated in this beard. e. Ea.ass. -
Also, the report OF the InteEdant of the " ash
ington Asylum for the month of September.
1867, which shows Number OF penitents in
worRbouse Aug. 3ist, So; received in Septem.
Der, l9i discharged during the month, lS:
elopsd, 30 remaining Oct ist. Ca Inmates of
workhouse Aug. 3Ist, l4l: received in Septem.
osr. ~ discharged during the month, ~; de-
ceased, D; remaining Oct. 1st. 13S Total in
WorEnouse and alnshouse Oct. Ist. 2O2 Re-
feTred to Oommittee on the Asylum
nr, hicnards presented the petition Of certain
citizens OF the Seventh Ward, praying tn con-
struction of flag footwey across u street
south, ~ 18th street west. Also, introduced a
bill for laying said flagway, Both papers were
intrcduced The following:
An ACr requiring the setting of curbstones paving
n
laws of The Corporation, &c.
this May Mayor aFG" aahoaasd afh asf
TO Geqnre the OF the
gntters, on all streets which have been properly
Ihe laws OF this Corporation; and that whenever
tne dGotways on any fw1 continuous squares shall
honer OF the ward, in which such squares are Sit
aaed- TO connect as soon as possible such pa we'd
si6e walk by 1aggings, in the manner required by
Sec 2 That the Expense of making the :sllrrprovc-
ments required by the provisions of the foregoing
act, shall be assessed and collected in the man
Referred 10 CommIttee on Improvement
MI. Elvans presented the protest of Thomas
BIagdon, George Mattingly, and others against
the construction of a sewer IN f street be-
tween Sth and 9th streets west referred TO
Committee on Drainage. Also, petition OF G.
White. Perry Bros, and others, asking
.nat the nay law be SO amended as to make
2,COO pounds the ton weight referred to the
Committee on Markets.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill imposing taxes
LOT the year. 1867: stating that ii was exactly
the same bill In its provisions as was passed
by the Board OF Aldermen and amended in
the lower board 1t was simply bill impos.
ang taxes without any provisions not legiti.
mate. 1t therefore contained nothing in rela
uon to the salsry OF the Tax COLLECTOR The
bill passed here last Monday night, would
have given the Collector about 5000 ner
Annum. This bill leaves his salary as regu.
lated by present laws, under which it Will
amount to about S6,OUO. Mr Moore wantad
the responsibility for failure to pass the btIl to
rtst where it properly belongs. The lower
board wants to raise the salary of the Col.
that OF the Mayor. They wish in a spirit of
profiigacy to raise that salary to SO, ,OdN. and
he wanted the responsibility to rest with those
VINO are delaying the passage OF the bill with
Mr.. Elvans could not speak for the lower
Board, but was glad that This bill was brought
IN mere by the gentleman, fMr. Moore,) if it is,
as he claims for II, merely bill for the coIlec.
ton OF taxes. The gentlsm man had so Gle yerly
Eot rid OF the responsibility resting on him at
the last meeting, for the delay in passing tins
bill, that he Mr.. E-) was not surprised az his
present effort 10 place the responsibility else
where. He hoped the bill would be read and.
if was what Mr.. Moore stated it to be. wsuiG
be put upon its passage; and he had very little
donbi but that it would pass the lower Board
taxes and contains the same eprovisions-axcent
these in reference to the Cole ctor's saiary-as
the tax bill heretofore reported in the START
M Richards asked if the gentleman MIR
hOore) would not accept an amend ment TO
make the tax for school purposes % cents per
hundred dollars, instead OF 20 cents, as pro-
"a
Ar. Moore said that he wished the bill to pas,
mere IN exactly the same shape and levyilg The
same ss tax as tne amount assessed in the blll OF
the lower Board, in which Board the tax bll
usually originates We already had tax, in.
eluding that for building new schools-iU cents
On the hundred oollars-of so cents on the hun
cred dollars for school purposes The present
TAX will yield about S135,0t0 for school pur-
poses. g
meeting, the Mayor inform ed him tn at il would
take al least ~ cents additional 10 provide for
the schools and meet the requirements OF the
acts Of Congress.
Ar. Moore said be was opposed to putting
any provision in this bill for the colored
schools as long as Con gress keeps control of
these schools filled with the chill dTen or people
who are not residents here, and have no claims
uuon MS; he would oppose the giving o. them
one cent more than we are absolutely obliged
TO. He thought we could meet this expense
with The proposed rate Of taxation out Of the
general fund, If the school fund is not sufi.
cient
Mr. Richards offered the amendment pro-
posed by him above, 70 strike out ..lO' and IN
sert '25'' for school purposes
Mr.. Moore opposed the amendment
Mr. Noyes thought nothing woulu be gained
by shifting the amount to be paid III der the
acts OF Congress 10 the colored schools, from
the school fund to the general fund The nav
ments were those absolutely REQ uisi,e to he
provided for under our own showing of the
amount due the colored schools, and were not
based upon the mnch higher claim made by
the trustees of the coiored schools
The amendment was then agreed TO by the
following % - yose;-feas- Messrs, Elvans,
President (Barr)-6. Nays-Messrs Grinder,
Moore, Taibert, TAFT, and Turton-5. The bill
was then passed as amended.
Mr. Elvans introduced the following:
An ACT making appropriation for the payment of
arrsarsges due to the trustees of colored schools
with acts Of Congress
"s1a sas r. That for the Of
The city Of Washington and Georgetown in accord,
money be- and the are hereby sppTopriated 4h
sst OF the t d 9 9nd and n in case Of it,
sale trustees Of coiored schools provides that no
payments under this act shall be made until all
ii paid DS FCr snoEls O..
Que trustees of oolored schools, S5J l4305- Ie,
e%ds ss 4 sansS s n i1r int
one fifth Of the Whole for the aid ye Log
pns Or Of r a
hines collected and devoted to school purposes in
ending june 20, 1865 81 29li4 Amount due for the
hscal ending June So 1856, being one fiftn of
the Who'll. amount for the said year for whit te and
eolored schools or ore fourth of the amoE mt K
pended for public schools of Washington. S67
4S. 45)-Sl6,91I IL. Proportionate ut of fines
collected and dsN oted to school purposes in &C.
COrdanCe with acts of Congress for the f seal year
ending June 80 1866. SIS .S5g. Amount due for the
hsca1 year ending June 20. 1867, (beine one fourth
of the amount pended tor public schools for the
said year. reported by the Mayor iza ..s -
$50 34 IS. Total, ST0,43s.5T Deduct amount paid
by the Mayor to trustees o! coiored schools. So,
2S3.72-SsI 1895.
Mr.. Elvans said he offered this as separate
bill, SO thar it would not be q rider on the tax
bill or school bill, and hoped it would be re-
fefred TO the Committee on Schools 70 be elab-
GRATED and matured. The bill was referred TO
the Committee on Public Schools. Mr.. Lloyd
presented the petition OF John Harris, praying
remission of q dne; referred to the Committee
on Claims. Also, a petition which he .aid he
desired TO have referred to the Committee on
Drainage and Distribution Of Water; II was
from Robert 5. Hickman. alias Bean Hick-
man" asking remission Of nne for a petty
offence at centre market. Mr.. Eivans snggesi-
ed that the petition should be referred to the
Commissioner Of Sewers. After discus ion it
was referred 70 Committee on Drainage and
Distribution Of Water. Mr.. TAFT presented
the petition OF James II. Merrii, asking rsmis.
sion Of o nns imposed on him for alleged vio
lation Of q corporation ordinances; referred to
the Committee on Claims. Mr.. NOyes pre-.