Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-04-09

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ceding bill. Also. reported bill appro.
| priating s., Zoo to construct a public fouu tain
| a. intersection OF Louisiana avenue aud g
street north; laid on the table-ayes 6, noes 5.
| Also, bill TO grade and pave the alley in
| square 53e; referred TO the Seventh Ward del
egation, Also, bill to grade + street south,
| from sIh to 9Th street east; passed. Also, bill
| 10 grade AID gravel I2th street west from N
street north to Boundary street passed. Also,
bill to grade and gravel 10th street west, from
X street north TO Boundary street; passed.
| q street north; passed. Also, bill TO grade and
gravel 4th street east from II 10 I street north:
passed. Also, bill TO grade and pave the car
rageways in Sth, 10Th, 18th and 18th streets
west, from + street norm to Pennsylvania ay
enue; consideration postponed for one week
chair made a statement in reference 20 the
charges for advertisement, &c, made against
parties who were delinquent in paying water
taxes, saying that parties who failed 10 paw
because they had not personal notice OF the
tax, now had TO pay, in many cases. more than
double the original amount. He offered a res
oluhon referring the matter TO special COM
mlttee OF three members, TO devise some plan
to relieve the parties affected from future ex-
penses OF the same character.
Mr. Gross said that IL would be impossible
Tor the Collector 10 give each tax payer per-
lonal notice, as the water tax was received
from the Registrar close mp 70 the day OF adj
yertlsing the tax sale. Abundant notice was,
however gwen 10 delinquent water tax paw
ers by the previous notices advertised by the
Registrar.
Mr.. Lloyd said that the Registrars notice.
gave only tne square and lot, ana in his own
case ne DID not know the number Of his own
square, and consequently did not notice the
announcement by the Registrar of his lot. and
now found IL advertised.
Mr.. Cross Explained how utterly i,npossibls
IL was In view OF the large Rmber of transfers
OF property to give personal notice to each de-
hnquent water tax payer; and in regard 70 the
cost OF advertising, this could not be avoided
IL the description OF the property was to be
made sufficiently accurate to avoid a defective
sale 1he cost of the advertisement weuld
vary win the extent OF the description, and
when IL was part Of a lot the description
whole let.
After some debate, the resolu,ion was
adopted and a bill offered by Mr.. Magruder
on the subject, requiring the Registrar 20 make
up the water list in season for IL TO appear
on the collectors books, was referred TO the
The Char( Mr.. Magruder) appointed Messrs
/. 4. Lloyd, Gulick and Barr as the com
! mittee.
ments, reported unfavorably on a number of
bills for street improvements, and they were
seyerally considered and rejected.
Mr. Barr, from the committee on police, re-
Ported unfavorably on the petition OF MichI
Kennedy, and the committee was discharged
from its further consideration.
Mr.. TAFT, from the committee on health, re.
ported favorably on the nomination of DIR
Charles Allen as physician to the poor of the
Seventh Ward, and the nomination was con-
frmed. - SA
Mr.. Cross presented statement OF Jus,ica
Gull in reference TO fine imposed on Nathan
Blum, and reported from the committee on
claims bill to remit said fine: which bill was
passed.
Mr.. Noyes, from the committee on schools
reported unfavorably on Council bill direct
ing classification Of certain taxes The btIl
directed the Collector and Register 10 cause
separate accounts to be kept of all monies paIs
INTO the city treasury by the colered people of
this city frsm each and every source of tax
atlon, ana report the amount so collected to
the two boards of the City Council. As the
taxpayers are not designated on the books by
color, the bill was deemed impraeticabIe as
wen as inJudicious.l The bill was rejected on
the third reading.
Mr.. Owen, from the committee on wharyes
reported faverably on Council bill for pro
lection OF the harbor OF Washington. appro-
prlaung $500 Tor removal of sunken and aban
doned vessels; passed.
Mr.. Noyes introduced a bill granting per.
mission TO Thomas T.. Lloyd 10 erect an irou
railing five feet from the building line. in front
OF lot :, in square 351; passed.
Mr.. cross lnrod uced a bill TO set the curb
stones and pave the footways on the north
slde OF street north, from 18th to I3Ih streets
west; referred TO committee on improvements
MI owen presented the petition OF certain
property owners, praying that the curbstones
may be set and the footways paved on 10th
street west, from north X street to Boundary
street; referred TO the committee on improve
ments.
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$500 to enclose the public space al the inter-
section OF h street south and Virginia avenue:
passed.
Several bills from the Board of Commop
Council were referred.
Council amendment TO the bill of this Board
for publishing the laws of Congress concern
ing this District and the opinions OF the Cor
poration Attorney, was adopted.
Council bill granting permission TO J. MI
Dalton to build and attach frame bath house
10 his frame dwelling, was passed. Adjourned
Chair, and all the members present except
Messrs. Marcne, Simms, Talbert and Wright
message was received from the Mayor ask
ing an appropriation of 5000 for furnishIng o
new statlon houses, and TO keep in repair the
old ones, and for the contingent EXPENSES of
the Metropolitan Police, for the year ending
June 3Otn, ls67; referred to the committee Of
ways and means.
Alse, one enclosing the accounts of the
apotheearies OF the I'd, Sd, ith and 9th Wards:
referred.
Also, a letter from f. MacMurray. Secretarv
Columbia Typographical Society, tenderinS
their thanks for the courtesy OF the Board in
giving them permission TO hang the portrait of
Mr. Michael Cation in the Council chamber
The following were introduced BY Mr.
Carroll-Peutlon In relation TO the con struc-
tion of sewer on l. street north, between 2Th
and I'D streets: referred. By Mr.. Peugh-
Resolution requesting the committee on i'm
proyements TO inquire into the expedie ncy of
paving the alley in square 2S6; adopted
BY Mr.. Nalley-Protest OF citizens of sousre
SIS, against the erection of bake house in that
square referred. BY Mr. Moore-Petltion of
Mrs. Elizabeth Ellis. complaining that by
reason OF the laying of the large water mann
which cut private sewer in two, the cellars
OF her premises, on Massachusetts avenue
near 7th street. are made useless: referred Ry
Mr.: Mead-Bill appropriaung $1,000 to grade
and gravel 9th street west, from Pa avenue
TO Ii street south; referred. Bill 10 gravel q
street north, from I'd te Sd street west referred
BY Mr. Baker-Petition Of Adam Ritter for
remission OF a fine: referred.
The following were reported from commit
tees;-By Mr. Peugh, ways and means)-BilI
for the relief OF Il V. b. Boswell, j N CAL
Ian and j. l.. Bates, apothecaries Of the 7th
% and 9th wards; passed. Also, Aldermen's
bill providing for the publication of the laws
OF Congress relating TO the District with the
laws OF the corporation. with amendment
requiring all opinions OF the Corporation At
toIney to be published; amendment agreed TO.
and bill passed Also, Aldermen's bill in re-
lation to theatrical and other exhibitions with
amendments; ordered to be printed and made
the order for Monday next BY Mr. Stewart,
Qmprovements)-Bill to grade and pave al
leys in square SOS; passed Also, to grade and
gravel 18th street west. from MARYLAND ave.
nue. to the Potomac river; passed Also. for
Also, bill to lay fiagways on the east. north
and south sides Of the corner of Massachu usetfs