Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-29
CORPORATION Affairs.

south on the east sid of 18th stree, west" aud
ian act making an APPROPRIATION for necessary
repairs in the Registers omce."
Also a comm unication from the Superinteu-
dent and Inspector Of Sc wers, DC, in reply to
the resolution Of this board of the 9Th inst, IN
relation to the change OF the plan of sewerage
in 18th street west, between aud l streets
north, &c, &c, submitting the opinion of JOS
H. Bradley, Esq, Corporation Attorney, as fol-
lows:
"Wm. Forsyth, Esq. Snpsriarendent, &c.--sir-
tax assessed, urder the advertisement for propo-
sails issued by the Mayor on the goth May last for
n. Y. avenue, across Penna: avenue to street
north, along l7th street west &c according to the
OF We s pap as TO aH a II Us
run from 18th to 18th, along l, if it can be done
without detIment to the interests Of the CORPORA
involve breach of the contract And require an en-
tlrely new apportioAment OF the tax laid on the
property along the ORIG inal route, and thus come
directly in conflict with the rghSs ofths owners OF
Very respect =ully, Jos H. BRApLEy."
Mr.. Given moved that the papers be printed
with the proceedings of the Board, for the in
formation OF those seeking to have the direc-
ton OF sewers changed, and that 1t be referred
to the Drainage Committee. Agreed to.
Also, a communication from Chas. H. Bliss,
City Surveyor, in reply to the resolution OF
this Board of the 2Ist instant The Surveyor
recomends "that sewer be built from Bound
ary street to K, Of such shape aud size as the
natural ground will admit of, and the volume
OF water will require" Referred to the Com
mittee on Drainage.
Also, communication from the Commits
s!oners OF Improvements tor the I'd and Sd
wards in answer 10 the resolution OF the Board
OF Aldermen, inquirng by what authority the
iron pipes which suppig Penn. avenue with
pure spring water from the spring on + street
north, have been taken up or destroyed by the
contractor for laying the sewer in Tenth street:
and also why the two large cisterns at the cor
ner OF Penn. avenue and 9th and 10th streets,
q yun1l hn = - D~Ah
OF and 9th streets have been rendered use
less. The commissioners say: THAT no
water pipe is ever taken up that can posi- bly,
be avoided. and whenever taken up. are re-
lald again 1t possible to do so. No con ntractor
Is permitted to appropriate properly Of the
city or individuals to his own use"
MI Elvans SAID the communication was no
answer to the resolution, and moved that the
resolution be referred back to the Mayor for
an explicit answer to the same. Agreed IS.
Also, communication from N Sardo. Sec
retary Of the Board Of Trade. stating that at q
meeting OF the Board of Trade on Friday even
ing last, Messrs. Samuel Bacon, James L.
Ba' on and Owen Thorn, were appointed r.
&c nj ee to confer with a Committee Of this
Boai n reference to the extension Of tne Lou
don Hampshire railroad to this District,
and that the Com m ittee of the Board of Trade
would be pleased to see he Committee of this
Board at the rooms OF the Board of Trade on
O'Clock.
Mr.. Elvans moved the appointment of a
Committee of two from this Board, on the sub
Ject,to confer with the other Committees on the
subject.
Mr.. TAFT stated that the evening papers of
this city reported the proceedings at Leesburg
correctly. The representatives. of this Cor
pOratien at Leesburg were careful not to COM
nit themselves. AS an individual be was in
favor of q connection through some poiOI
above Georgetown, bat thought the Corpora
ton could not enter into the matter on account
of its peculiar financial situation.
MIR. M ore took the same view. saving that
under the charter we could incur no debt ex-
ceedEg $1,000 withoE' submitting he que stion
10 the people. We could, therefore, only give
the project moral support. He did not wish 10
throw cold water on it, but the Committee
should look into the law before committing the
Corporation.
poration did not ccnmit the Corporation at
Leesburg, being we'll aware of the difficulty
stated by Mr.. Moore. He trusted, aecou ut
OF his connection With the Board of Trade, that
he would not be appc .nted on the Committee
from this Board.
The mo ion for n Committee of two was car
RE d, and the Char appointed Messrs. TAFT and
Richards.
The Chair laid before the Board the following
opinion OF the Corporation Attorney:
To The Board q, iidsymsa.-GENTLEMEN Your
resolution of the 18th OF September. relative t. the
claim Of the magistrates selected aud employed by
the Board Of Police, escaped my notice, if it reached
The justices Of the peace who may from time TO
time be selected and employed by the Board OF
the pectlve station houses &c, neither part
9i OF the metropolItan force nor officers clerks.
it. and in subsequent acts. and the Officers and
cler ks are as distinctly enumerated. By the fourth
sec ton OF the &C, OF 9th August 1851 the officers
police force shall consist If a Superintendent of
Police: ten sergeants of Police, and such number
OF police patrolmen as the Board may deem neces-
sary, not exceeding for the regular service one
hundred and fty BY subsequent acts the officers
character as officers. Nowhere are the justices of
the peace spoken of as members of the force or as
sistsnt with such a relation They are Off GERS of
the law app"inted by different authority, and
to be independent judicial Off
d,ia the c"nvenience of the detail Of the police
ADMINISTRATION, the Police Board is empowered to
select and employ them, not as their officers
Ssnls f GHt as she persons through whom their Of
Of their duties and the Board may thus have a su.
perylsl9n OF the manner in which they are dis
charged so This Corporation is Interested in hav
ing certain and ascertaned Justices by whose iudg.
ment these ordinances are to be enforced. and the
not constitute them in any sense members of the
MetroP9litan force or officers or clerks for whom
lows that they have Just 9 claim lain to such a
compensation, and none upon this Corporation.
am very respectfully &C.. u pn
Attorney Corporation, Washington
MT Elvans moved that the opinion be printed
with the proceedings and referred to the Com
mittee on nance; agreed to.
Mr.. Barr introduced the folio wing:
= An Act to carry into effect Act approved May
p, 1857. ... ~
Ben eHncesd, DC. That to carry into effect the
authorized to purchase all the water pipes which
may be required by the Corporation for the year
1851 in open market as the same may be needed
the sum of s3OG01 be. and hereby is appre ptiated,
payable out Of the water fund.
Mr.. EIvanB said that before that bill was con-
sidered he wished to introduce bill in refer
en- ce to such disbursements as that referred to;
and Oh his motion 1t was temporarily laid over.
late the payment Of warrants drawn by the
Mayor and countersigned by the Register as
follows:
: Be Il enacted, fe., That from and after the pas
fSge OF this act it shall not be aWiu for any bank
any warrant drawn upon it by the Mayor and coun-
any fund Other than that npon which The Warrsni o
SO drawn shall specify upon its face.
Sec. 2. That every special fund now or hereafter
bank as separate and dist;nct deposit on the books
Of the said bank, and such fund or funds shall not
pc N any way affected by en- oyerdraft upon the
lawful for the raid bank to refuse paymen of any
warrant drawn by the Mayor and countersigned by
o @ credit Of snch as yfEe
that upon general average Of all the
funds Of the Corporation. as shown upon the books
Of the said bank there may appear TO BE- excess
asec 5. That It shall be the duty of the Mayor,
the consent, in xlitipg 81 the bank 1t present resent
holding or hereafter by law to hold the financial
accounts of the Corporation, TO the prov sions o.
tv cen the CORPORATION and the said bank .
Mr., EIyans said that the necessity of the
passage of the bill was SELF f-evident and m ada
more SO by the bill just introduced by tn