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


BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Monday, April Sth
ls67.-The Board met pursuant to law. Pres
ent: Messrs. Barr, Given, McCathran, Owen
y. ). Noyes, Gulicx, Gross, TAFT, Lewis Ma
gruder, t. L. Lloyd, president, and 5. v.
The Chair laid be fore the Board a commuut.
cation from the Mayor stating that he has ap-
proved An act 10 defray the contingent ex
penses OF the Fire Alarm Telegraph for the
present fiscal year; an act amendatory of an
act relating to fish wharves or docks and an
act for the relief Of Thomas Coyle use of E. O.
Morgan.
Also, a communication from the Mayor in
answer to the resolution OF April LIST, in rela-
tion to public exhibitions. The Mayor saws he
knows nothing 'of any proprietors being taxed
by private parties, no private party has any
such right. The vacant ground at the inter-
section OF 9th street and the Canal is howey-
ever, leased by the Corporation as o.her Canal
fronts, to private parties who have the right to
sublet it,"
Mr.. Barr presented the petition or sundry
citizens OF the Second Ward, protesting against
the paving of 18th street west, from PennsyI-
yania avenue 10 4 street north; referred TO
committee on improvements. Also, presented
the petition of Moses Samstag, in reference to
his proposition TO remove night soil: referred
TO committee on police. Also, introduced
resolution instructing the committee on finance
to consider the propriety OF introducing q bill
to fix the salary of the Collector of Taxes and
the clerks IN his office passed. Also, intro
duced q resolution requesting the CORPORATION
Attorney to report whether 1t is or is not the
duty OF this Corporation to cause the water
course in square 316 10 be arched, or whether
it is the duty OF the property-holders in SAID
square: passed.
The Chair laId before the Board a communi-
cation from the German Evangelical congre-
CATION, asking the use of the Aldermen's Cham
ber for their meetings. referred to the commit
tee on finance.
MIR. Given presented the petition of John n,
Stone and others, fo- construction OF a sewer
in square i25 and introduced a bill 10 make
ImnrOyempnt IN
mlttee on drainage. Also, Introduc iced bill to
extend the sewer in 10th street west, from New
York avenue TO the canal; referred TO the COM
mittee on drainage.
Mr.. TAFT presented the petition of Daniel ]
Burns, asking the remission of a fine: referred
to committee on claims.
Mr.. q ulicK presented the petition of Mary
ID. Beale, asking permission to erect A fence
four feet from the building line, in front of her
lots q and p in square 76l; referred TO COM
mittee on Improvements.
Mr.. Gross presented the petition OF Joseph
Walsh, asking permission to erect a frame
building on Il street south, between 9th and
1th streets east; referred TO committee on po-
lice.
Mr Moves presented the petition of John
Van Riswick and others, against locating a
brick yard in the vicinity OF square 300; re-
ferred TO the 7th ward delegation Also the
memorial OF Charles b. Church, Offering To re-
pair the Long Bridge for S9,5OO. if the Corpo
ration will make the appropriation of that
amount; referred to the 9TH ward delegation
Also, the petition Of William Buckley, askinr
payment of his bill for grading and grayelIng
eth street west; referred TO the committee on
claims. Also, offered a bill for purchase,
Ior the use OF the public schools, of the lot
and school building, located on 10th street
west, between q and H streets north In the
LIST ward, known as 81. Matthews Institute,
for the sum of $4,000. payable out of the
school-house fund; referred to the committee
on schools.
Mr.. Magruder presented the petition of
Mlchael w Ryan, for building a sewer on l.
n. ~ m and.
referred 10 the committee on improvements.
Inc Chair appointed Mr.. Lewis on the COM
mIttee on drainage, and Mr.. McCathran on the
committee on health, in place of Elijah Ed
monston, deceased.
The gas bill was, on motion of Mr.. Magru-
DER, MADE the special order for next Monday
evening al half past eight o'clock
Nr. Given introduced Joint resolution re-
curing the Mayor to repossess the wharf
property at the intersection of 9th street and
the canal. and terminate the lease OF said
property If any such exists; passed Also,
from the committee on finance, reported ad-
verse to the petition Of James Bowen, and the
committee was discharged from its further
consideration.
Mr. Lewis, from the committee on improve
menfs. reported bills to grade ID street south,
between 9th and 7th streets east, and 11th
street east, between South Carolina avenue
and Pennsylvania avenue; both OF which
were passed. Also, bill to grade 1st street east
from TO streets south: passed.
MT. Mafruder introduced bill making an
additional appropriation of $50 to enable the
Mayor to purchase horse for the Water De-
partment; passed.
Mr.. Lewis. from the committee en- improve.
ments, introduced bill TO relay the gutter on
the south side of q street north, from llth TO
18TH streets west; passed. Also bill 70 grade
and gravel G street south, between Sd and 9th
streets west.
Mr.. Noyes moved to strike out the words,
provided there are funds to the credit OF the
ward not otherwise appropriated. 80
The amendment was adopted-yeas7, nays2.
and the bill then passed. E4s
Mr.. Lewis, from the committee on improve
msnts, also reported bill 70 grade and