Evening star., 1867-11-12
Corporation Affairs.

Corporation Affairs.
BOARD or ALDERMEN, Novem Der llth The
Chair Iatd before the Board q communication
from the Mayor stating ths: he approved on
the eth iEstaRt, San act authorizing the con-
suuction of a sewer in 18Th street west be-
tween q ana Ii north Also,a comm unic alton
from the Mayor nominating los. II. Bradley,
Jr,fOr CoI nation Attorney IN place of Jos Il
Bradley, resigned; referred to the Committee
On Finance; Mr.. Given, from that committee
the nomination and It was CON
Ermed. ne Chair also laid before tbs Roard
comm unlcanon from the Mayor nominating
Tor members of the Board OF Health: First
"ard-D: r., Hagner. M ID, William Wilson;
Second Ward, j. =. Riley, NJ. D., ]: T. Young,
ID M D.; III Th,rd % Ward, ID: W; Prsntiss, N: d:
ID ID, p. +; Bacon; Fittn Ward. q. NJ. Ford
NJ ID. seth Elliott: Sixth Ward, w u
Roberts, d. D.. Lsmuel Isddisi Seventh ward.
q. p. Fenwick, NJ. ID, Peter NJ. Pearson: sec.
Ietars TO the Board, O. NJ. Dove NJ D.; and
for Physicians to the Poor: First Ward, W. o.
M.dS Sss SssIno 6orss ward oa-,n a. r. King rard
reno; flith WARD, Geo. Mccoy; Sixth Ward;
W. H. Combs; Seventh Ward, Charles Allen;
Health
Also. . communication from John II.
Semmes, Esq, President Board of Trade,
trar shifting the resolution adopted by that
body, requesting the Corporation of Washing
ten 10 grant 10 merchant OF GEORGETOWN the
right TO sell their merchandise In Washington,
Georgetown Corporation to merchants OF
Finance.
Also communication from M Nav
nard, stating that his clam for building sea-
wall on Potomac river, between 7th and 9th
streets, is as follows: AVAIL, as measured by
City Surveyor, is 20 feet long, average height
feet The top of wall is feet wide, and bat
lers inches 10 the foot. which make the base
fset WISE, making S>O perches, at 1897 a
perch, s3,s9l6O also put on coping to the
amouIt OF ly5iO feet, which is usually paid for
by the square foot, estImsted at 2s cents,
>4il.2O." He says: The reason why ask for
extra pay IL, my contract called for a wall
feet base, feet nigh, and feet wide or top;
but in the place OF making the wall feet hign
he Commissioners required me 10 make the
vail up 10 required grade, which averaged
feet consequently 1 had to make the base
wider In oTotr TO make a substantial wall 4
hope this matter may be settled at once as /
now have been delayed nearly year for INV
money Referred 20 the Committee on FL
nance
Dir Elvans presented the petition OF Fielder
tarrol for PERMISSION 20 peddle without
license; reirTred 70 the Committee on Police.
Ar. Talt resehted the petition of Timothy
MCCaIty and others, protesting against the
Iaylng OF an alley Ia square 725; referred 10
tie Committee on Improvements. Mr.. GRINDER
introduced bill 10 repair the gutter in ID
street sou h, between ita and 5th street, east:
passed. Mr.. Moore, from the Committes CT
Confersnce on the general appropriation bill,
made tie following report:
1 Sor; . mittes OF Coz isrenee on the disagree
iiSnas of the bill entitled An at to detray the
General ana contingent p nses of the Corpora aon
T. reccOmmenc 10 their respective Boards the
tglloWing proposition; First. That the Board of
amendments, and thar the Board of AiaerRen
agree 10 the "a amendment Of the Board Of Com
Mr. Moore explained that The 4th Council
amendment above referred TO was that enact
ing that NO fees should be paid by property
owners 20 the Taper of water mains for his
services The 5th amendment was that In crea .
ing the compensation OF the Metropolitan DO
lrsSf N IL n
extra compensation 70 the police maeistrat
decided to be illegal by the Corporation Attor.
ney, sc. The 9th amendment was tn at whi n
enacted that the Corporation Attorney shouls
De qualified to practice before all the courts Of
this District. These are stricken out BY the
Committee OF Conference. The I'D ameudmep
OF the lower Board retained by the Conference
Committee was that striking out Of the clause
makng sPpropr prlatlon 1or the pubiieation OF
the laws and council proceedings the woI ds
'-hGt'oHdt InteihSeReeT," and inserting 90
newspaper i
Seed Idly. That the clause in the bill making
appropriation for compensation To- the SuperIn-
tendebt and Inspector of Sewers, &c, De amended
shall not BE- pad until TIL tse saS1rme
Court Of this District SHALL have decided that the
Thirdly. that the seSenti amendment Of the
Board oi common Sonhsi ti De so amended as to
By virtue OF apprI priatI3ns IN this bin unless lac
fhis Corporation approved January ) isia and also
so much Of the oath prescribed by the act Of Con
of the Government 70 swear follows: 1 do fur
ther swear that have never voluntarily borne
aeitizen thereof, that have voluntarily given no
aid counsel Q. sagement TO PeIsons engaged
sought nor accepted nor attempted to exercise the
SnelSnS Of any Ses TnsisyeT undsT any an
United STATES: and that have not yielded a vol
r irfy fSpPo 70 am Rretsnoea su
States hostile or inimics thereto. So help me
The report Of the Committee of Conference
wss agreed 20.
act TO dredge the Washington canal" fre-
ported In full In the STAR TWO weeks since)
was taken up
Mr.. Richards asked that the Board defer &C.
ton on the bill for one week, stating that If 1t
was pressed he had a substitute TO offer.
Mr. Neyes suggested that Mr. Richards offer
have both bills before IL when tue matter
sfouid De taken up, stating that IL was getting
late IN ne sea-on, and II II was proposed 10 do
anything this year, action should be taken as
coon q. possible.
Mr.. Richards then offered the following SUBJ
stitute for the bill
Al ACT for the better and more effsetual i'm prove
msnt OF the W sshington Canal
I'M bSadd Ar on Si b LIT ana Board q
adopt plan for improving the Washington canal
AL its essential features BY board Of Government
eigineers composed Of Major Generals Tower
Mach s and ss Ot the Bsaa dSts S Sr
man and Board OF Common COuneil did also, on the
epiiOn Of N. fr.t Part r Of the sOrk on the said
plan, ard Authorized the appointment OF al engi-
neer TO EuPerintend at a salary Of 5000 a year.
which act approve ed on the 18th day Of he same
month, and the same day Benjamin Severson,
the proJeetor Of the plan, vas appointed engineer
provided in the said act and as it IL highly i'm
portant 20 the sanitary ana conimeI cia interests
of the city that the work should be speedily COM
pletsd IN accordance with the said plan:
BC 70 sHaci,d &c, That q further sum Of $1,000
b. and the same j. hereby, appropriated Of the
general fund in addition t. the une1 pended bal
of the former appropriation, which sum sha II
be used for the further Improvement of the canal
herein provided, and for other purpOse, to be
expended under the direction and superfn tende
of the afOreDaned engineer, on whose certificate Oi
dues on account Of this work the money shall be
paid by warrants drawn by the Mavor and Regis
ter; the work TO be commenced forthwith, under
the superintend ndence Of the said engineer whose
salary shall be the same as heretofore. and who
shall be authorized 70 appoint a competent clerk
at salary of 8. who, in addition to such other
duties a. may Be required Of him, shall also keep
full AMI clean record Of all contracts, purchases
and other transactions In relation to the work
and keep a full account Of every item Of expendi.
ture subject At all times 10 the ins pection Of the
Mayor, kegister, Aldermen, and members Of the
FuTther eonsfderation Of the bill and substI.
tuts was then postponed for one week, and the
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