Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-11-26

Register Of Deeds, appropriasing 81. .ooo f,r tina,
purpose, provided the Corporaton OF GAdrgo-
Town appropristes $1,000 and the Levy Cours
substitute bin was ad vocased by Messrs. lloyd,
Noyes and others, on the ground OF necessity
for tt preservation Of the property records Of
The SUBSTITUTE bill was then n agreed %; yeas 70.
nays 4. Mr. MeCathraD. and the bill pa ssd.
Mr.. Moore, from the Comrnittee ON Finance,
s rspe1tsd per ,o avo,aoly on the sai approprssng
and furniture for Engine House Union No. I;
passed. ........
Mr. Turton introduced bill granting per-
ing in front OF lots Il and IL, in square 4, not
more than 5 feet from tue building line, reject
ed; yeas ], MT. Larman,) nays IL.
Mr. Richards made q written report from the
Npecial Committee 70 represent the Corpora
"a, Of " ashington a. the conference In Alex
an with the Directors OF the Loudon Il
Hampshire Railroad in reference to the branch
road TO he District cities, in which he recapitu-
lates the proceeding at that meeting (Which
have been already reported in the STAR and
concludes as follows:
sentati.es would rsspectfuily recommend the adop
ton OF the following joint resolution
: Reso,ced. &C., That committee Of enc from
each Board, in connection with the Mayor, be au
the two Boards Of the Corporation Of Geor setown.
TO request the Secretary Of War to detail engineers
ans tho ces
OF Georget0wn and Washington, and also con-
with estmated costs Of building each of said
The resolution wa. adopted, and, with the
report, was ordered to be printed with the pro.
Improvements, reported bill to grade and
gravel 5th street east, from North street to
Pennsylvania avenue; pasted. Also, bill to
set the curbstones and pave the footways and
fnr nm h0 nv1th do of N
from 9th to 11th street west; pa5sed. Mr..
Moore spoke of the resolution passed by
the lower Board AT the last meeting, providing
for continued meetings of the two Boards
through the week on the appropriation bill.
school bill, &c and said ii was all done for
effect He therefore moved the folio wing:
form the Board OF Common Co1nsii that the Boara
OF Aldermen many weeks ago passed the general
pn:e. By law also I'll the M .ceo appro
priaton Sil making full provision for the support
rent year; and also more recently general bill
making ample provision for the payment Of the
this city for the benefit Of coiored schools, ali OF
which may he learned from the journal of this
the two Boaris in general committee are both un.
necessary AM inexpedient.
from the Fourth Ward would withdraw his
resolution Every member of this Board OF
every party had acted according to he dictates
Of bis own conscience, and this resolution ap-
heard which was unnecessary. If certain
members Of the lower Board saw proper TO
place themselves and their Board IN the posi-.
uon OF physician, who would refuse TO attend
patient because his own child being i'll
could no. be reached first, IL was not the fault
of this Board. lie did not think that this Board
should take cognizance Of matters not officially
before ii.
The resolution was adopted. Mr. Turton
from Drainage Committee, reported bills 10 lay
water mains along certain streets in the First
RiPh frnr Dali f.o
COMMITTEE, reported adversely on the petitions
OF Fielder Carroll and A. Rice, for permission
10 peddie without license, and the committee
was discharged from their further considera-
ton. Mr.. Turton, from the Committee on
Health, m made report on the apothecaries &C
counts, for the First, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and
which were passed. The accompanying re.
port contained the following statistics com
piled from the accounts:
First w Waro-Nurnber OF paupers, IOg: born
IN United States, 90: whites, 50; colored. b
born in Ireland, 10; number of recipes, 30n: to-
TAI cost, sl5i. Fifth Ward-Number of pam
maryland, 10; Virginia, 2; New York, y col :.
ored number of recipes. I07; total cost, sol 40;
Sixth Ward-Numoer OF paupers. 81; born in
Washington, -; born in Maryland, II; born in
Virginia, l. born in Delaware, ]; born In Penn
syivsnia, /; born in Ireland. =; colored: IN :
Der OF prescriptions, So; total cost.S27 25. Sew
District OF Columbia, IS; born in Virginia. II;
born in New York. 3; born in Maryland 0:
born In Pennsylvania, 3; born in Irelsnd, II:
born in GERMANY, 1: number OF recipes 29q.
total cost, SlCe O5 coiored, B. 1A similar rspori
for the Fourth Ward was made by Mr. Eiyans
TWO weeks since ar d reported IN tue STAR of
Tuesday the 18th inst.J The bills for payment
Of the accounts of apethecaries In the above
named wards were passed.
Mr.. Elvans from the Committee on Health
SAID the committee had been waited upon by
the friends OF DIR. Allen, nominated for physi-
can to the poor Of the Seventh Waru by the
Mayor who stated that his position under the
Government weuld not prevent him from at
tending 10 bis duties as Ward physician The
nomination was confirmed.
Mr.. Glven. from the Committee on Elections,
MADE the following report
The Committee on Elections, to whom was re-
ferred on the 18th instant resolution provi, ing
TOT special election In the seventh Ward. to fiji
tion OF u. Wheeler, beg leave TO report that they
have gwen the subject 80 referred to them proper
lege and the right Of the citizens of the Seventh
Ward TO be fully represented in the Councils of the
Congress: regulating and defining the mode and
manner OF holding elections in this city il fayora-
resolution as an initiative measure il wifi neces
state reIegistraton Of the qualified voters OF the
ney and much time and trouble, and as about one
ha OF the present session OF the 6jth Council has
dent to recommend the adoption of said resoiu
tlon and would respeetfniiy ask to be discharged
lsigDed-John T. Given. ". Richards, &. s..
ward wished full representation they had
right TO ask II: but so far as he could ascertain
hey did not care 10 90 into the trou ole and ex :
pense OF re- registration for THIS election
Mr.. Noyes said that be believed thar the peo-
pie OF the ward generally of both parties were
dislnelined 10 go through the trouble of re-.
registration for the purpose OF a special eIec-
tion. so ne Of the citlZens of the ward had
asked for the introduction OF q resolution
calling for an election, and he had felt IL his
duly to offer tt. srl -
The committee was discharged from further
consideration Of the matter, and the report
was ordered to be printed with the proceed :
ings. AMI NJ ..rE tfE,Isft = - {
Mr.. McCathran introduced bill fer relief
OF the late George Dean and others; referred TO
Committee on Claims. MIR Lloyd Introduce
. joint resolution OF instruction to the Mayor
concerning the Metropolitan Railroad as fol
lows. VA ~ = : y
.'whersas the charter Of the Metro politan aud
Washington and Georgetown Railroad Companies
Of thisGity, requires that the said companies or
cerporatisns should keep their tracks in good or
der, and that the space between the tracks and Of
two feet beyond the outer rail should be kept at ali
tunes well paved; and whereas the said corpors :.
tsus have failed to comply with the charter in this
respect ind have neglected 70 pave nd keep their
said roads in good order and condition AZ REQUIRED
BY their charters, to the injury Of the people Of
Washington: Therefore, be il : =.