Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Cooperation Affairs.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN, August 5th, 1867
Communications were received from the
mayor stating that he had approved an act to
set the curbstones and pave the tootways and
cutters on the north side of / street south, be-
tween Sd and Attn streets east, and an act re-
pealing so much of an act of jane 9th, 1867, as
authorizes the paving of portion of sth st.
west. Also, q communication from the Mayor
In answer to the resolution of the Board of
Aldermen Of the 29th ult., requesting to be in :
formed OF the number OF horses, carts, and
men empioyed in the First Ward for cleaning
alleys, streets and cutters, and for the removal
OF garbage, and the cost of the same from the
lst OF July. 1866, to the 30th OF June, 1867 The
mayor submits statement, giving the infor.
no mation IN detail for each month, sho wing total
expenditures during the period named to be as
follows. Labor, IS 2ie; carts, &4,6lS; garbage,
$l.b73; referred to committee on improvements.
Also, the report OF the Intendant OF the Wash.
mgton Asylum, for the month Of ] Julv. showing
"pen1tents" in wOrkhouse, June Both, sc; re-.
ceived In July, 172, discharged in July, l42,
deceased, |; eloped, Is: total number in work.
house August 1st 70. Number in Almshouse,
June 3Oth, I34; receivedin in July, 10; discharged
in July, Is; number in almshouse August lst,
l3S. Total in workhouse and almshouse, Au-
gust lst, 211; referred to the committee on the
asylum. Also, communication from VIM. r.
woodward, T. Edward Clark and ]. S. Brown,
committee on accounts and expenditures OF
the Board OF Trustees Of Public Schools, sub
mitt,ng their estimates of appropriations for
public schools for the fiscal year ending June
SON, 1e6s, AZ follows: Salaries of teachers.
S56,550; care of school rooms, S4. 500; rents,
$11GC0: iuet and stove fixtures, $6, ,000 coutin :.
gent expens ses, S36, ,00t: contingent expenses Of
Board OF Trustees, $4,000; salary of secretary,
$500; salary OF treasurer, $500. Whole amount
sI20, $50; referred to the committee on public
schools
Thorn and others, Tor the curbing and paving
of 10Th street west; referred to the comni ttee
on improvements Mr.. Turton presented the
petition of Thomas Stackpole, in reference to
I0 m Ech ~fs ~nta
the committee on wharves. Mr.. Elvans pre-.
sented the petition OF Edward Lilly, for re-.
mission OF q fine; referred to the committee on
claims. Also, petition of Thomas Geary and
others, in reference to the rates Of hackmen:
referred to the committee on police. Also pe.
tition of properly holders on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Ak and 9TH streets, praying
that the hackmeR who stand in that locality
may be allowed 10 again occupy their old
stands in front of the hotels within the limits
named above, from which they were removed
by the military authorities during the war;
referred to the committee on police
Mr.. Given presented the petition of 7. q W.
Bruner a. king for street improvement, &C.
companied by bill to set the curbstones and
pave the footways and cutters Oh the west
side OF 9Th street west. from p to q streets
north; referred to committee on i'm provements.
Mr.. TAFT presented the petition OF DR.. Freder-
lex May for improvement OF lst street east,
from to ID streets south; referred to commit.
tee on improvements. Also, petition OF Wm
Boyd and others asking that the temporary
bridge on the Canal, at the Intersection OF d
street south, be allowed to remain; referred to
committee on improvements Also comm uni.
cation from VIM. II. Hamilton in reference 10
appointment of Mr.. las. J. Campbell as Com
missioner of Improvements for the Fourth
w ard; referred Ito the committee on improve.
menis. MIR. Moore, from the committee on i'm
provements, reported a bill for setting the curb
stones and paving The footways and GU tiers on
the south side Of street south, from 4 \ TO 9th
streets west; passed. Also. bill to grade aud
pave the alley in so uare No. 1873: passed Also,
su bstitute for bill to revive an act passed June
sth, 1865; passed. Also, bill 10 take MP and re-
lay lay gutter In the Fifth Ward: passed. Also,
bill to grade and gravel Sd street west,
from New York avenue to street north:
passed. Also, from the same committee,
to which the subject was referred, reported a
ZION s' concerning free negroes, mulattoes and
slaves" aud also to repeal an act "laying q
tax on the slaves OF nor. sIdents," as the same
are en bodied in Sneehan's Digest, from page
245 TO page 256 inclusive. In their report they
say -" The committee. In reporting this bill.
deem 1t not in proper TO remark that they do
not regard its passage necessary to abrogate
the ordinances referred to. These ordinances,
which were enacted under the charrer for the
protection OF slavery, and adapted only to q
in which slavery existed, were ac-
fualiy annulled by the acts of Congress asol-
ishiDg that institution, and changing the con-
dition OF the race of people who were subject
to these ordinances. In consequence of this
legislation on the part Of the National IIagis-
effect, and have already been stricken from the
statute book OF the Corporation by the COM
mittee OF the two boards appointed under
the act of December 10Th, 1863, to supervise the
publication OF a new edition of the ordinances
That new volume has been printed, and a ref
erence to 1t will show that it does not contain
any of these acts, the most stringent provisions
OF which mad ceased to be operative many
years prior to the recent legislation OF Con-
gress. The committee, however, In deference
TO the opinions Of members of both branches
of the Council who think that these acts should
be formally repealed, report the accompany.
ing bill tor that purpose, and recommend It's
passage in lieu of the bill sent from the other
board. (Signed,) W. w. Moore, u. s. Noyes, j.
r. Etvans. The bill recapituIates the several
acts which it is intended TO repeal, and enaets
"that the people who were heretofore subject
to these several ordinances be hereafter sub.
ject to the penalties and benefits Of all other
ordinances in the same manner, and to the
same extent, as all other persons"
The bill was passed. and toe report of
the committee was ordered to be printed
Mr.. Moves presented the petition Of Samuel
Ceas and others, praying for street Improve
ment, with bill to set the curbstones and
pave the footways aud cutters on the east side
OF eth street west, between B and ID streets
south; referred TO the committee on improve
on markets. reported the bill to regulate and
license dealers In cattle; passed. [rhe bill
enacts that any person or persons whose busi-
ness is to buy and sell OF deal in cattle, hogs,
ha wing first procured license from the Cor
poration for SO doing, are to be fined SIS for
every such offense. The rate for an annual
license for such dealers, from the 1st of Janu.
ary in each year, to be SEQ Also, reported
on the petition of George Kalb
and others, asking for erection OF q she'd at
Center Market for their accommodation. and
the committee was discharged from its further
Mr.. TAFT, from the committee
on police, reported unfavOrably on Council bill
allowing geese and goats 10 run at large in
the Fourth Ward, and the Committee were
discharged from its further consideration
Mr.. Elyans, from the committee on claims, re-.
ported unfavorably on the petition OF James
Steele, for remission OF q fine, and the com.
nittee were discharged from its further con.
federation. Also, reported bills for the relief OF
VIM. Owner and N. r. Caussin, which were
passed. Mr. Elvans moved to reconsider the
vote by which the bill amending the act for
laying a water main In 18th street was passed
1t the last session of the Board, which notion,
be stated, was owing to the representations OF
extension of said water main along 0 street
and around the circle at intersection OF Yer.
mont avenue, Rhode lslaHd avenue, p and 18th
sire cts. that they were not able 10 bear the ex-
ppnte. The motion to reconsider was carried,
In the further consideration OF the bill was
! reconsideration Of the vore by which the
Board at the last meeting confirmed the nomi.
patton of Jacob Vondelehr as commissioner of
improvements for the Second Ward, but after
debate. he withdrew the motion. Mr. McCath.
ran, frcm the committee on the asylum, re-
ported favorably on the bill making an an
propriatIon of $4,000 tor removing and re-
pairing the stables, barns, and other outhousas,
ind repairing the fences at the asylum; passed
Several bills from the lower Board were 1e-
erred. Mr.. Elyans introduced q bill enac citing:
Sec. !. That Immediately after the passage OF
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