Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-10-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Corporation Affairs.

" lolQ bes0ie the Boa q & cmmunfCaiOp
the Mayor stating that ne aad approved
raj ac.s which or gina.ed Ill this Beard
D. communication fTnTn the Mayor en-
ing memorial fron aarles T. ST, Clair,
7iug the passage OF An AZ reiunding to him
ain r10GeyS (thir y nine or forty dollarsl
1sited tn the credit @. the Second Ward for
privilege OF tappI lg Iith street sewer, the
oerty having been assessed for the con-
ction OF said sewer, and therefore not nable
AZ TeferEfi 4 10 ne Committee on Claims.
T. Given Introduced a resolution request
me surveyor 70 exc nine that portion of
wafer course rum. .ng parallel with Sih
ct W 81 and NORTH OF Rhode Island avenue,
repoT- to this Board such recommenda-
: fot lis mproveme will abate the
complain OF by the citizens contiguous
60 agreed to. Mr.. Eivans introduced Il
luton requesting the Mayor Ito inform
Board by what authority the iron pipes
tch supply Pennsylvania avenue with
espring water from the spring on r street
n, nave been taken up or destroyed by the
trac or for the laying of the sewer in lO.n
et, and, also, why the two large Cisterns at
corner OF Pennsylvania avenue and 9Th and
streets-erected by the Corpora ion a.
It eJpease-as we'll as the pump on the
Tiers corner OF q and 9th streets west,
q been rendered useless The chair (Mr.
~ said he had memorial signed by w.
heizerott and forty others, on the sime
ue"t. respectfully inquiring by wnat au-
rlty the pump bad been removed, and the
ems and pump rendered useless. The
olutlon was adopted and the memorial was
1r. Lloyd presented the petiton OF Peter
Day, praying remission of a fine imp esed on
for keeping a dog without license; referred
Committee on Claims Also. petition OF
n. ID. CassiR, 10 open 2ith street west; re.
nd TO Committee on Improvements. Mr.
yes presented the petition of property hold.
on 6th street for paving, curoing and gut
ing said street on the west side, from II to l
eets south; referred to Committee on In
ovements. The Chair Mr. Barr introduced
'lll to repair the alley IN square Dos: referred
Committee on IN pro vements. Mr.. Turton.
,m Drainage Committee, report d favorably
Council bills 10 lay water ma MS in street
nth, from 10Th to 18TH street west: in = and
'streets north. and 18TH street west; and in 0
rect north, from 9th TO Ith streets west; and
j Maryland aveGue. between 9th and eth
scets west: oil of which were passed Mr.
Apre, from improvements Committee, re-
poed favorably on bills to Sc: the curbs tones
an pave the foOtways and cutters on the
sofh side of B street south, from 7th to 1lth
stre's east, and on 1st street east, in front OF
sqiare .26i passed Also, bill to grade q street
moth, between 11th and 18th streets west;
PISSED. Also. bill for improving portion O..
5h street east; psssed Also, bill appropri-
aang 500 TO repair the Re yisters office: passed
LIST street, 1S0 feet from the north line of ID
sire ct sou b; passed.
Mr.. TAFT, from Police Committee, reported
a Iorsbly on bill granting permission TO Henry
moore 10 place an iron railing in front OF his
property, hve feet from the building line:
Iassed Also. bill grlntlng a similar privilege
70 It. walker passed Also, made writ
tn report on the pc tition OF Joseph r. Brown
and o hers, property holders, ASKING the re-
nova! o. the vault or mausoleum on H street
north, between 9th and lOfn streets west, un.
favorable 10 the prayer of the pei toner's aud
The committee was DISCHARGED from il further
cons Iteration. Mr.. Lloyd, from the Commit.
zee sn CLAIMS. reported bill to refund to A.
baiimain - 50 erroheously denoslted by hin
III the BANK OF w ashington TO the credit OF the
redemption fund Of the Corporation; passed
Also reported bill for remission OF a fine i'm
posed On Caroline Bannerman passed Mr
EIVans-, from the same COMMITTEE repsrted
'avorabiy on Council bill Tor relief of Patrick
QUirk; passed. Mr. Richards, from the Com
mlt'se on Schools, reported the following SUBJ
'tItGts Tor the Coulcll bill, making an apprc-
priatlcn for payment Of the arrearayes due
coioredt schools Of Washington, in accordance
With the act OF Congress
Sec: l. Be II tRGc'ed. &C.. That in order to pro
vide for the payment of such sums o. money as a re
required from the city of Washington to he paid to
the Trustees of the Coiored Schools of id city by
the act of Congress, approved July 23, 1856 being
. such ProIortionate part of all moneys recei ved
including the cost of sites, buildings, improve
ments. furniture and books. and all other expendi
between the ages of six ard seventeen years bear
TO the whole number of children, white and col
hereby appropriated on, Of the school fund aq or in
,ase OF its Insufciency, out of the general fund,
seven dollars and twenty eight cents iSs4 @
TO the accompanying statement; this
roored Schools That no S'p El
Ger this act shall be made until ali arrearage, due
g g TEACHERS m Of the Public Schools of Washington
Sec. 2. That a the said act of Congress of July
3, 1850 was evidently INTENDED 10 give every col
pred child as much school money % every white
hid (Which II rs clear the strict construction of
he law &. doee no, not gvs inssmnch As all of such
be and is hereby appropr iated out of the school
. nd and in case OF its insufficiency, out of the
General tuI d. the sum OF thirteen Thousand eight
hundred and four dollars and sixty nine cents,
al3 = L.69J being the amount necessary 10 meet
aFlS
y the law and its evident I'M on according to
he accompanying statement above referred to in
See. 8. That until otherwise directed 10y the laws
u Congress, whenever any money is received or
he Mayor 70 he credit Of the Trustees of Colored
rider according to tbs said above referre ed to-
The following 10 the statement referred to in
,ount with trustees of colored schools. Amount
iue from May 81, lcG2. to June 80, 1868, 1916 50;
,moust due from July /, 1863 TO June 3D. 1851,
s396.5S-S7i3 Us; amount of interest at ten per
'ent. for I X years, 10 Oct. % 1867, S92 IS; pro
'ata amount from June Is. 1864, to June 30,
SEA. s96l12; amount OF treasurer's warrants
md Mayors disbursements from July 1, 1854,
o June 80, 1865, SIS, sg3. 80: amount of treas.
lrer's warrants and MAYORS disbursements
rom July 1, 1865, to June 30, 1S66. SOS, ,66i 9e
amount OF receipts and expenditures from June
>, 1864. 10 June 30, 1>65, Sis,5IG i4-S29 9G3 20:
interest on fifth of last from June q. 1896
o Oct. %, 1867, &3.136. 81 amount OF treasurer's
y arrants and Mayors disbursements from
My ], let6, to June 50, 1-G7, $107, 7,2l23l-.
S2l,4i2 i6; interest on amount due colored
chools from Oct. /, 1867, to Oct %, 1s67, St35 I2
" hole amount due colored schools TO Oct "a,
SCI. s56.u54 "A Credit payments made before
!Ii 23' lso6. $40. A:S3: interest on same from
July %, 1866, to Oct. D. 1866, years. 1853 ~:
pa ymsnts made, 80, 9.39 interest on same for
sine months to Oct q. 1867, S6s9. .95 total credit
balance due Trustees Colored
Schools, Oct. 23, 1867, S3i, 20. ~. Statement of
differences as follows If one.fourth of
.H9,5l6i4, instead OF one fifth of same, be
AIKEN, the amount is S}7,379.lI: amount OF in
Der cent, Si,67239. II one-fourth OF SlU7,2I 81
instead OF one.ffth OF same be taken, the
lInount is SD, SOB Cs amount of interest on said
,ne-fouTth for twenty three days, at ten per
ent., Sloss9: total, $69.Vz3i1. Amount re-
eiveo, &c, on said sums. one-flfth Is the pro-
'ortion, S55,2is 1e; difference arising from the
wo modes OF reckoning. SI35vi So"
Dir. Richards moved that both the Council
Ill and the substitute be printed with the pro-
eedings, and made the special order tor next
donday night.
MIR. Eivans wished immediate action taken.
Mr.. Richards said he had no objection 40 tar
Q he was concerned, but as neither bill had
zen printed, he thought II best TO have them
rinted so that the Boara might act UNDER
tandingly. In answer to q question of Mr
doere, he explained how the committee had
ween the Council and the committee was
hat the committee thought that under the law
4 Congress the Trustees OF Colored Schools
we're lege lily entitled to one fifth OF all money
eceiyed or expended TOR school purposes. The
iouncil bill was on the basis OF one.fOurth. j
ie had put in the Council bill the difference
etween the two calculations, sl3,s0a.6s. az q