Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-27
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

except Mr.. Talbert.
The Chair laid before the board TWO commu-
niestions from the Mayor, announcing his ap-
prevail OF several acts which originated in this
eoard- Also, communication from the Mayor,
uansmIttir z the petition of Messrs. ID. L. Ell
ton, Dwight Il. Bliss, ]. W. Alvord, q II. Ho ~
ard and John kimball, who propose 10 erect
block works ON tue Eastern Branch, near the
POINT where Virginia avenue intsrsecis, AID
ask the improvement Of Virginia avenue to the
Eastern Branch; and also of 18th and 18th
streets east, 10 enable them TO have easy acces 8
10 their mandatory; referred TO the Commit
tee on Improvements.
Also, communication from the Mayor trans.
hitting Communication from Col. james r.
O'Beirne, the Register of Wills, in which that
Cfiicer calls the attention of the Mayor to 4. An
act OF Congress, approved July %, 1856, which
directs the legal representatives Of the Corpo-
rations of Washington and Georgetown, and
the portion of the county of Washington not
included in said Corporations. to provide and
suitably furnish, without delay, rooms for the
use of the Orphans Court and Register of Wills
in and for said county" Col. O'BeIrne says :
BEEN appointed by the Levy Court and / r.
specially request that You send a message 10
the joint Councils, calling for similar commit
tees TO cooperate with them, as also that viii IN
Will be appointed by the Georgetown author
ltIes on Friday night, TO carry out the pro.
visions of the law" Referred 10 the Com nit
tee on Finance.
Mr. Cook presented petition of the laborers
n: the several police stauons in the city, asking
an INCREASE Of compensation: referred. Mr..
Larnan presented petition Of Chas- Schultz,
praying compensation for damages sustained
by him in the riot OF October 2Uth. (the WIN
GOws OF his store on Pennsylvania avenue,
near I'D street, We're broken, his show cases
damaged. DC. J; referred. Mr.. Fen wick pre-.
scented petition OF r. Fisher, residing on n
street north, between LIST street east and North
Capitol street, complaining of the stencil from
night soii deposited by public scavenger in
the neighboT hoCd OF his residence; referred
Also remonstraEce of butchers and others, oc-
Cupants of the stalls in the Northern
Market against The construction OF the shed
now in course OF erection al that market; re-
ferred- Also, the petition of Geo. ID. Burch
aud others asking the extension of Potomac wa
ter in Sixth street, from . to q; referred.
Mr. Croker presented petition of Il. G.. Clark
aud others 10 have an alley opened; referred
Also. introduced a bill for the relief OF Josiah
Hitchcock; referred. Mr.. Moore presented re.
west between L and III streets north IN aea,p aet
the construction of the proposed sewer on said
Oh stree;, between l. and VI: referred. Also,
petition Of J. McConnelly, Complaining of an
erroneous grade given him by the CIV Sur.
veyor, IN consequence of which a portion OF
his house is buried beneath the surface of the
ground; referred. Also, communication from
Mr. John Potts addressed TO Mr.. Moore.) COM
planning OF the assessment on his properly for
construction OF the sewer on 18th street west:
referred. Mr.. McCiihran presented the
Petition Of Margaret MahCney for remission of
fine referred Mr.. Baker introduced bills to
set the cuTbstCnes ana lay the foOtways and
cutters on the east side OF 9th street west, be-
tween II and Z streets south; anu on the souta
fonts OF squares No. 4O9 and ABB north side Of
a street south and Virginia ayenu e, bstweCI
sth and Sih streets west;l referred. Also, bill
10 OpeD- grade and gravel -tn street west. from
Il street south 10 WAFER street; referred. Also.
PETITION Il Edward Lvcett and Others for gas
lamps, and laup-PoSts; referred. M. q FINDER
pre- ented Petition Of Patrick CowiIng PRAYING
Tpllef, TefeTIsd.
Nj Cr0eker. from Finance Committee. intro
dueed oiil appropriat, ng S3,2OO for repairing
and repaIntIng such portions of the OUTSIDE of
the City hall as are under control of this Cor
poraiIJn. (COngTe having Appropriated ike
AMOUNT tor Improvement OF tae portion occu-
pied by the GoveTnnent-th- eastern wing)
passed Also, reported favorably on bill au-
thOTIzIng the City Register 10 employ N addi-
tOnal clerk IN his office at 4 salary OF Sl,2Dl
per annum. MIR. Moore said the report was
from majority OF tie committee. He CMr.
NJ J did not concur in recomme ndiug the pas
sage of he bill, not recognizing the necessity
for the employment OF an ADDITIONAL clerk. as
he had conferred with the late Register VIII
informed him that the work in the Registers
Office had not increased. aud that two could DO
the work Mr.. Croker requested the readIn .
of the communication from the Register, re-
ceIyed At the last meeting. published in the
STAR OF last tuesday, asking 70 b. allowed 10
employ an additional clerk, because the work
had been increased; and the Secretary read the
same. The Register says that one clerk has been
kept busy in issuing certificates OF licenses
MIR. Morsell did not see the necessity for an IN.
crease Of help in the Registers Office. Mr.
City was growing. The work had increased
probably four-fold, and II was actually neces-
sary 10 nave an additional clerk 10 keep II up
Mr.. Cook gave an account OF the work IN the
once AZ present, 10 show that there was mora
cone now than under the former Register
when IL was all tumble IN the office. and III AZ
the work had been largely increased by legis!a-
ton OF he Councils Certain moneys, PAYABLE
IN one instalnsnt heretofore, are now paylbIa
IN four Instalments, and entail additional labor
on the clerks. Mr.. Moore contended .h1r rha
~ mo tad to h,tsl Ia. l.,
that the extra clerk was emp,J, by the
Register before the passage of the act for the
division OF assessments which il is alleged in
creased the labor IN the Office. Mr.. Croker
thought the business in the Registers Office had
increased al least oae-half since the passage of
The act referred TO, and said that the Register
stated IN his communication that the passage OF
SAID ACT alone made necessary the employment
of an additional clerk. Mr.. Moore defended
the late Register, (Mr. Douglas Mr. Fenwick
moved 20 lay the Dill on the table, which mo-
lion was lost by the following yo:e:-Yeas-
Messrs. FenwIck, McCathran. Moore and
Morsell, !. Nays-Messrs. Baker. CLARK
Cook, Crocker, knight, Larmsn. Richards,
and The President (GTInder.) :. The dill was
then passed. tot
Mr.. Croker. from Finance Committee re-
ported fayorabiy on The annual tsx bill from
The lower Board. III levies q tax OF sixty-fiye
cents on the hundred dollars tor general pur-
poses; fifteen cents for pay OF METROPOLITAN
Pohce; twenty-five cents for support OF pub.
lie schools (IncludIng colOredl: fifteen Ger r,
for building school-hoGses; thirty cents 10 con-
stItute a sinking fund for the redemption of
the bonds OF the corporation, authorized by
act OF Congress; and fifteen cents for Iightinp
the streets with gas; making q total OF SiG5 on
each >nO OF real and personal property The
Collector Is allowed the same commission as
last year-one Per cent.-and Is authorized 10
appoint deputy collectors at his own expense
and On his own responsibility TO wait upon
cltluns and collect such taxes on personal
property rs are now due or which NAV become
due prior 20 the lst OF January next: and for
such amounts Of taxes on personal properly as
shall De collected outside of his Office by depu-
ues, ne Shall receive seven per cent commits
sion over and above all other allowances I'm
menS On or before November 3th five Nor
cent After that date none No abatement on
Ixes acerulng ON property already IN arrrar
OF taxes unti such arreasages arr maid In
surance companies and government bonds ey
empted from taxation.l
MI. Moore thought insurance companiss
should not be exempt from q tax on tn. c,n,t, \
employed Formerly foreign Insurance 80
panies paid heavy license, and hence wsrs
exempt from such taxation. Now hovsya-
by the recent act of Congress, they could no, ~
made TO pay for Licenses. Mr.. Moore nnoSss
20 strike out the words except ins urance corn
panies;" agreed to. Mr. Moore then caIiad
attention TO the clause OF the bull levyine a
cents on the sIoO Of real and personal property
OF an unimproyed lot worth S},00g would pay
- 50 tax, while q man who had a lot OF ths
same frontage and same value improved by Q
house and furniture worth say 5000 would
have 10 pay Sl2. He thought the TAX should b
teviad ON the QrOund only 1 WAS A has y