Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-01
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
ROArTCF ALpFCsES. November SJta. 1855
TIE Char laid befC e tire Board seve-ll CON-
muLIcsrons from tbe Nay Or. as fo,lows:
One uansu atiipg pet.t'on OF Hoa iameS
harlan. s-kIpg reIisf from pIyneGt Of ne
spsc'aI tax % Ms properly on lots, Squa-e No.
us, for tie cors .rueiton OF 4 stwer IN lst1
s,r' 1t; ref -rtd.
v CcrcOrsn, and Peer Parker, asking relief
tIOm pay me ~ Of Ger llL SPECIAL tax, sssc ed
CI thtr properly in sGpsre To-, Tor the con-
stIuct on Of lever along De- fro1t OF lLtity-
ttte sGua'e reieTTtd
One transmitting ommunIcaiion of Gea.
joseph GeTtaTGt, CLERK of she Genue Market,
TeitTsuCr ~ certain repairs 10 he sud n A.
net WhIJh h. safes ar nvcrs 1ry, ana aSktug
Sn aVpTOgrIatlon Of 81, $ 20 De expended o.
follows RrpdDs of pavement, 81; r'paur Il
root. see; whi,e-wast'ng aud , painting, : 1T
VT.vIes. sla.; hsw hOsr, So; strve sJu ,hilrs
for office, So. Alag hol,s with gravel S'OT
,Ightsea windows in the aIohes above re
tu-, ners stalls. SIGl; referred 20 COMMITTEE GA
Markets.
One A answer 10 a res OIution of the Board OF
Aldermen, pI- ed t1e IGih Insian', requesting
IA oe informed s-pDier what authority the
Csrsl CCmmis slonPr his eff cisd certain leJs's
OF canal wharfage FOR two years The Mayor
says Il have DO knowletgs. Official OF other
VIZ. that any such contract has been entered
INTO by the Canal Commissioner or any other
offiCer OF The Corporation. Aud further, that
no such contracts Will BE- approved by ne, nor
Will licenses be granted fO- wharf sites the
1. nal Until the canal 4ue7ton ia settled Re-
IrITsd 20 tie Committee on Finance.
One trau sIniit.ng several comm Uuications on
T. subject of assessments for the construction
Z certain sewers in the First Ward, submitted
la the BOsrd BY the Mayor IE accordance with
tie request Of +. III. DOnegan, Superintendent
and Inspector of Sewers. &c. [Amoug the en-
clio is 4 statement OF MT. Dpnegan's that
he tate CT assessment fixed by Mr. FORSYTH on
said sewers Is incorrect: also, ommunIcatIon
fTCm Mr.. James L. Ferry, contractor, that he
he'd NO. been paid So more than was due 10
him under his contract for constructing sewers
the FIIst WsTd, as had been stated by Mr.
Moore in be Board of Aldermen. out, on the
contrary, he believes that he has not been paid
enough n toe work measured by Mr. Forsyth.
sEd Tsks a re-mplS urrment OF that portion of
the wCIk ty NJ. Donesan.
Nh Moor contended that no street commits
sIOrer or other officer of the CORPORATION had
auy night 10 argue questions with this board,
py communication through the Mayo- or
Otherwise. He further cOntende that Mr.. For
Ssth h. d msde his assessment by the average
Per foot Oh H. whole length Of sewer, while
Mr. DoEr Eau only meas ured q portion OF the
WORK, and hence The rate fixed by him was
eased on such partial nelsUT lem ent. IL he
re3suI.i the whole work and then made an
average. be nigh. mad tnat Mr.. Forsyth was
correct. he moved TO lay the communication on
the table. Mr.. RIcLsrGs hoped not: he iufor-
nation wOuld Re needed wnaa the subject
c1me up for consideration. He moved its
-sie-srce TO the Committee on improvements
-hr. N re OUlec-ed 20 he refersI CO. and novel
tbas TIE bill 70 correct exec syr sslnents be
taken Up now. Tee latter motion was lost
yeas S. hays :. The motion 10 refer WAS then
Cebetsd ~ some laEgth; sfter when the vote
vas Iaken on Mr.. NOOTe's motion 20 Law the
Mayor cCuUuniC alton on the table tempo-
rarI-i hich was lost by re vote-yeas s,
lay d. The que-fIOn then recurreI or Mr.
hiClHrd> mOi.On > refer The communication
TO TIE Committee en- improvements; which
DOtlCa v3S carried.
Mr.. Cook presented petition from he
Nayitud Theological Seminary. asking ex-
eHpton from payment of general tax on
ttrI 81 Cd buildings and grn1Ids; referred;
Mr. l. "a -6s IrtrOd Uced = rcsOlu iOn redupsi-
ing re Mayor to open = corr spOuGence with
t2e Levy court 10 ascertain what plan Is f-I-
sible ana Cf9 b. sCrari upon u oosn, grade
sud gravel Boundary street from Rock Creek
TO ~ 'aS.-.h terminus. referred ALTO. bill %
charge certain CRED = III The no tn we arn mar.
CT ihe First Wsrd; referred. Mr.. Fen wick pre-
sem q petition of 3 number OF resident askirg
ne privilege TO keep "a many cows they
nay ind necessary 20 keep t1em from want
curing the winter: referred Mr.. Moore pre-
s. nted Pc !tion OF !. VI. Merrill tor re nj ,liOl
Of fire; referred. Mr.. Lloyd presented petitica
of Peer tOnlap asking TO hava rloEey IS iU0)
p1'c ny bIm for = licsnse (re IPcted by the Boiri
OF Ponce Conn isslOnerS) refunded TO him. ac-
ConPauisd by a bill for his relief; referrri.
MI Cts-& Introduced a IesJlnucn requesting
the tax clerk 20 ascertain the amount OF real
estate conveyed by the United StI.ss Cow
eminent, wli1In tae city Limits. 70 indtyd-
u@ls, that Is no, on he tax LIST, aud re-.
pow the same - MS Board; referred.
.dr. " e 2thran pre.-Iied the petition Of Ann
Riley Tor IL Iii ss'OE Of a fine; accOmp Inied by
a bill FOR her reliei; referred Mr.. Blke-Intro-
duced bill Tor relief OF II. l.. Elton; referred.
Also introduced r"-olution that the Commit
tee en- Improvement De requested 10 ezarnIne
the -Iser mont with = view OF taking lEto con-
sIdeTa ION rh- prOpriety of the I'M proyrmen. y.
sa'd IIyer front, BY the extension Of the sen
wall rem the Long Bridge 10 the arsenal
SEoGrds, ana rspOr' 10 this board by hill or
other i-e AT as early day possible;
p-s ed Mr. Moore introduced bill approprI-
"'ing 81 10 pay II. &. Fuller for work IN pre-
PfTiES ~ q stImOny taken before the lat cor
I"-ailOE live stIgating Committee; referred
l.T Grinder lltr JdUced TesOlui ion allowing
W n. lila, ley ana others 10 take The clay ont Of
SCuth strees; referred Mr.. CroczeT tr,r,
Finance Coz mute :. reported layOrabIy on the
bill % Pay Wm- Morgan, Tax Clerk S5555
salary nom TIE tfI- L. was sus pen I'd b. TO-
Mayor until ne was elected by TIA iolut
COENrn'lOn % The CttS Councils: passed
Nj Richards, rom Improvements Committee
reported 'tyOTaoiy IN bill 10 lay a flag foot .ay
across street No. IN. between tn and s,h
street wte- TO eOnIect nth the center foot4ay
~ The Nor bern Liberties Market: passed Also
TrpOT'ad |CuLcIl Ill ~ arch 4 abr Creek ON
y e-tG & ,iJJl street. wUh an amen dmeLt re-
6UtIg The smOGut OF Appropriation from
sit-'>J 20 >lt@O I'd" e NE sum apprOp ~ iated Nv
-.gf,Ss The ana i' IneIt Was adopted. Mr.
n CEfhran moved L strifr out pqyabIe out of
II "z- Hrra! fund aud insert Fourth WarL
Is"C; ca'r-d-yeas ~, nays !, (Mr. Lloyd)-
MI Moor. hot voting. The ball was then
Eaes'd- NJ. frn|Ick, from ImpToy
Com mittss, reported fav orally on Counci! bIIls
To curb, pave and gutter on east side of 10Th
street west, b-j seen Ma sachusstts avenue and
Ii sir; "a north; on west side of IItn street west
D. Cm q 10 streets north. and on both sides of
l'a street west, between VI and " streets
11-tt- winch bills led TO a long dIscussIon
arr vhiCh they were all postponed Also
fsiOrtsd bIiis 10 curb, pave and gutter on both
s'd's OF : street north, between Iiih and I6th
si''eis We: and on south side Of q street
hottn' between llth and 18th streets west: both
% beh Were passed Also, bill to construct
t1.oSe acfo9s h sweet nCItn, ret veau 18th ana
i.,h ssre.ts west in the First Ward; passed.
hlSo' Dill 10 curb, pave and gutter on
roth SIDES of z street no-.h. hs,wasn ,EIh
s;r- - sSt and COnIeCticut avenue: nc sInonad
Aiso, Oil 10 curo, pave, and gutt-r on tn. west
siCe OF lOth street west between ~ ana v
streets rorthi passed. Also, DILL 10 widen TIA
cutters on west side Of IAN street wat no.
tween and w streets; pissed. No McCatn-
"a H. from Police Commits, reported fayorabIv
On The resolution allowing persons To keen
THoTe tnau two cows within 10. city linits tor
he SIX months next ensuing afLer the passays
VI the act. provided they che cows are not
allowed &c become a nuisance; passed. Mr.
La-msu- from Claims COMMITTEE, reported bill
for relief Of Peter Conlan; passed. Also, bill
for relief OF Alfred Brooks, 70 pay him SIS ont
of the draft fund; passed Mr.. Croker. from
Fir ance Committee, reported ball appropra-
lob S1CuO, 20 be expended under the dir sction
OF the Mayor, 70 aid in surveying the routs
vIhin the limits of the District Of C0Iumbia of
the "Soutbern Maryland Railroad" designed
10 connect this city with the Point Lookout
Railroad from the lower counties of MARYLAND: