Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-20

after ~ O'Clock p. IN, M. Knsnt called .he
Board 10 orcer, and stating that the President
MI GrIHGer, was absent aad would NOT prOb-
ariy De pr sent during The evenIng, moypd
that MI Croeker taze the chair: winch was
sgrrec 10.
Ike Char lad h. fore the Board a com,nnni-
eaton from ta- Mayor, in ans wer To the reso-
linton OF the two Boards passed on Mouday
Las;, requesting Information as 10 tue pos session
OF s5t.,SV bonds OF toe Chesapeake ana Ono
Canal Company b~lOnging 10 the Corpor .tion
what amount Of interest mas oeeu paid thereon
and toe mar ket value of the same The Mayor
says: 81 De City Register reports that the bonds
named are ia his possession; that tue total
amount Of interest paid on the bonds to this
date Is flO,5LO, and that the rnark,t yaIus of tho
bonds, as near Is can BE- ascertatned i. rUantv
nTe ceuts on the dollar" OTi.red 10 he print "a
on the journal and referred TO Committee on
Finance.
Also. a communication from the Msyor
rsns hitting one from the cIty SURVEYOR sun
hituDg estimate of the cost OF an arrn~1
roadway over Tit IT creek at the intersection
OF r STR et north with North Capitol street.
Tor which arched roadway Congress has 40.
proprlatfd five thousand dollars, on cootItio,
hai The Councils appropriate Sufficient sur
10 complete u. The surveyor pstirn ,tas ma
c0st OF the Improvement at sI6,s[j, and q
mgr rscomnends that the appropriation (of
tllte0) be made without delay that The ~ ri,
may be commences al the rlrliest n,ss,nI, ,
moment, and the S5,0tD appropri ted nv g. ,D
ertss he secured. Also, transmitting a COM
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passage of an act defining tn, duties parT.in
ing 10 MS Office. Also, communication from
me same, transmitting a petition signed nv
several asking that the Surveyors ofncs b,
open SIX days In thu week. and requesting thlt
tbe Councils pase an act making an appr0pri1
non OF a sufficient sum 10 paw an extra CLERK
LOT hat purpose. Referred 10 Committee on
tInanee.
Also. communication from the M,vor
transmIt'ng the r-pOrt Of the apOthecary of tha
Fourth Ward of medicines furnished to the
poor for the quarter ending June 10 IsiS To-
ferred to Committee on Health
Also, communication from the City Regis
Ter, saying:-"ln accordance with the acs of
the City Councils. passed Oct. IL, ls6s, I have
removed the clerk from this Office He wa,
employed from actual necessity, the Councils
having from time to timr imposed additional
work upon this department., without giving
force sufheIent to execute il. The act Of OR
y 1907, relating TO the issue Of special tax car
nhcaCs, taxes the entire time of one clerk
Whnout reference To other duties TIL mem
DIT OF the Board of Aldermen from the Fourtb
ward was in error in stating that L had nor
made application for additional helm al
dressed a communication 10 the Board OF Com
mon Council last session on the :uhiect They
passed one or two bulls granting the help. 1t
JAILED however, to receive the favorable re-
port OF the committee of the Board of Alder.
men The work IN this office cannot possibly
Or Kept mp properly without some additional
aid On the hrst Of next month the busy sea
son of licences commences and / earnesrIv al,
yaur honorable boards TO give this addIfionsI
cierk, that the work should be done uirhnn+
en- MT from the public" referred to Com
mittee on nance.
Also communication from the Secre;arv of
the Boa ri OF Trustees of Public Schools, trans
mitfibs the resolutions passed by that Board a.
uelf meeting of October 18Th, recJnmaut.u-
the speedy completion of the Franklin : hJoI
Rouse, and that II BE- turned over TO IN. TrDs
sees az Toe earliest possible moment. (Which re-
sol utions were published in the STAR of O.to
"''i~
Also. communication from the Mayor, say
ing; "ihe councils having passed laws re-
qulrIng that street north. from North CapitoI
street 10 I'll street east, b. graded and the foot.
walks on I'd and 3d streets east De graded ard
paved. orders have bsan q ven 10 tn coutrac-
tors t. execute them At tha intar-act ion of -
street iIh stree the grade Is Il feet y Inches
and at Sd street ebOut feet above the railroad
traes. To grade 1 street al thesr points or 10
lay the foOtwalk. Will cover the railroad track
10 M depth named ABOVE. II order to avoid 3
difficulty nth the railroad COMPANY and give
The m time TO meet tn emergency. several COM
mum atoms Were addressed 70 the President of
the Company, TO which no replies were ever
received, nor was any attention pad to the
matter, so far as my knowledge extends, I'LL
alter ths 9TH instant when sent him a formal
notice tina, con the Goth instant the work will he
commenesd and proceeded WIN iii the laws
rrferred 70 have been fully executed. /
fcu VIII therefore see the neces sity of !
changing the grade OF your road 70 10 1t The I
grade OF said 1 street before that time On ,
sent here 20 make exam nations. and b. reports
fhat 10 .aIse the grade As required will mak,.
CO munIeatlon with the depot impracticabi.
Io-oay me President Of the road CAME and eX-
pre- sed the same opinion. The question there
fore Is reduced 10 this. SHALL the depot b, re-
moved hey end the point Of the obstruction or
INC Councils REPEAL the laws now in force So |
iong as these laws are on the stitute- boaxS I
have but one duty to perform yvhIch - tn
cause them TO be executed. but a. this As a most
M poItant matter, AID affects the inter IS of
Ine Whole city, nave conceived II b. st to sub
MI IL 20 the Councils for their final aCtiOn- he
fore procs edIng further NV opinion. how
ever, A. that the depot should be located as far
nortn as street and east of Delaware avenue
As Inc running OF the cars over The pra eut
uaek OF the road has been, and ALWAYS Will be-
an oost Gle TO the improvement of tnat Dart of
NE city lying north OF the Capitol 1 -acorr
memo nat Immediate actIon be - on this
sueDeCt. very respectfully, your 80; sdient ser.
ganf, ). j. Bowls, Mayor"
Referred 70 Committee on ImproyanA5,s
l1he Secretary, Mr.. A. III. Hall haying fin.
z ned the reading Of the communication Mr.
CI ,n VINO owns property in the vicinity
Exclaimed IN loud voice, - phD W. Garrett
" al Is l. y Mayor Of Washington. This caused
, laugh, and FIR ding he had attracted consider
able attention TO himself Mr.. Crutchett shortly
afterwards rOok his ieiveI
nj Moore moved 70 refer the com Tp unic alton
10 %Peclai com mittee. Mr.. Clark moved to
Isiei TO The COMMITTEE on ImI royeunents.
demanded, and the communi cation was re-
ferred 10 Committee on Improvements by the
vote Yeas-Nessrs Baker Clark
Cook. Crocker, Knight, Larman, NcCathran
And RICHARDS. :. Nays-Messrs Fenwick,
Lloyd, Moore. and MorseH, 4.
ALSO, comm nIcatlOn from the Flavor.
transmitting RESOLUTION passed by Board of
Trustees OF Public Schools on the 18th of
August, rec uesung authority 10 establish four
additional Male Intermediate Schsols-one In
zach Distriei-and twelve additional Primary
IN each school Dis rrict:-also, TO
s0ploy one assistcntteacher OF Music at a sal
ayy of $50 Per annum. Referred to Commit
Ire % schools
Mr.. Cook presented petition OF property
rom TO streets north; referred Mr. Crock
fr presented petition and introduced bill for
sewer along street north, b.
w cen 18th and Eth west; referred. Also, bill
FOR relief OF Margaret Lynch; referred. Also,
A bill To rsmu taxes imposed on St Eincents
OiI ban A lum, to the srnount of S276u5, spe-
elai iaA imposed for construction @. sewer in
Is nth street; referred This latter bill was
oesed on communication from The Mayor
uA1snlItins tEr petition If the Superior of 81;
sinc'nts orphan Asylum. praying tina. the
ta1 on tee property belonging TO said asylum
iSf constructing sewer on Tenth street b. rp-
mttcd- The MsyOr recommended fay.r.hla
acton by the Councils on the petltlon sin yisyu
OF the fact tha' that institution Is great public
charity, supported by in yidual contributions
ard believing that its usefulness NAV h. i'm,
paired by compelling the payment Of this de-
mand."l
M Croker introduced bill for renai- If
north, appropIiating 81, COO for the purpo.e.
referred. Mr.. FenwIck presented a petition
from property holders, as king extension of n
water man IN 5th street west, between NJ and