Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-12-29

lief cf the destitute Door OF the cry. wts,
mo'l1n % Mr. Moore, referred 20 tne % .li,-
tee OF FiHance. Several other Councii oils
vere Te.rfrsd.
Counc,l amsnameut 20 the bill for in vest ies-
ton OF al cla,ms against the Corporatlca. cod
,raSsd P,lor to june n =. ,sa aico
(tLe Mayor and two mesnters Of each Board
! OF S. per day for each day they are employed ia
AUDITING such claims, was opposed oy 1dr
\ Ricnards. VINO was also opposed 10 the origioa
hill and tpouzhta CON petent accountant 81 o0i'i
be .rarloyet audit the claims, and t1at IL
would do the WORK much better than a COM
MT. McCathrsu thought some provision for
sudisiug the claims should De made at 20,
J and was in favor OF the examination of the
accounts by COG nittee.
Mr.. Moore thought Mr. Richards suggestion
sor employ msnt Of an audit.r. which would be
8 good one come cases, not good In this. H.
favored he orr ~ n bill "a ameadsd.
After further discussion, the amendment Of
the lower board was coneurred in.
Council amendments 10 the bill authorizing
the Collector 10 receive certain monies and 49,.
sue certificates therefor (repor,ed in the STAR
OF lost Tuesday) were cCncurred 10. Counc |
r. 'oiupon appropriatine SAA % construct a
roof over plit of Centre hirvErt, was adonl 4 d.
Folncil amendment to Aidermea's RESOLUTION
allowing persons TO keep more Than two % VS.
for toe ensuing six months wa7 Coacurr6d IN.
council bill TO pay Idsment IN favH- OF De.
Charles Allen was passed The 30 ard of Conf
mon Council having non-concurred in the
amendment of this DO .rd % ths bill for grading
worr's "by days work." Mr.. Moore moved
that tnis board insist on Us amendment. Lost
by n tie votr-Yels-Messrs. FenwicS. Knight,
IA cCathran, Moore, Morsell and the Pr sIdent,
(G1Inder)-6. Nays-Messrs. L ser, CIarK,
Cook. Crocker, Iarman and Richards-6. The
bill and amendments were theu refCrred 10 the
Coulmitse OF Improvements. Mr.. Fenwiek
introduced hill appropr ating 5000 Tor re-
lief OF the needy poor of Washington, 10 n eN-
pended SI,C00 by tue two Alder 'uen ana three
Councilmen of each ward. Ir. Moore moved
10. Mr.. Fenwick S i'd the suffering wa presj-
ing, and moved to reconsider the Tote by
winch the bill WAS referred, but subsequently
withdrew the motion.
Mr Croker from majority Of ne Finance
Con mlttee. reported a bill appropria,ing
S3,tuJ for the destitute poor of the city, to be
expended in the purchase OF fuel and provi-
s.Ohs, AZ the lowest market prices, by the
Mayor, to be distributed under LIs direct,on:
pa Ssd. Also, asked to be discharged from
turtter con- Iteration OF the re- olution reques.-
ing the Secretaries OF the tw- Boards 10 cause
Ia printed procesGin gs Of The two Boards 10
BE- .dailed to members on or before Friday OF
each week; ag~eeG 10. Also, repor ed pill 10
abate taxes III 7osed on the lots of Sayles J.
Bcv-sn in squar" ii5. Mr.. Moore and others
co-o:ed the bill, aHd, after Il lOn9 debate, il
wa postpone for one Week.
Mr.. Richards, IRON Improvements Commit
tee. reported favorably on bill to allow Isaa,
Chlsds and William MacXay 10 grade Il stree
south, from South Capitol 10 Half street east
PACED. Also. bill legaliz ne the pavemen.
pavement; pssseo.
Mr.. Re lwIck introduced bill allowing A.
Buckley 20 open the street in front of his prop
cry to bring water and gas pipes into his prem
Uses; PISSED.
MIR. Larnan, from Claims Committee, re-
ported bills for relief of X. Rudnardt. Feter
Mcnamara. Andrew Gleason.S.Iah J. Thomp-
son. Andrew Mckenns, Chas. Schultz, and
Lewis Schmidt; which We're passed. Mr..
McCathran. from Police COMMITTEE, report d
a bill fixing the time for certa'n licences 10 ex-
III nprm
George II. 9lellen TO extend his frame builHiL :
mex: bis lick house: passed. MIR. Larr-u-
from Claims COMMITTEE, reported adversely -
petitions OF BTOdheac y Co. and j. II. Hop
kin~, and the committee was discharged from
tbei- 20 -thsr consideration. The Chair au-
nCu""rC the following as thr committee 10
ves1Igatz charges brought against members Of
the CorpoTa-ion: MC5srs. Moore, McCatGran,
ard Cook. Also, announced as the committee
on The Par OF this Bo1rd 10 audit 'he claims
sgainst the corpor Ition: Mes-rs. Crocker and
Fenwick. Nj. Clark, from II aith Committe-,
repor ed bill 10 pay the apothsc1rtes OF the
poor in th. Third and Sixth Wards; pas-e+.
And the EoIrd, rs usual, adjourned IL MD
night.
COMMON CvUNCIL.-PresideptF Fowler in IL =
chair aud al! the members present
message was received from the Mayor
announcing his approval OF certain acts.
Also. che calling attention to a deficiency in
the approprl itlon for furnishing medicines fJr
the oul- door poor, existing since June last, 81
Sa.'31s5. There was deficiency at that da =
IN the appropriation tor the burial of outdoor
poor of Sf55 80, and sin ice that date S691.15 III
currency anu $50 ia bonds have b. pslr
AVID bills amounting to g, g IS fled, VIII 81
do not include the bills of tue First and Second
Wards. IL will be seen that the APPROPRIATE
OF November 9ih of $500 is aire .dy exhIus- q,
aud a deficiency exists, ana to defray the ex-
peeses OF the curreD: 1T he recommends an
appropriation OF Sl.Jfi. Is 10 payments " III
b. mace for IrPGiciles taT nisnsd, except on
b lis PCS ed by the Councils, it is unne>c ss.ry
TO ak any appropriation other than the sum
pCCrss..ry - cover re deficiency, SO 'Jl.i5.
Also, inciOsing petition for the erection of n
lamp On lst street east, between 3 aud T. Sal,
soutn; aud on q street south. between 1st aud
ID TCet~ 81 Z.
Also. Cpe tnclos.ng acCOun' OF K. A. Bacon.
apotbecJr of rba vent" W3rd.
Also, enc calling artsGt' n 20 the SUFFERING
poor, and b. gging that the Council no lonS-r
DELAY In some provision FOR their relief. Tne
MAYOR saws: ssTae number of de stituta among
US excsecS thai probably Of any pas winr;r.
and the amount o: suffering surprise bsiie:. /
sincerely trps. that tb~ Councils Will not IL
journ this enICg TIL a iibe-3l APPROPRIATE
L mad; enough % prevent this unfCrtuas'e
class rom st;.ryiIg ard freeZing-to sag tn
list
NJ Miller sand be had = bill for the purpos.
VIII, be would offer at the proper time. Mr
MAI moved that the rules he saspeDd=t.
which va agreed to M. Miller repor. The
bill In question, appropriat'ns $3.50, 10 IA
expended under the direction Of he VI Iyor aud
the ProviGent Aid Society. Mr.. Rutherford
moved TO increase the amount - s5,gJ'. Mr..
amsrdment appropT aiing SIu,tG3. NJ. Chas-
said he mad conyerssd with m1ny :. 10 hought
tire SUN famed was snail enough. and that b.
uLGerstcCd toe appropriation which Congress
you'd nsEa would b. placed in the hands OF
SENEGAL MicGler. to pay Ilan fer work done
Mr. SardO moved 10 & mend, by inserting after
..tIayoz the words committee OF IN.
citizens Of each ward 70 be named oy the rep
~ 'auVt- II the Councils Of the wards d"
Mr. hc-Seli moved ~ amen ,, Nv striking nrt
.'the Prov dent AID Society and Inserting
@snd such citizens as be tths Mayor NAV
lect" hr. Chase accepted tee amend fnent of
Mr.. S..rdo. 3iT. B:.u moved 70 strike ont
.$lU'S"' ard Ipr".F - tB;' which was not
aeT-sd .. The ala aGInsIt Of Mr.. Chase was
rejected.
The bill, as reported by Mr.. Miller, a.p-
prov iating : .UUU. was then passed, under tue
Ope~a.Ion % The previous question.
Ehe Iol'o@ing were INTRODUCED: BY Mr..
increase Of saIaries; re lerr, :. By Sir. Davis
on accouBt OF race Or color IN admitting the
public to places Of anusemea;. (hIr Slrdo
moved TO lay ths bill en- the tIole- because th0s
priyiis ses are provided TO- n the bal OF right-
6.r. Ealton suggested those VINO IL = de-
si-l'f 70 beDsft were the particular vsTGs ~
Co ~ IS that II he referred to the Commit.
before Congress. Mr.. NaiieJ thought IT. bill
d: "A more Tor the cOlorcd people than tnev
I'd hem ewes. and they did not v-ant to b
mad The bill y as referred. BY Mr.. Stew
art ceilings u % meeting OF colored la
boring men, protesting AGAINST the passage of
tie i;il OF Mr. Fowler, which proposes 20 r.
ducr The wages So per cent. Mr. Bait san IT,
The paper was disrespectial Ia one Of tba msul-