Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-03-17
THE EVENING STAR.
LOCAL N E w S.
Corporation Affairs.

Corporation Affairs.
BOARD OF ALDERaxS, March 10, is's-The
Chair laid before the Board communication
from the Mayor, announcing his approval Of
certain acts Also, a communication from the
Hayor. returning without ms approval Dill
which originated in this Board, entitled "An
act for the relief Of Robert Mhler :, hae mayor
of Miller for the remission OF the nue imposed
ON him mos materially conflict with the state
ment made by the Harbor Master, and which Is
herewith transmitted. Besides, the petition for
The remission of the fine imposed on Miller
emitted to state that Miller appealed from the
Judgment of the magistrate 10 the Circuit Court
who affirmed the magistrates decIsion." Mil
ler was fined for a violation of the harbor
laws-REP.l Referred To the Committee on
Claims. Also, "A communication from the Mayor,
returning without his approval, which is with
held only that some necessary amendment may
b. made, the bill which originated in this Board
entitled "An act requiring the Register TO issue
metal badges with licenses" The Mayor says:
81 would respectfully suggest that no badge Of
the size-hve inches sQuare-could be obtained
at the cost named-ten cents-vhich world not
dishgure any respectable hsekrey coach, and
that should be for that class of vehicles, silver
plated. with the letters and hgursS engraved,
not more than two ny three and half inches,
To be furnished at n cost OF one dollar, which,
upon IN q uiFy, am informed is the lowest price
snch a badge could be made tcr,n Referred 10
the Committee on Markets.
Also, a communication from the Mayor, re-
turning without his APP .yrCyal a bill which ORR
ginated ia this board, entitled aAn act to legal
lze concrete pavemsnts Tor footways." The
Mayor says: because, first, 10 not think tae
durability OF adaptstien TO our climate of the
kind of pavement intended to be permitted has
yet been sufficisHtly tested. ID 1t yould
destroy the unlfo7rity, both in appearance and
material OF any line of pavement where the
owner Of one or more lots in n squsre is per-
mitted TO use = kind of pavement Offering SC
much from Zoe rest Sd. The bill, in IT'S present
shape, permitting this kind of pavement to be
LAID at Ire pleasure OF option of property hol-
ders in lieu of, and IS substitute for, the kind
of pavement now provided for BY law, puts il
the power of any owner of a Tot TO delay or
stopa line of pavement ordered TO be laid, un-
al such time as such owner Inay think proper
10 lay in front of Ais indi vidua lot that charac.
is patented one, and for that reason there can
b. no competition for it,"
hr. Moore said that pavenents Of fiagstone
tiles, octagosal bricks. and other materials are
LAID withoue any authority OF law, because they
are better than ordinary brick payements,
which only are sutherized by law. All the
questions connected with the matter had been
carefully considered by the committee. He
moved TO refer the message TO the COMMITTEES
on improvements.
Mr.. Elyans made substantially the sans
statements. saying that If none but payements
of ordinary bricks were TO be laid, many hand
some street improvements would be stopped
He hoped the bill would not be referred bu
that il would be passed over the Mayors veto
The bill was then passed over the Mayor
veto by the quisite two-thirds vote.
The Mayor transmitted the account of tn,
CorporAaon with the Bank of Washington III
to the lsth instant, as follows: