Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-07
Corparat ON Affairs.


NaE, Mnls q, Barnes 7, Eaton 3; and Nj Mi 1,
wSS dee Jared eit etsd.
communication was received from the
Mayo announcing his approval OF The act -
PERMIT The Nsstry OF the church of the Incar-
IaIIon 10 erect an iron railing; AZ for reIi Of
Ezra LesOr", and Autcnia Inc Ignoni, and the
act IL "re anlhe addliional Public Schools il the
Tirst SctOCI District
Alec, a comm unicatior from the Mayor, re-
turning without his approval, the bill ent tel
- . 'ic- 20 n gulate the ssment for paving
stree and Massachuse It's avenue" The Mavor
says- This hull which by its little would b
tak'L simply as intending To prescribe a mod
for making an assessment for work supposed -
o. a. y e. unassesse ed, ~ IN reality to st asd.
an old, and cause a nrs and different one - oe
made To do 20 would be impossible. because
a ls.f - portion of tn original amounts have
air, ady hyn paid. Be- id.s, the as..s~meSlt
which ItIs now proposed 20 sci aside was
made by Tie Inspector of paved caTriageways,
Ind.r the 9th section of the act OF June I IN.
1se5, m conformity with law, aud in ac ord
zucc with prOPrletN and Justice Referred ~
the COMMITTEE ON Improvements.
The report of the InteHdant of the Washing
ton Asylum was referred % the Committee Q
ths ASy yum
NJ. Gwen presented the petition of William
OuI-lsy. praying rsInis ioI, of n fine; referred
70 Committee on Claims. Also, claim of Jpn-
hn ThOIGas, for medicines furnished the pour
Referred to COMMITTEE on Health.
hr. ElysDs prvs-nted the PETITION of r. DSi-
nts' and O-hers- for improvem of 18th street
WET, from l. to street north; referred 10 the
HT. Moore introduced au act removing from
Soice ia" Register OF this Corporation. Thu
preamble quotes the provisions OF the charter
a. To the duties OF Ihe Register, and the power
OF tie Councils to remove him for failing t.
ptFiCTm bis duties vi fidelity and a strict re-
gard To the interests of this Corporation, &c,
and 10 order An election % nil the vacancy:
Also. the law OF the Corporation OF 1-52. pre-
rCEirins MS duties und.r ih.. provisions Of the
charter. and go-S on TO recite that ..Fred-rick
a 10 s@yil, thu present Register Of this Corpo-
r.siICn Old- 81 certain times between the 26th of
Tee lnb"r, 1885,, and the tth OF January, lS.s
T'iuse to sign, as the Law required him to do,
= warrant for the payment vi the salaries OF
iach'Ts OF the public schools. for which
appropriation had been duly made, unless upon
conditIons which he Illegally and presu ptu-
ou-ly proposed Ia the Mayor, and, IN expIana.
lion OF thee cOntumaCiOuS act>. did send to the
Hoard of Common Council, al i'll meeting of the
l.th OF DcC.misr. a communication in which
he hJaeimgiy acknowledged that he had thus
cont. mned the law ana his Off cial obligations,
- & IA the same paper avOwed his purpose 10
persist III his cOntumacy until the condition he
desired 10 imposed should be accepted, and 10
v hiCh IA. adhered Tor four live subse-
qutnt day-. greatly IC III" discomfort of many
or ditors OF this Corporation, and the discredit
al ns government. and then yielded only upon
= compromise. after application had been made
10 the supreme Court for a mlIsaanss: and
whereas such wIliful di>obedience of law and
Official obligations, IN the performance of a
merely ministerial duty, should not he tolerated
or 20 unTebus"d, If the legitimate authority of
IhIs Corporation IL 10 be maintained: There
tOrr," Ac.
The first section of the bill provides .-that
p r'd' rick \. Boswell, the Register of the Cor
poi anon be-, and J. herr hereby. removed from
HI sand Office The second section provides
Tor Cial election u nil thu vacancy to he
L. lei GA the fourth Monday en,uing. and To be
sUuHI' Il from the dat OF approval of this act:
and section authorizes the Mayor Ito appoint
>. o.. proper and discreet person, under such
bond and security a. h. may deem sufficient, to
MI L lnpOTarily ths vacant office until Rsg-
asi'r shall haye bs@n duly elect q md qualified
I" mt upon tn. duties OF that Office
VI TAFT moved - postpone the bill for one
S,.k aud print il with the proceedings
Mr.. Moore said that he would not oppose the
1notlOn. The Regisi r was simply a servant Of
ih' people and that the public interests should
Sun"T Tor III contUm3cy was matter which
should not b overlooked. The motion was
sxrced to.
Mr. Moves presented The petition of W. s.
Anderson ana others, for grsding and paving
ihc alleys IN square ASS; referred 10 the Com
mIttee on improvements.
Mr.. Elyans introduced resolution reauir-
ing the President of the Board of Aldermen to
notify the various parties at present perma.
NJ ntly or temporarily located aud transacfinG
Or -in'Tss IN the Aldermen's Chamber, that the
1nTtheT Use OF the same VIII be- prohibited on
and after the first Monday in March next and
prONiding thar from and after that daie the use
Of the Chamber shall not ~ granted I'd any par
~ or parties whOmsoeyer for permanent occu-
p3hcy. Referred 10 Tn. Committee ON Health
The special oTder-bring the Council bill, for
The relief of Alfred Brooks, u colorvd man. w 40
CLAIMS his share of draft money appropriated
9y he Corporation IN looi-gas postponed for
enc week.
Ported favorably on the nomination Of George
W Swain n Messenger "a the NAY OF and Reg
Astrr,in place vi r. =. hiciOer, gned, and the
nomination was confirmed
Mr. Moor. from the Comm Ittee on Improve
1nents- reported the resolution 70 allow Anon
oodward To take clay ont of First street east.
from 10 VI streets south with certain amend
m.nts; postponed one week
Mr. TAFT. from ths Committee on Police. re-
ported bill granting permission to John Bal
iy Ia erect an iron r1iing front of his preIai-
as, five feet beyond the building line: passed
Mr. Moor, from the Committee on Improve
m"nt~, reported substitute for the Council bill
granting permission TO Georgr T. Brown 20
place IL on railing in front Of his houses for
Jnsrly known as the Old Capitol.
NT. McCathrsm wanted the bill amended to
specify thOf The railing should not b. more than
nv. i"-t from the building line.
Mr. Richards hoped not. He would be will
tinr To allow parties Ia pisce iron railings tn
iset bsyOnd The building line 10 beautify their
pr'ml-es If necessary and take something OF
Ih" width of the Carriagrgays.
NJ Moves said n would favor the passage
81 a neral law permitting the erection OF iron
TailnG- for ornamental purposes. seven oreyen
Or Il rt from tn building line. In other cities
I. here the streets We're scarcely "a WIDE a. our
sli"y-- the space allowed for ornamental rail-
ing~ Enclosing srass-plaIs, flowers, &c, was
much more ample than this city, where
L1rsiy uNe feet was allowed. We can well af-
ford to devote some portion of our wide. dusty.
snu-SCOrChcd -trpetS u ornamental erase plttS
shrUb h"ry- and nOUers
Mr.. Given gave : "A reason for HE intention
4. vote aganSt tne ball that he did not see why
Nj Brow should b. allowed "a 20 seven feet
beyond the building line while other parties
ar. limited 10 five FEET.
Mr.. Richards moved to postpone the b.Il for
~ y weeks, in order that the general bill intro
duc-d by him. regulating th. granting Of sucn
prVil'Sr go may h. acted ON.
AftfT fur thcr debate, the substitute was agreed
IG-yeaS- Mrssrs. EiVans. Grinder LLOYD.
Moor NOyTs. Richards, TAFT, and Turton--;
nays- Mr>srs. Given MCt'athTan, Talbert and
president (Barr,) :: and the bill was passed
Mr.. Lloyd from the CLAIMS Com niLtee, re-
ported adversely ON Council bill for relief of
u IN. 4 uTner, and ~ rejected on the third
reading M McC1thran, from the same COM
IpItrss, reported the bill for relief Of A Fletcher
made the special order for next Monday night
ws.k- Mr. Lloyd, from same, reported bill for
rsiief Of Charles hlOtz- RENTING the fine of
81, imposed on ham for alleged violation Of
Law: passed.
Mr.. NOyes, from the Committee on Schools
saId there seemed 10 be a desire ON the part of
sOIne OF the members of the Board TO act upon
III. nominations for school trustees to-night
had b-,n objected To by Mr. ElvaEs, the
cOmmitIe- had received n considerable portion
Df the evidence only thai night and had not
had time 10 digest il properly 10 do justice 10
all p9ru's IN reporting for or against the nomi-
ustIo9. II n desired. however, 10 take
action Al once, the committee would report
taNOTably upon all the other mountainous and