Evening star., 1869-02-03
CORPoRArloH AvFAVRs


Chair lard before the Board message from the
Mayor returning the joint resolution to pay
Ben lsmin Severson for services as Engineer of
the Washington Canal. saying, This should
have been a concurrent resolution-It certainly
could not have been intended TO become q law
by the approval Of the Mayor. Besides il can
not be intended to request the Mayor To nav
Mr. Severson after be was notified that he
could ot be recognized as an officer of the Cor
| poTatlOn, although there appears 10 be NJ limit
IN the resolution as 10 the time to which he is
TO be paid IL Is due to myself tha, should
| add that this day, January 29,) offered Mr.
| Sevsrson compensation AZ the rate named m
| the appropriation from the day of mis- election
to the date OF his notification as above Indica,ed
on me- recelptlng IN full for services rendered
and that am willing so to do without I'm rfher
action by the Councils. This proposition hs
peremPtorily declined" Referred 70 Com mir
tee OF ways and Means.
Also, communication from the Superin
fhoent and Inspector of Sewers, IN answer TO
resolution Of the Board, REQ nesting him TO
ttamlhe and report the cause of the fall ing In
oi iutn street sewer, al the intersection of +.
he states that the settling which took place az
the surface OF the street at this point was not
caused oy any defect in the construction of the
sewer, but oy the falling In OF q tunnel and the
age Committee
The bill enacting the office OF Superintendent
OF Public Schools was taken MP as the special
order. Mr.. Brown offered a resolution that the
Trustees Of Schools inform this Board II in
heir judgment d. would be TO the interest ana
create
the cfhce of superintendent at this time; which
vas adopted, and the bill was also referred TO
the Beard OF Trustees.
The bill for the admeasurement and inspection
OF wood was taken up, when Mr. Russell pr..
ssDted a remonstrance against the passage OF the
bill, and IL was recommitted
neporrs .'eca cQmplrees were made as fol-
lows.-By Mr.. l.. b. :. Miller ways and
Meansl-Bills TO pay certain claim OF the
ProyIdent Aid Society: for the relief of Chas
Miller, act relating TO the assessment for paw
ing 18Th street west, from Pennsylvania ave
nue 10 street north; passed. Mr.. Bates
moved reconsideration of the vote by which
the last bill was passed; agreed to, and bill re.
ferr.d to Second Ward delegation.] Bill re-
mIttiBg sewer tax on st. Patricks Church
properly; RENTING taxes on property of St
Matthews s Church; extending time for asses
s0rs to slt as an appeal board from April Ist to
May 16'b; passed. Joint resolution making an
appropriation of $4,000 for the Mayor, to enable
him 10 inspect corporation works, (wlthout
reeomMendailon-) Mr.. L. b. ). Miller ex-
planned that there was an appropriation for
contingent expenses of the office, but the May
or bad scruples as to drawing on that fund for
carriage hire. Passed-Yeas II, nays (Messrs
Ball. Brown, Hihe, j Juenemann, Il W. Miller
and Naliey,) q. Also, asked 10 be discharged
from the consideration of the folIowing:-Com-
municatioD in relation to Orphans Court:
state from Collector and Register in an
swer 10 resolutions; statement of Register as to
insurance companies; agreed TO.
Mr. Russell introduced bills for footways on
east and west sides of 9Th street east, from l TO
calling on the Surveyor for estimates for grad
ing and Rravsllng A street south, from 9th TO
10th streets east; h street south. from 9th
east 10 Circle; 9Th street east, from Pennsyl-
vania avenue TO N street south q street south,
from lIth to Pennsylvania avenue; 1lth street
east, from East Capitol TO NJ street south.
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on Improve
ReDts, reported bills for arching a water course
III square $50; for foot pavemeuts in q street
south from Sd TO Ith streets; west side of Sd
street east, from e. to ID nortn; west side of Ist
X
For relief Of Cook and O'Dea; recommitted,
loot pavement on north side of NJ street, be-
tween I'D and 10Th west; east side OF ID street
west, between 9th street and Pennsy lvania ave.
nue.; east side of 9th street, between Rhode
Island avenue and boundary street: passed: 70
pay deficiency for Murphy Co; footway
on east side OF 9Th street west. from ID TO r
sonth; west side Of 9th street. from T. south
10 Water street; north side of Virginia avenue,
from Sd to Sth street; TO grade and pave alley
In square $50; resolution asking for estimates
for grading certain streets; to pave carriage.
way of Jackson place from PennsyI Ivania
avenue 10 street north; passed. Mr.. Chase,
from the same Committee, reported a bill nro-
vidiBg that all grading and graveling and
dressing Of streets, grading and paving OF al
leys, filling up lots that are below the gradua-
ton of the streets adjoining the same, the re-
moval OF all manure and other offal collected
IN and from all alleys, streets, lanes and GUT.
ters be done by days work, under the super
vision of the commissioners OF improvements
OF theIr respective wards and by others as pro-
yided by law; ProFtGed, That the provisions
Of this Act shall not invaldate or interfere with
any contract that may exist ~ the time of the
passage thereof; laid over for week.
BY Mr.. BATES (Drainage)-Bills TO lay water
mains in water street; 9Th street west, from o
10 q street north, passed; in 9Th street east.
from Pennsylvania avenue 10 T. street, and lIth
street, from Pennsylvania avenue 10 Nj street
sonth: recCmmitted. Substitute Dill 20 con-
struct q sewer in VI street, from 7th To 9th
street, 10 connect with sewer al l. street; passed
Adverssl on bill TO purchase certain Govern.
ment water I.aIns; committee discharged. Nr.
Taylor inquired OF Mr.. Bates whether any
action had been taken by the Committee on
Drainage in relation &c the l1th-street sewer
Mr. Bates replied IN the affirmative. and re-
ported Joint resolution that the Mayor be au-
thorzed and requested TO employ Mr.. C. y.
Cluskey 70 make a full and complete ad-
measurement of the sewers known as
the First Ward sewers, constructed under
Mr.. ferIys recent contract, and an
the line of, and drained by, said sew
ers; and also Of the separate sections of
the same, as assessed by Mr. Forsyth, and Mr..
+. IA. Donegan, respectively, and report The
result OF the same TO the two Boards; anu TO
defray the expenses of said work, the Mayor is
hereby authorized to draw from the general
fund of the city 500, or so much thereof as may
be necessary. Mr. Bartlett moved 10 recommIt
the resolution TO the Committee on Drainage,
which was agreed TO. Also, from Committee
on Claims, bill to remit a fine imposed
Richard 7. johnson; for relief OF w. Barthol-
omae, Romanus Rudhardt r. Limerick, VIM
u. Todd. l.. Weight, j. Casper Hubbard: passed.
BY Mr.. Hine, (PolIce-Biil relating dwell
iDgs IN front OF dwelling houses; providing for
the erection Of a fence around the Lincoln
Monument; passed: increasing the salary OF the
Commissioner of the Washington Canal 70
$1,000; lost BY Mr.. ATrison, tHealtn)-Biils
for relief of ;. T.. Ty son, A Apothecary of Third
Ward, and W j.. Sears, Apothecary of Second
Ward; passed.
A number OF Aldermen's bills We're referred
The following Were introduced by Mr..
Tay lor-Petition for grading 6Jh street W est
referred. by Mr.. .Stewart-Petition of Ctro-
line Henry tor reief; referred. Resolution CALL
ing on the Surveyor for estimates for COM
peting the grad ing of 2lst STREET; adopted. Also
resolution setting forth that the Trustee Of
ColoIed Schools ter the city of Washington,
District OF Columbia, have applied u the
Mayor fer the payment OF a certain amount of
money due them for the education OF c1lOred
cEiloIel in the city of Washington; and the
City Councils have not appropri.ted the full
amount due the IN, according 10 the census taken
in the city of Washington for educational par
poses in the year 1867, TO ascertain the correct
number OF children from the age of q 10 IL
years; therefore req nesting the Mayor 10 far.
nIsh the board copy OF the application made
10 him by the Trustees Of C0lOred Schools, with
any further informstio he may have the
subject; adopted. BY Mr.. Bartlett-Bills for
the relief Of NJ. Ruggles and j. H. Bellows.
Petition for lamp posts on 5 b street west. from
NJ to + streets; referred by Mr.. Sardo-Pe.
tition for lamp-poet on the corner Of Ilth and
b streets. BY Mr.. Arrison-Bills for sidewalks
on 5th street east between and T. south: to
erect gas.lamps in the Fifth Ward; to lay water
main along T. street north; to allow side walks
in alleys; petition Of w. II. Marshall for rel ief;