Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-19
COkPOkATION AFFAIRS.
Board Of Aldermen. Oe,.b.r 18th. I.

One announcing his approval Of several acts
which Originated in thus board; one transmit
ing the account of r. A. Bacon Tor medi-
| eInes furnished to the poor OF the Seventh
Wsro curing the quarter ending April Is,
| ls6s: one trsnsmi tubg the account Of the Cor.
| poratou with The First Nationdi Bank for thu
/ week ending Oct. 18Th, showing balance due
| the bank from the Corporation to date of
secretary Of the Boaru Of Trustees Of Public
i schools, transmitting resolution OF the board
recommending the employment Of assistant
teacners IN the four grammar schools Of the
| city, subject TO the discreuon OF the several
sub-boards; referred to Schools Committee.
Several Council bills for street improve
menfs were referred. Council bill for con.
srucuon OF sewer In L street south, be-
tween Delaware avenue and South CapitoI
| street. was passed.
NEW BuarsIas.
MT. Davis presented petition OF Justis KAISER
Tor relief; referred. Mr.. Chase INTRODUCED bill TO
have me carriageway on loth It. west, between
4 and d north, paved with such material a.
the Mayor may deem best; which bill accom-
improvemenL) was opposed By Mr.. Moore,
who moved to refer IL, and lay It on the table,
which motions were successfully negatived by
q Yea and nay vote, and, after protracted
yeas 10, nays }, (Messrs. Moore, Morsell and
McCaihrsn,) and after long discussion as to
the merits Of wooden pavemeuts, &c, the bill
Mr.. Chase also introduced bill to grade and
gravel 10th street west, from Y to r north;
referred. Mr. Davis presented petition OF Ed
sion OF the water main In 10Th street west 10
north: referred. Mr.. Croker introduced bill
with petition) for relief Of Moses Minister re.
erred: Mr.. Stewart introduced resolution au-
thorizinE the Fire Commissioners to employ a
veterinary surgeon; referred. Also, resolution
requesting the Committee on the Washin gton
Canal to ascertain the cost Of q first.ciass
dredging machine; also the probable cost of
working the said dredging m &c hine in the
Washington Canal. with q view OF cleanlpe
ana improving the same; and that the SAID com.
mittee report AZ soon Is possible. by bill or
ALLEGED RRRoRs or THE SUPERINTENDENT OF
sBwRRs, CARRIA6BwAYs, &c
Mr. Moore presented petition OF James
Frazer, representing that he Is the owner of IN .
west front OF square No. 43i, recently paved
pursuant to law; that after the work was done
the Inspector OF Sewers, &c, measured the
petitioner discovered material errors in said
assessment, one Of which was that in len 9TH
OF "a feet the Inspector had given q meas ure.
ment OF 29l feet, being an excess Of 46 feet, aad
the bill includes an excessive charge for the
material used and the work, which in the
aggregate amounts to lutte q large sum. But
in addition to these the petitioner represents
there Is NO item In his bill Of me asurement that
Is correct" He says he satisfied the Superin
tendent OF Sewers that he had made mistake
IN tne length Of me square, and he promised to
correct It but failed to do so, and has placed
the erroneous assessment upon record in the
Collectors ONCE, who has ad vertised the prop.
erty Of petitioner to pay the sexorbitant assess.
ment notwithstanding petitioner was ready
and willing TO pay the amount justly due, and
be now prays the City Councils for relief
Referred TO Claims Committee.
OTHER NEW BUSINESS.
MI. Chase presented remonstrance of prop
erty owners against the passage Of a bill ex-
tending the sidewalks, &c, on X street, bet ws-n
18th street and Vermont avenue ~ feet outside
the present curb line; referred 20 improvement
Oommittee. Mr.. CLARK introduced bills TO
curb, pave and gutter on the east side of IIth
Street Iss east, between East Capitol street aud
east, between A and b south; referred. Also.
bill TO curb, pave and gutter on north side of
Oorcoran street, between 18th and 18th streets
pensation Of the City Register TO 80 700 per an
Referred to Finance Committss' Er. M Mccain.
OF Se,OO0, for the erection Of q school house in
the Third School District. on the Tor owned nv
the Corporation on the corner OF l2th street east
Committee. MIR. Baker in troduc ed hill Sor In
relief of Ephraim Wheeler.
SPECIAL ORDERS.
Specfal order, being Council bill to constrnct
q sewer in L street north, bet ween 6th and I'm
streets west, after much discussion, was passed.
The SCHOOL APPROPRIATION BILL.
Special order-being the bill making appro.
priailons for the support OF the Public Schools
tor the hecal year ending June o. 1870, and TO
provide Tor the payment OF the proportionate
part OF money required by the act Of Congress
June Is, 1854, to be paid to the Trus.
tees OF Public Schoois-was taken up. The
bill appropriates for salaries Of teachers of
public schools, e106.575; for the payment of all
other expenses Of the public schools. including
the care and rent OF school rooms, fuel and
stove fixtures, general supplies, printing, con.
ngencies, and the salary OF the Treas urer aud
sss.se0 for the payment to the Trus-
lees Of CoiOred Schools of such sums of money
IS are required 70 be paid by the act Of JON
yress approved June IS, 1854, sbeing such a
part Of all money received or
expended for school or educational purposes
including the cost OF sites. building improve.
lnents, furniture, books, and all other expendi-
lures on account OF schools, as the colored
bear to the whole number Of children. white
and colored, between the same ages, !" s8S $40 %,
OK SO much thereof a. may be necessary to pay
said trustees sum equivalent TO thirty and
forty.ons hundredths per cent. OF the entire
expenditure tor school purposes for the pres.
emit fiscal year; such division OF school money
being in accordance with the decree Of the
and the proportion the colored children bear
to the whole number Of children, white and
colored, between the ages OF six and seventeen
years, under the census reported in 1867. The
pate the revenue to pay in advance the salaries
OF the teachers OF public schools for July and
August, when the schools close for the summer
vacation; also. to pay the Trustees of OoIored
- PAetSAssea "a soio oNOuut on the
Mr.. Moore criticised the bill at length. and
argued that the Trustees OF colored schools
ur der the acts Of Congress. the decision of the
courts. &c., are entitled only to one-ffth Of all
money expended for white and colored sc hooIs
and not thirty and forty one hundredths Der
cent. OF the entire expenditures for school pur.
poses, as provided In the bill. There nad been
NO eensu since that OF 1860, and giving the COL
ored schools larger proportion Of the fund
than they were entitled 70 by that census un.
der the law Of Congre was an act OF great
injustice to the white schools. The bill appro-
pirates to Trustees OF colored schools aoou,
S35,00O more than they are entitled TO at y per
cent, which is the utmost tina, can be claimed
U nder the law for the colored schools or J5.uOO
more than can be figured up under thu per
cenIage claimed in the bill Of thirty and forty
one hundredths per cent.
MIR. Clark explained that the percen tage was
calculated on the aggregate OF the expenditures
for both white and colOred schools.
Mr.. Stewart replied 70 Mr.. Moore a. length,
whom he spoke of as an intelligent and far
minded gentleman, but thought he was rather
hard on the coacred people.
After further debate by Messrs. Morsell,
and made the special order for next
N Ion day evening at 10 O'Clock.
GAS LIGHTS.
Mr.. Moore, from Committee on Gas-lghts,
reported bill TOR erecting and lighting lamps
in ID street north, between 9Th and 9th streets
west; Sth street west, between T. and + streets
north; SIN street west, between u and N streets
north; N street north, between 5th ana 9th
streets vest; K street north, between 9th and
10th streets west; Union alley, 90 called, in
"a uare No. s7l; 4 street north, between l4th
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