Evening star., 1869-08-10
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
BoARDoF ALDERMEN, August 9th, 1s6e-The
Chair laid before the Board q communication
from The Mayors clerk transmitting tts
account of the Corporation with the firs.
NatIoIal Bank, showing Corporation debtor 10
balance, August 9th, 7I,337sl; referred 10
The Chair also laid before the Board tnIee
communications from the Surveyor, in answer
TO resolutions OF this Board as follows. First
Stallng the estimated cost Of grading sth street
west fICm q street south TO Water street.
S3,37iI 10; gravsling the same. si.2a6.56. Second
-Estlnaied cost Of grading d street north,
rom I'd TO sth street east, s5l5S5; graveling the
same. Sl,l7O- Third-Transmitting ng plan and
profile Of sd street west, from the Circle to NJ
street north, showing separately the number of
cubic yards Of eating and filling as follows:
Cutting. l,74i cubic yards; filling, AS cub C
yards. These communications were all
Ieferred 70 Improvement Com mmittee.
Nh Stewart presented petitions OF property
owners for "a pump in square Isl, between
lsth end 18th streets west" and for "a sewer
trap IN alley in square 25};'' both OF which
were referred Also, resolution requesting the
Mayor 10 inform the boaro AZ It's next meeting
III, IN his opinion, the Office of canal commits
sioper Is of any further service to this Corpo-
ration; also the Office of physician to the
smallpox hcspital;' consideration postponed
Aisc. introduced bill for the construction OF
= thTee-foot barrel sewer in q street north,
from l-th TO 22d street west; also, In ~ street
10 i street north and in / street north ID Rock
ces6 K. referred.
Mr. Chase introduced bill authorizing James
w Ilamson and Alexander Patterson TO coa-
Stru,t an ornamental wOode fence In frent
OF tnelr lots, square 27e, on l. street north, be-
tween -. and 18th streets west; referred.
Aiso, bill appropriatIng $4,000 to grade and
gravel Boundary street. from its intersection
with II street north (at the tollgate) TO Rock
Creek, the work TO be done by days work; re-
fsITea. Mr.. Connolly presented protest of
property owners against the construction of
the sewer IN l. street north, between 9th and
tn streets west; referred. Also, commupica-
tion from VIM. Saunders superiptendent of
grounds, &c, Department of Agriculture ad-
dressed 10 Hon. Horace Capron, the Commis-
soIer OF Agrlcui,ure, IN answer TO a letter Of
Alderman Connolly, which was referred to
nun, (Saunders,) asking for ga catalogue of
trees suited for street planting, with brief
descriptions and remarks; also, q list Of such
demerits;" ordered to be printed. This yerv
Interesting paper will be found elsewhere in
MI. Connolly also introduced ga bill reeu-
lating The advertising and sale of real estate
Tor 'axes, and for other purposes - which en-.
acis- Thar from and after the passage of this
ae,, no lot or part Of lot shall be advertised or
sold fer arrears of taxes upon the amount due
Snail De less than ten dollars. SEC. q That ex-
tended descriptions of lots or parts of lots
snsl not be given in the advertisements and
The printers charge for any one lot or part OF
lot advertised shall not exceed as tor any such
description. Sec. 8. That the collectors extra
commission on property advertised shall he
two Per cent" Sec contains the usual cIause
all enactments of the (,ornorat,on
inconsistent with this. Referred to COMMITTEES
on Finance, and ordered to be printed on the
journal
Mr.. Morsell in troduced resolution reopss,inv
The Corporation Attorney TO in form this Board
~ It's next session whether this CORPORATION
nas tne authority TO impose and enforce a pen
Ally OF 81 per cent. per annum, or ~ per cent
per msnth upon tax payers for non-paymeut
Of their taxes for the year 1859, before the ex-
pIranon OF said year as liked in section IA of
ne tax Dill for 1-69. and IT, In his opinion the
Corporation has such power, To auote for the
information OF the Board that portion of the
larter which gives such power; adopted
MI. Moore introduced resolution THAT the
Ilty surveyor inform this Board what grades
of streets have been altered without authority
=. law, as stated IN his comm unication to this
bOaIo OF ne I'd inst, and state the several
lolnts al Thlch grades have thus been Illegally
fhanged; passed. Also, bill authorizing the
construction OF bridge ove- Tiber creek at its
nieI eIsectlon with @ street north referred.
MI Clark introduced bills 70 grade and
gravel II sreet north, between 3th and -tb
sirsets = g lay certain nag footways and set
ne GU q stOLes and pave the footways on the
Iorin SIDE OF y street ncrth, between ID and Sd
.reeis east providing for cleaning, painting
INC 7. ralrIng the Surveyors Ofice;a and author.
ZDg ne Mayor 10 employ an additional lamp
ls ateri all OF which were referred Also, bill
~ the poor OF the Fifth Ward; passed Also
u money required by the act OF Congress, an,
proved June ., 1864, TO be paid to the Trustees |
~ n Solorso Sen ools, referred to Committee on |
puolic schools. Tne bill appropriates for |
eachers' salaries SI05, ,Ij0, (which amouutin-
'iudes sl2,OOO for salaries of teachers of new
cnoois) care Of school rooms, 81 200; rent of |
cnool rooms, $4,000; fuel and stove fixtures.
,e,OOti contingent expenses, including carpen
ers,' masons,' plasterers,' turner's and roof
re, painters and glaziers,' plumbers and |
"a ol~es per hangers 4 work, Tor repairs OF school |
ooHs, ana preparing new rooms; also, repairs |
~ iurhItUIs and purchase Of new fur |
aliWA, and miscellaneous items, $1,000
tlo,OeO for each School District; contingent ex.
prlnung and the furnishing Of school books'1
.lo,utOi salary Of Secretary. 500; Treasurer, |
IeoO; rent and furnishing rooms for Board OF |
Trustees and ofieers. si,2O0. making total |
ander the supervision of the Board OF |
Trustees OF Public Schools for the fiscal |
rear ending June 50, 1870, ei9l,25O. |
trustee. of Coiofed Schools "a sum @ eon,ss pry sns
o 3U.il perCert. OF the entire expenditure for
chooi purposes for the present fiscal wear
and division Of school money being in accord.
'nee with the decision Of the Supreme Court
II the District OF Columbia and the proportion
he colored children bear to the whole mum ber
u chlldrep whi'e and coiored. between the
iges OF and 10 years under the cen rs re ported
m leos. Section provides that when payrnen,
s made from time 10 time for support or the
puohc 8, hOols, the Trustees OF Colored ScbooIs
= = I've Insr Proportionaie share, as stated in
ne seeord section. Section ! authorizes the
Mayer 10 anticipate the revenue, II necessary
o enable hlm 10 pay the teachers on the afh
u June, 1SsO, their salarles for the months n,
,uiy and August OF the same year. Section s
ePeals all acts inconsistent with this actI
MI NJ tCathran presented petition OF VIM
VI. Slowen, asking for payment TO him of
>4o-ec the cost OF repairing the damage alleged
" him 10 have been done to hts store in fbs
'lrst Ward by mob, on the night OF lime 3d.
eop, accompanied by bill TO pay the same:
eferred. - -e soine' |
Mr. Champion presented petition of propertv |
.wners for eurbing, paving, anu guttering on
ne nortn sice OF h street south, from 18TH 70
stn sueets east, accompanied by a bill 10 do |
Nc ~11A as prayed Tor, referred.
Mr.. Baker introdue eed bills TO curb paxs ana
utter ON the north side Of O street south
'etWeen ~ and 7th streets west: and ON the
outn side OF street south. between 2d ana a |
treets west; and TO pay S.6s 50 deficiencv in
ne amount expended by the FIre Departmsnf
Y entertaining visiting fremen on the am Of |
1arcn, 1902 all Of which we've referred AIso.
esolution as king the Surveyor 10 furnish An |
10th street west, from T. street. south
o water streets adopted.
M. Olark, from the Conmittee on Public
>cnoois, reported favorably on bill es,ablisn.
nS shtesn additional primary schoois-four
eaeh eenool dtstrict-which was debdted Al |
engtn. Ar 4oore stating that he vas opposed |
0 II, II II was In accordance with the Mayor's
ian % nave white and colored ehildrsa 70. |
efher in the schools. The bill finally paaa>d-
eas ., nay I-(Mr. Morsell.) Mr. Moore de.
lined 10 vote. Also. reported favorably on
III % establish four secondary schools-one m |
aeh school district-passed. Also, bill To -. |
ioiish an additional secondary school in the |
econd District; passed. Also, bill defining the |
ntes OF the Superintendent of Public Schools. |