Evening star., 1869-12-11
Special Meeting OF the Beard Of Al

Finance, reTorted Back the bin Which was OBJ
jects to by the Mayor, in relation 20 the nay of
police magistrates, with q substitute for the
same drawn up IN accordance with tre sugCes-
tons of the Mayer. Tie substitute bill -
entitled .'Aa act u iegalize the payment Of
certain portions of salaries OF the Metropolitan
Police Magistrates, and for other purposes, > and
allows ali such magistT ates since July Is, 1874,
$40 per annum. 70 be paid by the city under the
repeats that clause of he general appropriation
bill OF the Corporation which allowed those
magistrates 5000 each for the present fiscal year
The substitute bill was passed.
Also, bill approqr.ating SIJyD TO repair ard -
bind tie books Il the oftlcc Of tie Tax Clerk.
Passed.
RELyEF FOR THF PooE.
Also, reported substitute for the bill which
appropriated So 800 for relief OF the poor. The
substitute appropriates ss,09) for purchase Of
fuel, food, AMI raiment for the destitute poor OF
city, - 900 to be expended in each of the months
OF December, 1859. and January and February,
1870. AMI was opposed by Nessrs. Moore ard
| Morsefl. the former of whom denounced Il ss a
| measure To billet upon the Corporation q lazy
Idle population, AMI the latter spoke Of the iu'-
pOyerisbed condition OF the city. Messrs.
Crocker and Connolly warmly advocated the
| numbers OF aged AMI infirm pc0r OF the city.
The substitute bin then pas>ed-yeas, ~. nays,
(Messrs. Moore an1 Horsell,J Ir. NcCatLran
absent.
OTHER BILL FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Also, bill appropria ing s6,9l0 Tor the work
dome under the direction OFFS. Wolf, ESQ, the
binding records, &c; passed. Also, bill 80 pay
john Knight sl1I.96, damages sustained by cr-
roIe0us survey made by the City Surveyor in
lsi1 passed. Also, reported back bill appropri-
ating -, o1-39 to pay David a Hall amount o.
taves that hc alleges were enormously paid hy
hin, with Recommendation that il lie referred
! 10 the Corporation Attorney for his opinion;
hich was agreed To. Also, reported bill! remit
ting fine OF 500 imposed upon a cOlored boy, ard
paid by Robert A Seyitt, in whose employ the
10y Wa; passed. Also. reported favorabiV
bill increasing tie compensation OF the t'ity
Register from -2,@s) 70 $500 per annum froIr
.ialy IL; ls'9, which. after n long debate and
lively niiihTistering, was passed-yeas II, nays >,
l-Je>-rs. Moore and NOTsell.)
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
Mr. Chase. from Improvements Committee.
reported tie following. which were passed =
ami gutteT on both sides OF 9th street east. be-
tween AMI c north: to curb, pave and gutter
on south side of VI street north, from 18th .ta.t
west 10 Connecticut ".enae; bofh sides of o
street north, from 10th to 2i"- wost- raSt ~ -
lst street east betwecn b and r north: north
,oib otr- -ar0lina avenue, between 9Th and
oets east: both sides OF Il street south,
, nom 9th west TO Water street; south side of Il
street south from 9Th to Sth east; west side OF
18th street west, from Rhode Island avenue to L
street north. north side OF ID street SOUTH from
New Jersey avenue to Sd street east; west side OF
18th street west, from T. to q street north; and
west side of 9TH street east, from l. to Nj south;
to change the course of an alley in square 49j;
to take up and relay pavement in southeast end
alley in square 132; to pave the alley in square
1888, to grade and pave the alleys in squares TIC
and 20; to grade and gravel street south, from
eth street west to Sd street west; G street be-
tween sth and 4th east; 9th street west. from
north NJ to BOu ndary; street north, from 1ith
west to Boundary; 18th street west from q north
TO boundary: to gravel 18th street west; to grade
X street north, from 18th street west to Bound
airy; to grade and pave 2ith street west, between
L and NJ street north; eth street east, from
Pennsylvania avenue to East Capitol
i street. p1~t l. mt 4.
| to Georgia avenue; to trim and gravel north
| Capitol street. between J. street and New York
| avenue; To gravel Sd street west, from q street
| To Pennsylvania avenue; to grade 18th street
west. between 4 and ID north; to grade and
gravel street north. fFem New Jersey avenue
tn North Capitol street. 9Th street east It'll street
west, from Il street north to Boundary; 10th
street east, from Il street south to East Capitol
street, street south. from 9Th TO eth street east
12th street east, from Pennsylvania avenue to
Lincoln Square; 81 street west. from II street
| north to Boundary: Jth street west, from New
ork avenue To Boundary street: Jth street east
from East capitol street To B street south; New
Jersey avenue. from New York q venue to Bound-
airy street north; street north. from 10th street
west Ia Boundary: A street south, from 9TH to
18th street east; 1st street east, from ID street
| north 70 Boundary; 3i street west, from y To III
eas To srSs Sgss s s2ess e ens n rom 10 l vassd sfs
avenue To Il street north: T. street south, from
the canal to 18th street east: l. street SOUTH from
"a 70 18th street east; 9Th street cast, from 10
VI street north; e. street SOUTH from New .Jer-
sey ;iyc8I,4e to the canal; T. street SOUTH from
9th to 19th street east; T. street south, from
iItE To fth street west: to trim ami gravel
l-th street west, from Il street south TO
Water street: 20 grade and gravel street
,Oat,s, from the canal To New Jersey avenue;
ID street south. from the canal to 2d street east;
VI street south, from South Capitol street to 9th
street west; To grade 10Th street east from to
IL south; to grade and gravel 22d street west,
from j. TO y north; to grade Goth street west,
from q to north; TO grade and gravel 18th street
west, from New York avenue to o street north;
y street north, from 18th to 21st west X north,
from 9Th west to Boundary, and ID south. from
| Sd TO the canal; to lay nag footways across sth
street west; and New York avenue, between 4th
and 9th streets west, and construct bridge over
branch on - street, between I'd and 3d west
Mittee TO inquire as to the eNpediency OF pur-
| chasing mill sites on the Upper Potomac, 20
grant to parties who will erect manufactures,
| and Joint resolution i'm relation to Mount Ner-
non Place. Also, bills to supply deficiency for
arching Tiber Greek at North Capitol and L
streets. and TO grade and gravel 9Th street east,
from East &c Capitol street to @ Ma.,aehpsetts ave ave
tol. The committee reported adversely on a
large number of bills. and were discharged from
further consideration OF the same, most OF them
being fOr improvements already provided for.
PRIVATE CLAIMS.
Mr.. Emery, from Claims Committee, reported
bills for relief OF Joseph II. Davidson, Nicholas
l Acker. W. W. Loesch, John Diller. Abraham
Filming and Hyson Bessie, which were passed.
Also. reported adversely On3 bill for relief of
John II. Brown and Lewis Simpson, and the
| slderation. Also, reported bill for relief OF
John Banks remitting fine imposed upon him;
passed.
WATER MAINS.
| Mr. Baker, from Committee on Drainage, re-
ported bill amending act for construction OF a
sewer IN q street north from 18th to 18th street,
81 as to reduce the from 21z to 2 feet diam
ese~; passed. Also bills to lay water mains in
street north, from 10th to 18th, thence in Tenth
street to Louisiana avenue; street south. from
| Eth to 9Th east; in Fifth to b; in Second east
! from north to Maryland avenue; i'm Third
| treet east. from l. south to Pennsylvania ave-
nIe; in l. street north, from 9th to 7th west in
IL north, from LIST TO I'd east; in Second west, be-
tween Il and III north, and i'm X street south,
from eth to l4th east-aI of which were passed.
IBLIC SCHOOLS.
| Mr.. Clarke, from the Committee on Schools,
reported fayOrably on bills to purchase lots and
to erect school building i'm the Second District;
| to erect school building i'm square 1874, in
Fourth School District, and apprOprinting S60,-
eco for thatpurPOse; for the relief OF T. Richards,
Superintendent of Public Schools, and author
izing sale of lots 10 and IL, in square Iss, all OF
which were passed. Adjourned.
KNIGHTS TENPLAR LEvEE.-The annual
reception andlevee of Washington Commandery
No. \, h. T., will take place at Wizards Hotel,
on Thursday evening, December 10th. The
different committees, have after much labor,
succeeded IN perfecting their arrangements to
make this levee perfect success, and it will
doubtless be one of the grandest affairs of the
season, and one long to be remembered bV those