Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-09-30
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

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| Monday evening last
PRELIMINARY sKIRMIsH.
4 TIE Gear announced tnat ne nto NUMBER
| CT Jd.s fIO.I he lower board winch ne would
take UP 10 order that they might be refer ed to
TIE appropriate committees. Mr.. Moore ob.
! lectta. coLyending that this was new business,
aud uuGer the agreement made at the last meet
| ing II could not ce considered. Mr.. Davis said
| that The Coun ell bills We're not new business
| After debate a vote was taken by yeas and
nays. and the Board agreed - take up the
! Council bills for references by vote of yeas,
MtssTs. Bsker, Champion, Connolly, Davis
ana knight. 5. Nays, Messrs. CLARK, Emery
and Moore ,. The first bill-one for a street.
| Improy ement-was taken MP, when Mr.. Nc are
demanded .hat II should be read. Mr.. Davis
| OBJ cted 10 the readipg. Mr.. Moore ssid the
gentleman had NO light TO object, and pro-
each one OF the bundle. The bill, was then
read, when Mr.. Moore callcd for the yeas aud
nays On the question of reference. Af,sr de
! bate the bill WIS referred, when Mr.. Connolly
said that he was IN favor Of referring these bills
1t would ave taken only ten or nIi,eu min
, Itfs, II the usual course had been puTSued-
but be arose TO recon- mend that the Board back
| Gown. whether thy Nere light or wrong
| as otheIwise the gentleman IRON the -Four IN
! WgId tMr. MCOrel woOld je,4v the GpsInes 4
tOT which the Board had assemble, ~Uf rhIoh
~ vas nect ssIIy they sn, Tia $50 e. 90. He
moved to reconsider the vote d Srich tue
Eesrd had decided TO take ION On the Councii
! b Is. which was carried. and the Board lfeai
ei IICm It's position and the business p Oce ,dsi
Fills From TIRE FINANCE COMMITTEE
MIR. Connolly, from the F.nanc. Cor nis-r..
TtPOItrt the following bills, which weIa
prsset;-Bill to fix the pay of the Iahorers a.
, '1e police station house, the United Stat,
I paws treSe lsborers $50 per montE, aud
/ tbs brii provides that the city shsll pay them
81 -Gval amount. Bill 70 defr7v tn exrsr - 1,
OF tie eltction held june :, lsyg- the niu APP
4 ITopriates sl,2tJ 20 pay the Conmis ouers
nd ~ cir clerks. aud rent CT buildings. B'u
for Tel'e: Of St. Mary,s CD arch, on 5ta sir, IL
Ts:urcIDg TO the pastor S3l7.76, taxes paid on
, "hs rSt property. Bill for relief of tue Ger
Lisn Lutheran church.c OF ner itn anal sIreers-
LetrncIng S2s9-61, pad by the n for sewer 'aN.
. .'V for TIRE relief OF he Foundry NJ. L.
: hurCh-raiuudiug si27. eewer tax Bil re-
.rudirg 10 Cornelius hare S6I.6O-tsxts sIro-
eoTslv paid. BilI exemptirg tue Core ran
! ri St idirg from Taxation. Bill increaS 'ng
TIE c0rursps alton OF the Clerk OF the Western
| Msrt4t rom so 10 600 dollars per annum E'
iesaia'iDg the pay Of the Superintendent 4;
crossing the pay Of the Superintendent irom
Is, TO eco collars per snuurn, aud Of the two
/ operators from 1,C,U 10 Loco dollars each Per
/ annum.
PUBLICATION OF LAWS.
| Dr. connolly. from the Finance Committee,
| submit TIED the following:
been referred a bill 90. q. No 63l for the PUT
lisbius the proceedings of Councils beg leave
4 20 report; That they do not believe the public
7 wellale requires the publication OF these pro.
A Ctedlngs In greater numt er Of newspapers
than appears 70 te sufficient for the on gre Of
! the UDiicd States; and that they do not 1elIsye
4 the city should pay 5000 for such service.
They there fcre return the bill 10 the Board y in
| Sty,Ial aneIcn,e nts IndIcaTtd thereon fOrliop-
| -ICE- rs uicIrg the numter Of paper t. one,
SID fxIrg the compensatio. 81 Sl,5JJ.''
The first amendment of che commit 2 insert
| Is he worts 'ard vs. was aeTc,i ~. -,
SecCud amendment, str'Ei1s OUT ~ III q
IHF STAR, he, a. iCdIi, Chronicle AN r--p,ssr
sna IN 'Iiing daily @,"was asteed to-y,as.
siIihirs out the words proceedings aud," 50
a TO provide for the publication of the laws
only; agreed to--yeas, Messrs. Champion.
Chase. Connolly, Davis, Emery, Moore, aud
Morsell-7; nays, Messrs. Baker, VINO chars 1
BIS vote previous to announcement Clark
Slaar, and the President, (Crocksr,y--4
Mr.; C.n,.iiy then suggested an amendment
| 10 nave tpe publication in one NOR ning aud
one evening paper-to receive 500 each, or
| much thereof as might be necessary. The
amendment fixing the compensation at $50 for
Clark then offered sn amendment naming As
the Papers 10 perform the service, the Nd.ioHG!
Rep;'tiicen, Norntn3 Chronicle, and EvEEING
STAR. Mr.. Moore moved 20 amend NJ. Ciark's
motion by Inserting the Intsibgeacer dai Er-
press, which Mr.. Clark accepted. TIE vote OF
Elling The blank with four papers named YVES
vots: Yeas-M.ssrs. Chase, Clark, Emery,
Moore, Morseli, and the President (Crocker)-s.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Champion, Connolly,
Davis, knight, and Slater-s Mr.. Clark then
moved 10 tll the blank with the STAR RepuJ'i.
can, and Chronicle. MT. Moore moved to amend
mat motion BY InserriSg the Ia,ssit.se"csr I'D
r.
! Mo-, ,Mors, ii, and the President Croc kerr
Nays MessIs. Baker, Cnsmpion, Clark, Con-
roliy. kmeTy Knight and Slater. On moIou
\ q Hr. Emery the vote YVES recOnSideI-d, aud
be amencment OF MI Moore ID IncIade the
!.tsiI gencsr and ErpTcss was again lost by i's
,s,e- rYsas-MsssIs, Chase, Clark. Emery,
Nc ore, Nor ell and the President 4 CroCker)-6.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Champion, Cor molly.
laws, knight and Siater-6. Mr.. Moore
rloS 10 snt nd it so as toprovids for pu0iica-
ten 10 only ole paper: lost-Yeas-Messrv.
Chase Connolly, Davis, Moore ard MOI sll-5.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Champion, Clark En-
cry. kuiEh,, Slater and the President, Crock
Ell. Mr.. Laws moved TO amend SO as to
inciude on morning and one evening paper;
lost by a tie SVt5-Isas-Mss srs Baker, Chara-
n.Cu, Chass. Conleliy, DAVIS aud knlSh'-i.
Nays-Nsssrs. Clark, E.nery, Moore, Iorsell
Slater and ne Presldent-6. TIE qu-slI.n
th-L required on Mr.. Clark's motion - Oil the
blank With TIE EVENING STAR. -NGti0Hal Re-
Yeas-Messrs Baker, CLARK, Cnass, Emery,
knight, Slater and the President. Nays
Ne ssrs. Champion, Connolly. DAVIS, More
and Morsell-5. The bill was then pa Sd
yeas 9. Gays 3-Messrs. Davis, Moore and Nor
ssu. The bill as passed provides for the pub
l.ca;ion Of the ordinr noes OF the Corpor ition
pe sc tnerset not to exceed $500 Tor ach paper
for The publication Of The laws OF each Conn
ell
THE TAX ApvRkIisIXssr
Mr.. Connolly, from the Firsuce Com NIT. ?,
also reported, without amendment, bill regu.
latng the sale and advertisement OF proIeIt
WHICH HrOQlOltS the dQVeI IL en- elt or
sale OF property on which the amouut due for
taxes shall De less than 40; PROVIDES that all
descriptions Of lots or parts of lois shall De
&c scTibed in the advertisement as briefly
poss BE, and the printers charge tor any one
lot OF part OF lot advertised shall not exec 4
five collars: and that the Coll. ctor's ex'ra
commission On property advertised shall Z.
Per cent; postponed. Also, Joint resolution
Irq Ues'ing the Corporation Attorney TO com.
pie Sua index the laws constituting the Cnsr-
sr Of this city, provided the cost does not
4 exceed one hundred dollars; passed.
STEHE- IMPROVEMENTS.
/ MI Chase. from Improvements Commii'Ce,
| reported the following, all of winch were
paSsSd:-Bhi> 20 cub, pave, and gutter On The
| west side Cf Boundary street north, between
\ oh stree, west and North W street; ives, side
| CI Connecticut: avenue, from l. street % le
Cree LCTth sIce Ol stITet north, FROM ith -
9TH east, est side of I'D street west betw1 sn NJ
! and north, sou h side Of Pennsylvania ave-
4 nue, between 10th and 18th STREETS east; both
sides OF 9th street East, between and NJ streets
| south; oTth side Of Virginia avenue, be- W. en-
| "a I'D ''th streets east; north side of Penn
| sylyrEIa avenue. between 9,h and 18Th SIR e's
east; west side o: 18th street west, betw en-
aud 7 streets uoItE; north side OF IL street
sou a, iTom I'd 70 Attn east south side OF street
70. = nom Is; t(2d esst, north side Of street
norm. CetveeT I'd and Sd elst; west side Of ith
stISet est, between A south and Penn
sJ !ysTts avenue south side of b suest
Il .0-.t. % connect gIth North CsroliIa ave-
me, s-Uth side OF North Carolina avenue,
I be. seen I'm and 1ith streets east; north side