Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-01-05
CORPORATION AFFAIRS


Mayor, announcing his approval of certain
acts. Also, communication transmitting the
monthly report of the Intendant of the Asylum
for the month of December.
The Mayor also returned the bill for opening
and grading l. street south, from eth street
west 10 I'd street east. with the following en-
doTsement- mo part of l. street, between eth
street west and I'd street east, is in the Sixth
Ward. The work should be done under the
superintendence of the Commissioners Of the
Firth and Seventh Wards. s. ]. B."
Mr.. Richards explained that there was an
error IN the bill passed al the last meeting to
grade II street south, and upon motion the
Lower Board was requested TO return the bill,
In order that it might be corrected.
Mr.. Fenwick presented a petition from a
number Of bakers holding stalls IN the Centre
Mar ket, as king the passage of o law to prevent
other bakers from peddling bread IN the mar
ket who hold no stalls and pay no license. Re-
ferred TO the Committee on Markets.
Mr.. Crocker introduced a bill appropriating
sl,0oO from the general fund to enlarge and re-
furnish the Mayors office by throwing that
cEfce and the adjoining room into one. Mr..
Crocker explained that an Appropriation of
$3.50 had been given 10 enlarge the Mayor s
once, but the amount had been expended in
repairing the Registers office. Mr.. Moore
thought II was never intended to destroy the
Registers vault, and he thought IL rather an
assumption of authority 10 remove the vault
where the archives OF the Corporation should
b. kept. Ir. Cook explained that the vault
would be In another place and the archives
preserved therein. The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Crocker introduced bill making ad-
dirional appropriation TO grade 18th street west,
from NJ to U street north; Committee on I'M
proyements. Mr.. Fenwick presented petition
from 5. :. Hoover and others, asking that the
alley in square 5ll be graded; Committee on
Improvements.
MIR Clarke introduced a resolution rendering
the use OF the Aldermen's Chamber to the
Board of Public School Trustees for the pur-
pose Of holding their meetings, until more suit
able quarters be provided; passed. Mr.. Nor
sell introduced a resolution instructing the
Com rlttee on Finance to inquire into the ex-
pediency OF making the Corporation bonds re-
ceiyable by the Collector of Taxes for taxes
due the Corporation; referred to Committee on
Finance. MIR. McCathran introduced a bill
authorizing the Mayer TO cause lamp posts and
lamps 10 be erected, beginning at the southwest
corner of the Wallach school house and run.
ming on ID street TO 9th street east, up 9th to b
street south. along Il street TO 18th street east,
and up llth street to East Capitol street. passed.
Mr.. McCathran presented petition OF Peter
Lynch and others, skiing that the pavement on
the east side Of tn street east in front OF square
s97, be lowered two feet; Committee on I'M
provements. Mr.. Knight presented the petition
of Daniel Stewart, for the remission OF a fine;
Committee on Claims. MIR. Richards intro
duced q bill authorizing the Mayor to pay the
publisher of the Chronicle for publishing the
journal of the Sixty-sixth Council for six
months; Committee on Finance. Mr.. Cook
introduced bill to pay deficiency in appropri-
alton for improving 10th street west. from X to
q street north. Committee on improvements
Mr.. Richards, from the improvements Com
mittee, reported favorably on the bull to extend
the culvert and erect stone abutments at the
intersection of I'd street east and Street north;
Withdrawn by the COMMITTEE. Mr.. Richards
also reported back the bill appropriating -, ga
TO pay Andrew Gleason a deficiency in the
appropriation for grading and graveling V
street north from the east side of 14th street
west TO the west side of ermont avenue; raised
Ar. McCathran. from the Police Comm ttea
reported hack the bill allowing Messrs. Armour,
Good, DAVIS, and Mahon TO retain ornaments
fences in front of their premises on 18th street.
between U and X streets; laid over.
MI Clark, from the School Committee, re-
ported back the bill TO increase the efficiency OF
the Board. OF Trustees of Public Schools by
dividing the Board into three classes-the first
class TO be elected for three years, the -econd
class for two and the third class for one.
Mr.. Moore favored such q bill, but the Coun-
cils had no right TO pass it, as the law of Con-
Eress prescribed that all Corporation officers
the last Board was an able one. Messrs Viii.
con, Brown, Rheee, and Woodward were effici.
ent trustees, and all Republicans. He desired
to have them retained, but one Republican
only voted for them. He was glad to see these
gentlemen were now disposed to correct
the error, and retain able trustees, no matter
what their politics might be, but he thought this
bill an absurdfty, as the Councils had no right
under the law Of Congress 10 elect for a longer
period than one year.
Mr.. Fenwick moved TO lay the bill on the
table. Lost by the following vote:-Yeas-
Messrs. Cook, Fen wick, Moore, MorselI, Tai
bert and the President-6. Nays-Messrs Ba-
her. Clark, Crocker, knight, Larman, McCarh.
ran and Richards.
Mr. Richards stated that the bill did not con-
template any change in the board this year.
Mr.. Moore said the convention had no power
last July 10 elect for a longer period than one
year, and certainly they could not DO IL next
July under the present law. He did not think
the gentleman proposed to act outside OF law
nav, and get Congress TO legalize 1t hereafter.
Mr.. Richards moved that the bill De recon-.
mltted; adopted.
The bill from the lower board, granting per.
mission TO VIM. Stickney TO erect bay windows
a. ms house on 9th street, was passed. The
Dill from the lower board, appropriating 5000
To enable the Mayor TO pay the SUPERINTENDENT
OF lamps and the lamp lighters. was taken up.
Mr.. Moore was opposed 10 the bill, as the
Councils had never created the Office of lamp-
lighters, but the ball for that purpose was now
IN the hands OF the committee but il had been
impossible TO have meeting of the committe
as u was a iage one and no quorum had been
present. he was opposed TO giving so much
power 10 the Mayor. the lamp-hghtars had
served but one month and he Thought tbav
might wait until next meeting by which time
the bill would be perfected.
Mr. Croker explained that the Mayor had
appointed fourteen lamp igh ters at a salary
OF $40 per month. which was less compensa-
uon than thatnamed in the bill before the COM
mittee.
The bill was then passed by The following
vote IL eas-Messrs. Baker, Clark, Cook.
Crocker, knight, Larman, Richards, ana the
President. Nays-Messrs. Fenwiek, Me-
Cathran, Moore. and MorselI-i.
Mr.. McCathran introduced a resolution pro-
yiding that the COMMITTEE on Gas Lights
should hereafter CONSIST OF Messrs Moore
Lzrman, and FenvIck.
Mr.. Moore hoped that he would not be On the
committee.
Mr.. Croker thought the committee should
remain as IL present-one member from each
ward-but ne hoped that DIR. Moore would
still be chairman OF the committee.
The resolution was withdrawn.
Mr.. Fenwick asked 10 be excused from sery.
ing on the Auditing Committee, as he could
not give proper attention to il.
Inc gentleman was excused. and Mr. Nc
Caihran was appointed IN his place. Ad.
Journed.
COMMON COUNCIL President Fowler in the
chair, and all the members present except MI.
Russell '
A message was received from the Mavor
announcing his approval Of act to establish
and open alley in square 3S3.
Also, incloeing account of Il. c. Dineweayer
apothecary Of the Sixth Ward.
Also, IN answer 10 a resol ution asking by
what authority a contract has been awarded
for completing the Franklin school building
stating that sample authority exists in the act
and that the contract was made on the recon :
Aendation OF all the members OF the building
committee. IL the building is TO be completed
n all for the purpose for which II was origin
ally intended, no time should be lost in getting
: ready for occupation, for two reasons first
esave the exorbitant rents now paid for build !.
Rs used for schools; and secondly, TO save the
'ueture from damage in It's present exposed
ldition."
lso, in answer to q resolution request,ng
fnation as To whether payment has been
uuAf Ia VII.