Evening star., 1869-04-13
CORPORATION AFFaIRs

The Chair laId b fore the Board cornnuuIcs-
mons from the Mayor nonin sting Mr.. Caarie-
Department. rIcs JOhs w. Tnompson resigned
and Dr. Chapman Less>,Ir., for physician for
the poor In the Seventh Aara vioe Dr JohE W.
Van Arnum resigned; bod of which were ap-
Also, communica.Ion from the MAJOR trans
hitting one from :. X. Bond, Esq. Water R-g-
r.iTar, embracing a seminary statem-nt o. ne
receipts of his Office for the montn of March,
ifot, a. follows Receipts on account of water
rents Sl,yO.7l; Wat-T taN.s, s!,1it J5i taps an
permits, -. Total, si,-uoO6; referred
Also, a communication frcm th- VI ~ or trans
mItting he following statement from the fIrst
NatIC nal Bank o: Washington, of the account
Of me corporation Wi h said blnk AprIi -.
CAV ef CSh,zsgtoa, n. e.. an cunt et,h FiTs!
NI'sOaGi BON, II bGshiSgt,R, n. q.
BR General fnnd, S64,i IL; s.,-ciai tax.
s2-6s5.c7. FIRST ward. -1~5UI-; S.xtn do
.3S+.-3- S"vrnth de-. SI,I5I 81; school fund,
sSU,5o5I-i surplus fund, se2s6U. Total. > 3D.
t7i-
GA. q. Hall, coll, al, ,I2s .; redemption
fund, Siltit-ii water JaX, lu.U4..lG S-coad
ward, Sil,5 40, Fnird do <..,Btt g. Fourth
do. s2d,siSSj, fIfth do. s.,lY.l'; Metropolitan
police fund. >,6-D.+i; school house fund. -29,-
3G22I; gas Tuhd, S2h, i6J a.. Total, : 6-,CSJ.5g.
balancr due the cIty, 80, l2-.,9
Referred TO Finance COmmI.Iee.
Also, communication fTu "A the Mayor. trans
mltting thr semI-annuaI report D. J. l.. Cat
ch-Il, Sealer of Wrignts aud Measures, sub
mIttisE. IN accordance with an act Of the COua =
eii>- appruy-G JuIy ~, I-Iu, report OF an
AhiIdtiuu tI Hii the weighs ana MEASURES IL
could fiUG In me CIty. H says that 25,6lI
tcIes were found IN possession Of , III midi
viuuats, used IN 2.+lI places, of whicn 1888
wsr" STAMPED, presumed 10 b. Officially ~,c-l
ARTICLES wrTe found 20 b- def .I-nt IN weis sht or
meas ure ~ were found 10 exceed IN weight
or m-as uIe, many of which were new, never
having been examined. IL has adjusted and
sealed ,si al IL lrH, and condemned i,-3t IN 1ny
OF which had D-en stamped. Some J.. DESTROYED:
some are now at his off :e, and others were left
WIN their o"n"rs' win instructions not to use
thtm- He recommends thai hereafter tne
Staler OF Weights and Measures be subjected
Ia Tlgid examination, and give bonds 10 the
amount OF Sit,OsO. He calls attention 10 the
spring balance scale, so common IN use IN the
seNt1al msrk-ts IN our city, which. on eXami-
Ba'Ion, he fEds 10 vary ON account of abuse
and ihe expansion and contraction caused by
me eimos phefe, TO such an extent that not one
sixth of Them can he rrlird upon Many char
krd eOmPanIss OF this city have scales 10
govern prices which show large discrepancies
OF one huHdred pounds 10 the thousand. Other
pariIsS have stores without weights mea-
suIrs Hr also suggests the passage of an
ordoaBc- aooiIshIng the usa of the pring bal
ahce scale IL this city. Referred 10 Committee
On Police.
Also, report of the Intendaut Of the Washing
too Asy ium for the month OF March. Referred
Ia Asylum Commute.
M LHTman presented petition OF Jonn Dew
nn ara other property owners IN the First
ard FOR Sb-'emeht of nuisance in scpare -;
rei.iiei. Also. petition OF 6faperly oShs7s
praying q chaIer of the grad. ON 2l.t street
west. between l. and streets nortn; re-
frrTed- Mr.. Richards presented petition OF
property owners and bill fJr constructing
1rck spTTr GA Do!tn side OF X street, from
Vermont avenue to 18th street wcr. at tbs
expense OF said properly owners; referrei.
Also. peii'IOnS OF citizens on | street, h between
l2ih aHd 18th, praying relief from payment of
. sewer iaX. they representing he sawer for
which they are taxed as utterly worthless: re-
Grred. Mr.. CTOcker presented petition of d.
w. Hebb. praying TO have erroneous assess
mem Uu has property corrected; referred Mr.
morsril presented petition OF property own
eTs on west side Of 1ith street % Boundary
street, praJ Ing - have Council bill for paving
fOotwalks ON said street 50 amended as u pro.
vide for paving only TO street; referred.
M Moore presented Peuuon of VIM Flynn,
praying TO have money PAID by him for Ii
c~ps" refunded referred Mr.. Lloyd presented
petition of Patrick Ragan. praylug 10 have
money paid by him for license refunded; re-
frrred. Mr. CLARK presented the p-tItiJE OF
th- teachers Of public schools rs adopted N
their meeting on FRIDAY afternoon last and
published In the STAR OF Saturday,: referred
Mr.. Clarke introduced a bill appropr.atIng
S3tO for contingent expenses of the Board OF
Health for the current fiscal year; referred.
Ar: I-arman, iroln Committee on Cisin.s. in
uoduced bills for relief OF X. A. Golden il
Bros Clement Jackson, Hugh Hughes. Jere-
mIah Mccarthy, WIN. NJ. Ellis, A. HoIstun,
Edward Voight, Mary Reidy, John McNaIIy.
and Elizabeth Brown, all oI which were passed.
Also, asked 70 oe discharged from further con =
sIoeraIion OF the bills for .hs.relief OF alfred
CHM and j. r. Neyins, and the bills were re-
=
thsr cons ideIatlon OF the petition of J W. Mrr-
rit; agreed 10. Also, reported bill for re ief OF
VIA NJ. Low; rscOmmi,ted TO the committee
Also. ASKED 10 be dis charged from further con
>lceraton OF th- petition OF Amos Hunt for
damages 10 has property by detective work OF
hIs Corporation, and that the petition be re-
ferred 10 Drainage COMMITTEE, agree1 70. Also,
reported bills for relief of VIM. Bradley, Jos
p Kelley, Mrs. Rngglss, aud j. r. Bellows;
which Were IecOmmItted TO the committee
NJ. knight, from the Police COmElittee re.
all AFf N rrnH sS l.l...
jackson 20 erect a frame addition 10 has bri 4
hous. passed. Mr. NJ rCathran Tin the char.
presented communication from the Commits
sion'rs of the Washington Asylum. in refer
erce - the erection OF fence; referred. Mr..
Clark, from the Committee on Public Schools
rrporied fayoiably on IN" bail authorizing the
Mayor 40 anticipate the acCruing feyeDur o,
tnis Corporation to an amount not exceeding
one nuDGrrd thousand dollars. for the purp, IS.
OF paying the school tea hers the proportion
due The Trustees of COlorei schools: tne
laooIers and other emIIoy of ,h,s 1,ornora,
uoD, nifty thousand dollars of the ABOVE sum o.
money To br deposited 10 the credit OF the sc a. Dol
fund for the payment OF teachers, and the pro-
portion due the Trustees OF Colorpd Schools
and the remaining fifty thousand dollars TO the
er'di' 81 the General Fund 10 be disbursed by
me Mayor IN payment of he laborers and otner
employees OF tnIs Corporation" Mr.. CLARK
srI-ny stated the necessity Of passing some
such pIil.
Mr.. Moore said be could not vote for IN. bill
IN Iis present shape. Ia was OppUS Il % giving
the MAY or power Ia anticipate the revenue for
all soTts VI PURPOSES, though ne would rot ob.
pet 20 eoTIo~tnE money 10 pay tue hO0l
teachers. i bt r. wa good deal o.. blnHum
about these measures. Tn. committe. had ~
antCOTiiy to rrpOIt on any matter which WAS
NCJ referred tO them. and q bill % autfcip ia
The IeNtIGe To pay hbJTsTS should not one
nCn the COMMITTEE On Public schools They
were EOt IN order In Reporting any such oil a.
thI>, a. nothlng had been referred 10 them ON
~hI, thty could report a bill 10 paw lrborars
branch OF the subject outside their lurisd,c
ton. The bill which was referred q them
PROVIDED for bon wing ST., ,u0O pay the taac
ers, and tnIs substitute they report proStces
Tor some thing eis'. i. = n ball 10 borrow money
Ia pay he iaborers be- n ported from the proper
con ri''sr and stand on its own merits. lie
de>il ed inSi The school teachers should b. paid,
ard thai he Mayor should have the money to
Iay then bGt wa not willing TO leave any
Io~p-Lo oy wni tue Mayor could uss the
'n.Ieo = Substitute 10 anticipate the rCNeu a.
al the pr'seEf ytar 10 amount o. So % ~, al n
tate OF siN per cent, 10 pay the teachers and
OTHER expeh- es Of public schools and the Trus.
ttts q; CcICred 81 hoOis. with n provision that
The money thus raIsed should be spplis5 IN M
oths PuTposf; and another provision aIIow.
i-g the First National Bank o. Washiuston i.
It I'd Nancrs the money, u rrimburse Itself ,or
pin pal snd interest out OF the revenue "a n
ass q fer the present wear, as the same m av
be collected ard deposited IA said bank
Alter discussion BY Me-srs. Crocksr and
Moore, Council bill authorizing the Nayor "a
borrow SltV,0,o was taken up, " hes Mr. lI ,or4
oreIsd his bill (above mentionsdl as a subst,-
tn,e for the same. The substitute was lost
Yeas-MeSsrs. Fenwick, Lloyd, McCnaran
A "a 81. D. A. ..