Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-03

The trvy Court.
This morning Mr.. N Callan, as 4 notary
public, administered the oath of offlc. to
Messrs. ID. V. Burr. w. H. Tenney, and Alex'r
Gardner, the newly appointed members OF tbs
court. ana they took their seats-Messrs. Mica
ols tfresident), Shepherd. Rowland. Belt,
brown, and Plan being present, with Mr.. CAL
Ian, Clerk. Th- CHAIR hlled the vacancies in
committee as follows:-Mr. renney, Finance;
Burr, Improvements; 9ardner, Appeals aud
Schools; Tenney, Claims; Brown, Police and
H. aith
On motion of Mr. Plant, Hon. Montrom-
cry Blair was allowed TO make a statement
in reference 10 the claim OF Malvina Fletcher,
for land taken for public road-sppeallag
from Inc amount OF damages assessed.
The Char laid before the Court a petition
asking for the completion OF the Woodley Lime
road.
the COMMITTEE on Improvements 70 inquire
and report on the subject at the next meeting.
Adopted.
Mr.. Plant, from the Committee on Improve.
m.his' submitted The nndings of tue Jury con-
demping strip of land tn rough the lands of
M.s-rs. Hagor. Warren and Lacey, for a road
to connect the Bennings Bridge road with the
Central Prince Georges Turnpike He was op-
posed 20 accepting the finding of the Jury es-
prvIaily IA To their ASS ssment for Mr. Wan
neil. He did not believe that the Jury looked
into The matter far enoagh. He believed that
another road could be Selected.
Mr.. Burr thought the findings were out of all
r. asou, aud IN I'VE that the findings be not ac-
C-p''d and the subject be referred back 10 the
T. mmittee Hlth instructions 20 select
smother route. After some tuTtrer diScussIo
thu mo on wa adopted
Dr. Rowland, from he Committee on s ,hools,
reported the names OF the present Board OF
Com missioner of Schools, with the exception
OF DIR. Good \ in, as follows. and they were
elected r. ". Carer, 1T strict Il. I. y Uart,
I'd; h 40. CIpen ter, ID; Hurry Queen IN: l..
NhI nty, 9TH W. b. LIc-y, Gtni a, Il. Jonn-
Mr.. Belt offered resolution expressive of
the regret OF the Court IN hearing ~ The death
IF their la,e ielio w-nembar, Joshua Pearce, OF
ltunean Hall, VINO tor more than quar- Ter OF "A
c, injury was member CT the COurI: adoprat.
MI Shei heTd offered resolution DIR -cring
IL" Committee OF lmpro vements TO open a road
to CONNECT the San.y Spring road, near tn
District line, with the Piney Branch road on
the Rock Gre tx Church road.
NJ Burr offered a substitute for road from
the Sandy Spring road 20 the county road
leading from Ith strsetSoo Rock Crrsk Church
read, near Tie lands of Mr. Stott, but after
some debate, moved that the committee report
10 the Ouurt; which was lost, and Mt Snep-
herds resolution was ad opted.
The Char submitted statement of Mt
b 'Gninot, late superintendent OF roads, show
ing that The committee 10 audit claims against
the orpoI alton OF Washington had allowed
s''.2 GAG OF the Courts claim for the repair
ssd maintenance of the roads, and disalo wed
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Mr.. Burr moved that the statement Ia re-
ferred IL the Committee on Finasce, and also
off red resolution directing that an anne tbl,
suit De IN the court III OlDc, that the
question as TO the liability OF the Corporation
Tor he repair of roads, &c, be .ettled.
Mr.. SHEPHERD. from the COnmitte on FL
nance, sisted that they had engaged the
vic. OF Mr.. Boudinot to prosecute the claims
OF the Court before the Corporation. who mad
done his work In a credi,abls m amer. ana re-
ported Ie>olution instructing the Corp Grafton
Attorney to urge upon the Mayor to pay the
amounts disallowed, and II the amounts are not
paid by the LIST OF July to institute suit for tn.
amounts due, and the commi tee be auth ,r, Zad
10 employ additional counsel if necessary:
which was adopted.
large number OF bills were approved and
ordered to be paid An application for license
10 sell soda water on Sunday WAS rejected.
Mr.. Burr offered resolution instructlug the
COMMITTEE OF Improvements to confer with
citizens IN reference to widening the road from
LighInpr's Corner; TO open the read from
PIney Branch road to Biagden's null for the
construction of a bridge OIL the Bladeus burg
road, near the District line; which were
adopted
Also, a resolution for the appointment of a
committee of three to confer with the Mayors
OF w ashington and Georgetown and the Sec
Rotary OF the Interior, 10 asce rtain if some pro-
vision can be made for the reformation of de.
liBquents; adopted, and Messrs. Burr and
Brown were appointed with the President q DR.
Nichols.)
Colonel Belt presented a petition asking
for assistance In building a bridge al Pierce's
Mill; referred.
Mr.. Gardner offered resolution that the
Committee on Improvements have the old
ners Corner repaired. Adjourned.