Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-10-26
LOCAL N E W 8.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.

Beard Of Aldermen. October 25th. 1899.
The Chair laid before the Board seyer,,
<smnuniesti0ns from tns Mayor, as folio as.
One Announcing his Approval Of several sc:
Which originated IN MS Board.
One transmitting the aecoun. OF The Csrpora.
non OF washington with the First Na,lOn Al
Bark Tor De week ending October in snow :
paispse due BY the Cooperation % date of
Una STATING that the bill "zrau,,ne certain
priNiieges 20 EGnund " I.l-ing'' which
passed the Councils aud was received by BIN
fcf DIS signature some DAYS since, - lost. and
hls deck by some one having ACCESS % his
once, and recommending The passage OF q
resolution by the Councils suspeuding the
or eratlon Of said Dali (Which Will become a Is "
without any signature. in i've Day. after 1: >
Tvceips by him. till further action by the
CosncIls- Mr. Baker subsequently intr oduest
q resolution suspending the operation OF thu
said bill. Sir. Moore stated that the bill haa
already become a Law, having been IN M
Mayors possession for a longer time than Fl We
days The resolution was passed
One returning without his approval the hill
Which gives 10 U. Il. Matfison ..tne rig ht 20 en-
close three feet OF the alley oindiDg on lot No.
5, IN square PSI, and takes from the publi, ne
privilege of using so much ofssid aliey" rne
Mayor says--"To give this tight 10 parties Op-
Posite thIs lot would reduce tue with OF the
alley 20 - feet, and lender u: impossible for
wagons TO turn around within II, and thus the
main object of a wide alley would pa defeated.
Special LEGISLATION for the oeoeit Of iniivid-
u,
should n b 60 in cases Of this Kind where the
public convenience is made To give way 10
private Interests" REFERRED.
One transmitting account of T.. TYSON.
apothscary Tor the poor o: the Third Ward;
TsierTsd-
ABATEMENT OF rAxrs
Inc following comma nIcaton was received
fT0n the Tax Collector.
CoLLKCToRs OFFICE, CITY HALL, Wash
mgtcn, ID q, October 25. I-6S.-To h. BoIrd of
AidsrDttR oRd Fomv7u FOUHCIl,-fien;lemen:-
As the time for the abatement Of five per cent.
on the taxes for the present year will expire
on the 1t of November, respectfully recon-
mend that there be an abatement of ten per
cent allowed from November | to Decen ,er l.
and hve per cent. from Decem Der to January
., $50, and that from January l TO February
NO abatement be allowed. Also. that on and
after the first day of February, $50, the Col
feetor be- allowed 20 close MS books. NV rea-
sons for these recommendations are. that the
Corporatlon Is rucn In need of ready money,
and that ten per cent. abatement will cause the
heavier taxpayers to take advantage of said
abatement The poorer classes would also be
much benefited thereby The abatenpn, of
nve per cent. will be an iudu cement for all 10
pay within the specified time. If an apatement
OF nve Per cent. is allowed for the month of
december, non.resioents will more profanity
pay their taxes. liz - = we'll known fact that rns
resources OF the people for the past year have
mot been SO great as heretofore, and thar this
abatement viii greatly aid them, aud L hope.
n the ssme time. will give su ificieut funds
10 make all the necessary improvements and
hqnidate the noeting inoeetedness. if there be
FREDERICK BOSWELL, City Collector
Mr.. CONNOLLY, OF the Finance Committee,
subsequently introduced bill extending tue
period Tor which an abatement Of 5 per cent
shall be Above for the prompt payment of
ta1es, TO and including the 2ptn day of Novem-
Der, Fey.
Mr.. Moore gave the Collector credit for noti-
Tying the Board OF the expiration Of the time
Tor abatement; bot SAID he (ths Collector) mad
no right to give advice to the City Councils as
70 the rate of abatement. He (Mr Moore) Oh
yecteo 70 the high rate recommended by the Col
lector, and said that the period namsd In the
re,, NJ, was LOO snoII As me tax books Were
time 10 the LIST or 18th OF December.
MI. Connolly ccmplimented the Collector ON
being done, and thought he had a right to send
respectful mGnication to this BOARD, on
this or any other su ,Iect. He thoughttn Ire period
named in the resolution lust right, as IL would
speedily NIL the depleted Golfers of the Corpor-
anon
Mr. Moore moved that the tine be extendci
TO November 3htn; lost. Yeas-Messrs Emery
Moore, Morsell, McCathran ar d Stewart-5
Nays-Messrs. Baker 90 ampion. Chase. Clark
Connolly. Dayi~. knight, Slater and The Pr~st-
DENT, tCroeksr)-s. The resolution was then
passed.
Nlw business
MIR. Stewart presented renonstrance of pro.
perry owners against paving an alley IN square
30; referred Also, petition of NJ. M McIntire
and others for erecting lamp posts aid lamps
on l. street, between Vermont avenue and 10th
street wsst; referred. Also, petition Of Vim. G.
johnson. praying for the redemption of his
corporation STOCK 10 amount o. S7iN; referred.
Also, petition OF p Il A Schneider, praying
payment of balance of $3.50 they represent TO De
due them FOR placing iron railing In front Of the
CIty Hall referred. Mr.. Chase presented pe;i-
ton of L. +. Clark, praying that the amount of
TAX paid by him for sewer on II street may be
refunded; referred Mr.. Crocksr presented
petition OF George W Rundlett for relief; re-.
fsrred Mr.. Connolly presented remonstrance
OF Michael X Coombs and thirteen others
against paving the carriage-waJ on II IA street,
o~tween l. and M streets With wood. as pro.
posed IN the bill now before the Gov ucils: Re.
ferred. Also, resolution requesting the Mayor
TO suspend action on the paying of New Jersey
avenue. between and SITS. north, until more
favorable and oppsrtune season Of the year.
"A motion 70 suspend the rules TO consider the
bill wac lost yeas, 4, nessrs Connolly, En-
ery, Moore and MorseiI) nays, No. The reso-
luton theE, on motion of MI moore,
referred TO sp. cal c. mmittee, and the CHAIR
as said committee Dir. Connolly also intro
duced bill 10 lay nag footway across New
York avenue, between ith and 5th streets;
referred. Mr.. Morsell presented petition Of
John Mulhall and others, asking the restora.
ton OF q pump In square .66; referred. Mr.
Moore intr1c ueed pill 10 erect lamp posts and
and 10th street west; passed. Mr.. Slater intro
dueed bill defining certain duties Of the Ward
Commlssioners. Tin relation to payment OF Cor:
pCrAuoR laborers, aid 70 prevent the giving OF
orders IN payment for their work;) referred.
Mr.. Moore introduced resolution prohibiting
tne slTins Of orders to laoorers on Corpo-
IL On the table agreed 10 yeas, o;
nays. :, (Messrs. Moore and Norsell.
Nj Clark introduced bill for relief Of DanIe!
Connolly and George W. q. EShn; also, bill TO
curb, pave, and gutter on west side Of LIST ST.
easi, between y and @ south both referred,
Mr. Raker introduced bills for relief of John
knight; referred. Also. bills IL grade and
gravel L street south, from nth II I2th west;
TO curb. pave. and gutter east side OF i2th 50.
west from Maj ylsrd avenue 10 street south,
and on bo'h sides OF q street south from gth
west 10 Water street; and to trim and gravel
l2th street west from south to Water street;
referred Also, bill TO take up and rose: the
curb stoBe and repair the gutter the south
side of II street sonio, be.ween 9th and 9TH
west, passed. Mr.. Croker introduced bill tor
Ielet OF John Neensn; referred
sTRHKF IMPROvRMEars-
NJ. Chase, from COmmi,ree on Improve
m.nV, reported bills for the following street
improvements, all Of whIc b bills were passed
To euro. pave snd gutter on the west side OF
FIRST street east. between q and - south: norIh
SIDE Of East Capitol street, from 9th To ilth
east south side Of q street soath, bat ween 9Th
sId itth east: west side OF FIRST street w.st,
from Virginia avenue 20 street south: east
side Of ID street south, from Fret TO Canal
street; west side of Seventh street east, from
Psnnsylyania avenue 10 East Capitol street:
south side Of South Carolina avenue, from 3D.
10 Ain streets east south side OF Is street south,
from 6tn 10 1th west; west side of Twelfth
street east, between Pennsylvania avenue ana
East Capitol street; east eide OF Connecticut
avenue, from l. street north To l2th street; north
side of q north, from 9Th TO 10th west: