Evening star., 1869-07-13
CORPORATION AFFaTRs

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CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
BoAKD OF ALDERMEN, July IL, le6a.-The
hoard met. ali the msrbers present except MI
Stewart The Secretary, Mr Charles L. Hulse
being absent from sickness, MI ]. G. Proctor
was chosen secretary pro TEN.
The Chair laid before the board a com m uni.
cation nom the Mayor, in which he says
1.-THE impossibility of procuring and putting
IN proper form certain statistical information
which should accompany my annual message
10 the Councils. has rendered il necessary that
Il should postpone Its Transmission till your
meeting on Monday evening next Regrettinz
The circumstances that have made the delay
necessary, am, gentlemen, very respectfulIy
your obedient servant,
as. ]. Bowen. Mayor"
Also, comm unications from the Mayor. trans
hitting accounts Of w. q. bucket K o. and
samuel l. Tyson, apoths carries for the poor IN
ferrsd.
Also. the reports OF the Intendant of the
Washington Asylum for the months OF May
ara JuEe, lcts, referred.
MI. DAVIS presented petition of citizens of
the fIIst Ward, asking a change of grade OF
18Th street west, between Land NJ streets north;
refeTTed- Also. introduced a bill reviying an
act 10 cause tRe alley IN square 3S to be graded
and paved passed. Council bill 20 curb, pave
and gutter on both sides of 2st street west.
from Pennsylvania avenue 10 o stree, north.
was passed Council bill appropristing $50 to
build water closets In the Northern mar ket-
mouse was referred. Several other Council
bills were referred. Mr. Chase introduced bill
TO curb. pave and gutter on south side of
Psueet north, between 18th and 18th streets
west; referred. Nr. Connolly presented peti-
tlon OF Albert T.. RiGgway, for permission to
erect gnboard; referred Also, petition of
X. ID v. Smith and :. L. Williams, tor per.
mission TO erect flame bath room ad Joining
their brick residences; referred. Also, petition
OF Laurence West, asking remission Of fine;
referred. Also, introduced Joint resolution Of
fsring reward for the arrest and con viction
OF Incendlaries; referred. The bill refers to
the recent acts OF inceAdiarism in the city,
and authorizes the Mayor to offer a reward of
SiC0 for the apprehension and conviction of
said incendiariesJ Mr.. Emery presen ted peti-
uon Of Samuel 5. Bond, accompanied with a
Dill for his relief; referred Also, petition
and bill TOR relief of William M. CLARK
Also, petition Cf Mrs. Russell and other
property holders protesting against the
laying OF pavement in front of their prem
lsee; referred. Also, petition Of Albert Boul-
din and Jane Roots, asking payment of losses
sustained by them by opening of an alley from
street north TO Ridge street; referred. Also,
petition of Francis Hall and others for grading
an alley In square 49S; referred. Mr.. Slater
introduced resolution requesting the Surveyor
10 furnish an estimate OF the cost of grading
and gravelIng 5th street east, from Pennsylya.
mia ayen ne To Maryland aven ne; ref rred Also
petition Of Dr. A. Patze for remission of taxes
enormously paid by him; referred. Also, in
troduced bills TO establish four additional sec.
ondary schoOls-one in each school district
and sixteen additional primary schools
four IN each school district: referred
Also, Joint resolution for appointment of a
committee Of two members OF each Board and
four members OF the Board of Trustees Of pub.
lie schools to be selected one from each school
district, OF which committee the Mayor shall
be e1 cffciO chairman, TO select and purchase
sites for the erection of school buildings. The
committee are authorized 10 select sites with a
view OF purchasing the same for the erection of
school buildings, In such locations as they are
needed, or may in their Judgment be needed,
and 10 report to their respective Boards, before
purchasing, from time to time by bill or other
wise; and before selecting said sites they are
directed TO receive propositions from pro-
prietors OF lots in aid Of said object
Referred 10 Committee on Public Schools.
Also, concurrent resolution for appointment of
q Joint committee of three members of the
Board Of Common Council .sto examine into
and report what further legislation, If any, ia
necessary TO make said House Of Correction
available for the purposes for which IL was
intended, and also report some plan by bill or
otherwise, for the more perfect security and
future welfare Of juvenile OFFENDERS adopted.
the control Of the Board of Trustees of Colored
Schools from the payment of SPECIAL taxes; re-
ferreo to Committee on Finance and ordered
TO be printed. The bill enacts that all the pub.
lie schools in this city now under the manage.
ment of the Board Of Trustees of Colored
Schools be, and they are hereby exempt from
the payment of all special taxes now due or
that may become due, so that they shall stand
in this privilege the same as the public schools
under the control of the Board Of Trustees
of Public Schools of this Corporation ~
Mr.. Champion presented bill granting permis.
slon 20 Thomas E. Jacobs, IT,, to erect a frame
building nd adjOinlne brick house; referred. Mr..
Baker introduced bills to euro, pave and gutter
on north side Of ID street south, from 9th To IAN
streets west, and on east side of 18TH street
west from Maryland avenue to Water street.
referred. The Chair (Mr. Crocker) laId before
me Board protest OF property. holders against
the paving OF Sd street west referred. Mr.
Chase presented petinon for street improve.
ment; referred. Also, introduced bill directing
the Mayor 10 retain from contractors for Corpo-
ranon work amounts Of claims Of laborers
against said contractors; referred. THE bill
enacts THAT the Mayor of the city shall here.
Whlcn may be due or become due to contractors
with said city an amount sufficient to nav auy
iaborer whose claims may be unsettled or
laborers may file the claims with the Book
Keeper Of the city, whose duty it shall be
10 make the same known to the Mayor,
book, to be kept for that purpose%I @
Also. introduced bill abolishing the Contract
system on Corporation WORK, which enacts:
..Thst -" from and after the passage Of this Act,
al corporation labor now required 70 be done
by contract, or otherwise, shall be done bv
days work, under the supervision Of such
ofieer OF omees. p any law or ordinance OF the
CITY directs, or10ayoereafter direct provided
fere with or aSp9 % any contract existing At
tne GATE OF us passage" also. that whenever
mechanical skill or ngen uity may be required
IN me performance OF any work, il shall be
compensated at such rate or amount as the
mayor anu Omcer IN supervision OF the work
snail deem proper, provided that the rate or
amount shall not exceed the rate or amount
allowed by private individuals for the same
class Of work." The bill was referred to the
COMMITTEES on Improvements, and ordered to
be printed on the journal.
MI Connolly, from Finance Committee, SUBJ
mIted ihe following report on the tax ball for
ls69:
To the Bs1rd Of fALdermea-Gentlemen: The
Committee on Finance 10 whom has been re.
ferred bill imposing taxes for the year 1869
oeg leave TO report the same, with sundry
amendments, and with q recommendation that
IL shall psss.
This bill, as amended. Is Identical with the
law imposing taxes tor the year lsss, except
that the tax for the sinking fund Is reduced
from twenty to twelve cents on each hundred
dollars worth Of taxable property, and the
tax for the police fund Is reduced from fifteen
TO thirteen cents on each hundred dollars, the
aggregate Of taxation being tn as red uced from
one dollar and nifty cents TO one dollar and
forty cents on the hundred dollars; and except
also that, instead OF IN abatement for eariv
payments, an addition Of two and q half Der
cent. Per month on all taxes due after q given
date Is imposed a. q penalty for tardinsss.
The reason for these changes in the details 10
that, In consequence Of the increase in the
valuation Of property under the recent i've.
yearly essessment, the proposed reduced rate
Of taxation fer the sinking fund and for the
police fund is estimated 70 be sunicient to
yisld The amount required for those special
purposes, and that, experience having shown
that persons who through inadvertsnce forfeit
the bens0t Of . discount afs seldom disposed