Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-04-06
CORPORATION AeraIRs


ack:-For relief Of Henry Hyson. ierahxns
the uee OF Seneca stone; and making dditionsl
appropriation TO construct bridge AZ inter,ec.
tivn Of 4th and q streets.
A large numprr OF Council bills (the accumu
Iation Of some SIX weeks) were referred TO the
proper CON nmittees
Mr.. Moore asked leave TO have read a COM
munication addressed 10 him by Mr.. =. X
Bond, W ater Registrar; ont Mr.. CLARK objected
A communication was received from the
Mayor sayipg:-.ln obedience Ia a request
contained IN n resolution OF your Board OF TIE
2zd ult., hich was furnished me too late on
Monday last 10 enable me TO comply with u.
have the honor to transmit herewith q state
ment from the First National Bank, sho wing
the condition of the finances OF the city on the
evening OF Saturday last, the 3d instant, ex-
elusive OF the sinking fund for the r.dempuon
OF the ten years oonds, authorized 20 be ued
by An act Of the Council, passed October ~.
ie6s. That fund amounting 10 something over
MY thousand dollars l. also on deposit in that
bank. Ii is proper that 1 should state that the
bank has charged in the Corporation account
the sum OF S62, .i3 against the school fund,
elu,o.5.UO against the general fund. and
81 s. 2 against the asylum fund: all OF
which perIained 10 disbursements belong
ing TO period prior TO June last. and
should not De char ged 70 the expenses of the
current year. All of these sums wers charged
To the Corporation without checks signed py
The Mayor ard Register, and the sum Of
tS,23e.2s has been charged without those Of
ncers knowing on what vouchers II was based.
l.
ing TO S76, lG2 ~, has mad the effect TO embar-
rass the administration or affairs, and has
caused nauy sad and bitter dIsappoInIments
with those 10 whom the city is Inoeb,ed The
nrst Item lSh2. .469.23) consists OF loan made
oy the then Mayor in the month Of May last,
s2,usS 22 being for interest. The secood item
(sIu,6g5l is for the Washington csnal loan. made
IA November, 1861, S695 BRING for interest. OF
ihe other sum. (S3, z3-27,) as 1 have before
stated, l know nothing. except that it does not
belong to the expenses of the current year. II
bank, some Legislation will be necessary au.
thorizing the Register 10 make the proper en-
tries on the books of the Corporation"
DIR city afterward another communication
this nom. mt e O'Clock p. m. } had placed IN nv
hands an amended statement of the account of
the Corporation with the First National Bank,
in which The sum OF S3,23s, ch ,rged oy the
Bank in the account sent by me TO your Board
this stterneon, is omitted, thus adding 10 the
bslsnce due the Corporation that amount, and
making II S19,G696i, Inst-ad OF Sl5,s3 3. 3" The
c,rreeied statement was as follows: The City
OF washington, ID. G.. in account with First
Nancnsl Bank Of Washington, ID. e. Dr.: Gen
.Iai Fund. s6l,si15 So Special Tax, SsiIs s3;
First Ward; sa.0G366; Sixth Ward. sian.U5;
SEVENTH Ward, S2,G26.G2; School Fund, &c.,
3oi 49, Surplus Fund. s2s.6O Balance,
3 9U69.6i. Total. SIS7, 7,155.u9. Or: A. q. Hail
Collector, 81 ,9J2 g.; Redemption Fund, ST.
1854; Water Tax Fund, sIs,66s.O5; second
Ward. $500 %; Third Ward, sls,s72.O4; Fourth
Ward. sl2,s ,s29 o5; Fifth Ward, s5,933 81; Metro
polItan Police Fund, sg,3s223; school -house
Fund, s25.655 .92; Gas Fund, S25 7O5. B. Total,
sle1,1S5 Se. To balance, S3e,O69.6f.
The messages and accompanying statements
having been read, Mr.. Moore said that the
Mayor was wrong in his implied eeusure of
the bank, and read from the 'sact making pro-
si-ion for the payment of the teachers OF the
public schools, and for the liquidation OF Ger.
tain balances due to the trustees OF culored
schools" approved May 81, i~6S, the first Sec
ion of which act authorized the Mayor TO an
- hV hOr rspD s-,,v -.
First National Bank So, ,3S6. IL, TO pay teachers
of public schools and uustees of colored schools
and contained provision In the folio wing
Wor1': sand that the SAID bank mbu rse itse III
out OF the incoming revenue or the Corporation
ior the present year." He Mr.. NJ. Inserted
hat provision in order that the bank might re-
imbDrse itself, and IL acted IN strict accordance
with the law in charging up the amount TO the
Corporation. He moved that the Mayors COM
mnnlcallons and accompanying statements o.
referred 10 the Finance Committee and printed. /.
which motion was carried.
Mr.. Larman introduced q oil granting per-
mission 10 George w. and John Hopkins TO
sride U and r streets north, between 2Oth aud
sIst streets west, with petition:) referred. Mr.
Cook presented petition OF the clerk OF Centre
Market, asking the passage of q la W regulating
he use OF gas in the Centre Market referred,
Mr.. Crocker presented remonstrance of own.
ers Of real estate. fronting on l. and 9th streets
IN squares pa, 2S2, pa, and 2iS, against the Law.
ing o. p sewer from Massachusetts avenue
down 18Th to L street, and from 12th TO Iith
4. De
duced resolution directing the engineer of the
Washington canal to inform this Board how
mncn OF the $s5,U0 appropriated by the act of
april l7th, lot6, for improving the canal has
been expended on the work, as authorized by
that acI; how II uch has been expended ON the
canal Tor other purposes, and what amount OF
revenue has been derived from the canal since
The lst OF July, 1896 also, what repairs may be
required at this time TO put the canal in a good
sanitary condition. Mr. Clark objected TO the
reception OF the resolution at that time, and pf.
Ter a long and acrimonious debate as 10 the or
der of business. the resolution was ruled out.
comm unication was received from the Nav
or, returning the draft Of a bill referred TO him
by the Board Of Aldermen for his opinion as to
whether certain appropriations fer stationery
and furnlture tor the Board should be made
with the remark that in his Judgment tn.
anon Mt asked for $500 is both necessary and
proper: referred TO Comm on Health
MIR. McCathran present ted petition OF Stephen
Ii. Coster and others for the erection of ga.
amps; referred. Mr.. Crocker, from Finance
Committee, reported fayorably from majority
Of the Committee on Council resolutions ten.
dering thanks TO Senator Sherman ana other
Senators who ably defended the interests of
mis- District in the Rsilroad bills before The
Senat,, and That the Mayor convey 10 S-nitDr
Sherman the thanks OF these Boards in writing.
Mr.. Moore moved an amendment that the
Mayor also inform Senator Sherman at the
same time that thIs Board had not a copy OF
ms speech and did not know what il was
voting on. The amendment was Iost-yea,
hessrs: FenwicK, Lloyd, McCathran, Moore
and Morsel-5, nays Messrs. Baker, Clark.
GOO X, Crocker, Knight, Larman, Richards and
urlnder-c- The, esolutious We're then adopted
Mr.. Richards, from Improvements Com.
mii,ee, reported bills 10 curb, pave and gutter
on both SIDES Of North Carolina ayeaue be-
tween 11th street east and Pepnsylvsnia ave.
nue.; on north side Of Virginia avenue, bet ween
iCth and Eth streets west on south side of q
street south, between Sd and 7th streets west:
on east side Of "a street west between q street
and Psnnsylvania avenue; and on the ives;
side OF 30 street east, between q and Z north;
all OF which were passed. Mr.. Baker, from
Drainage Z 5mmittee, reported bill to arch water
course running through square $50; passed
MI McCathran called mp the special order
being ms bill for establishing house OF refuge,
"a synopsis OF which was published in the
STAR not long since,) and proceeded 70 adyo-
cate its passage In q long speech. Mr.. Moore
opposed the bill on account Of its impractica.
bility. Mr.. Fenwick moved an amendment
instructing the committee before Congress to
urge donation OF some OF the public buildings
and the lands upon which they are erected,
used for Freedmen's Bureau pur.
poses, the same TO be used or sold for the ppr.
pose OF erecting house Of refuge for the chill.
dren Of the Corporation. Mr.. McCathran
a postponement OF the bill for one week:
agreed TO.
Mr.. McCathran, from Police Committee. m.
norted bill construtng the act taxing noo.resi.
dent traders, 90 a TO exempt from TAXATION
dealers selling maps, charts, books. 6c sold
Tor cash on subscription; passed. Mr. CooS
rom COMMITTEE on Markets, reported suksti'
ute Tor Council bill In reference 10 the stail.
lately erected in Centre Market authorxine
me Cierk 70 cell the stands. II the deaIerS
occupying then do not pay for them. ~.
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