Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-12-21
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


The Chair laid before the Board several COM
munications from the Mayor, As follows:
Two messages announcing hs approval Of If
y acts which originated in this Board.
dent of the United States Of the acts allowing
Burrell Nixon and John A. Landvoigt permis-
sion to erect frame buildings.
One transmitting statement Of the account of
the corporation with the First National Bank to
date, showing balance due the bank, 81, 1900
One transmitting communication from A. +.
w. j. Mrrtagh, committee of the Board of Trus-
tees OF Public Schools, requesting the City Coun-
ellis, in pursuance of instructions given by the
trustees, Ito obtain from Congress the requisite
authority for the sale lease for the benefit af
the public schools, of theproperty located at the
northeast corner OF square No. 253, (corner of
lith street west and q street north in this CITY,
This property is now held by the corporation
under grant from Congress, conditioned that
the same shall be used only for school purposes
The committee state three several reasons WHY
the building and grounds are no longer suitable
for the Use Of schools. The Mayor endorses the
communication follows 80 As requested by
the committee, transmit this communication
to the City Councils. 1 cannot, however, rec
a course might result in deprving he corpora
ton OF the title to the property" Referred to
Committee on Schools.
THE CORPORATION BONDS.
The Chair also laid before the board COM
munication from the Register, transmitting an
tented statement of the bonds issued to pay
the floating debt of the city, under the act APP
proved Oct. IL 1885, with the date of issue, and
to whom and for what issued. THE itemized
atement referred to occupies Dol pages of legal
cap paper.l The Register says - BY section
OF said bonds were made payable at the bank in
which the funds were to be raised and set aside
Tor this purpose, or the various funds OF this
Corporation may be deposited at the time when
the same may become due and payable; but the
First National Bank, the depository OF the funds
OF this Corporation, having refused to paw the
first coupons of sem-annual interest in July,
ls,9, the time when the same we're due and pay
able, giving as a reason for said refusal their
inability TO perform more work of the kind for
the Corporation, the bank being then engaged
in paying the interest on the funded debt of
the city, the Mayor requested me, as by said act
TIE Jdih 81 the Corporation scds pledged for the
P1netudl payment If The interest, to draw on ac-
count of the bond fund an amount not exceeding
the semi annual interest on the amount Of bonds
issued and to pay herewith the accrued inter
est. have up to this date drawn SO, $50, As
shown by accompanying report of the book
keeper as rendered to the Mayor, and have paid
out Sl2, 1850, leaving in hand Sl0i.50."
The statement shows that there have been
issued 125 bonds Of the denomination Of 81 900;
800 of the denomination Of 500; 200 Of the de-
nomination of 500; and go of the denomination
of $50, amounting to the sum of $4i3 800, leaving
IN the Registers custody 294 bonds of the de-
nomination of 800, and 53i Of the denomination
OF $50, amounting to $50. 100. The amount TO
the credit of the ten year bond Sinking Fund to
date OF October 9Th, 1869, was S13 4.59, and the
proportion Of total receipts due said fund from
that date to December 10th was S33 ,Oss. s3;
amounting to siO6 ,6S3. "A, leaving to the credit
Of said fund after deducting the ST., so paid on
account OF the July interest, as above stated,
balance OF S94, 113.42. The Register found after
entering on his duties the following bonds re-
turned by the parties who engraved them above
the amount authorized by the act - Of 81 900;
, of 500; 10 Of 500; and q of SO. These were
cancelled at the suggestion OF the Mayor, in
presence of the ex-Register, Mr.. BOswell) The
plates from which the bonds were printed have
been collected, and are now in the Registers
Office. He asks if he is to continue to pay the
accrued interest that he may have an iron safe
As the aDsve unissued bonds, and other bonds
and papers of value belonging to the Corpora
carry of.
The communication was referred to Finance
Committee and ordered to be printed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Several Council bills were referred Council
bill to grade and pave the alley in Square 1876
was passed. Mr.. Stewart introduced a Joint
resolution granting permission to w. ii. GRAY to
Keep refreshment table in the west wing OF the
City Hall, provided he shall not keep malt or
splrituous liquors Tor sale; passed. Also a reso-
luton that the City Surveyor furnish to this
grading Of r street north. from 18th to oath
streets west, by Andrew Mckenna, to settle a
passed. Mr.. Chase intro
duced a joint resolution that any and all surveys
and designations Of numbers made by any per-
son or persons other than Samuel Strong with
whom the Mayor has made contract for re-
numbering the houses of Washington, will be
considered o. null and void; passed.
Mr.. Croker presented petition of John Dom
ovan. praying payment to him for extra street
en BE aa Y do Ra s
bill ior relief OF Francis ID. Murphy; referred.
Also, resolution requesting the Mayor to trans
init 20 this Board q list of all persons employed
in and about the City Hall, whose salaries are
to be paid out of appropriations made by these
Councils with the rates Of their respective sala
ries; passed. Council resolutions granting per
IN IN hrnsy, 1,sc
houses on South A street with the public sewer
on 2d street; and apprOpriating 500 TO construct
a trunk across 18th street west, near v street
north, were passed. Council resolution request
ing the Mayor to cause the amount Of money
appropriated to grade and gravel Boundary
street Ito be equally distributed among the men
who labored on said street, in the wards where
the work is being done, &c, was amended, on
motion Of Mr.. Moore. by striking out the words
quoted and inserting Ito be paid in Just <propor-
tons according to the amount Of work done in
each ward" &c, and was passed.
Mr.. Moore, from Committee on Improve
ments, reported back Council bill for cOnstruc-
ton of a stone and brick bridge over Tiber
Creek at its intersection with X street north,
with amendment decreasing the amount of the
appropriation from S11 900 to $1,000. The
amendment was adopted and the bill passed.
tendant OF the Asylum report the number Of
small pOX patients admitted to the Institution
since June LIST, 1859; passed. Also, resolution
requesting information from the Surveyor as to
X
carriageways at certain points on Fifth street
east, between Virginia avenue and u street
south; Tenth street west, between NJ north and
Boundary, Eleventh street west, between q and
Rand Second, between ID and I north; land that he
also inform the Board whether the Ward CON-
missioner Is now completing work for which con-
tractors were paid some months since under
agreement with the Corporation. and under
what authority such work Is being done, passed.
Also, resolution requesting the Mayor to inform
this Board ''under what law he has recently
a. n tn he gfrne tad fvaH llnx
between 9TH and eth streets west and II and
streets north, the size, thickness of walls, and
depth below the surface, Of this sewer, and
whether IL was laid in cement, as the law re-
quires. Also, whether proposals for the con-
struction OF said sewer were advertised for ten
DAYS, and the cost OF this sewer, and whether
il has been paid for and ii 40 out OF what fund.-
This resolution led to an acrimonious debate,
and much talk Of ''nOsing committees and
.'contemlible lodges after which the resOlu-
ton was referred to the Committee OH Drain
age.
Mr.. Emery presented petition Of Samuel
Stettenius. asking TO have taxes alleged to be
oyerpaid refunded; referred. Also, resolution
requesting the Surveyor to measure the grading
Of pavement aud sidewalk and gutter In front
Of sub-i0tS &c. y and IS. i'm square 16, and re-
port TO this Board; passed. Mr.. Slater intro
duced bill for relief of John +. Lacey; referred.
Nr. Clark presented petition Of Rev. +. T.. Boyle
praying exemption from payment of taxes on
St. Peters ParOchial School building and
grounds, with bin exemptng said property from
taxation; referred. Also, introduced bill to
lay flag foOtway Oh north side Of ID street
north, between I'd and Sd east; referred. Also,
joint resolution making an appropriation of
40 TO purchase iron safe for the