Evening star., 1869-04-13


and the President (Grinder)-i0; nays-Nessrs
Fsnwick. Moore and MorseIl-3 Several
uncil bills were referred Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNcrL.-President Fo yler in ,ne
char, and all TIE members present except Mr..
ToIrey. Mr Aionzo Bel was appointed Real
ing Clerk pro teB.
message was received from the Mavor. fin
answer 10 resolution requesting Information
a. TO the amount Of outstanding debfa AZ tha
Corporation which have been paid during his
sdminisfrafion. and which have been nsssed
by the Committee to Audit the Accounts. a :.
He states that that part Of the resol utio an rela
ting 10 the amount of bonds issued amount of
debt palf. and how paid, and what part mas
oe.n referred to the City Register for report;
the committee AT an expense to the city of $40
P'r Gay, my opinion Is that their services are
no longer required
AlsC, enclosing the report OF the Register on
the subject, stating the amount OF bonds iss ued
on accounts passed by the Committee is
50 s,4oC; amount Daid In cash, s7,4t6s7. aggre-
gate amount paid on accounts, &3I5,3i6.87;
claims not amounting to $50 the lower d.nom :
NATION Of bonde1 and tn balances less than
81, due, ~, I,5'O4-. Total, S317 3I7 IS.
Mr.. Sardo said that the Mayor had over
stepped his dnty In speaking Of the Comm ttee
as h- had done and moved that that portion of
me communication be laid on the table Mr.
stewart replied, d-frnding the action of tn.
Mayo, atter which the message was referred
and ordered 10 bs printed.
message from the Mayor was received en-
closing a communication from Edward CLARK
Esq, Architect OF the Capitol Extension, sta
1pg that Congress has made provision for nav
ing one hall OF Eighth street west from p 10 y
street norsh. bordering on the Post Offic. D-
partmeLt building. and also for paving q street
horln' from Sevenfh 10 Ninth street west, bord-
sring on the Patent Office building, provided
mat the Corporation cause the o. ner half of
these streets 10 Dr. Improved in the same man
The necessary act; referred
Also, ore including accounts of w. l.. Sears
apotheeary Of the Second Wara, tor the quarter
ending 3l>t OF Mareh;referred
also, report OF the IGtendant OF the Asvlum
referred.
The following Were introduced: Mr..
yior-Rsmonstrance against the construc.
nOL OF sewer i'll lIth street. Petition of VIM II
Hntehings to construct wooden addition TO
IBIS building; referred BY Mr. Dayis-Reso-
iuuOn calling on surveyor for estimate for
grading street from 10Th to B,unaary street
adopted Bill 10 increase the salary OF tn,
Secretary OF the C)mmissioners OF the ASYLUM.
referred BY Mr.. Stswart-Bul for a flag foot.
way acro>s l5ih street: referred. Resolution TO
lower the side walk on the east side of 2ist
street from Pennsylvania avenue TO X street.
adopted Ky Mr.. Chase-Biil TO widen g1tr.r
on the west side OF 18TH street between T ana
W. passed. Memorial OF teachers of the pub-
hc schools adopted At the meeting on FRIDAY
last; referred To the Committee on Schools
who weTe ON the motion Of Mr.. Arrisou re.
CUES ed to report the bill for that purpose I'M
Mr.. l. Il. s. Miller from the committee there.
lore reported the DILL authorizing the Mayor 10
anticipate the reven ue to the amour. OF SOD.
OJO 10 pay the expenses OF the CORPORATION
MI Brown thought the bill was a fraud on
the Corporations; that 1t should be specified for
what the money shall be used; and he moved
tnst the olii be Amended so As to read S50,O0O,
to ee expended for no other purpose than the
payment OF teachers and the expenses OF the
schools.
MT. L. b. =. Miller said that it would require
S6OGUO to pay the teachers and other amounts
due would run up 10 SIUO,0VO.
~. Arrison suggested that the lsborers had
not been PAID.
Mr Brown said that ne would modify his
motion nv making 1t S69,00.
MIR. 'rison moved an amendment that the
amount be expended for schools and labor
opiv
Mr.. Nalley said that if the laborer WAS IN.
cinded 1T misht kill the bill in the upper Board,
and he was so interested in the teachers that If
they would specify in one DILL $4,000 for
schools and In another $4,000 for the laborers,
lie would vote for both.
MI. Arrison said the laborer was the most
needy, as many OF them were able TO make but
one-hali a month.
Mr. Naley replied that there was but little
due tie laborers, who had been paid in orders
Cn grocery stores.
Mr. Ball said that with the teachers the con.
tract was made at the commencement OF the
y.ar, but that the laborers had been employ ed
without, IN many cases, authority Of law, and
soIa- check should be put this wholesale
s4uapderIng of the pubic money.
hr Taylor called the pre- evious question, and
Mr.. Browns motion was lost-yeas :, (Messrs
Ball, Bartlett, Brown, Juenemann, Il. W. NIL
lrT. Naii-y, and Ssrdo,) nays r. Tn- bill was
pisssd-yeas ~, nays Messrs. Ball, Bartlett,
Brown. Juenemsnn, and q. w. NJ lirr.)
Nv Mr.. Ball-Petition of Charles A. McEweu
for the remission of fine; referred. Resciu-
ton granting permission To the workingn-n 10
hold q meeting the hall this evening; adopted
n, M. J1.n-mann-Petluon numsrously
siSn'd, asking an amendment 10 the Sunday
tsurants, and other places Of amuse.
meat ard recreation 10 he kept open after
thr-, O'Clock p. m on that day; referred.
BY Mr.. Arrison-Kesoiuuon req Nesting the
OonmIttee on Fire Department To consider the
propriety Of erecting frame stable for Colum-
bia Steam Eogine Company; passed. Bill for
brioge over the Tiber NJ l. street north; Dill for
the relief of the men injured on lst street, for
loss of time, &c.; referred. By Mr.. Dalton
kemonstrance against the construction OF foot
p-yemeDts On North Carolina aver ne, bet wpen n
10Th and nth streets east: referred. BY MIR.
EusseIi-Remonstrance against grading X
s,Ieet south; referred. Bill for footway on q. n
street east, between East Capitol street and
Maryland avenue; passed. BY Mr.. HiLe-Bili
To grade ana pave alleys in square i6o and I69;
y creasipg compensation OF the Corporation
Attorney; referred.
The bill from the Board Of Aldermen author-
iZing the collection Of certain moneys from
butchers anc truckstsrs, was passed. A num-
ber of Aidermen's bills were referred.
The bill introduced by Mr.. Chase providing
that all work on streets, &c, shall be dons by
days work, was taken up rs the sp 'cial order,
aud Iassed by the following vote: Yeas
MessTs. Arrison, Bates, Chase, Dalton, il wis
HiDs. l.. X. :. Miller. Rutherford Stewart,
Taylor, and the President-lI; nays-Messrs
Bail, Brown! !Jeunemann, g w. Muller, Valley
and Ssrdo-7.
The following were reported from commit
tees by Mr.. Bates, (Draiuage Committ.+ -
Bills for waller mains in T. street north, from
New Jersey avenue to ith street east; ]. street
rorth, from ith to 5th; 9TH street, from o to q
north; passed. Bill TO purchase the wafer
main IL Stn street, from N 10 the Boundary,
II III the Gcvernment; referred 10 a SPECIAL
cOmmttee-MssSrs. Ball, Davis and Cna az
Bill authorizing the Hayor 10 purchase water
mains; bill for water main IN New Jersey ay-
erue, from h street north TO New Yorkayenue;
resolution for rrIrtIug copies OF the drainage
sId sewerage map OF Mr. Il. ii. Doaegan TOR
wat 7 main In 18th street, from 10 n north;
f.r sewer in l. 81. nor h. from lth 10 Stu west:
do lIth ST. west, from canal to street; passed
Ry Mr. Bates Claims Bills for relief of ID
J.. l.. Eaton, III. Calf, j. I. NJ array, and ii ug n
Murray; TO reimburse the Register Of Wills
Il RCmanu Rudhardt, Rudolph BIifus, JOHN
Eruwn, George Norbeck Margaret Mshoney
certain money TO Henry Host: tor relief of e..
u. Larkins. Herman Schmidt, Arthur Shep-
teId-all OF which were passei. Mr.. Davis
from III. same committee, reported bills for the
relief Of John u. May Il Co.. and John Wright;
passed. Also, ball Tor relief of Conrad SJhl:
which was ordered TO = third reading. A vote
was taken, and IL was found that there was no
quorum. The Preside n pro tem.. az ~ o'clock,
Inidnis ht, declared the Board ad jourued
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SECOND WARD CITIZENS MEETING After
the adjournment OF the Second Ward Club
meeting last evening, citizens mass msstin <