Evening star., 1869-11-02
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


| One transmitting the account Of the CORPORATION
with the Bank Of Washington, showing balance
due by the Corporation 20 TINS date sl66 l3 20
| dent student Of medicine for the Washington
| AsyluIa; referred. One calling attention OF the
| Councils to the fact that there are a number of
portraits Of eminent men (some Of whom have
been Mayors Of the city) belonging to the Cor
| pOration, which require to be finished OF
| 'tOuched up by an artist, and requesting that
an appropriation be made sufficient to enable
him 1.-THE Mayor, y "tO employ artist for the
purpose named, and to purchase the frames
| necessary to lit the portraits for hanging i'm the
Committee. One transmitting the account OF A.
Webster, Register Of Wills, for contingent ex-
penses; referred to Finance Committee. The
Chair also laid before the Board the report of
month OF October, 1869; referred.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
| Several bills from the lower Board we're re-
| ferred Council joint resolution extending the
4 time for laying footways and pavements until
/ the 10Th day Of November, 1869, was passed
4 Mr. Baker introduced bill amending act for con-
struction of a sewer in 18th street west, relieving
property from taxation for such portions of said
sewer cross the streets; passed. Also, reported
from Drainage m mag Committee & bill to lay water at
| assed. Mr.. Davis introduced bill to curb, pave
ard gutter ON both sides Of q street north, from
| 10th TO 2lst street west; passed. Mr.. Stewart
introduced bill to curb, pave and gutter south
side of NJ street north, from 10th street west to
Connecticut avenue; referred. Council bill to
curb, pave and gutter on the south side of
boundary street, from 2oth street west to L
street north was passed. Council bill providing
for uniform system of licenses to buy and sell
rags. bones, old iron, brass &C., ($25 per annum,
payable quarterly, in advance, by dealers who
have no shops OF regular places Of business) was
passed
| SALARIES OF METROPOLITAN POLICE MAGIs-
| TRATEs, ETC.
Mr.. Chase introduced bill to legalize the
pa ment by the corporation of Washington of a
certain proportion of the salaries of the Metro
acts of Congress of July 25th, 1864, &c, when a
long discussion took place as to whether the po-
lice magistrates are properly portion of the
Metropolitan Police force and therefore entitled
act of Congress; after which the Board refused
to suspend the rules to consider the bill tonight
the vote being yeas 8, nays 6-not twO-thirds-
and the bill was referred Mr.. Crocker present.
ell petition of John McKeOn and others for a
water main on NJ street north, between 18th and
18th west; referred
MORE MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Connolly presented petition Of William
Syphax for abatement Of nuisance; referred.
Also, petition of property owners for bridge on
roduced bill creating the ofice Of Auditor OF
the Corporation, to be appointed by the Mayor
and confirmed by the Aldermen; and defining
to be printed i'm the journal. Mr.. Moore, from
the special committee on the bill authorizing the
suspension of the act for paving New Jersey
avenue, bet. B and streets, Indiana avenue, be-
" IL,
(all in the neighb0rhoOd Of the railroad depot,)
made favorable report OH the same. Mr.. En-
cry presented petition of property owners on In
that avenue. The bill failed on its third read,
ing, and the petitions in the case were, on mo-
ton of Mr.. Emery, referred to the Mayor. Mr..
Emery presented petition Of William Talbert,
duced bill to grade and gravel I'd street west
from b to ID north; passed.
Mr.. Slater introduced joint resolution in ref
tn choSa f,r,ill to-
manufactures; referred to Improvements Com
mittee. 1.-The resolution provides for ap-
pointment of committee of two members
of the upper and three of the lower board
to consider the eNpediency of the purchase
by the Corporation of Washington of sew
eral mill sites on the Potomac river, near
the city, with the view Of Offer ing the same free
Of charge, TO any responsible parties who will
Obligate themselves to erect thereon mills for
manufacturing purposes; said committee to re-
port by bill or otherwise.] Also, bill providing
an Assistant Commissioner of Improvements i'm
each ward, at a salary of 81 900 each; re ferred
MIR. Clark introduced bill to grade and gravel ID
street south, between the canal and I'll street
east; referred. Also, bill to grade street south.
from the canal to New Jersey avenue; referred
Also, bill authorizing the Board of Trustees OF
square Iss, and to purchase a more suitable
building site in that vicinity with the proceeds,
an and SSs to deIray the expense
chased, which shall be OF capacity to accommo-
date four schools; referred. Also, resolution re-
cost Of grading and gravelng South ptSTate Captoi
street, from B to + s2uth; adopted. Also, intro
dueed bill to condemn, open, grade and pave an
alley in square I59; passed.
REMEMBERING THE HOUSES.
Mr.. Chase introduced his substitute, by way
Of amendment to Council bill for renum6ernS
the houses, suggested by him at the last meeting
of the Board. and it was ordered to be printof
THE bill provides that the numbering of the
houses on the streets designated by letters shall
commence at North and South Capitol streets,
respectively shall be numbered from to not
exceeding lOO the second squares 100 to 30, and
so on; providing that in all squares broken by
fractional streets the numbers shall correspond
with the fractional increase or decrease OF the
dimensions Of said squares; that all streets desiy-
mated by numerals shall be numbered in the
same manner, commencing at East Capitol
street and continuation Of the line of said
street west to the Potomac; and the buildings on
all avenues running TO and from the Capitol
shall be numbered in like manner; and on all
other avenues the numbering shall commence at
the terminus nearest one of the cardinal streets
or coordinate line on which the numbering
the first square of each avenue to CORRESPOND
with the numbers or letters of the streets bor-
dering said square, and with the numbering of
the buildings upon the streets bordering on said
square. The odd numbers to be ON the right
hand side going from the points Of commence
ment, anu the even numbers ON the left
hand. allowing number tor every Is feet
OF unmrroved property or Government reser-
vatiOns, and for every fractional remainder of
l5 feet or more, after the division of each space
by said distance; provided that on all squares
that have been divided and laid out into build
ing lots the front feet for each number shall cor
respond with the width of said lots respectively;
and in all cases of churches, school houses sta
bles, manufactures, hotels, public and other
large buildings, permanent or temporary, a num-
Der for every 25 feet OF frontage shall be as
signed. Other sections Of the bill provide for
the details of the mode of lettering-the Mavor
to cause the numbers to be put on where owners
do not attend to it sixty days after being notified
&c, &c. Also, that the number, letter. or name
OF every street and avenue shall be affixed to the
corner building Of every intersections; the num-
bering to lie commenced and completed as soon
as practicable.1
THE SCHOOL APPROPRIATION BILL.
The special order, being the bill ''making ap-
preparations for the support Of the Public
Schools of the city OF Washington for the fiscal
wear ending june 30, 1870, and to provide for
the payment Of the proportionate part of money
required by the act of Congress approved June
25. 1864, TO be paid to the Trustees Of cOlored
schools was taken up, and number Of verbal
amendments made. The item Of new furniture
for each Of the four school districts as amended
to reduce the amount from SIC, 900 to IS 900 each
Mr. Moore moved to amend to reduce the ap-
preparation for ncv furniture for the Franklin
School Building from 900 to 5000; which
was not agreed TO. Mr.. Moore argued at length
against the second section Of the bill, making
appropriation Of SSSy yG9.29 for the Trustees OF
cOlored schools, c0ntending that 1t was the most
unjust measure ever brought into the Board as
the proportion allowed the colored schools was