Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-11-09
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.



| nicativII> mona 1i.c Mayor; one announcing his
approval CT sew. raj acts which originated an this
\ Beard. and one uniting the account III the
Corr, Taiin with the fE-t National Bans,
| shoWing talahc' dle me bahS ID date OF slIt,-
| e5..iO. Also, Communication from TIL SuEveyog ,
i in ansver To a resolution Of the Board, submit
ting estimate of cost vi grading and graveIing
| South Capitol street, from to L -oath,
4 were referred Council bill liner a.ing the com
?, rsation of the operators of tine fire alarm te,e-
graph TO 81 zoo each was passed.
4 THE WASHINGTON CANAL.
MIR. Davis introduced concurrent resolution
1 authorizing and requesting the Mayor to a,iver-
tise Tor proposals to clean the Washington canal,
| with a view OF putting the same in a sanitIry
and navigable condition at as early dsy as pos
sibie." The Mayor is requested "to advertise
in at least two daily papers Of this city for the
said canal by the cubic yard or to clean it in
any other way the bidder or bidders may select -
| the bids to be transmitted "to the Councils for
| expedient.'' The resolution was referred
to the Committee on the Canal to report within
| two weeks.
NEW BUSINESS.
The Chair presented petition of A. j. Cook
for relief; referred. Mr.. Connolly presented the
1 petition Of John Penn Curry, Of the city OF New
| York, to lay down an improved wooden pave
ment in the city of Washington; referred. Mr..
Slater introduced bill to curb, pave, and gutter
on the south side of Maryland avenue, between
9Th street east and Boundary street east; re-
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remission Of fine imposed by Justice Plant; re-
ferred. Mr.. Clark introduced bill to take up and
| reset the curbstOnes and repave the foOtways
and cutters on both sides of 9th street east be-
tween Ii and north, to accord with the estab-
lished grade; referred. Also, bin authorizing
| the Mayor to purchase lots Nos. 10 and 70, in
square No. 33l, for school purposes, and appro-
priating sum of 81 500 to pay for same; referred
Also, joint resolution requesting the Mayor to
cause the work of taking up and resetting the
eurbstones and repaving the footways and gut
no ntp sxIy a,,io
between LIST and ID streets east, to be suspended
until March LIST, 1870; (the resolution was accom-
panied by petition OF property holders along
the line of the Improvement, asking a saspen-
sion OF the work. The resolution Mas passed.
THE ALEXANDRIA, LoUDoN AND HANPsHIRK
RAILROAD.
Mr.. Clark introduced the following-''where-
as the annual report of the Hon. Lewis Mcken-
zie, President of the Alexandria, LOudon and
Hampshire Railroad Company, sets forth a plan
for the construction Of a railroad through Ger
eligible point on the Ohio River by which tin,
fertile valley Of the soutlfbranch Of the Potomac
and the rich coal field OH the line of the pro-
posed railroad may be developed and made
tributary to the interests OF the District of Co
lumhla; and whereas the said report expresses
desire for the aid Of the Corporate authorities
OF the District Of Columbia in the construction
of the proposed railroad: Be Il resolred. de-,
That the Board of Aldermen do hereby tender
to the Hon. Lewis Mckenzie, the use of this
chamber Thursday evening next, the 10th inst,
Boards and others interested on the subject of
the proposed railroad"
Mr.. Moore had no objection to allow the use
OF this chamber to Mr.. Mckenzie As il hail heen
granted to other parties, if the members of this
BOARD were not obliged TO attend. Ii Mr.. Nc
kenzie had any proposition to make to these
.oards let him make it i'm writing This Board
had r, ore rejected resolution allowing Mr..
mckenzie TO address the Boards. and this was
80. ..:ie proposition in another shape.
Mr.. Connolly e:,-"estly advoca,v,.. the passage
of the resolution, and tiiH"naht the members
would heard from Mr. Mckenzie AN interesting
The time was changed to Friday afternoon, at
O'Clock, and the resolution passed.
Mr. IL, Davis introduced concurrent resolution
hear Mr.. Mckenzie; passed.
MISCELLANEOUS BUSINESS.
Mr.. Baker Introduced bill to take up and reset
the curbstOnes and repave cutters on the west
side Of Tenth street west, from Virginia avenue
and gravel Nj street south, from South Capitol
street to 9th street west; referred, Also, re-
ported from Drainage Committee bin to lay
water main in II street north, from 18th to 18th
west; passed. Mr.. Connolly introduced resolu-
ton "That no committee appointed by these
Councils, nor by either Board thereof, shall have
ecution Of its Investigation or labors, or other
wise, In amount exceeding twenty dollars, except
when in express terms authorized to do so by the
Board or Boards creating such committee;'
ferred to Finance Committee Also, introduced
resolution requesting the Mayor to cause
examination To be made OF the house OF a Mr..
GRAY, on Fifteenth street. between / ami X
streets north and TO enforce the existing laws in
relation to dangerous structures, if necessary
and sufficient to abate the evil; il not, 10 inform
the Councils what enactmentS are requisite to
meet the case; adopted. Concurrent resolution
from the lower Board, directing the Secretaries
to have twenty-five additional copies of the
journal printed, was rejected. Council bin
granting permission tn j. A. Garfield to erect an
iron picket fence was, on motion OF Mr.. Moore,
laid ON the table. Council bill to lay footway
across Ninth street west, between Louisiana
avenue and the canal, was passed.
REPORT OF THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Connolly, Of the Special Committee to In
vestigate the charges against Mayor Bowen,
then submitted the following report, which was
read by the Secretary:
Report u Special COMMITTEE Of the Board Of Alder
AGAINST tae Moyor and the late Surveyor Of The City
10 iSe Hoao,abit the Board Of ALdernen: On the
Aldermen laid before that Board a commune alton
from ii. Crane, then Commissioners Of Improve
which ordered to be referred special commit
tee of three members If said Board:
in like manner laid before the Beard letter from
the Mayor Of that dat in relation % the said ceu-
the said special Committee; and Messrs. Connolly
Chase. and Champion were thereupon appointed said
ON the 18th of September the President laid before
TIC E S" "n ase
which also was referred To the said committee.
Tn the 9th of September the President laid before
the Beard a communication Of the same dafe, from
the said Crane enbodying copy of the Mayor
letter di missing the said Crane from the Office ii
Commissioner VI ImProy ements for the Fourth
Nsrd.
All these papers are herewith returned to the
Beard OF Ahl-Imen-
The manner i'm which this committee has per
formed its duty has heretofore been explained in
may he eossisered in connection with this present
report. Your committee do not Possess authenti
Gated COPY If the testimony elected in this and
must hence refer the Board of Aldermen to the
i chives of the Board Of Common Council therefor
In none Of the references herein above cited has
they must hence derive an estimate Of the duty in
tended Ia be imposed upon them from the import Of
these writings consisting ii accusations follows
J. That frand has been committed by which the
| Corporation of Washington has been defrauded Of
upwar Of thousand dollars, and that the prn
cfpai to that fraud Is the Hon. sayles J.. Bowen,
Nay 81 # Washington and that his accessories
Charles Vi Bliss and James II. Bcirne aud CON-
pany. Il Crane hrst lstter, ~
=. =. Another circumstance in my opinion exhib-
its, if not deliberate intent the part of the
Mayor of the city TO set set its laws at defiance
cklessness and irregnarity wholly Inc cu-ale -
Same Lftfr. p: g. This /" circumstance" is ex-
plsined 10 be the ayment By order VI the Mayor
Without the signature Of Crane, the commissioner,
for grading and grsyelng Third street west from
street north to New York avenue.
The papers referred to your committee contain no
quoted The amplitude Of assertions and differences
from " hich they have been edueed Is regarded as
less crediiabe than the sworn testimony that has
been ELECTED before the committee Of the Common
Council, and hence need not be c9nsidere il cannot
he dirty n he covomittee ia tn imam