Evening star., 1869-05-05

oe I'M Just 10 the butchers, VINO psy ktgn rents
for market stalls but Mr.. Cook said country
people were allowed 70 sell butter by the small
IN market without complaint from the dealers
in butter who rent stands, and he thought no
such great evils would result from the passage
OF the Dill as seemed TO be anticipated by those
who spoke in opposition TO H. After consider
able debate. the bill passed-Yeas-Messrs srs.
Baker, Clark, Cook, Crocker, Knight Laruan,
I.loyd, Moore, Richards, and the President
(8rinder)-1O. Nays-Messrs. Fenwick. Nc
Caihran, Morsell, and Talbert-.
Mr.. McCathran, from Police Commitsee. IN
troduced bill 70 regulate the weight and sale of
hay providing for rewelghIng the cart or
wagon, when requested, &c: &c,l and after
allowing the Washington Society OF New
jerusalem, TO erect buttresses in front of thei
temple. on Capitol Hill, which after a long de-
bill allowing william Il. Hatchins i 10 ePec: :1
frame building in rear of his brick house;
passed. Also, asked to be, and was discharged
the laoorers AT the police stations Also, bi
allowing the Mayor 10 expend IS for lock and
key tor City Hall gate;.passed. Also, asked TO
lion Of the petition OF III. Brandenburg. Coun-
Gil bill allowing Edward Doan 10 erect a frame
kitchen IN rear of hrs brick house; passed.
referred
Mr.. Lsrman. from Claims Committee, report.
ed bills Tor re!I-f OF William VI Love. PdtrIck
CuilIuan, ThCmis Allen, j. G. NJ ttlock Ms
Mary Euggles. j IL. Bellows, Fran is Reilly
ana G-OT.e h. Morgan, all Of which we're
passed. Also, rep 'rtsd uutavoraby ou bill Ia
Iavor of Pa,rIck Dafy, aud the Commits. wa
- char g q from IT. further consideration
The spe, Iai ordeT-beiDs the Till III rela;inn 20
huuse IF h-iuEs-was, motion OF Nr.Crock *
-. O>tTUned for one w-sk
Mr.. CiaTk. from Committee on Publiv
: boos, reported favoTably on Council nIi
creating tn O.hcs OF Superintendent of PuDlir
Schools, n%inS his salary. defining his duue-.
&c, aLd advOcared Us passage The biII wa
opposed by 0Ir. Moore. who moved . printI
aud postpone one week: re: agreed to Yeas
Nss>rs. Fen wick. NJ cCAtnran, " ,ore, Va NDrseil
3nC the President (fTluderl-5 Nays Massrs
Baker. CLARK. COOK. CrOcksr, Knight, Larnan
and KIchard~-7. NJ Moore then mov-t 70
strike out S2.5op as salary and inset S2.u,y
lOst-yrss ), nays :. Tr Fen1ics moved -
give The Trustees cf Public = .hools the sam,
control over the Superintendent as they nav
over TIE the etch-Ts, except that the pow-r o.
removal shall be- vested IN the Mayor alone
Mr. FehwIek advocated his amead nent a
length; when II was lost-yeas ., nays
Mr.. Moore moved TO strike out the words .tu
cirect all matters relating 20 the governmenr
and course of instruction, books, studies dis
cipline and conduct Of such schools, and tn
condition Of the school-houses and OF tn
schools generally Also, section ., to wit
'.Asd Be tt further enacted, That the said officer
shall preside at all meetings of the Board OF
Trustees in the absence OF the Mayor, and shall
BE- entitled TO votc on all questions coming
before the board" rejected IS.
Mr.. MeCatnran argued against the passage
OF the bill and was followed by Mr.. Crock-r in
favor of The measure The bill then passed.
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, CLARK, Cook, Gro ;ker.
Knight, Larman and Richards. NaVs-
Messrs. Fenwick, McCaihran, Moore, Moore
and the Presdent-5 Mr.. Clark reported
favorably a bill providing for the introduction
OF the German language into the public sc nools
of ;his city. Mr.. Crocker moved that the bill
be printed in the iournal, and made the special
order foa one week hence. 1t was so ordered
MIR. Clark also reported favorably q bill pro.
yidIng for the appointment Of trustees OF pun.
Inc nc. schools so that They shall not all go out at
knight, from Committee on Fire Department
reported favorably on the nomination of Mr.
Charles King as Commissioner of the FIRE
Department, vice MIR. John w. Thompson re.
signed. Con firmed. Also, repor,eS fayorabIy
on bill creating an additional steam fire engine
company, and appropria.ng 5000 therefore
After ioEg debate the bill was passed by the
following votec-Yeas Messrs. Baker Cook,
Crocker, Clark, knight, Larman aud Richards
-. Nays-Messrs. Fen wick, Moore, Morsell,
McCathran and Grinder-5.
At2a. m. the Board adjourned.
COMMON CoUNCIL.-Presisent pro ten. Sar.
do In the chair. and all the mem bers present
Several messages were received from the
Mayor; one announcing his approval OF csr-
tain acts One enclosing communication
from the City Surveyor on the subject OF con-
siructing bridges over Tiber creek at Its inter-
section with NJ and h streets north, and recon-
mending the passage of an act utnorizing their
construction without delay. THE Surveyor
recommends that an arched bridge Of thirty feet
span be erected at each crossing.1
One transmitting an account OF Wiliism X.
"a.
deceased, la:e Coroner OF the District, in which
claim against the Corporation on is made OF
s-,2il.'i, on account OF services rendered by
SAID Coroner. There being no appropII alton
on; of which this claim can De paid, the Mayor
submits the case 10 the Ia ton of the q ou ncils
IN order that the amount may be appropriated,
If they decide that the same Is due and paya.
biz
Also. communica ion from the Register in
reply 10 resolution requesting him u furnish
Il statement OF the amount paid out for I'll pur-
poses mot including bonds during the current
fiscal year, as follows: From Ward funds.
~2'f-js4.Gl; General fund, SI99. .3Dd0j: School
fund. ~>3,656.ll; Metropolitan police fund, S62,.
i25 -s}; School-house fund, s43,1jI.Oi: Water
iund, S25,Gl9.y9; Gas fund, - ,35l. TO- Colored
school fund, $3.50 - Surplus fund, S;R.i6;
Redemption fund, Si6,DlusI; Special tax fund
S2nl, Isl To- Corporation interest fund. S9-
sn3.l@; Corporation interest on water stock fund.
>G,S.5.0O; total, S92i ,5e7.73. The Register saws
the amounts for special tax. surplus and re-
dempuon funds are emily held in trust, and
should be deducted, which will leave SUB
7i'.32- being the actual amount 10 April l. when
tne books Were posted. Since thai time about
SI0O,OiO has been bald out tor general ward
school and other purposes. put OF the appro-
pration for the present year upwards of
Sg0OOo have oeen paid out of the Outstanding
indebtedness created by the former admins
tTation, which should be credited 10 the ap-
preparation for the present year.
Also, communi cation IRON the CITY Sur
veyor IN reply 10 a resolution OF April lG, re-
quesrng an estimate OF the cost OF gradIng aud
graveliIEg q street north. BET ween l6tn anu 18th
no such street. Mr. Taylor said the place re-
ferred 10 was laId Oft by Gen. Thomas and
others, and was generally spoken as q street.
The messages and communications Were ap-
pToprIateIy referred.
Tne following were introduced BY Mr.
thase-Pstitions Of Mrs. Feely. and for pave
Ineni on west side OF l9th street between U and
streets; referred by Mr.. Brown-Petition
Tor paving alley IN Sd ulre IIl; referred. Rsso-
lutiOns referring bali 10 arch Tiber Greek 10 th-
Corporation Attorney for ais opinion as ITS
legslItv; adopted. BY Mr.. .Arrison-Communi-
cation fTom the Trustees OF Ebenez.r Caurch
giving their assen, 20 W. II. BrJVn erecting a
frame building ADJOINING The church,
ana tee bill being called up was passed
Ry Air. !. II. =. NiilrE-Ee5ItIOu o: /. B-ars
referred. BY Mr.. Eusse!i-Ppti,ion OF Mrs
Ann Hawk. referred. By Mr.. HIne-PetItInn
ana tIll rranng 10 oyster: referred. By Mr..
S-aTart-kesolution dischargIng the special
committee appointed January lIth q inves.i-
gt-- charges against commissioners. adCpye5-
y eas %iessrs. ArrIson, Gnase. DaltoE. Davis,
6. ". Miller, L. H. =. Miller. Ruth-rfo
stewart, Taylor, TOrrey. and Fowler III
Nays .. Also resolution 70 discharge the com.
rItiee 70 audit outstanding claims; lost-Yeas:
Nrssrs. DAVIS, Rutherford. Ste wart, aud Tay-
lOT-I- Nays II. BY air. Chase-Bill gran mug
permission to f Dolan 10 erect a wooden
structure against his dwelling: passed.
Mr.. l. X. 3 Miller moved that ;he bill au.
thoriziLg the transfer of the canal 20 The Caesa-
prake and Potomac Canal Company special
order) be postponed for one week and IN ade the
special order; agreed to.
Mr. L. b > Miller, from the COMMITTEES of
Ways and Means, reported bill regulating the