Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-11
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
Hoard Of Aldermen, October IOtI

taxes for the year $50
with the First National Bank. showing bsiaHce d1e
ne bank to this date OF Sl94 l3 IS; tenyear bonds,
SS1 ,5e9lO.
NOMINATIONS BIZ THE MAYOR
one Withdrawing the name Of VIM. II. Philip, nom
canal, under the recent act Of Consress and sabst
tutIng therefor the name Of 3: H. swestland Also,
n - A. Fenwicf for messurer and inspector Of Luna
Der The nominations were laid over temporarily
one in reply to the resolution Of the 18th instant,
IN TegaId TO money received by the clerk OF the Cen
Of Ss aid Cd hat S,
received from the sd day Of June. ls7O the day he
from the stalls occupied By country persons Is
IRON which he has advanced to the men employed at
ing balance on hand, sli. Referred 70 committees
o n markets.
tendent of Sewers, &e i'm reply the resolution of
IN ssu. Ro M to M he TO o aeas e the
gr.de of the street, and that the Board Of Health
cost TO be assessed upon the property referred TO
RECEIPTS on ACCOUNT OF TAXEs.
Communication was received from the City Col
in bank. from March ist, $50 to sep p 9th.
S 'G s I tss.' I Ss q
S-c4,ls670; ordered to be printed in the Journal.
An opinion was received from the Dor poration At
torney in TO the resolution Of the board re
payment to be made to FACTORS for laying foot
ps,tme nts without the certificate of one more as
work. The attorney quotes section four of the net
rning to4tway. approved May 80 1853 and says
snsweI your inquiry intheinegstye.' Ordered to be
THE DoSOvAN CONTRACT REpIvIyrs
A communication from the Surveyor was received,
in woch he refers 10 the IT, ISOLATION Introduced BY
latter states, on what he calls current reports"
that ropg grades estimates, &c were given by the
n n - in fnrr D,
The surveyor says approximations as %ere
made for the grading and grsyeiing Of the streets
cessor IN Office and 1t will lie that the bills made
our ioT the work done In no Gaze except one exceeded
and adds The estimated cost Of the streets grade
under the Do1ovaa eoatfsst was e the bill
true they presented q claim for extra work on
to within $4,000 Of the original estimate of my pre-
yards Of rock in Street as reported in the jourSa
but Odd say that there was q vein Of rocks and
tion." which he says is sustained By the afdavits of
the People living in the Vicinity In reference to the
graded snd srs1sed in tns es
Gror 10 laying the curb which conform exactly to
impossible to determine the cubic content, Of sucn
MoIks without having made a correct survey and
tanned ~ General nichieT. H' n' 'A''' nc Is Sus'
Moore sharacieIized some Of the statements in
forp er statements OF the Surveyor. VI
siderable debate the was refeere sPn
the committee on improvements.
ABATEMENT OF TAXES.
Mr. Davis submitted 9 resolution I" That the abate.
ment OF 10 per cent authorized t. be allowed by the
sSr day snS the
act, is hereby extended until the Ist day Of Heat
Mr.. shepherd moved n
|" - from October Is TO November
-Du per GENT frop November Is t to Decemtsr Is;
herd, and slater i; nays-Messrs. Champion, Con
Iolly, Davis Quick Hine, Moore, Stewart, and the
Mr. Moore moved to amend by making an abate-
mept Of per cent. from october Is until December
Is; ster vheh time there shall ss no abatsment
Connolly, Crossmsn, McCatkran. and Moore, :;
Hines and 1se Pres.
dent, (CrokerJl0. The original resolution was then
MI. Croker infroduc d bill to construct a sewer
in l2th street between Massachusetts, avenue and
The BARRIERS xSD TIE SUNDAY LAW.
Also presented petit rs Of 81 proprietOrs of bar
act appro1ed October d i5s9, for Closing barber
shops on Sunday, be repealed.
OF the law in question, particularly it had been
that money was to be used to influence the
Mr.. Croker said that so far as he was concerncI,
no one hal ever orered him money or anything else
one could say truthully that these petitioners had
S,iered any bribe TO any one II the gentleman MIR
tion with this matter, it must be that it had come
nearer 10 him than TO other gentlemen.
Mr.. McCathran said he stood by any gentleman in
this board far integrity was concern 1, for his
nse peveI been mpeschsa Tie Gentleman tta, an Mr
MoCathran intended to Intimate that the introducer
ence, or that any offers had been made He MI
MEG had merely mentioned the matter ) some
Mr.. Crockerl is the last he Mr.. McCJ would sus-
peTrt OF anything wrong
lice.
Gring asking to be relieved from payment Of taxes
IN house on the corner Of North Capitol and North
Mr.. Chase presented petition OF Chri.tisn Olsen
for relief referred Also, petition Of Catherine West
WOOD rAykNESI IRoSI OF CRY HALL;
1sn ff m 70 81
Louisiana avenue, from ~ to 9TH street; u street
IF
,peiuded IN said syenue or not: provided, however
line on each side Of heusians SetWeen 9Th
and 9TH streets northwest shall be paved with blue
the for Indians mo.
&C. and provided further, that the cost per square
the price for tie
ment Of Pennsylvania ay enue, awarded by the ave-
and pavement 70 be selected Sy the ayor the pres
idents Of the two boards, the chairmen Of the com
citizens ON the lne,f the i'm prov ements and to de
fray the expense thereof special equal 10 the
cost thereof is levied all lots aud parts Of lots
bordering on the line of said improvement. Ths bill
was passed.
Mr.. chase said that he had seen item in TIE
STAR this evening which he wOud read He then
read as follows -" The ChTCHt-ls Of yesterC ay had
me pertinent structures upon the parties respon
slble .or the delay in the canal improvement-trf,
the octette OF the Aldermen, who have failed to
confirm the canal CON missiOners -
Mr.. Chase said that the members of this board who
we've here called the Octette were not responsible
fer the delay in business here, and further evil
dence OF their willingness to proceed with the proper
legislation Of the city, he wOu1 offer the following
resolution =" That when this board ad IOurn il ad-
Iourn 10 meet on Thursday evening next. at seven
O'Clock, Tor the consideration Of reports from
mittee-"
MIR. shepherd asked il it was Intended TO consider
the reports on the Mayors nominations.
Mr.. Chase said yes; that and this other Business be-
lore the Committee. The committee Oh improve
fnents had only two nominations TO report on, and
many other measures Of importance TO the city. IL
was the intention to get through with the important
business before the committees.
TEST OF SINCERITY.
mr Shepherd said that to test the sincerity OF the
gentle men as TO their desire to consider important
business. be would move to amend the resolution 30
That business other than the N ayers nominations
be considered They he'd persistently refused to act
On important measures here, because they thirsted
ior the blood OF these half dozen poor Office holders
II was intended to meet here for business he was
on these pltful nominations, over which so much
variable tine had been tasted.
Mr. Connolly said he admired the frankness of the
geDtlenon Mr.. khepherdl in saving thew Aid At