Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19

foard MI Aldermen, April 18Th.


his ay,troyal of several acts which originated In
thu Board and one transmitting the account. of
The Corporat,ou with the First National Tank
showing balance due from the city ON Wis day
Sis % 26l-ten year bonds 81 ,s1ooS.
FXPESDITURRs FOR INPROyKNENT OF THE CITY
SINCE JUNE, 1868.
The Mayor transmitted to the Board detailed
statement of the Book-keeper in reply 70 areso-
luton of this Board, showing the expenditure
of the Corporation since June 2, 1865, lot ereos
ing school houses, engine and station ny ,,'
repairs Of markets, cleaning streets ana aisys,
| grading and travelling streets, constructI,ns
sewers bridges and arches, laying wa.SI ,tar
paving streets and alley :, sae anu
nag I0otNsss 1881 Houses:-Franklin school
| honse. SO ,ass75; school house IN ~ street,
ssh ,;sfTrt So sci; school house in 18th street,
sO,h Ji.trict unfinished, - 20; school house
10 third district, (unfinished) s5,5Oo-total,
Sire engine house and stable in the Seventh
N kepairinr and Improving Market Buildings.
s4 es Northern Market, s4so-Totai, %, iss.hs.
Cleaning Streets and Alleys:-First Ward,
go, SIS; Second, so, 93l36; Third, so ,9iO.O6;
So sis4 Seventh, ss,isIl5ETotai. siis 5oo.5s.
Grading and Crawling Streets:-First Ward,
63 squares, 81, 3112; Second, 60 squares,
$50 1913 Thrill d; p squares s!5 2s7I Foasth
Sixth, 36H SQUARES, s16. 1851; Seventh, 80
squares, SO, 36i.Totals, ao6H squares, (about
CONSTRUCTION of Sewers-First Ward.
squares, 81 .l6s.30, assessed on property, ST.
499-5s-tve squares constructed but not yet as
sessed;) Second, - squares, g, 1000, assessed
on property, 22,13s.I0;) Third, squares,
g ,204:s5, assessed on property, so,s2l7s;)
Fourth, 6 squares, Sc ,52s.3s, assessed on pro-
perty, s. ,S52.l2;) Fifth, II squares, s1,eO5.z2,
squares, (sbout miles, 81, 2S1 Is, assessed On
property, s43, 406.24)
Construction of Bridges and Arches
80. 500; bridge over Rock creek, AZ street,
and M vest sloe bridge on q street no rt
aist street west, at Il north, unfinished, $500.
street north a ssssc BRUCE at 4th street n west
e and bulge at Ct ' Oh
water course in square $40. S1,42o. Fourth
Ward, arch of Tiber creek, in North Capitol
street. sl1 se2 g; extension Of culvert and abut
nents at I'd street west and F NORTH IS $40.
Fifth Ward, abutments, arch, So, at 2d street
east and ID south, 81 900. Total, s42, 1906.
Laying Water Mains ~ ,2ea feet, or 8 s7-ieo
cocks. $3.50. Total, 90 ,6il.2s. - -5II III
Paving Streets:-Intersections, S7I3120
S.,42S square yards assessed ON property, So
Paving Alleys - n, 7s4s square yards assessed
on property. $50, eoe.4s; paid for openings from
q. Paving FOOtways and Gutters;-First Ward,
Second 2i,125 1919 linsal feet, assessed s55ss3
g. paid, $3.50 Third, 2! lneal feet assessed,
io-i2; assessed, ss4nsis. Sixth, Il, SO 70
lineal feet assessed, s4s 4s2 3d. paid, %, 80.
paid, sl,42136. Totals, 11O,lG .s-i2 feet, OF
20 $500 miles: assessed on property, xsg94
B b; paid from ward funds, 81, 1852. -,
lineal feet; ga ,2ssi5. second. liz VI ssi,ssa
IL. Third, 1851; s. $3.50. Fourth, 1,f59x
2, 2ss 90. Fifth, 4iZ9 s24, 1879. Sixth, 3,7si;
2 IA ineai feet, or S.-loo miles; sIIe ssi 60.
Street Lamps erected:-First Ward 81 lamps;
u 0s.22. Second, 66; S10l.sS. Third, S. 81 ill.,
| $40 lamps 40 ,o6s. 46 :, y = ~ = ~
The total cost of the above public improve
ments win be found to foot up: Public expen-
dltures, Sii9, sG5.iii assessments ON property,
1852 ,59f.f2K. -- '- .--- % -- 100
| The accompanying letter of Mr.. A. E. New
| ton, oookkeeper, says that TO prepare in an In
telhgible form report in general OF "expendi-
lures made on all other accoants'' since June 8,
ls6S, as required by the Alderman's resolutions,
'.in addition TO performing the current duties OF
the office, will be quite impossible unless extra
clerical assistance be provided) before the com
/ pletioH of the usual annual report of receipts
| and expenditures, in which IT win be embodied
80 FAR as relates to the current year. / am
| therefore, obliged to ask for further time for q
full reply to the resolution"
1 OTHER COMMUNICATIONS.
| The Mayor transmitted to the Board a com
municatlon addressed to him by the Superin
tss-de..t 2. oe--S:r, 30, s'~ti-s th~. ~ Santem
properly carry out the contracts for work under
hls supervision was sent by the Mayor to the
! City Councils, with a recommendation tha
1 they should take necessary action in the case
| the Board of Aldermen passed bill for which
substitute WAS adopted by the lower Board
and Is now in the hands of the Drainage Com
| rnlttee OF the Board of Aldermen. AS he EN-
ployed the necessary help he now asks thai
something may be done. The Mayor in his en-
| dorsemeht says: "The request of Dir. Bliss is
absolutely necessary. / have, therefore, to re.
ordered TO be printed
| ton Of property holders on the north side OF
Rhode Island avenue, between 5th and 9Th SITS
| y. W., praying to have curbstones set and side
walks and cutters laid, endorsed as follows: II
\ recommend the passage OF bin as within re-
/ quested, believing the object necessary and
proper 8. j. Bowen, Mayor" Mr.. Moore
/ moved to lay the petition ON the table: which
motion was lost, and il was referred
A communication was received from the Sec
rotary OF the Board Of Trustees of Public
Schools transmitting resolution adopted by
the Trustees requesting the City Councils 10
pass at an early day An act eQualizing the SAL
aries Of the teachers of the male grammar
IN al ens .S the bills ntTs
ferred.
PROPERTY HOLDERS PAYING DOUBLE
A communication was received from the Sur
yeyor in answer to a resolution of this Board,
stating that he has examined the assessments for
footways and cutters made during the year 1852
and hnds that the curb has been charged twice
TO the property owners since July LIST, 1853, viz:
Once as curb and once as brick, in violation of
the contract and specifications. This, however,
appears to have been q custom in this city. but
IL was ordered to be discontinued by the Mayor
in 1866 Yet IL was resumed in 1859 by the pres
ent Inspector of Footways," sc. Ordered to be
printed.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Connolly presented petition OF Eugene
DAILY and Others tor gas lamps on LIST street, from
street 10 New York avenue wv; referred.
Also, petition Of Ferdinand Jefferson for per
mission TO retain a wooden bath house ON his
premises. referred. Also introduced q resolu-
ton instructfng the Surveyor to view the ground
IN the county Of Washington, D. c., which lies
next north OF that part OF North C. Tor Bounda-
ryl street, which extends eastwardly from East
18th street TO the Anaeosta river, and which lies
next south of an eastward production OF the
north line or that part Of said c street which
extends westward from said 18th street; and
that ne Investigate the feasibility, advantages,
and propriety Of extending said east part OF &
street over such ground, and along or by any
such produced line to said river; and that he
report thereon to this Board a. soon as practie-
able. This resolution led to q long debate-Mr.
Moore andMr: McCathran opposing It's passage,