Evening star., 1870-03-07
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The regular meeting Of the Levy Court was
held in the Aldermen's Chamber this morning
President Nichols and Messrs. Brown, Belt,
Burr, Gordon, Plant, Rowland, Tenney, AMI
Shepherd, present; with Mr. Callan, Clerk.
The Chair laid before the Court petition of
W. ID. Beall, complaining Of the 1th street road
as a nuisance; referred to Committee on In
provements, with (on motion Of Mr.. Brown)
instructions to take immediate action. Also, De-
tition of Thomas jenkins. OF T., complaining of
erroneous assessment, referred Also; notice OF
DIR. Cockerille, in reference to condemnation
of his land for the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad
protesting against giving the same as IL will
damage him 81 eco; referred. Several accounts
Mr.. Pl mt presented a petition asking that the
military road ne ar Tennallyto~n be opened; re-
ferred. Also. petition asking that q road be
opened from Lincoln avenue to the Old Bladens-
burg road. and from same to Queens Chanel
road, binding the lands OF 5. 2. Chase and
others; referred.
reported in favor OF employing William Prather
as porter of the Court; adopted. Also bill of
Rec. der of Deeds; ordered to be paid Also,
resolut.o0 Erecting the Treasurer to paw the ap-
propriation made to the House Of Correction;
adopted. Also, motion to increase amount To
two pensioners to Sl5 per quarter each; adopted
Mr.. Plant, from the Committee on Improve
uents, reported resolution requesting the Sur
veyor to furnish plat of Sligo Mill road reso-
lItion making Appropriation to pay Courts
proportion for plank foot walk IN Mt. Pleasant;
duopttu- ALSO, reported FAVOR Oh repairing
read from the race course to District line, pre-
vided the citizens pay part OF the expense;
adopted.
Also, in favor of exempting from taxation the
ground lately purchased for a cemetery for the
German Catholics; report adopted.
Also, resolution requesting the Surveyor to
survey and plat read from road opposite Col
Wheeler's house to Kane's mill; also, from the
same point to the bridge over Barnabas run,
provided the land required te given; adopted
Mr.. Burr moved to reconsider the vote by
rxh hrnlr nf fhA fna 20 ,l..f..r
with the Mayor of Georgetown in reference to
the proportion due by that Corporation for the
repair of roads was adopted; which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Burr, by unanimous consent, withdrew
his amendment. The original motion of Mr..
TenEey, that the committee accept settlement
for the account, with that portion for the
Woody Law road stricken out, was adopted.
MIR. Brown offered a resolution authorizing the
Committee on Improvements to close q portion
of the Piney Branch Road, now made useless
Mr.. Tenney moved that the rate of taxation
be fixed as fOllOws:-FOr county purposes, 40
cents on each 500; school, 35 do; police, 10 do.
Mt. Rowland made an inquiry as to the
amount the Court could levy for school pur-
poses, contending that the Court could now
80 cents additional; and a recss was taken that
the members might confer with some of the
school CommissiOners present.
The motion Of Mr.. Tenney was adopted.
Mr.. Belt, from the Committee on Appeals, re-
ported in favor Of reducing the assessment Of l.
Jenkinsi adopted.
ported favorably on the bill OF James johnson;
The motion of Mr.. Plant, offered at the last
meeting, authorizing the Committee on In
provements to contract for the erection OF a
bridge over Rock creek was called up and
adopted.
Mr. Plant. from the improvement Commit
tee, reported adversely on the petition of ID.
Genau complaining that his property has been
obstructed by fence; committee discharged.
Mr.. Shepherd moved that the Committee on
Improvements cause the sign boards for roads
to be put up as soon as possible; carried. Mr.
8. alluded to the fact that all the roads had been
named, and some of the residents not having
become acquainted with the names Of the roads
do not know on what road they live.
Mr.. Brown offered q resolution that the Chief
OF the Metropolitan Police be requested to in
crease the efficiency Of the county police.
After a long debate, Mr.. Rowland moved that
tne further consideration of the resolution be
postponed until the next meeting; carried.
Mr.. Burr called the attention of the court to
the fact that they had labOred without success in
bringing about settlement with the corpora
tion OF Washington, and the committee as ,ii-
reeted to employ counsel and bring suit without
delay for the amount ascertained to be DUE
MIR. Burr nominated VIM. Hickey as Super
visor OF Roads, in place Of VIM. Arnold, de-
clined, and he was elected.
DIR. Rowland offered the following the con.
sideration Of which was postponed:
20 1t Is ss3sr AL y Hr shs fst n
the District Of Columbia, 10 the State of Virginia
approved July ., lS46, unconstitutional, and
therefore void; and whereas il is highly desirable
that the District of Colombia, which was accepted
ty Congress for the prdnsa! seat of government OF
the nited States BY the act approved July Is, 100
shonid be restored to Its original territorial nteg
Res0!rsd, That the committee to REPRESENT the
Levy Court before Congress be instructed TO urge
the consideration of the subject upon the ton
OF the committees the District OF Columbia OF he
two III uses Of Congress- with the view of Obtaining
the repe al Of the act Of retrocession or az least m
having judicial investigation to its constitu
Also, the following, and it took the same
course-owing to several members being alb
sent:
Whereas. il Is recognized as fundamental pripcj
PIE OF TePublican systems of government, that the
people shall have a voice in the selection of their
etneers: and whereas, the people of the County of
Washington, District of Columbia, have no direct
their local affairs; therefore Nv S'0a
ReSotred, That the committee to revise and codify
the ordinances Of the Lovy Court, be instructed To
consider and report upon the xpediency and propr
ETY. OF giving to the people Of the county the oppor
tuDity OF nominating or choosing by ballot the per
sons whom they desire to have appointed as Super
officers of the county.
HE Court then adjourned.
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POLITICAL DIPVICULTY-On SATURDAY.. Mr..
John Fogarty W as in the Mayors Office for the
purpose Of asking Mayor Bowen's influence in
obtaining an appointment on the police force