Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-26
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
Board Of Aldermen, July %, 1870.

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present in the chamber outside the f railing. Mr..
-oaI;,. q =. ,,,,-.1 -. -, :. peh'e IN 'o
rearing VI the !Durna' whea MT Moore opposed the
Nm "a snye WA,
rIcdIyeas 9, nays 2. Mr.. Moore raised the point
recorded and insisted that s it should be A' TRe
ohai5 Mr. Croker said il was not material. and
x.hed NV CrOssman ne wished his vote recof ded.
d Do is.a ne had no desire In the mattel he
from the Mayor, but Mr. Moore kept his f ct, and
made motion TO record the vote. The Chair rap
and insisted on the Chair putting the motion to the
ss7eI Of the Chair Keeping up lively Chatter on hi.
deck. Finally the Chair directed the secretary 10
making three in the negative Messrs. Crossman,
McCatbran and MOORE
coNNuSIcATIoys FROM THE MAYOR.
Ma or, as follows
ORIGINATED in this board including the resolution for
repairing the bridge across the canal at IA
Congress q an act TO amend the laws regula ing the
ass ssment OF taxes in tine city OF Washington.
THE BANK STATEMENT.
One transmitting the statement 81 the account Of
the first National Bank OF Washington with this
CIV, sh"wins balance due the bank to this date OF
ILL -3UJ a. ten year bonds Se6 ,6c9.15.
~, IHE GARBAGE coLL.cIoRT M
une referring to resolution OF this Board OF the
mt IN regard to carriage collectors The Mayor
dge q the Law referred to- requiring certain num-
Eyr on garbage collector There are al p,essnt
IN "a VIC -, ~ st ~ 9,h y ,h o
'th' = heierred 70 o"mini III 60, on ponce,
The following commnnica,i1p was received from
the MavoIC' desire, to withdraw the name of o.,
Ward, he having resigned. i nominate Matthew
= mers Tor WOOD and coal me asurer, first canal dis
VIC, :, Seoree Kallingtr for commissioner Eastern
whose name wish to withdrew; J. q. Howard for
9a'e the lowing TO MI vacancies in the Board Of
II uTu.'ees OF fu9lic sch9ols Harris aud a n
FI.neh and Thos e. CLARK, d district"
q, Mr: connolly Moved to refer the nominations to
Mr. Moo re called the ayes and noes on that motion.
nominations, unless the committees would inyesti-
Mr.. Shepherd moved to amend MT. Uonnolly's
motion to refer by instructing the committees TO
report favorably or unfay orsbly on every nomina
the ayes and noes
The motion was lost Yeas-Messrs. Cros.msn.
Nays-M-ssrs. Baker, Champion. Chase, Connolly
slater. Stewart, aud the President Orockerl-7.
Yeas, IL; nays, 2, (Messrs. Moore and Shepherd
Both Of the gentlemen who voted in the negative
explained that they did because they did not see
the use Of referring the nominations to committees
Of nomine,s AMI made no observation-disclosures in any
case
communIcation was received from the Mayor, I'm
reply to the resolution of Board Of the 18th inst
ase a1 OF hf b paS m sT m
The Mayor encloses a statement from the '.Commis
". a5
the amount due and unpaid, and adIs:N"The books
printing and binding during the same reriod.' The
statement enclosed gives a list of The following
claims-Chronicle, 81 4a5 So Sunday Gazette, Sl0o;
Democrat. S4D. Evening Star, 81, %; Evening
Express, 81 75; Republican, s 2sl3 y; National In
tellieencer, Sls; sunday Herald, So IS; Merr LIGHT
(Gei mani, $50 total 10 81 60 Referred TO finance
committee
CORPORATION EMPLOYEES IN THE FIRST WARD
Also one in answer 10 a resolution of the Board of
the 4th instant requesting Information in regard TO
the men and carts employed in the Fret Ward
transmitting report from Hiram Brown, Commits
siOner of that ward hic furnishes the information
desired giving the names Of sixteen laborers en-
ployed by him since his appointment: four teams
have been employed. In answer To the question in
the resolution: whether any person acts in the
capacity of Assistant said Commissioner. with
authority to discharge and employ men at pleasure"
the Commissioner says mo: except that Cornelius
Clark WAS ppointed Assistant or Foreman in ac-
cOrdsnce with your (the request, to receive
the same psy laborer: but has never had either
the power to discharge employ men, or to exer-
else in manner the prerogatives Of the Commls-
slOner, and only acts authority OF my self, re
ferred.
REPORT OF The COMMISSION APPOINTED To AsC Err
TAIN THE CORPORATION INDEBTEDNESS.
communication was also receiy cd from the Mayor
transmitting the report OF the commission ap
pointed To ascertain the Indebtedness OF the corpora
ton, and for other purposes. The resolution the
Councils authorized the Mayor 10 appoint J. G..
Mckelden, W. b. Todd and Lewis Clephane as the
commission, and instructed them to report such
recommendations they might deem proper for the