Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-12-13
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.



Witch originated in this board.
TIE SPA WALL en- IHE EAsIERx ERAxcH
ons announcing hi aPprval 81 IN to build
an an sEdment to tn act making the aoprooriatisn
PAYABLE ut Of tie Sarsi fund instead OF out Of the
BIZ in accordance with tue stions OF the mayor
which was psssed.
THE BAsk STATEMENT.
One transmitting the staten. Mt of q e account Of
me COOPERATION with the First National Bank, shss
eo e. ON .a' Ssns.
Ooe returning with OF jre,ons the bills to pay
c. UNITS Of J. D. Jones snS Vim. II. Daw, ward apoth
II saf III 81 se
counts q the same Kind have been paid out Of the
siii: Of hi: the H.sor san. he
hS S Be %;SS
accordance with the suggestion Of the MAJOR BY
!, out
THE RECEIPTS AND E1PENprrrREs OF rHE POLICE
A communication w. received from the CITY
9esi;ier .in ansEer to resolution Of this board
on The Police Cours thus s1 f.r
9s'osf s. 2sn !: n to tots.
deposit made to the credit Of the corporation Of the
city OF w.shinss9n By the said Police Court" He
Police Court, showing amount paid over to the
United states marshal on account Of fines, penal
s2O4s 90 which the arsh.i has is6ursed for
rent " s0dTs u Tn''q states
s264 Total, 81 SIC, leaving balance in hands OF the
marshal, S6e:4o fines, penalties, costs and for
Of and *. sns
iT hn , yIg fs September ~ $50, s12i3. and
for .sares for eeis Of the COURT sa Of
pIisopers, DC, S2 :G Is, leaving balance Of S6i Is
to the finance comm ttee and ordered to be printed
.,I THAT STREET PARK AGAIN:
engineers selected by MI Forsyth and himself ' t.
in reference to the st. eet park together Win Ts
nor,s relating 70 surveys, profles, and Com putations
ard and alluded to- he rays lin an elaborate po
lltlcai speech mace by Alderman Moore on several
devoted to showing the beard how much MI Moore
Is mistaken N saving that my measurements are al
and e ahs sspG Of
iss y in
tor, in reference thereto A statement was aiso
enclosed, signed BY Bastert ! Hayn.n. civil ensi
e. 1s park
rect" After long debate the papers were referrel
Led sG to lG ss de-
The WELCOME TO coNGasss.
Of i alton was from the chairman
place eSens IL " n. 81.
% nj hs :: the .1S
come the return Of the members OF the Ilst Coseress
ssGaI nee p:s a,
goy. 1rs,on, reguesting ihe officers Of the city
ssst 81 6 u
nes q so spd
ed by the presidents thereof to make the nesessarv
aITangements e c:rfy out tbs RESOLUTION; The
and slater as tSs
tee on the part Of the Aldermen
Several bills from the lover board wer. re,.rrad
Gonlell amendment to bill for relief of Peter Lam
providing for the settlement and posting of the ac
OF ,ns water department were referred to the
MIscKILANEous BUSHES.
MI. Baker introduced bill for relief of Patrick
lief Of b A. Bacon passed Ais, bill to amend act
70 eop ruet cesspool at foot of 18th street west
Mr. Champion introduced bill for relief Of JAIME,
Of aliey in square 7ss. referred. ING o'en'ps
for 9.,;,f ST S1mW,i.es On claims reported
drew Maher; which we're passed.
Mr. In Champion introduced bin appropriatin.
third school district, of nth street and north Of
East aptl street. referred. Also, introduced bill
into e Ct an act Of the Congress Of the United
states emitted an act to amend the laws regulating
requires the Of ths city 10 issue for
all descriptions Of work and improvements which
ass sss
the special order for next Monday night.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill enacting that from and
after the passage of the act and thereafter annually
shal De the duty Of the Mayor to invite By pab ie
sd, eItisen emit proposals. for the repair Of the public
er fesens e sns rspa
during the year and that the Contract in ali cases
Eeient Who shall be required to give bond for
he performance Of bis CONTRACT and foT:et
Msyor hs S Sn
l1e the elty into two or more districts invite pre-
ONLY ONE ZEE FOR ONE !os
AisS introduced bill, amsnding the last CLAUSE o;
api Toyed May q, 1857 20 to allow the surveyor
hlng sIy lots, part. of lots which he may be re-
}nIsd TO make under the act to establish Board Of
paid out Of The fund. Of the ward in which such lots
lots and Collected the manner a. sss
=, Is1 Irss The 1f,s fund that
ali the lots or Of Icy:
C as made the
BILLS AND PETITIONS.
Mr.. Moore, from the committee on i'm prov ements,
in square street. between and streets
and the report was cOhcurred in.
Tsiief S.1 o M eomm sp o
p. reported e,iis Tor relisf OF T. b. Ferguson
Mr.; Shepherd introduced bill with petition for
deduct
So from the amount due by the corporation 10 the
contractor OF the sewer now in course OF constroc
ton on llh street west, being the amount OF damage
appropriated for the relief Of Andrew Maher 10 nav
him Tor damages to his carriage, &c, owing 10 a
want OF proper precautiOn on the part Of said con
tractor; referred to committee drainage Also
from committee on finance, reported bill to con-
True IN their positions the two {, porary clerks in
he nice OF the city Comptroller for three months
longer; Eassed-
orr PUBLIC SCHOOLS
Mr.. Connolly. from the committee on finance re-
ported fayorably on Common Council resolution
published In THE STAR OF Tuesday last) instruct
ing the c. nttee TO represent the interests Of this
corporation before Congress, TO all diligence in
u gng the claims of cur public schools don alton
OF money or public lands from the general govern
nent with the resolutions instructiDg the commit
tee 10 ash Tor restoration Of the school tax aud 10
general school system stricken out
The resolution in reference to a general school
81 was debated at great length objection being
made TO II because Of its indefinite char scter most
OF the members understanding Ii a. meaning only a
genera stem OF sgement Il all the schools in
the clty-white and colored To make n more def
Rite, Mr.. Davis submitted q substitute resolution
that the committee urge CONGRESS tn pass q law put
ting all the schools OF this city under board VI
Mr. Guliek moved to amend by substituting the
following:
RssoIred further, That the committee be autbor-
yea 20 urge upon Congress the necessity for the
passage OF an act prov iding for the appointment of
o. colored schools by the porats author
.After further debate the question ON asreeins 10
The report OF The COMMITTEES striking out the ciase
ID rel renee TO general school system was csrrisd
1eaG- Messre. Connolly, Crossman, Davis C;ulick