Evening star., 1870-01-11

This was ruled out Of order, and the pream-
bic and resolution reported by the committee
vas sdopted-yeas, u; nays ], (Mr. Champion)
Ir. 1cCathran, absent.
NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Davis presented petition of Charles Cor
DON praying delay Of payment for the laying
square 81, on 10th street west, from w To
Boundary; referred. Also introduced bills In
curb, pave and gutter on east side of 10Th street
west, between and j north, and west side of
18th street west, between N and north; re-
ferred. ALSO, resolution requesting the CITY
Surveyor to inform this Board of the QUANTITY
Of grading and graSvsing Fra D reauiIed on New York
s.T. Erocker introduced bill making an apprc.
priation Of Ell ,o,o.., 70 pay ..ie iaoorers the
paIance Que them for grading and graveling
!Doundary street; passed. Mr.. Chase, from Inn
provements Committee, reported bill to increase
the efficiency Of the office of Superintendent of
Sewers, Carriageways, &c, authorizing him to
employ an assistant at 81 200 per annum, and q
draughtsman at $500 per annum, and skilled
mechanics at certain times to inspect certain
work; passed. Also, bill making an additional
appropriation to grade and gravel L street south,
between I'd and Sd west; passed. Mr.. Connolly
introduced bill to exempt any church property
from general taxation; referred. MIR. Moore in
troduced bill for the Improvement of street:
referred. Also, resolution requesting the Mayor
TO inform this Board under what law Mr.. A. NJ.
the Fourth Ward; also the number of laborers
and carts employed grading streets making
casual repairs and cleaning streets, alleys, &C.,
cember, 1869, &c; adopted.
THE WASHINGTON CANAL AGAIN.
MT. Emery introduced resolution for appoint
ment OF committee of three members of this
Board "to report a bill two weeks from this even
ing providing for the effectual cleaning out and
making navigable OF the Washington Canal;
also, That said committee be instructed to en-
ot ba
rangement can be made by which Rock Creek
and the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal can be con-
nected with said Washington Canal, and if so
the probable cost of said improvement" The
resolution was passed and the Chair appointed
mttee.
MISCELLANEOUS
MT. Clarke presented petition of Belva A.
Lockwood, Treasurer, and j. n. ii. WILCOX
Corresponding Secretary of the Universal Fran
chise Association, asking that the sum of e2i be
refunded to said association, ..the Same having
been exacted from it by the officers of the law
under the form of license fees, for the holding
OF Its regular meetings, with a bill refunding
said amount to the associations; referred. Also
petition of George III. Lee for the remission of
fine imposed on him for an alleged violation of
law; referred Also, petition of Rudolph Bliius
making appropriation to repair the wooden
culvert on Third street east, between T. and ID
south; and to change the grade of fSOuth Capitol
street and certain other streets lying south OF NJ
street south, between 1st street east and Ist
street west, and to authorize the grading of the
same; referred.
THE WHITE AND cOLoRED PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
Also introduced resolutions requesting the
Board OF Trustees of ColOred Schools to furnish
this Board with a statement of the number of
public schools under their charge in this CITY,
NUMBER OF teachers employed, numbers and
ages OF pupils Of each sex in said schools, num-
Der OF children, If any. entitled to educational
privileges in said schools who are deprived from
lack of school accommodations of such educa-
nrasn
and location of the school buildings under their
control and belonging to them in this city.
Also, resolution requesting the Board OF Trus-
tees Of Public Schools to furnish this Board
with statistical report Of the operations Of the
Board OF Trustees for the past three years, in
cluding full account of their proceedings the
condition Of the public schools under their SUI
Perv'sloh' InS number and age Of the pupils OF
each sex, with the studies pursued and such
1ter thne nm dda f reta;rs to said schools as
fnnnicate, with any suggestions regarding said
schools that they may consider it advisable to
adopt in order to maintain and increase their
efficiency. Adopted.
INFORMATION WANTED.
Mr.. Baker introduced resolution requesting
the Inspector Of Sewers, Carriageways, &c To-
examine the contract for building sewer in I
street north, between 10th and 18th streets west;
also the assessments made to pay the expenses
incurred in the construction of said sewer, and
to make reassessment il necessary, and report
meeting.
adopted. Also, from Committee on Drainage,
reported bill TO exempt the property on the
south side of Pennsylvania avenue, between 18th
and 18th streets, from payment of special tax for
construction OF sewer eaiI avenue. bet uee.,
the streets named. The further consideration
was postponed, and a resolution OF inquiry
adopted as to why the sewer was constructed on
the north side Of the avenue. Adjourned.
Board Of Common Council.
President Williams in the chair. and all the
members present.
message was received from the Mayor an
nouncing his approval of certain acts.
Also. one transmitting the accounts of A.
klocZewski, apOthecary OF the Fourth Ward.
and David d. Evans, apOthecary of the Second
ward for medicines furnished the poor of those
wards for the quarter ending December 81, 1863;
referred.
Also, a communication from the Surveyor
estimating the cost of grading and graveling |
street north, from 9TH street east to Boundary.
at sc, O3G.!5; referred.
Also, one estimating the cost Of grading anil
enue to the canal, at S5,0151S; referred.
Also, communication from the Register in
answer to a resolution calling for information
paDy are indebted in any sum to this Corpora
tiOn, and whether there are any bonds Of said
company on deposit in the vaults OF this corpo-
ration in its favor, and the interest due. The
Register states the indebtedness consists of
bonds to the amount of $4,000, for which GER
tifcates Of stock were issued per act of April II,
1911, 10 alu IN completing the chesapeake and
Ohio canal, and certificate for sc 900. the last
interest on which was paid to Mr.. Boswell, Re
gister, Oct. /, 1867. The Register gives the
dates of reauisitiOns, with amounts and interest
due from July I, 1854, to January LIST last, foot
ing up bonds and certificates S56 5000; total in
terest, s4s,Gsi. The Register says the Corpora
ton is regularly paying the interest stock is
sued In lieu Of the bonds, making a draft OF
about 50 600 ON the Corporation funds.
BUSINESS FROM THE ALDERMEN.
Bills for the relief OF John f. Lacy; for the
purchase of an iron safe for othe City Register
in Asylum, and bill to pay labOrers for grading
and grayeling Boundary street were passed. A
number Of bills from the Aldermen were re-
ferred.
NEW BUSINESS.
BY Mr.. Burgess-Bill for fOOtpavements on Il
street, between New Hampshire and Connecti-
cut avenues; referred. Resolution calling on the
Surveyor for estimate for grading and gravelng
I1th street, from n street to Boundary: passed.
BY Mr.. Hall-BiH to refund fine imposed on G.
w. Driver; referred. BY Mr.. HattOn-ResOlu-
tion recitmg that as rumOrs have been in circu-
latiOn affecting the credit of the Mayor and
Collector, the Mayor be requested to inform the
Board what amount Of monies have been col
lected and deposited since the first OF NOvem-
Der, and what amount has been expended and
for what purpose. The preamble was struck out
and the resolution laid en- the table. By Nj.
HOlden-Bill to condemn and open alley I'm
square 100; passed. BY Mr.. .Mcknight-PetitiOn
of j. s. Steam, Mrs. Retlow, and Mrs. A. Ii.
Bell; referred. by Mr.. Holden-Bll
for pavement on east side of Sixteenth
street from Massa chusefts aveutie fo Round-