Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-26

Board Of Aldermen, April 25th.

munications from the Mayor-two, transmit
ting the accounts of the apothecaries of the
Second and Third Wards for the quarter end
ing March 81, 1870, which were referred: one,
transmitting the statement of the account of
the Corporation with the First National Bank
showing balance due by the city to this date,
Sl2i, l22. As; ten year bonds, SH $500.
NEW BUSINESS.
Also, two communications from the City Sur
veyor-one stating that the best mode of abatng
the nuisance IN alley in square s6s is to grade
and pave the alley; one stating estimated cost
Of grading and crawling 9th street east. between
Massachusetts, and Pennsylv ania avenues, to be:
Grading 6,s3 cubic yards, at IS cents, 81 ,Zyo5.'
g 252 81; total, ., 54s.71. Referred to Commit
tee on Improvements.
Mr.. Davis introduced resolution requesting
the Surveyor to measure work done by j b.
Jones in repairing footways and cutters in the
First Ward; referred.
Mr.. Stew art intro duced bills for relief Of p.
Jordan and Daniel Mccarthy; referred. Also
resolution requesting the Mayor to communicate
to the Board by whose authority the sub Board
of Trustees of the Public Schools for the First
lin School Building clocks costing the Corpora
ton the sum of $500 more or less; also, vino Occu-
pies the school house at the corner of 14th and q
streets n. W., and what amount of rent is
ceived for the same, and to whom the said rent
is paid; passed.
Mr.. Chase introduced bill, accompanied by
petition, RENTING fine of $50 imposed on him
by Justice Chase for soliciting trade without
License; referred. Also, similar bill in favor OF
A. ID. Ware fined $50 for same offence; referred.
Also. presented petition of Franc and Goldman
for per mission to erect a bow window; referred.
THE RACE FOR THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
CONNOLLY DEFINES HIS POSITION.
Mr.. Connolly rising to privileged question
said:-Mr. President: am reported in one of
the daily papers which these Councils pay for
publishing the proceedings as having on Thurs
day evening last elected, in anticipation, to the
MayoIalty Of this city, the gentleman to my
left (Mr. Energy When spoke Of the posi-
bility of his soon egislating for, as well as gov
erning the city and swapping his fingers at these
Councils did not so elect him, and nobody will
oieOa him next June If the present Mayor and his
srt cial partisans win only act with little
kindly for bearance. Mayor Bowen, Alderman
Croker, Register Cook and Major Richards
have been named as candidates for the Mayor
atty ON the Republican side. Among all these
gentlemen Mayor Bowen is not my first choice
although hold him to be queltess of the charges
a gentleman and his integrity as public officer.
In full Republican convention, Mr.. Bowen
will probably prove the strongest man, and
enough to elect him. But 1 claim for
every Republican in the city the right that L
shall exercise, to give expression to his own
darkness for having the temerity to do so.
Without the conference Of all portions of the
party, neither Mr.. Bowen nor any other Repub-
1ican can be elected. A convention is therefore
essential. In that convention, 1 repeat, Mr..
Bowen will probably succeed, but not until after
he and his friends shall have conceded to the
minority the rights and the respect to which
they are entitled. Unless they are willing to
make such concessions they will but poorly
deserve success. Every member of the Repub-
lican party who, failing to secure the nominal
ton OF his own favorte candidate, yet votes for
the nominee Of the majority, must be held
entitled to all the benefits of his party relations
as though he had originally preferred the sue
the enunciation of this principle BY the majority,
and ought TO exact it as an essential preliminary
to nomination by and for the whole party.
MORE NEW BUSINESS.
Mr.. Clark presented petition OF Emanuel Ma
for relief from pay ment OF special tax levied
on his lot At in square 800, for curbing, paving
and guttering street in front Of said lot; re-
ferred- Also, introduced bill for relief Of John
Schultz, accompanied by petitiOn); referred.
Also, bill to grade and gravel 9th street east,
from Massachusetts to Pennsylvania avenues;
referred.
Mr.. Champion presented petition of Hugh
Tuohy, complaining of excessive assessment,
and praying for relief; referred.
MIR. Baker introduced bill with petition) to
lay water main On street, from AZ TO 18th
street 5. W.; passed. Also, resolution request
ing the Surveyor to report, at the next meeting
Of this Board, whether or not there are any ir-
regularities or inaccuracies in locating the point
where the curb and gutter now are at the north
east corner of ID street and Virginia avenue s.
W.; also from thence down said ID to Al street;
passed. Also, moved to return to Martin Ray
nor the certificate showing that he had deposited
500 to the credit of the corporation for liquor
license which was rejected by the Police Board;
agreed to.
Mr. Emery introduced resolution instructing
the Collector TO inform this Board whether
there is record in his Office of any legal assess
ment for opening and paving of an alley in
square 535, some time IN or prior to the month
Of November, 1864. Adopted.
REPoRTs FROM FINANCE COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Connolly, from the Committee on Finance,
dence Hospital, Tin recognition Of the dement's it
Is comforting upon helpless and suffering persons
residing in this city, and upon strangers and So
iOurners here" Passed.
THE STANTON PORTRAIT.
Also, reported bill authorizing the painting of
a hfe-siZe portrait of the late Hon. Edwin NJ.
Stanton. Mr.. Connolly, in submitting the bill,
said he was instructed by majority Of the Com
mittee on Finance to report the bill making an
appropriation to procure portrait OF the late
ton that it pass. He did not concur, he said, in
the recommendation; first, because the special
benefactors of our city, rather than even the
greatest and best of our nations heroes and
statesmen and sages, should be chosen as the
proper objects or such manifestations of our
homage; and, secondly, because it seems to be
that moment in which we are behind
sumed is not oppOrtune for the assumption of
a new avoidable enterprise involving the expen-
diture Of thousands Of dollars, however the OBJ
jeets IN view may accord with the sentiments OF
Mr.. Chase warmly eulogized Mr.. Stanton,
and spoke Of the great services he rendered to
the country, and to this city especially, during
the war, and hoped the resolution would be
adopted.
Mr.. McCathran could not oppose the meas
ure, bit thought that at this time the money
could be better applied in paying the creditors
of the corporation. If they painted the portrait
Of any public man, then next to George WASH
ington and Abraham Lincoln, Edwin n. Stanton
should be the man.
MIR. Champion advocated the passage Of the
bill.
Mr.. Moore could not oppose the passage of
the bill, but was sorry ii was brought in here.
Mr.. Morsell agreed with Mr.. Connolly.
After further debate the bill passed-yeas Q,
nays 2, lMessrs. Connolly and MOrsell) Aessrs.
Baker, Davis and Moore did not vote.
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Mr.. Connolly, from Finance Committee, also
reported substitute for bill for relief of the New
England Friends Mission: appropriatlng Sl18.6s
to the mission lin aid of its benevolent under
taking in teaching and befriending destitute
Freedmen dwelling in this city," The substi-
tute was adopted and the bill passed. Also, re-
ported adversely on bill for relief Of Ii. n.
Pierce, appropriating 500 to pay him for his
services in securing from the government the
set OF standard weights and measures for the
corporation; and after q long debate the bill
was rejected-yeas 2, (Messrs. Chase and Slater
nays H. Also, reported favorably bills for relief
Of Benjamin Motion and BENZ amin Waters, and
they were passed. Also, bill appropriating
81, 100 to pay the Assessors-S300 eacl-for ex-
ira services in perfecting the assessment, (they