Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-07-26

conf med, yeas Is; Or. H. A. Duncanson, laird
Ssyor sss Na III tss at i p
ba1 ia report the conTtse
iDaiion was contirmed-yess ) nays 5. DR.. A Z.
Johnson, Fifth W ard.relectec, yeas 8, nays7. Or.
James Ricord, sey enth Ward. MI; Crossnsn said
the chairman Of the COMMITTEES would make favor
the chances of the nominee for confirmation
aughter The nomination Was confirmed-yeas
WAND APoTHEcARIEs. THREE CONFIRMED, FOUR
WaId-eonsrmed, yeas j.; ". d. Daw, Second
wsId-Tejsettd, yes, ), NAYS $: Me chant 4 Butler,
sddi,iCns spothee aries 70 poor Fourth Thy. WastnIe,
5s,eotsed yeas 9sys !. Lipss.saSe, sixth
SECRETARY TO The hoard OF HEALTH. =,
strnsed for secretary s to the Board Of Health
confirmed, yeas S
THE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Also, the nomination of the following mem
hers Of the Board of Health: Fret Ward
.sssoP Fl me Is
| Ward1rr D. w Bissmccnii!med, yeas L. u A.
Ieeted, y, as 5, nayss. Eoarth %srd-br. George "
fhi LHIdesHE%i
rejected, yeas 5, nays 5; Or; Vim; WalIacesre-
| II. Nick confirmed, yeas u. 1.-THE other n0nina
ton in this ward was passed over by request Of the
confirmed, yeas H.
NJ, CHASE f wnsH IL ", A.YLgM ASYLUM
ported back the nsnIna,iGn o. Joseph Hodgson
sioner Of the ylum rejected, yeas s. nays s. blank
samuel Noamen,p similar rg po.on
| Jected, yeas s, nayss.
Mr. shepherd moved that the board proceed to
ballot the nomination of Mr.. George W. GoOdall
tor Bker
| and slster) The nomination was coniirmed-yeas
wN. FORSYTH CONFIRMED.
Mr.. Chase, Of improvements committee. reported
| tendent of Sewers, &c; confirmed, yeas 9, nsysi
WATER BOARD.
the Water Bosrs-y.w Thompson, confirmed, yeas
George w Linvlle confirmed, yeas IL, nays j; {. s
Moves; confirmed yeas II, nays 2:
Mr.. Connolly INTRODUCED Joint resolution for the
Aso OF ,1s sey
neil for relief referred
| to Gait wharf-rePeaing the act which provides
that the wood measurer of the first canal district
Mr. Barker ntroduced bill to lay water main in
street, from va to 9th street y. W.; passed.
and pagi III 9 sas the .ssas
the st day of July each thereafter, "to adyer
the city for proposals for furnishing the
with flag and paving stone timber lumber and tools
tor furnishing each article separately shall be
iiiioni Tor relief Of VIM NJ Slow sn"to pay him G
on the night of June Sd, 1869; referred
Mr.. Moore presented the petition Of Jas. Fisher,
Attwenty minutes to IL O'Clock p. IN. the Board
adjourned.
Board Of Common Council.
President Holden in the chair aud all the members
message read from the Mayor enclosing the
accounts OF r. A. Bacon, spothecaIy, for medicines
tiers ending pril 10th, aud Juy 10th, lsio 4 COM
municaiOn from the City Register, transmitting in
this city and the psid for licens S. was
received and referred to committee of ways and
means.
A., THE eERIIFIcArEs OF INpEBrEDNEss.
MT Pope mo We, that the rules be suspended in
the issue of certificates Of indebtedness
to pay The corporation debt.
advocated 4; after which the ayes ami noes were
The regular business OF the Board was then taken
mp.
Mr.. Freeman offered joint resolution TO reduce
se snIIsn' Of the sG,poIa9n similar to
committee OF ways and means ~
Mr. Monlden introduced an act to grade and gravel
referred Joint RESOLUTION to APPOINT -
confer With General Michier in reference to laying
street; adopted Resolution to place h5,irant on
the corner Of eth and streets; referred.
Mr.. Burgess presented petition for laying water
mail in llth street, from to streets; referred
M Levi ntsEdnced an act t. Proyse furniture
Gsorge Toby. referred.
Leonard; referred. Also, bill to lay water main on
south street between 2d and 81 east, and asked
that the rules be suspended aid the bill put its
passage Mr., Gaines moved 10 amend ty striking
out the word contract and insert in lieu "day 8
authorizing the laying Of the wafer maiu south S
street, from I'd to Sd east; passed Also, a petition
for opening an alley; referred to committee on i'm
Mr.. Lewis offered an act to revive an act for lay
ing sewer III alley leading from l. street brtwet m
9th and nh streets northwest. Passed.
Mr. Barton presented petition Of J =. Morrison
f Eai1rs EsrmA'on to make certain
Mr. Bowen introduced an act TO grade and gravel
VI street south, between ID and 9TH streets south
wet. Referred.
hFFoRrs GF Committees.
Mr. Burgess, fr, III the committee on police re-
ported fave rably the following bills and recon
mended their passage: Joint resolution grantiI g
John T Hoover the privilege of erecting bay win
Mr. Piper, from committee on markets, repor,ea
favoIably on bin making sky light in Northern
Make, passed Bill for repairs about the Western
Mr.. Piper, IRON the committee ON he alth, report
ed a'@ranly on bill . to Bacon for ol
LinewaytI for furnishing medicine to the poor Of
the sixth Ward .tHiX pas'e glox .Lprnvsx
Kesointicn Of hide,men IN relation to act Of Con
ferred to committee on markets. Also conc rent
solution apR0int,ng committee to INQUIRE into
Inc CONSTRUCTION OF the " street sewer aud paving
contracts, was passed.
THE CORPORATION PRINTING
Concurrent resolution relative to appointing n
committee to advertise for proposals or printing.
and to avn ard the contract, was received.
MIR. Pope offered "A substitute, authorizing the Sec
retsTes TO the two Boards to contract the print
ing of the Journal. Mr. Barton offered an amend
ment that the Secretaries be authorized to invite
proposals, in order 10 give the work to the lowest
bidder, but subsequently, withdrew il. Mr. Free
man offered anne ndment to include the Secretaries
ef the two Boards on the con mttee agreed to, and
the resolution adopted.
THE CERTIFICATES.
MIR. Barton moved to take up tho bill authorizing
the issue II certificates to pay the Corporation in
debtedness, and moved the previous question: which
CESS at the last meeting Of the Board. to pay the
laborers in cash was lost. The bill A. passed by
the following vote :-Ayes-Messrs. Barton, Bassetf
Burgess, Carraher, Ganes, Cant, Hunt, lewis
Mccoy, Murray, Donnoghue, Palmer, Pope, Rob
ertson, Wilmer and the presidfnt-(lG.j Mays
Messrs. Bowen. Brooke, Freeman, Moulden and
Piper-t5D Mr.. Moulden asked to be excused from,
voting, but the Board refused TO excuse him,
The Courts.
ORPHANS COURT, Judge WyLe-An anthem
iicated copy Of the will of the late Letita Clark
of Baltimore was filed and admitted to probate
and record. She names as executors Elizabeth
CLARK and Anthony Hyde. The will OF the late
John II. Trnnnell was filed and partially
proven. w. ID. Cassin is named as executor
Letters of administration on the estate of Lewis
+. Grass were issued to Alfred &. Grass-bond
$1,000. Ellen O'COnner was appointed guardian