Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-28
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.
Board Of Observation-Disclosures

the space outside the rail in thu Aldermen's Cham
packed with dense mass Of psrspiril spectators,
attracted through curiosity. others anxious t.
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Board to order at about halfpa o'clrck, all the
members present.
MESSAGE OF THE NATOR-FISANcIAL CONDITION OF
THs cITY-RLcoNaESDArIoNs.
The following communication was received from
MAYORS OFFICE, Washington, June q, 1870.
and Beard Of Common CouneiI:
GeDtlenen The business indisp -nssble to .
crossed attention since my induction to ONCE a. to
Leave no time nor oppertuni,y to obtain the informa
tion Of any general piaa for the correction Of the
dangerous abuses which have recently become man
fine my self in this communication to few specific
recomm ndatiOns, reseryng the privilege of making
such others at future day as the public interest
will FIRST state that in accordance with your res
John 9. Hckeiden. VIM B. Todd and Lewis s Gle
phane Z" commission" to ascertain the present
promptly upon their duties, and continue to hold
daily sessions In one Of the rooms OF the City Hall
and the aggregate very large giving reason
apprehend that this debt will range from TO
even If taxes be assessed at the high rates OF last
year, (afording revenue from that source greater
the entire Of the ensuing fiscal year, leaving
nothing for the payment Of the interest the pub
the FIRE department. the slmshouse sanitary resula.
tfSns, or the pay OF corporation sfiicers.
This immense debt has been contracted within the
past two years, and. believe, in a great measure
without public necessity and contrary to law. 1t
ploye $ Of every description, and of innumerabIe
sums alleged TO be due to contractors aud Ia
dertaken unless when money is in the treasury to
pay for it, This safeguard against the mourning of
usual devices. Checks have been drawn and re-
ceived to a large amount, with the understanding
suing year The checks issued in excess of posts
is SIR eco Some Of them, however, have been hon.
ored by the deposit bank, thus reducing the batting
drafts upos the bank ik'' increasing the over
In addition to these abuses the Commissioners of
improvements In the several wards have imposed a
large debt on the corporation by issuing '.orders TO
labOrers drawn citizens having official connec-
ton with the corporation. The amount of these
orders cannot yet be stated They have been issued
the oath Of the Commissioners, which requires them
fray the expense IF These orders have been sold
heavy discount, in many cases at 50 per cent be-
been done to the laborers. as we'll as to the tax,
pay ers. Ii is question of Importance whether the
thus issued in defiance Of law. Though should be
unwilling to do injustice to any one, It is eminently
posed to prevent executive ofcers from reckess1v
Involving the public in d, BIT, If it be necessary
conduct a misdeamenor punishable by fine and i'm
in reference to portions of the imp nding debt, the
entire amount is Of such magnitude to preclude
Allotted the 2. mt wnn aa ase !s9n
deem it unadvsable to fund it if we possessed the
vides that the funded debt OF the corporation shall
not be increased either by borrowing money or
thirds Of the legal voters at annual election ~
We are bound by this provision, and have no alter
an enabling ACT to fund it, Which feel assured rcd
would not be regarded with popular favor.
ten ent Of these claims, after they shall have been
properly audited that certificates of Indebtedness
gress having been first obtained,) the second and
third classes to bear interest a. the rate of per
made receivable for taxes due the corporstion-the
Ist class for taxes in 1870 the second class
taxes payable in Is72. BY this means the payment
OF the debt may be extended over three years with
out seriously affecting the stock of the city doing
injustice TO its CREDITORS il may be presumed thai
the certihcates would maintain their par value until
aDsoi ped In the payment of taxes in the manner
1 further recommend in order to meet the immedi.
are 81, 81 the city 1nat loan not exceeding
pay the interest on the public debt due on Friday
to whom 1--WE months salary viii be due At the same
time and also to pay officers of the corporation to
whom viii be due an amount equal To five months
pay for the whole numt though some of them have
bt en- favored with nearly the entire amount to which
also recommend IN this connection the repeal of
the act approved February l, $50, authorizing a
barrassed condition Of the corporation and the de-
probation OF its credit, the executive unable TO
also recon mend, for the security 81 Y spy
the City Register that the ten year bonds now in his
possession, amounting to S5l,7OO, be counted and
jra thereof made unless the "Reminiscences nov
In session shall find other debts contracted prior 10
the last administration, to the payment Of which
they are applicable.
1 further recommend that the bill imposing taxes
TO enable the city to meet current ex'
penses, and determine upon the execution Of such
work as may be deemed most essential.
The experience of the Councils will doubtless de-
wise other to relieve the present emosrrass
necessary for me to say that in all Legislation direct
"a TO this end you Will have my cheerful GS0psra
On motion of MIR. Chase, the communication was
referred to the COMMITTEES on finance. when appoint
NOMINATIONS BY THE MAYOR.
The Chair also laid before the Board communities
b. the Board the following ,named psrsons:HEnoch
nSt1en, dGSrPoFss.ion AttSrney WW Forsyth sa-
iendent Of schools. Chss H. Jones. Messenger to
Nay Mayor; John Burns Night Watehmsn west wing
pHSat George SScG % Bads1a
and Ed. A. Watson, Board of Fire Commissioners.
IF Es G9% Fin.
Department. =; n; Struggled, Secretary Board Of
adG w Of R1S
ton Asylum. $. N: Hilton, Peter =. Bacon and
samuel NGrment C9mmi,sioners Of the Asylum
Hatsen CLERK 6snts! Market. Joseph Ss s1ass
Assistant Clerk Center Market. Alfred Day, Clerk
Western Market. J. A. Williams. Clerk Northern
Market. w. A. Hughes, Clerk Eastern Market
SteIhen PreRtiss, Sealer Weights and Measures.
=. Crabbs, Inspector Of Flour, 80. Wood aad
Coal Measurers-John e. Clark, First Canal
Ply sicians to the PooreC. II. Hines, First Ward;
b Howard, second Ward; ii: A. puncsnson, Third
Ward; w. l.. Naylor, Fourth Ward; A. Il. Johnson,
Fifth Ward; L. A. Adams, sixth Ward; James Ri
cord: Seventh Ward. Apotheearies 10 the Poor-E.
l.. Ridgely, First Ward; w. II. Daw, Second Ward;
J. Il. CassiD, Third Ward; Oscar Oldberg, Fourth
Ward; b. B. Ferguson, Fifth Ward; r. O. Line
aweayer. sixth Ward; Z. v. Boswell, Seventh
Ward. j q. Stephenson, Physician to Small pox
Hospital. j. Kaiser, Il. l.. Harbaugh, = Gray,
j. G. Robinson, ,. Richardson, and X. M. A Zen
wick, Inspectors and Measurers of Lumber. Lamp
lighteIs-George Daysprng, John N. Washington,
First Ward; James Il. Davis, j. w. Shorter, Second
Ward; Charles Stewart w: Dayis: Third Ward;
Rollins, Fourth Ward; G. A simonds, A. Weems,
Ward; G. J. Marshall, Il. A. Armstead, W. ID. TIA
bier, Seventh Ward Superintendent Of Sweeps
Henry Clay, Western District; = Swsggsrt, East
era District Scayengers-WaIker White, William
schooler, First Ward: III. hitchcock, j. NJ.
Brown. second Ward; John II. Keenan,, James Rey-
nods, Third Ward; Palmer Brise oe, James p. Glotz
beck, Fourth Ward John ID. White, Chesterfield
Marshall, Fifth Ward; Martin Moore, John I. Nor
gan, Sixth Ward; George II. Newman, John X.
Pierce, Seventh Ward. Commissioners Of Improve
Hiram Brown. First Ward; Davit
Fisher, Second Ward; b. Hutchins, Third Ward;
George Follansbee, FOURTH Ward; Samuel Cook,
b. Cramer, seventh Ward.
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