Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-06-28
COMMITTEES.
90 uara Announced "a follOWs.

CoMNIrIEEs.
The committees were announced as follows
sess, Mccoy. Bsssett, Gaines and Hunt. Improve
mentsaMessrs. Lewis. Burgess, Brooke, ,ponnSg-
ton Of water-Messrs. Bsssett. Murray. Piper,
Pope. RGbsrtsoni Barton and CaIrshsr Claims
Messrs. Burgess, Brooke, Wilmer, Mccoy Cant,
and A. cssr 1. Sapsl..Mes:. sa.s Murray s
%ns1 aSa
observation-disclosures Robertson, Bar.on and Piper.
sS
BsilrososGIMe ssrs. Bassett, Burgess. MCCOY and
1nfi oished Bu.ine..-Me,sr. Piper and Bowen. 10
Andit and Control the Uopsnssn. nTPensss Of the
goiaf Ssfen GAME. and
Cant Hes!,h-hess,s; Piper B.ss.tt and Hunt Int
BssseI B5ssn Ppe; Kebs s%e
sp, Barton IT, and Brooke. To hePresent the Inter
BiIls-Mr. Pope; Money. Transaction of the Cor
Gaines: To Count and Destroy Due Bills-Mr.
message was received from the Mayor in relation
70 the finances, printed In the Adermen's proceed
inss abSysl and after reading i was ordered on
A message was Also received from the Mayor, in
forming the Board Of the death Of Mr. Samuel Espy.
cessOr may be elected, as the law requires.
THE sUPkRISrENDENT OF sEwERs.
OF Superintendent Of Sewers, &c. and asked a sus
pension Of the rules to put the bill its passage
eessaryjEyess Is; nays-Messrs Lewis. o Donosnne,
Pope, Palmer, Robertson, and Wilson o The Dill
THE FAViSe csxrRAcrs, ETC.
Mr.. Free nan introduced the following which were
the west wing of the Ulty Hall. Petition OF q. A
ing Also resolutions, which were adoptes, request
all bids for laying sidewalks and grading and or.
cling which have been submitted since March 1852
money is due to the police, school teachers corpora
Mr.. Piper Introduced resolution to abolish the con-
tract syst' for grading and grayeling streets Re
INFRINGEMENT.
a., Lewis Presented resol otion for reduction Of
the salaries OF members ts $500 per annum $500 is
the present salary and the salaries of the officers of
the Board 10 per cent.
canals as there was more mud there than here and
he wanted it buried; iost-yeas7 7, nays IA.
DESTROYS that the reform might be commenced at
once.
OF the corporation should be reduced at the same
ratio.
Messrs Bower; Brooke, Burgess, C.rraher, Free
man man Gaines, Mccoy, Mouldn and Piper-9. Nays
Mr.; Burgess moved to indefinitely postpone; lost
yeas 9, nays H.
on ways and means.
n
Mr.. Lewis offered . resolution, which was adopted
requesting the Mayor to instruct the committee in,
certain If the late ward commis sioners have al
lowed for rainy days and holidays Also, one which
Board tSe
missoners have any authority to issue ,rtiicates of
Mr.: Pope offered a resolution requesting the
Mayor at his earliest convenience, to cause to be
the city for the o Mr. sHe Bsrse.s
urged that Il was unnecessary to request the Mayor
ton remark ed that sayles j. Bowen had not oo an
piled with the law in this respect; and he was not
SURPRISED AT tie attempt TO keep the bids hid The
resolution was adopted.
Mr. pope ais, 1f io,I1dncs ST sGaoSLi
the Mayor wheth. suitable accommodations for the
OF Trustees Of PUBLIC Schools and their Off
Mr.; Bsssett introduced bills for the relief of TT
east, between and streets north; do 9th street
side Of b street south; which were referred hui ~
-; MT: Barton offered concurrent resolution in rela
taries Of the boards to contract WITH the lowest
responsible bidder; which was agreed to.
AttdSnsT % es redueins the salary Of
abolish the office Of Disbursng CLERK; which we're
Mr., Bowen offered resolution amending the act of
april le6o so as TO prohibit elective appoint
tract under the corporaton or being r IL, sp
such contracts; adopted
Mr.. Hunt presented petition for pump in square
o43; referred
BUSINESS FROM THE ALDERMEN
- The following were receiS ed from the Aldermen
Resolution providing for the Adjournment of the
Boards to Tuesday, July 5th amended by Inserting
Monday, July 18th, and adopted
Bill amending act Of February, 1870, authorizing
the MayOr to anticipate the revenue to nav the in
terest on the funded debt, the police teachers &C
was received 'and Nj T Pope moved a SUSPENSION OF
the rules TO put the bill on its passage.
MI Burgess objected and, assisted by his col
lssgqs, Mr. Piper, attempted to stave of action but
ma niossgr 90 refer TO the committee on WAYS
meeting, prevailed. ~ eA'
Joint resolution asking Congress TO pass an act
an endlng the laws in reference to the of
taxes was taken up, and after llibustering by
Messrs. Burgess and Piper, was adopted.
Adjourned, at II o'clock.