Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-05-17


tn Vice President tMr. Cbsmpcnl called the board
irssr o. ss sst and IN tss absence
E,oI,m, There not being quorum present, Mr..
Connolly royed TO adjourn 70 to morrow this eve
carried
Board Of Common Council.
President Holden in the chair prayer by Mr..
freeDsnp and all the members present except
Messrs. Gaines. Cant, U 'DoEogh and wilmer.
a message vas received from the Mayor announc-
reg9It .p6 committee to The bulldog mmis
te Of the Washington Asylum; laid the table and
ABLE 70 his order November L. is5s. Tor Sn gay,
ana has deposited the b.ance So p pbis S sar
account be aud referred io commttee o una. sns
THE WOOD PAVEMENT on THE AVENUE.
message was received from the n syor enclosing
@ f from hs to as t
Paving cempany s snd
ss ss and 50 81 per square yard, S lsss2a s. W.
@ent s. 70 per sSHafe 1 vsPd' E2a S
nsills;t FeIlsns6es pavement $3.50 per SOU, re
and resetue u $50 feet of cnro $50 loads eravei
and eco feet Nat stons under curb, s. 2,3 30 For
sn,ia s. ard Il 9thsrs fo. sIyces re9de5ed
Gleason. extra era aiding on Pennsy wanna avenue.
between 18th ard 18Th streets aud cleaning avenue,
saSs Total SGn cost. s@ Th To.si Lewis
merits S7l Sol o. Deficiency, sSi $50 g..
being the last. named sum more than the entms
trount OF the sssess1' nts on the whsle number If
yard except two iet each side of the railroa track
Which, urder the act Of Congress referred to, the
the right to Construct and therefore not cou
strueted nor assessed By the commission By the
Bile stone had been sold up to Hay s. ISL at IS cents
per load-S Sl9 Is The actual receipts from this
ment not yet having been made with all the con
tractors purchasing oobble stones The fees Of the
Collector will amount to a considerable sum, as he
claims his commission Of one per cent, only on
the money paid in before certificates were issued
money raid in afterwards, which goes TO the holders
al Ss c bs sane are seysrod
pad, or Tor the settlement of which no adequate
of u. Jones and Thomss Lewis" He recommends
that ttl be passed by the Board of Aliermsn and
eertseses similar to those ALREADY ssne by sbe
commission gain't he corporation, to the amount
9i S3i;oV, or 30 much thereof as may be necessary
Mr Pope introduces bill author izing the issuing
VI certificates but objection was made.
=, Mr. Pope, from the. Committee ON Ways and
alton e%psnssts Ii. speaintsa to
s.ceItsin the indebtedpess of the corporation; re-
ps..e M4 IT, t the S9m
@ H snS
Eiii & bS Ss:, 4Sas S Sf
h Bale Jo !,aa Hfsey GGEPs9' Shea Bran
on Police, reported bill granting certain
RObsTtsoS from the committees on as ss de,st
Hent r. ported bill to purc base fire alarm bell
on BIN 'e
Boswell apo,hecary for the poor. of the seventh
asked to Be from the Of the
peffiS M 81 A. Taylor cSntes,ing the seat Of MT
snd seventh wsSds reported bill Tor ehansios : err
sdGd Grades re- in the segsnth Wsrda the neghh
after loIs debate, was passed.
Mr. Murray introduced bill to pay Dr.L.J Drsper
for me ical attendance on Frank Donnelly and Geo
MP mGTld epems sis ADOPTED sa:outior which
adopted, that as 1t has been asserted by of
IN the n h tine oolS OF G
implying corruption on the part Of members Of this
Water h eistrar Of sSs eorpoIacn be reaGestss
to inform the board Of the name OF the party usng
The names Of the Members Of the board Who have
received money.
Mr.: freeman offered a resolution, which was
adopted, calling the n syor for q correct state
nent Of all uDexecuted acts Of the Sixty Seventh
Sixty Eighth Council that have been executed or
3rleied 70 De executed, and the amount OF expehdi
Also, resolution, which was adopted. that on and
after this date no bin or oint resolution sas be
neousiy paid or taxes on account Of over assass-
mentG.
Also, resolution, which was adopted. that it
appears from an article publ. he'd in tie Dag
MoIn,ns Ctrcntcie Of May 8, ls7i under the heading
OF - stop hief," thar improper means have been
used Tor the purpose OF securing the Passage Of
numerous bills through these Councils without due
consideration, and such assertions made public
reflection upon the character and standing oi
every member Of these Councils, that the ed tor OF
the Dang MCrBtHg Cnvon icle BE- requested to give 10
the public the names OF and all members II this
O1rd who are either directly or indirectly engaged
ia WI olesse swir dies alluded 10 in said con nIunica
ton. with any facts connected Herewith; that a
CoTmittee Of three members be appointed for he
PURPOSE Of presenting these resolutions and quIrDR
as TO TIRE cOrrec' Ress If the article referred 10.
Mr.. Burgess introduced bills for the relief Of NJ ar
Faret teas, Eliza Waters, and Henry Barton; pa sd
Mr. FarsT introduced bin for tho relief Of III.
proprietor OF the Nat,o.al hspE,t'cag and the
EVEN Nc tTAR Newspaper Company; passed. Mr.
Pope intrc dnoed bill % pay the Sanday Herald for
publishing election notices Of 1870, and bill for the
relief 81 the night vatcfan of the wing Of the
CitT Hall; passed Bill to carry out the recon
mendatton OF the Mayor by furnishing certificates
Of fnde btsdness to the contractors for paving OF
PeDnsylyani avenue. There not being q quorum
tiCD of this bill.