American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-07-16

WAsHINGToN, July ID, 1915.

W ASHlNGTON, july ~ 1910
The proceedings i'll the City Councils yester-
day evening were unusually interesting. MI
Halliday, from the committee Oh police, TO
whom was referred the preamble ant resolution
Of Esd June last, to prohibit the Railroad IfGm
using steam engines within the limits OF the
city, and also containing the petitions on the
Name subject, made & written Report, accom-.
panied by Bill, entitled SAN Act to prohibit
the use of steam engines on the Washington
Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
within the limits of the city Of Washington
and TO regulate the speed of the cars thcreon;'
which was read twice and laid on the table.
The following is copy of an act, ''to prohl
Bit the use of Steam Engines on the Washing
ton Branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
within the limits ofthe city of Washington,ano
10 regulate the speed of the cars thereon;
Sec. /. Be it enacted, &c, That from and
after the LIST day of August next it shall not be
lawful for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company, to use any Steam Engine orEngines,
N drawing or propelling cars, wagons, or 9TH
or vehicles, on any part of the lateral branch OF
the Railroad within the limits Of this city, I'M
der penalty Of $40 for each and every Of
fence.
SEC ,, find be il enacted. That 1t shall not
be lawful TO drive any horse or horses attached
20 any car, wagon or other vehicle on the said
road within the corporate limits of the city, at
any other motion under a penalty Of twenty
dollars for each and every offence.
SEC. S, And be ii enacted, That so much Of
the Sd section Of the act approved April Sd,
1885, relating to the Bait s. Ohio Rail Road
rs permits the use Of steam engines, within GER
tain limits therein named, be the same is here
by repealed.
SEC. a, ind be Il enacted, That all fines i'm
posed by the provisions Of this act shall be le-
covered and distributed as other fines are by
law recovered aud distributed
The seat of MIR. Dove, member of the Board
Of Aldermen, from the 6;h ward, has been
contested, and the evidence of his election re-
ported to a committee. The committee made
a favorable report yesterday evening, which
the Board has not yet acted on,
Our city, though dull so far as public bust
mass is concerned, presents rather lively APP
pearahce: many new buildings are in progress
Of erection, and the foundations laid for many
more. stone pavement is nearly finished in
Sevsnth-st., which will add much to the beau
~ and utility of that improving thoroughtare
The contractors for paving the Avenue have
commenced to pave and gravel near Fuller''
Hotel. The plan of this great improvement
IS such as to divide it into three roads, two o.
which are to be paved with egg stone, while
The middle pathway, or division, is to be over
aid with gravel. This beautiful street vii
then present the appearance Of three lines oil
streets running parallel with each other from
The Capitol to the Presidents House. The
view OF the Avenue from the western porticc
OF the Capitol when the present improvement
IS completed will be unusually handsome.
METROPOLIS.