Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-08-22

SSTArs or TIE THERMOMETER The thsr.
pcmeser, IN our eornting- room ut IL o'ciooh
'o-day, stood III SO degrees above zero
PRocEEsINGs 0P ALDERMEN AND COUNCIL -
The Board of Aldermen. Pr esideot i'm the eh nj r
proceeded 70 business at the usual bour Yes
terday afte noon. The committee in relation
TO the appointment of I. McGlue, a seayenger
reported faYsrsbiy; laid on the table and mad
the order Of the day for monday next John
Stevens was confirmed as lumber measprer
In the place Of John W. Furyuson. deceased
The bill regulating marketing end huckster
ing was then taken up. II provides.
That it shall not be lawful At any time, ex.
cep; within the two hours next succeeding the
hours established by Law for closing the sew
ersl markets OF this city, for any person to
: buy or offer, or promise to buy at any failure
time ether than within tho two hours aforesaid
or 10 procure or induce any other person to
buy or offer or promise 10 bry at any failure
time other than within the said two hours, for
his or her benefit or use, and for the purpose of
selling again in the markets Of or outside the
boundaries of this city, any vegetables. fruit.
game butter or eggs; and every person offend
ing against the provisions of this act shall,
upon conviction thereof, pay. a fine Of tan dol,
lars; and for every subsequent offence fine
of twenty dollars, one half in each case TO the
use Of the informer; aud any person So offand
Ing the third time, if holding q license from
this Corporation as huekster, he or she shall
in addition to the fine hereby imposed. forfeit
his or her license as aforesaid, and no such
lksnse shall hereafter be Issued to such per.
6on so offending.
That it shall not be lawful for any licensed
huckster TO hold stand upon, or use, or oc-
cupy, for the purpose OF selling or tn nreven
any other person from selling upon, any part
of the pavement Of the square or 90 cares upon
which either OF the market houses arc or NAV
be built, or upon any avenue or street opro
site the same, within fifteen feet of the Gu RI
line, under a penalty of FIVE dollars for each
and every ofense-one- half to the use of the
informer.
That so much Of the fifth section OF tbe sc,
approved oath Map, 1853. entitled An net to
regulate markets" as is Inconsistent with this
get. be and the same is hereby repealed
After an explanation of the ohiscts of the
oct. it was passed TO a third reading:
Yeas-Messrs. Reed, Bayly, Evans, Pepper,
Fitzpatrick, Houston, Clarke, Marks, Pierson.
ard lIill-l0.
Nsy.-Mesrrs. Magruder and Dove.
Mr.. johnson was excused from voting. The
bin was passed, and the Board adjourned.
Common Couneti-In this Board the Presi
dent called he members TO orde- a. the ap-
pointed hour. when petitions were pIesentel
by Mr.. Barr from the Second Ward. to improve
certain pavements, &c; by Mr.. Davis, Third
Ward, for improvement Of 5.h and 9th streets
west, on square 4S2: by Mr.. Busey, Fifth
Ward, for refunding 10 Mr. Caspari moneys
paid; by Mr.. killmon of Fifth Ward, for re-
laying and pnviDg pavement in square 9O4, of
Mr.. Joseph Bettey; by Mr.. Gill, of Sixth Wand
for permitting the rebuilding of back of
frame buildipgin square -29i; which petitions
were appropriately referred
Mr.. Smith, from the Committee of WAYS and
Means, reported adversely to petition Of J. II
Wise; agreed TO-
Mr Barr. from same committee, reported
certain resolutions in favor of the Metropolitan
Railroad
Mr.. Davis from Committee on Improve.
nents, rep3rted an act to appropri ate $500 to
ELL, level, and gravel parts of K and N streets
the money to be taken from the Fourth Ward
fund; passed.
Mr.. Plant, from same committee, Re ported an
act TO grade and pave an alley ia, the rear OF
ST. eet square GIG: passed
Mr.. Davis. from the Same committee. re-
ported an act 10 pave an alley ia sauars 293
Bills from the Board of Aldermen.-To gran,
n. Du6y permission to build wall or ferre
on 4th street east; read.
A joint resolution repeating the Joint re-
solution OF 1858, in regard to O site, plan.
DC for the Western Market. was, on motion
Of Mr. Dom, referred to the Commmittee on
Police, after discussion. The site under tn
resolution was selected on h street, between
18th and 10th A new act for the site was re-
fsrred. ,...--
bill for the appointment Of one commits
Homer for each of the 1st. 81. 3d. and All,
Wards, salary $500. Mr.. Banberger moved
to extend its provisions to the 5th, 9Th and eth
Wards; when the bill was referred
bill to puIch ase lots to 20, Oh square lO7,
for the West Market House
A bill in regard To paving south street,
fyOF f., Nh ~
referred. 1'-a ,-..- =
A bill appropriatng $50 for contingent sx
Penses of the Auxiliary Guard to pay Jos
Coon fsr expenses on canal, west and in re-
,> gard to grading and paving IN alley in square
80, were passed. Returned act 10 pay s24
rent Of Watch house in Seventh Ward with
an amendment, due John Simon. Coneurred
Mr.. Barr introduced a bill to pay N. B.
Smith, So oVerpaid taxes Mr. KiIlmon, bill
approprlating $500 for CASUAL repairs of streets
and avenues IN the Fifth Ward, which we're
carried. ..ti....- -.
Mr.. Duncanson called up bill from the
Board OF Aldermen for the relief Of r. G..
briscoe, creditiog him with S3l for erroneous
assessment OF bis property in Fourth Ward.
Passed.
THE LIQUOR BILL DEBATE
Mr. Dom moved to take I'D the special or.
der, being an act to suppress the sale, 30, Of
liquors tsee another column, for bill at length; i
which was agreed to; when the President left
tae chair, and called Mr.. Barr the, eto.
Ihe chair stated that the question was on
The motion of Mr.. Busey. made at the last ses-
sion, to refer the act to the corporation attor-
ney Tor his opinion az to the power Of the city
TO enforce such law
MY Wa lker moved to lay the motion on the
saole which was lost-yeas 10 nays9
Mr. Dom opposed the motion, as he did no.
MINK II necessary to ask the CORPORATION at
loIney what laws We shall pass.
Dir. Smith arose and stated th at no had inst
come from a sick room to take uart in the con-
alteration Of this act. He contended tina. it
was the Attorneys duty TO ascertain whether
an act OF ours can be enforced before il il at
tempted to enforce it, and therefore it was
every way proper, and would save time to
consult bin as TO the extraordinary provisions
OF this act. Thought We might certainly trust
Mr.. Bradley, Corr Grafton Attorney and thus
prevent present delay and future trouble
ne do not want to pass law which will be
useless, or wore, if taken to the Circuit
Court, or thence to the Supreme Court ss il
VIII De II passed and attempted to be enforced
The power conceded by the Judiciary Coz
mittee OF the House Of Representatives was in
relation to the right to regulate licenses. &c
but not to insult the people Of Washington
With searches and other 0utrages upon their
nights Ar. Smith spoke warmly, his views
rs given above being a mere sketch.
Dir. DuncansOn argued that the bill ough,
70 be perfected here before referring 10 the nj,