Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1856-02-05
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CITY AT AIRS.
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN
MoEpAY. February a. 1886.

MosDAY, February 4, 1856. IS
A communication was received from the lnspec
tor Of Fire Apparatus relative to the Northern
Liberties and Franklin Fire Companies.
The bill relative to the Gas Company was re-
turned from the Common Council with amend.
ments which were concurred in. These amend.
ments contemplate the lighting of Maryland ave-
nue. from the Capitol to the Long Bridge, and New
Jersey avenue to Massachusetts, avenue, and up
Massachusetts, avenue to Twelfth street.
The Committee on Police asked to be discharged
from the petition relative to Poudrette Companies
Granted.
Mr. Busey presented resolution in regard to
the sale Of lottery tickets contrary to law, praying
Congress to repeal said law, and TO allow the Cor
poration to grant licenses for the sale of lottery
tickets.
Mr.. Busey stated that he was In favor of law
authorizing the Corporation to prohibit or license
the sale Of tickets, as it might deem proper. The
Corporation now had the power to establish lotte-
ries but Congress had prohibited the sale of tick
cts. There an inconsistency here, which ought
to be remeded. II
The resolution was adopted.
Mr.. Emery introduced resolution, appropria-
ting 81 900 for the purchase of wood for the relief
of the poor hN
Mr.. Houston opposed the resolution.
Mr.. Emery supported It, He represented the
cedent.
Mr.. Bayly also supported II as the most equita-
bic manner in which the poor could be relieved.
At present many persons were daily called upon
to relieve the poor, and were pressed in this way
beyond their means "
Mr.. Pepper said that he had been resident Of
this city for thirysix years. and this was the hard
est winter he had ever known. He regarded the
appropriation as laudable and proper.
ha hiuh r,r{ca nf nv;uiopu ranuirad oil tha;,.
slender means. A large amount of money had
been locked up, and this aggravated the evils Of
the present season. He should vote for the appro.
priation
Mr.. Houston said that he contributed to the
poor in proportion to his means. But that was his
own and not the property Of other people
He would not vote away the means Of his con.
stituents for this or any other purpose.
During this cold weather his wood end his coal
had been stolen and also his axe But this he
would not make ground of prosecution, although
he knew the persons. Let it pass.
But he did not think it was acting in good faith
to appropriate money for this purpose. The char
ter laid down the law on this subject. fes
We had already been called upon to pay def
ciencies in the Asylum expenses, and also to buy
groceries. Where was this expenditure to stop !?
He thought 1t was high time to stop it now.
Mr.. Smith remarked that the groceries bill had
been lost in the other Board He was sorry for it.
With regard to the manner in which the last
81 900 for wood had been distributed, he admitted
that there had been some mistakes HE was in
favor Of committee of one from each ward taking
charge of it. 8@,
He was in favor of the bill, and he thought every
man Of humanity would vote for it.
He wished to amend the bill by providing for
selected by the Mayor.
Mr. Dove offered an amendment Of that nature
Mr.. Busey desired to call the attention of the
Alderman from the First Ward to the fact that the
members Of the Committee would be unable to as
certain when the money was expended.
Mr.. Magruder suggested that the Mayor could
divide the fund in an equitable manner.
This suggestion was Incorporated in the resolu-
ton. ~ b
Mr.. Pepper, in reply to Mr.. Houston, said that
his constituents would support him in his vote for
this resolution, and if they did not he would vote
for it from the dictates of humanity. He did not
care what the state of the treasury was. Would
we be willing, for $1,000, that one human being
should be frozen to deaths A human life was
worth more. than thousand dollars
The amendment was adopted, and the bill was
passed.
Ayes essrs. Dove, Magruder, Bayly, Evans,
Tretler, Emery Pepper, Smith, and Clark. s
Noes-Messrs. Miller, Marks, Busey, Houston,
and Pearson--5. soE 81
Mr.. Busey called up the bill in relation to the
stalls in the markets 1t fixes the rent of the
butchers stalls in the Centre Market at $60--and
in the other markets, at $25. The rent to COM
mence on the passage Of the bill. lls,
Mr. Magruder stated that the present rates COM
menced on the first of January consequently the
bill could not apply to those already occupying
stalls. Besides, the occupants of the Centre Mar
ket had plastered it at their own expense; and as
new market-house was to be erected, it was hard
ly worth while to make any new regulations. He
offered a substitute; which was adopted.
The substitute provides that the Mayor rent the
stalls in the Western Market at the same rate with
those in the Northern Market
Mr.. Miller offered resolution to provide for the
removal of night soil.
Adjourned.
ESQ.,, member elect from the Fourth Ward, APP
peared, and was sworn in by John L. Smith, Esq.
Mr.. Lloyd moved reconsideration Of the vote
by which the Board rejected the bill for the relief
Of VIM Mocaboy, j. b. Stanley, and E. A. Thorn
as He stated that since the last meeting of the
Board he had learned some additional facts in re-
gard to this matter the officers did not claim the
reward as right, but asked it as gratuity, and
he was willing to give it, because they had been
active in the discharge Of their duty, which, he
was sorry to say, not often the case with mem
bers of the guard.
The proposition to reconsider was debated at
some length by Messrs Lloyd, Towles, and Alice,
in the affirmative, and by Messrs. Albert, Ball, and
Walker, In the negative; and was finally lost
yeas 10; nays 10.
A bill from the Board of Aldermen for the relief
of the poor of the city, (approprating addition
al thousand dollars for the purchase of wood for
their use) was taken up for consideration.
considerable debate sprung up on this bill,
conducted by Messrs. Albert, Ball, Jefferson and
Clements In its favor; and by Messrs. Towles,
AtLec, Lloyd, Walker and Mexican in opposition
thereto The arguments used we're the same,
substantially, as those used when the bin appro-