The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-04
CITY COUNCIL.

worthy Of the cause and OF the candidate. ~
CITY COUNCIL.
Board Of Aldermen. The Board Of Aldermen met at
four o'clock this afternoon. Their proceedings not
Of very important character
Common Cbasai The Common Council also met at
four o clock.
Mr.. Brown presented petition from Thomas Lewis and
ninety six Others, praying the enasng Of law prohib
itng the erection Of brick kns within the limits Of the
city, and II appropriately referred.
MIR. Jefferson from the committee police, reported
against resolution requesting the mayor 10 transmit 10
the Secretary Of War the resolutions for reorganization
OF the District militia which passed at the meeting
Of the delegates of the several wards to organize patrol
After the adoption Of several amendments the resolution
adopted. oe q
Mr. Jefferson nlso from the committee reported
adversely the petition Of several OF the police request
ing that the white stripe the uniform be
cd; which rccommitted.
Mr.. Turton from tho committee improvements,
ported back the bill for grading and gravclng Sixth
street west from Massachusetts to street north
aud along that street to Fifth street west and 1t taken
I up and passed
The joint resolutions the question Of ascertainng
the Of tho people the proprety Of increasing the
funded debt of the city taken from the presidents
table and referred to the committee drainage.
! After brief consultation, he resolutions
ported back " the board and they taken up for
consideration
THESE resolutions passed by the board of alder
"Wednesday night last, and published in the Union
| of Thursday.
| Mr. Lloyd moved to amend the second section by
striking out the words For the water and inserting in
lieu thereof the words For the increase of the debt in
order to obtain water :; and also the words Against
the water, and insert the words Against the increase
! OF the debt in order to obtain the water"
Nh. Lloyd believed the question not inelligeny
submitted The people would vote for the water read
ly whilst they would be opposed TO the increase of the
| city debt.
Mcssrs. Gordon and Clarke approved of the amend
| ment proposed. 8
Mr. Clarke quoted from the city charter TO show that
the question Of increasing the debt must be submitted to
the people. The resolution, without the amendment,
submitted the question of water whilst the increase Of
| debt was left out a8
MI Brown had every confidence in the intelligence of
the people He believed they would vote understand
ngly the question: and that when they voted for the
water they knew they voting to increase the fund
ed debt. In Boston the question submitted in this
way. The same plan adopted in Baltimore, and
the very words Of the resolution before them taken
! from the acts Of these cities
| Mr. Brown did not concur with Mr.. Clarke. The
amendment would the people to vote bndly should
| it be adopted.
Mr. Jefferson also had great faith in the people He
believed they would vote ntclligenty the question.
| After further debate the question taken and the
amendment rejected
Mr. Kennedy moved to amend the resolution so that
not than 900 should be funded at and the
time. ct
| Mr.. Brown said that money should be borrowed
unless at per cent The ought to be plain and
simple and plain to the comprehension Of every He
hoped the bill would pass just it stood without amend
ment modification. There hut little enough time
left and the sooner it passed the better Ii il
not all that the people wished it to be undoubtedly sub
mitted the great question to the people,
| Mr.. Jefferson would add to what said by Mr..
Brown that the amendment calculated to do the city
/ an injury. The present provso that the money
should only be applied to the purposes of water. Did
they not perceive that II they borrowed the money of
CAPITALISTS these capitalists would be cxorbitant from
the fact that the mater was to be continually submitted
! to the people a
/ Mr. Lloyd opposed the amendment
Mr. Kennedy didno know who would be the ncxt mayor,
but whoever he might be, he would have respect
for himself and for the community in which he lives to
do otherwise than right. The object of tho amendment
simply to prevent the funding of too large Of
money ut the time According to the resolution
the officers who might be In power would have the au-
thoy to fund the whole $780, 900 at six per cent and
place it in bank banks for safe keepng, and the
banks selected might be using the money for other pur
poses and they might be paying their taxes for the pur
pose of paying the interest money they did not
| need as8
Mr. Fisher said they only proposed to submit the qucs
ton to the people, and the amendment struck him al
together out of place II they obt9ined the right of
Congress, then they could carry out tAtr purposes
Mr. Kennedy thought it unnecessary to go to Con
gre. After the passage Of the resolution they would
| have the authority they wanted.
! Mr. Fisher. Certainly not. 8
Mr. Brown said the question would be fairly submitted
to the people, and he surprised that they had
pied much time in the consideration of the bill
The question then taken, and the amendment was
| rejected yea L. nays Is.
The question recurring upon ordering the main ques
| tion
| MIR. Lloyd submitted the following amendment:
further rrsol,.d Congress comforting
npon the corporation the privilege Of tapping vs. MAINS and tho
pie in the several wards comforting c the
ton pipes ai city pipes
laid without dcay the streets through the mall
Mr. Brown inquired the effect of the previous question
| at this stage Of the question.
The president stated that it would apply TO the amend
mcnt cutting off all debate but would not extend its
| operation to the resolution itself
| The previous question not demanded
Mr. Lloyd said the interests Of the suburbs and of the
ward in which he lived called for the adoption OF the
resolution. In his section the people deprived Of
every convenience and comfort although convenience
and comfort might exist in other sections of tho city
The condition OF his and the Sixth ward dploablc
in many respects The effect of passing the resolution
before Them if the city should authorno the Increase of
populous parts Of the city, whilst the Sixth and
for years. Gas had been introduced for mnny years
and though petitions and prayers had repeatedly been
made to the Gas Company 10 introduce gas pipes they
had not succeeded Uacss such amendment was
adopted they would I've for fifteen twenty years de-
prvc Of the blessings Of water which would be intro
duccd into ether sections All he wanted was that
when the became law, and they had obtained
the privilege of tapping the mains, they would have the
water pipes ordered 10 he laid the streets running
the mall ff Ess II satl
Mr.. Jefferson said the gentleman seemed to wish to
make IL appear tta they not to have the water for
years his oDnion that the would he At