The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-04-28


into the ctys HglH gs'ap ptHti s,tansss'b siir'a
Joint resolution providing sr acrtsinng the sense Of
the people IN " the pwpriety Of increasing the iun'ied
debt OF the city for certain specific purposes therein
mentioned
Reolcd Sc. That at the ensuing annual election In
this city, 70 bc held the seventh of June next, there
shall w submitted " the decision vi the legal voters, ~
is authorized TO be done by the city charter the question
of conierring upon the corporation of Washington the
power u increase the funded debA Of the city to an
amount not exceeding two hundred and fifty thou
sand dollars Iyoepi That portion OF the said addi
tona debt shall e incurred fur any other purpose than
to deay such expenses may 10 deemed necessary for
the corporation aforesaid to incur for the purchase and
laying down Of water pipes with view Of securing
just and expedtiosa distribution throughout the
city OF the water whSh is To be introduced
from the Great Falls Of the Potomac Ind procdd also,
That no stock bond other liability which may bc Is
sued for the said debt Tor any portion thereof shall
bc sold at less than its par value bear higher rate Of
interest than six per centum per annu and that por
ton of such stock, bonds, liability shall bc issued
til the proceeds thereof shall DO required for the purpose
aforesaid and then only ~ be issued in such amounts
may ut the time be required and that ali the debt thus
contracted, both principal and interest, shall be
deemed, and paid out of special fund to bc provided
for that purpose and to be derived from water tax
hereafter to be imposed upon such property may be
benefited by the introduction and distribution OF the
water aforesaid
And b resolved That the commissioners Of the next
election under the direction Ut the mayor shall have
prepared and printed the necessary ballots " enable the
people in the several wards OF this city to give fair
preston OF their Judgment upon the question Of increasing
the funded debt to the amount and upon the conditions
aforesaid and that the votes taken upon this question
shall be taken, counted, and returned separate and apart
from the votes that may be taken at the time for
Fns-A fire broke out on the island very early yes
tertay morning in the part Of house owned by
George e. Kirk, and occupied by Stephen Brown a
cigar store situated about the middle of the range Of low
frames 9TH street, near Maryland The fire
originated between old and roof-one above the
other and just oyera cooking stove in the kitchen, and
is therefore believed to have been accidental The build
ings destroyed are thus described
An nnoccupied carpenters shop worth probably $3.50
range Of story frames with extensive back build
ngs, owned by VIM. Hughes, worth 81, 200 to ST. 500
These were occupied by Kagy Bro liquor rcfncrs
whose loss is not less than 81 800 W. Bailey harness
maker whose loss is about 5000 and Mr. Tucker shoe
maker, loss unknown.
Adjoining this property two large one and half
story frames, owned by George Kirk, the lower floor
Of which occupied by j. H. Baker stationery and
variety store who loses 500 Mr. Fahluk clothing
store, and Mr. s. Brown cigar store The loss of the
last two persons is unknown. The buildings prob
| ably worth 5 ], 500 to 81, 500.
The brick grocery store and dwelling owned, we
believe, by A. /. Iolmead, in the West and was
probably worth 81 900 IL occupied by Mr. j. Fur
CELL whose loss not less than 81 800 and who
insured for So, 600
On Maryland avenue Mr.. Purcclls stable was first de-
stoycd but nearly everything Of value had been re
moved. The blacksmith shop Of Mr. Cornwe
ly cleared of everything Of value. wheelwht shop
owned by Mr.. Grinnell. but otherwise occuped WINS
cleared and pulled down to prevent the fire from reach
ing pump shop, also owned and occupied by Mr. Grin
nell. gs afs1
Mr. Hughes, lorculturist, lost about $50 by the de-
! strnction OF his garden fence
Credit is given to Mcssrs Barnard of the Associated
Pless Alexander Torch, Anderson and Others for thei
cndcavors to cxtinguish the fire M also lady from
Philadelphia, living in the ncighborhood who mos,
active in saving furniture from the flames.
THr HERRixG quantities of this fish are now
caught in the Potomac yet assured that the sup
ply will not equal the demand, and arrangements have
been made by entcrprsng mercantile house of George
town to import large quantity from tho British PROV
inccs Mr. Pcll in his recent report thc habits d
fish, !" says =: FB tt ef ~
This family of fish, far numbers arc concerned
exceeds all the rest of the fish III the put together
They penetrate TO the Polar sea- inaccessible on many nc
counts TO yoracious fish, and there breed and multiply
beyond the computation of man 1t was supposed by
Pcnnant that il two behring's allowed to live and in
crease in their Characteristic STYLE and the lives Of thc
offspring spared for twenty five years, their bodies united
would exceed the bulk Of the world ten times An army
Of tenl cqualing in extent Italy, France, and spain
leave tho regions of the Pole in the spring Early in
4 June they surround the Shetland islands next Scotland
Ireland, and England; they then the Atlantic to
the coast of Georgia from thence they east and
line the entire coast of North America more than
three thousand miles in extent and what is remark
abIc they always keep the distance tho sun
and rest and always compelled TO remain nca,
the surface Of the sea- their air bladder il too fully de-
veloped and their fins too broad to permit them 10 sink
deep. We can scarcely conceal amazement at th,
number Of these fish, when take into consideration,
the thousands Of millions that yearly tabon through
out the world by fishermen, the tens of thousands OF
millions destroyed by whales and other marine monsters