Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-12-10
LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.
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INVITATION AccKPrxn
communicat on was received from TIE ladies
opuductipg the fair for the bgnrst Of =, NJ,
nvS,; cna,co, stating the object Of the fair, and
accepted '' "e
., On Of the members inquired il by accepting
10 attend
The President said that he did not 80 eon<,d.,
j.. As many members re disposed To a.
trnd, could do so, and the la lies wonid M do,h,
De Pleased to see them; bat no one was bound
t'E@.
The motion 70 accept was passed.
FEES OF COUNSEL
communi alton ON the Mavor yel,, va 10
TIE case Of r.. c. Weightmal against ths CO..
PSrdtlon, la;~ly tiled IN the Circuit Court a"d
peasatlOn TO w. LrnJx aud w ID Davidos ,fc
soeclai counsel rm .IOyrd b. tn Corpo.aIs..1 n
was :TieIfrd 10 the ways aHd means cnmmitt,e
and bIIl Tor the purpose was subsequently r.
ported and passed ~
The QUESTION SETTLED
At the adJnurnineIt OF the last rneetin, the
qn'>uon pending was on a motion TO Ia2 ths
joint rssoiu.icn 10 apply to CenprsSs 70, ib 81;
ProVem-nt OF r street on the table IA wnx nrt
aug GrcidSd Ia the negative, by yeas 3, navs "a
Nj Lloyd mHved 10 amend by MAXIM tbe an
avenues Of the city "'o
MIR Jones, who offered the resolution. argued
tnat IN Stilct justice the Cover. ment ON m, 70
gay al i~ast One-half the expense a, I,,,r'.v1,,
al tee streets and avenues of the city /, is inn
PO>stn;e Tor " S f-eb's Corporation to carry ont
y Of1'ly Toe design OF thos. streets w.tbont aid
Ioci tue Government And who had laid ont
,o,-Se stree on this extensive and costly scale
II was Congress. Had it been done by The Cor
PoFdtlon, there would have bssr soma tTronrd
1)r the plea that il unjust TO e1nzct ala 60
So"sfess Bot the fact that II was the de.iru Of
w - nose5hmelt Implied that the Government
would aid In the completion Of its own dssjon
bnt as 10 ne asnsn ndmrnt. il was fYreion to fbs
OBJECT, and d" was Obliged to vote acainst in |
NV Lloyd explained that his object in Offering
aSc In
members. Th"ugh he was not opoosed 70 -
improvement Of any street by the Govsrnmsnf
In =, ,,,I o11 M 70 apply for aid whfn
which could not be Db.ained without 6overn
Ineht d-d he was willing to take all Congress |
would give but knowing the slurs and iuuei,dos |
made ~ Congress sgainst the penpIe az tbs NJ
0lct, he was unwilling 10 ask them for sny thino
Hi,rNS 10 ctd the etO by the sfernest necessity
h' Bohrer moved tn amend by asking for The |
paving Of Pennsylvania avenue from First .,,sst
eat 20 It's eastern terminus
NJ LloYd ak hin, to accept an amendment !
street. A'n
Nj Bohrer said Re looked upon the sIurs in |
COagress as speeches for (" "buncombe - Ua
thought Mr. LlOYd'S amend mrnt wonId snaan
p /
Nj Wallace thought the Corporation .bouId |
require the Government to Improve Ali the sIrss'
anu avenues around its own property. I'm, tbs,s
vas 40 justice IN applying FOR the Improvement
OF private property in any particular section ~ |
tue Clty- No one section of the city was snritIsd
TO aId from the Government more than anotbsr
mf Mulloy sad the Circuit Court had decide
that the Corporation could alter or chance ,ba |
grade OF a street; but the avenues are the mon
eIy OF ihe OJsrI nneht, and consequently we
fnta WIN proPriety apply to Congress for the
improvement OF their own. H. would vote
however, for any MEASURE to obtain from Con
greSs al they would give
MI Powell was in favor Of asking Of Congress
tue 'dplu Improvement Of the avenues: bu, cor |
scientious!y be could not favor this applicarjcn
IIf stIe-t Aside from the strong arguments
ed'1n"Sd by other gentlemen. there wa, one OF |
eat wei mt with him. IL was tho Ir,sra., -
al Il, by Impr0yiag r street som. would be
s'ea'Iy Den" alted aLd none Injured he might |
ho' oe 80 greatly opposed 10 It. But soIns Of III. I
property owners lad CaIIsd upon him and - |
planned the injuries To which thew yyonId hs |
iIdo-S' ana he was not sure what would result N |
the street were graded and paved by C;overnment |
at he rsqnesi Of the Co puGaiion.
1MI iIoSdS amrndment was rejected NJ |
sosndad ">'ea3 ana the joint resolution as
Hitherto the order and regularity of the Road |
" - pc. ulhSS Were about the average Tie
'Ict lieht having taken the chair at the re- |
quest cf the President, who wished to ,yitb |
draw, The smbers bega an to lis pIay their knn,,i
edge OF the rules of order, and soon war, in 90. = |
80 oI r"hIIsion That they began to complain
VI 'hri' own tS The chair was accused. mem |
oerS accused each other; members .Inlsin.d. |
the eoair explained And il the Secretary has a
coTf'c' J1urnal II that meeting he deserves to br
excused for all future errors
IHs sNEcHASIc.' INSTITUTE
me poi:tS c.IEmlitre reported bill granting
the u>e OF The west portion Of Judiciary SQUARE
10 the Metropolitan Mechanics Institute with
certain conditions ~
=, Mf- Wallace was opposed to asking any ques-
nos nos OF tle property owners, as 1t would give
t%o OF thIre The power TO defeat the purpo.e
Hr moved TO strike out the proviso REQ uirjpg the
Pf"Pr''y owners consent; passed, by vote OF
Nc P.well moved 10 recon.idsy ,h. ,o,.. ,., |
yeas Is. nays 1
Mr Powell then moved to amend by providing
two-!hiids , Of the property helders opposite con
Mr Mohun NOV TO provide further that the !
Dahd nS shall hot be located within nfty feet Of
tas CITY Hall
MessTs Powell, Mohun and MuIlov .noks &,
iavoi OF the most complete protection Of public
and private property.
Mr. alllce was In favor of the hill ,v,,hor,
the Proviso requiring the consent OF pronertv
h1ldeIs The consent Of the Corporation ana
President were to be obtained, and he thought
Mr B'hrer denied the right Of the Corporation
70 .oeate nuisance anywhere without the con- |
sent OF property owners Interested
lt was rcult to note the suggestions mad. |
bot The motion Of Mr.. Mohun passed
M Orme objected 10 the word "white
washed-' and moved to strike IL out which |
would require the Institute TO paint the bn,din,
use OF oil paint "
Mr. oOsr moved to lay Il on the table.
NJ ssrs MulIoy and Orme wjtbdrev THAR
amendments, and on motion Of Mr. Mohun the
bill wGs recommitted
LLoYp'srIAy
Mr.. Lloyd offered Joint resolution asking Con
greSs for appropriations for certain purpose
In this resolution, the wants Of the citizens rr.-
gun ly expressed and explained to Congress and |
Ifwalcn Congress mig ht consistently ma he ap-
PfcPIlduons. were enumerated-the improve
nent OF Government property; the avenues; a |
permanent eIld2e ON the site Of the long bridg-;
ship canal through James Creek; a new isil''
&c, dc, &c ''
After iaefectus! motions to lay It on the table.
and 10 ad jouTn-
Mr. Ll0,d moved to refer IL to the police com.
miftee, and the Chair said 10 was so referred
At this time the confusion was very great
MesSrs Jones and Wallace arguing that NO yots
had been taken on the reference
The Chat stated that IL had and the resolution
was referred.
Mr. Mulloy rose In defense Of the Chair, COM
planning Of disrespect to the President, and the
confused way Of doing business. He hoped that |
there would be an end OF this, and gentlemen |
would begin TO work In order
Messrs. Wallace and Jones disayowed anv in