Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-04-29

ne Board met at O'Clock r. m, pursuant to
adjournment, the object of the meeting being the
consideration Of joint resolution which had
heen introduced by Mr. Moore at a previous
meeting, in relation to taking the sense Of the
people, al the coming ANIMAL election as To the
Propriety Of increasing the funded debt of The
Guy lor the purpose OF purchasing and LAYING
pipes tor the aqueduct water soon TO be intro
On motion Of Mr. Dove the REGULAR order ,,,,.
dispensed with ~
MT Miller, from improvements committee, re-
ported bin authorizing the gravpliny of Four
tenth street west, from the canal to Pa avenue:
passed.
Also, bill to change the six foot alley in
square i65; laid on the table.
Also, bill to take up and relay the gutter on
the south front Of square is; passed
MI moore, from ZANE committee, presented 4
Dill for the relief of Cameron and Mooney which
passed. -
The hill which had just been laid on the table,
authorizing the change in the six foot alley in
square humbeied lbs was then taken I'D and
passed
Mr. Moore, on leave, presented the following
heSeIrei, 1.-THE Board of Common Councu Loan
curring,) That the two Boards assemble in Joint
meeting on Monday, the 10Th day of Nav for
the purpose of appointing commissioners 10 con
duct the next ensuing election in this city 10 be
held on the eth of Jnne next ~
The resolution passed
The special Order of the meeting wa, then ia
ken up, viz: The following resolution, which was
reed by the Chair: ""'
Jo'nf h-$otr;Io" Pyor'di"g for asesrfaiHing the
.n,s o. 'h1 people as 10 The propriety Of in
6TsdStHS the fUHded debt of The citv for e,r-
tGtH SPscIhc purposes therein ,u,n;jon,d
sso.ptu' Se Ihat at The ensuing annual cleo
ron IN ms clty TO be held on the seventh OF June
htht, ihere shall be submitted to the decision
OF the legal voters, Is authorized to he done I'm,
tue city Charter, the question of comforting upon
Wy ooi roIauon OF W ashington the power to in
crease the funded debt Of the CITY TO an amoun,
n"i exceeding two hundred and fifty Thousand
aSS;,;of ror'aed, That no portion of the said
auutIohai debt shall be incurred for any ofEer
purpose than to DERRY such expenses AS NAV I've
deemed necessary for the Corporation aforesaid 10
incur iot the purchase and laying down of water
pipes, WIN view To securing Just and exp,d,-
t'"us distribution throu. hout the city 81 III.
water: And Prorid'd also, That no stock bond
cL other liability which may be issued for the
Saa ucDt' or Tor any portion thereof shall be sold
al less than its Par value or bear higher rate Of
interest than six per centum per annun and that
10 Pornon OF snch stock. bonds or liability shall
pe issued until The proceeds thereof shall he 70
CURED Tor the purpose aforesaid and then only 10
DC issue IN sue amounts NAV at the time be
Itequlieai ana that all the debt thus contracted
poin plihclpal ana interest, shall be redeemed
ana paid out of a special fund to be provided for
mar PurpoSe and to be derived from water tar
Fer, sa ne 20 bc imposed upon such property as
may be benefited by the introduction and dis,ri
BUTTON of the water aforesaid
AHd D. 1t TCSOIrGd, That the commissioners of
TI IptelecLon, under the direction of the Mayor
>nHn nave prepared and printed the necessary
ballots to enable the people IN the several WaTds
oI tnS CITY TO give fair expression of their iudg-
q thef .lnH oH
uebt 10 the amount and upon tine conditions afore-
sald, and thai the votes taken upon this question
snau be taken, counted, and returned separa.
and apart from the votes that NAV be taken n H.
same time for municipal officers
MIR. Moore read from report authorized bv a,
act oi Congress Of lc5l in relation to suppIyin,r
we cry with water from the Great Falls 10 show
tndt the intention of Congress was to brinU the
water TO the city for the use of the citizens
MI vi. ConteDded that there was not a line I'm
ne port OF the eng neer, nor in the act of Con-
raI
once the idea that such had been the intention of
Congress from the initiative of this matter
Mr. Dove denied that the Corporation had any,
power 10 take charge of this water and lew
special water tax TO pay for the ex pense of lavfng
ao"n the mains He commended that by adort
Ing this resolution the Board was askinT he
citizens 10 give them power TO borrow monsv for
the purpose Of doing that which CONGRESS I'D
never yet given them ih. power TO do He had
10 donot but that such had been the intention of
congress, but that power had not vet becn con
fsrr6d upon this Corpora alton
.d' Moore admitt' d this fact, but thought the
zorro alton had better be M and doinT TI.
hing would have TO be done and if il WAS d.
I"fIed now. u could not he done before apo,I or
y ear- me whole question was, it proper
'hdt the Corporation should take upOn Them
selves the responsibility of keeping This tbina
over iOr another year, thereby Keeping the ciii
x~hS oa. OF an enjoyment Of the many comforts
"hlch would result TO them from the introduc
Ii'h "i THIS water into the city, when il yy,s owl
- 'it' C'hltNS meant tbs water for the use of
tEr citizens - well a. for the Government
Nj smith opposed the resolution for the same
y. d>Gn trdt Mr.. Dove had. lie thought the board
would render themselves i!dcnIOus by assuminU
tOO HEcH i'oIn Congress; thPy had better Wa
lps aH'hO-ity from Congress 10 tan their ,..tar
pipes, btfo-e going TO work to borrow money
BESIDES, the sum mentioned in tie resolution
WOULD not w, IN his opinion, half epouyb IN nav
Tor distributing the water through civ LEI ns
wait III we received legal notice from Compress
before taking any action in this matter IVY
MI also objected to mixing this onestion nm
WIN 'Le annual election, for the reason that M.
i. .. laSre would be two parties to it. II was
a. Hnch calculated to create violence at the poI!s
atty itself Va TUG mayor
Nh Goddard thought If we did not take action
AZ once IN relation TO the water works we sbcnId
at Last have To buy il from some wafer conn.n,,
which would be authorized by Congress- Ne
SohId nor see why the thing should not be
nTouE al directly before the notice of the peoDIe
lie had examined the laws in relation 70 the m
'PNS which had been ordered by COMPRESS and
mere could be no possibility Of doubt as to their
lhteh'ion How drink of cold water could no
made political question. passed his own com
PTrhenson, Notwithstanding the fears which had
peth pressed by the Gentleman from tn Seventh
"a'd Spectators had been mo yIny heaven and
oarih 10 llch The water works out ofthe hands ~
.UHs'tSs' Win View 10 making a water com
pdny TO sell the water TO the people n. yv,s
happy 10 say they had failed. But we had better
look 10 our interests at once and fore>raII III.
specializing companies ''
VI. Mo2r; slgsss.ei 20 am nd after the word
-Ioi operation of Washington aS follows. ain
case Congress should confer upon the .afd CO.
Ppidtloh The privilege OF tapping the Gnvcrnneu.
II
ute shd supply throughout the city the water
winch u soon to BE- introduced from TIE Great
Falls Of the Potomac "'
M Riggs bad been IN favor Of going to Con-
2Ir-> al once, but If the resolution was going To
pas he should move TO strike out the fist pr1yI
80 entirely and substitute aS follows:
TOT Tue purpose OF paying the floating debt
o' uhinhoed debt Of the city, and To provide for
Ihe distribution Of water through the st.e.tS of
ihf CITY rom The agurdmct In course Of constrnc-
non by the General Government wArn the nrjyi-
Iege OF using The same be granted to the Corpo-
ne Chair stated that such a provlso wouId
Nj, tle resolution with the people
-l hiIItI eBdofHrd the resolution in a long
speech, la which hc commented unon H. .rits
.S necessity oil taking the matter in hand Al once
IL would take six n9nths to introduce H. y,,,s,
,L 80 H".SeS aiier IL should be introduced into
me city. As to asking Congress 20 do mis- ,YoII
Tor u, he was opposed 10 it, We could do i,
ourselves ~ the people would let us borrow Ihe
money A. 10 the PTopristy of going in;o his