Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-07-19
LOCAL NEWS,

Board met yesterday at the usual hour, The Presi.
dent CIV. 7. Dove, ESQ., in the chair.
communication was received from the w alter
Registrar, as follows: -
WAsHISGIoS, 18th July, 1859.
To hs Mayor, 4Ldermen and Common Copns;y /.
peg Leave respectfully to call the attention Of the
Corporation to the necessity Of immediate action
TO regulate, by law, the use Of street washers For
several days recently, the Indicator In the Aoue-
duct ounce on Capitol Hill has shown at noon a
pressure Of from one to three his only per square
inca, and one day last week the aow at the Marine
Barracks entirely ceased An official complaint
rom the Secretary of the Navy, that the Barracks
ana Navy Yard Were not adequately supplied
would probably compel the u. = Engineer in
charge Of the Aqueduct 10 exercise the power
vested In him BY the act Of Congress. The words
Oi the act on this subject are as follows 1.-THE said
Engineer shall have full power and control over
tue said Water Works, aud shall regulate the
manner in which thr slid Corporation OF Wash
lngt"n and trOr set0wB may Ia the mains for the
supply thereof, and shall stop the same whenever
II Is ioand no more than adequate to meet the
wants OF the General Government" | would suy-
sest AID recommend an ordnance by the Corpo-
TatOn 10 tue effect that no street washer NAV be
used of;ener than twice day or for more than
Ten MINUTES at ANY one time, and that II be unlaw
ful To us- them except between sunrise and seven
o clock IN and between the hour Of sunset and
hftesn minutes thereafter
Sica IN ordinance Is not inconsistent with any.
contacts already made for water between the Cor
POf1lba and the citizens, inasmuch az by the 9Th
drt"l~ Of the I'D section Of the water BILL - the
COOPERATION recgyeT the right, whenever il may
DE- dreIned He-eSsary. in order to furnish the sup
ply required for domestic uses. % cause the TOW
OF water tO 6e discontinued for all other purposes "
be- leave further t. commend that the w alter
Registrar "r the PurveyO-. in view VI the size OF
premises and their probable water necessities and
their location IS subject la greater less press
br auth"ized "a prescribe the size of the stop
Ia b- erected Ia the main The large majority OF
wIi-r 6kers are entirely unwilling to take a size
Of stop which will Weld all that they can consume
Anything bryShd this presents constant tempta-
tiOH ~ vast; and whilr have not the Potomac
but Powder Mill Branch. for present supply,
II viii b. we'll tn begi with Il judcious &C nomy
la this matter tie Registrar has sometimes assumed
the responsibility OF making the rule. His proper
action Should not I've arbitrary but legal. Until
there shall be an authority created by the Corpo-
ration 10 make regulations, all these details must
he matter of enactment. am therefore under the
necessity OF submitting them To the Corporation.
Very respectfully, *. CoYLE. W. X.
On motion the communication was referred To
the drainage committee.
A memOrisl Was received from lanes Wise
follows:
To IA honorable Board Of ALierprem:-Before
You confirm Mr. G.. ID. Spencer as Clerk Of the
Northern Market, would ask YOU To appoint a
committee 10 examine certain charges by me and
others of malpractice in Office by him. We
charge him with building stands without any law
bring passed by you. and then with having rented
them To both country people and huckstsrs for ten
cents market morning When he conld not col
lect the ten cents, he would take eggs and other
procure for said rent, foe his own table. AS
with ~ Commissioner, MIR DOwlng,) and be
refused Ia sell them until the LIST of July and \
attended the sale, and bought one for SIS, and he
asked me u pay him on the second Friday follow
ing. and told him " II was lawful l would pay
him ! called ON his honor the Mayor to know
whether ! should pay him the money, and the
Mayor told me To deposit the money in the Bank
OF Washington, la the credit of the general fund
of thr Corporation, which did, aud then on last
Friday morning, l took possession of the said
stand, and because i refused To pay him ths
money h. forbade me 10 sell feed On the said
stand, and sent police officer with a warrant for
80 hne, and before it could be tried he sent q
second warrant for me to-day. He has received
SIS from Mr. W. Dom for one stand 1 have
other charges 10 present. Ia the committee if il Is
appointed. which will show bow loose the rpgu.
latiOns Of the market are complied with. 1 do no,
Ike such petty tyranny Is this All Of which
respectfully submit. JAMES A. WISE
On motion tue communication was referred to
police committee.
A communication was received from the MAYO,
enclosing 4 circular from the Secretary OF the
Washington National Monument Association In
behalf of the Managers, addressed To the two
Boards OF the City Council respectively; referred
- finance committee.
The petition of Jacob Frank in relation TO stand,
In the Centre Market; that OF X. w. Haskell fol
the opening Of an alley in square No. SIS and tina
Of John A. hidwell aud others in relation to
CGrbs;Onr, Were received and duly referred
4 communication Was received from J. h. Kib
b. asking the Cooperation TO receive a public
pump certain pump situated in the front OF
square Lola; referred.
The following memorial was received in rela
ton 10 the nominations for Clerk and Commits
siOBe.s of the Centre Market.
To fh> hOaOTGble Board OF Aldermen: Your pc
tIt"ners respectfully represent that they are deal
ers 90 Produce, etc, and occupy stands and stalls
Ia the Centre Market; and they furthermore rrprr-
s-'nt that the present Clerk Of the Market Mr. tno
Waters and the Commissioners. MeSsrs William
Otmr- ID Taylor. and r. Bayliss, whose nomina-
tons are now before your police committee for
cnubTn1tOH. are totally unit for the discharge OF
the duties Pertaining Ia tue offices for which they
have been respectively nominated The Clerk
las violated the market laws and allowed Others
10 yiOla them, and he has transcribed the duties
"i his Ohce-he has treated us insolentIy when
spoken 10 reldt We "a our interests The Commits
siOners have showed favoritism in the lat. ss.ess
ment Of stalls and stands They have sanctioned
violations Of the market laws. They have In an
appeal I" them, denied ms the right to he heard
Tiny have refused To receiy u committee selected
frSsI onr number, VINO Were authorized to state To
them our grievances. They have eYaded the re-
spOnsibl Of their Offcial acts We might EMU
m@rate many other charges but we refrain We
think We have stated efficiently MANY to Justify
Us IN uniting in the prayer tO your honorable
body, t" reject Zach and every one " their nomi-
nations. and We feel i'm duty bound to ever pray
The memorial is signed by Geo NJ Oyster and
hfiy mine others, ali dealers in the Centre Market
Art~r the reading, Mr.. Ward moved that the
memorial be laid On the table
Objection having been made, the yeas and nays
Were called. and tue motion lost by yeas l.
nays - lsIr. Bavly ABSENT
TN motion. u Was referred TO the police COM
mittae
The general appropriation bill was reported
from tue finance committee with sundry amend
insnts which Were considered and adopted, and
the bill passed
The following bills were reported and passed ::
substitute for bill for the relief Of John T
IooInb"; bill establishing grades for the city OF
Washington; I bill To cause the footwzy To be
paved and the curbstone set on the south front OF
square 80; bill regulating the use Of pavement
"r street washers. and for other purposes; a bill
making an appropriation for the salaries Of teach
rs dad assistant teachers Of the Public Schools for
the year ending June 3Oth. 1S6O; and bill to pur-
chas' 6UU feet Of hose for the franklin Fire Com
pauy-
The special committee TO whom was referred
ths memorial OF August Miller and others in re-
IatioH Ia recent aPpraisement Of the stalls in the
Centre Market, reported that in many MISTAKES
tLe aPpfalsement IS excessive and unfair and
Closing with the following joint resolution:
ksNe!red. That the matters Of complaint grow
ing out Of the recent appraisement Of the stalls in
tue Centre Market be, and they are hereby re-
Erred :" three citizens purchasers Of commodities
IN the said market. To be selected by the Mayor
aud three other citizens TO be selected by the oc-
cupahiS Of the stands affected by the aforesaid
appraIsement, from aud amongst their number, or
oihrrwise. II they prefer to do who may In
case Of equal division of opinion, select an UNI