Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-26

Nothing party. who were anxious to send him Z,
we City Councils. He had only joins d them as a
last resort after enduring the unjust dispeasur, of
the Administration. While he was a membeI of
tnat party, lac never made Know Nothing spcec h
nor wrote line for a Know Nothing paper AS
soon rs Mr Buchanan was elected he had left tbst
party. and then they had turned him out of Their
| councils eh
Mr. Alice then proceeded tn define his post;o,
ia relation 10 the veto measure. and sustained N ~
Mayors veto policy throughout STATING Tia, I
had reliable authority for saying that the P,es;
dent Of the United states sustained that veto Ne
believed that the Mayor should have fair nIay. be
had cOnve!sed with that officer in relation ~ ~
course in vetOing the Seventh Ward market bonss
phi as well as the water bill and felt assured that
ne was rlght and his course consistent one
Mi II. A. Clark sustained the statement NJ NJ,
N'ase' saying that he had investig ated the whole
hiat'er, and was satisfied that what he had said
| was correct 80 ~ i"
On motion. the nomination of Mr. atI.e ,v.s
iuiIy endorsed by the meeting; after which il adj
night. " '''e''",
COMMON CoUNcIL-Pursuant to adjournment,
'he Board met at O'Clock, p. m Yesterday.
The Chair announced that the business before
the Board was the Alderurens bill for the distrj.
button of Potomac water through the CITY
IL was agreed that the bill should he considered
as read by sectons
| Mr.. Wallace after the reading had been COM
pleted moved to put the bill on its passage
read by sections
| Mr.. Bohrer said there Were some of the amend.
ments to which he objected.
| Mr.. Wallace said he hoped II would be seen
who they Were who wanted TO hawk this bill be-
tween the Boards until the term expired by limita
ton. He was not aware of any reasonable obiec-
tons of members of this Board The great onno-
slhon would he from the - Toby hangers OF at the
Mayor table; those ptiful tobies who stick to the
Mayors elbow to look over his shoulder and
watch to see what he is doing, that they NAV ap-
paud it, right wrong"
| AT this point % Mercury" Of the SUM- was seen
1 LIE wi M
fancy.
Mr.. Castleman said he would oppose this bill,
because of its impracticability He believed that
we had no power to tax any for the water
mains but those who made themselves taxable by
voluntarily taking the water into their houses;
and this would not afford a sufficient revenue To
reimburse the money within the time propospd
lie wanted the power TO tax for this purpose for
the PaVenents &c In the pavement tax. all were
included along the line Of the pavement, the un-
improved as well as improved lots. Why should
IL not DC So IN this case he could not understand
as lie considered that the water was as great an
Improvement as the pavement to the vacant prop
| ertv.
| Mr. Boh rer thought the argument of the gentle
man as impraCticabe as the course suggested
would be unjust. Would it be just to tax the peO-
pie for what they did not use, The people would
not submit to such injustice. There is no necps-
sity TO press this bill this evening, or even this
| Council. Let it be perfected
| Mr Powell explained the difference between
the pavement tax and this proposed tax We have
| The power TO levy tax when a pavement is ne
| lOI Dy tNO-thlrus OF the property owners
on ali The lots fronting on said pavement I'm tins
we have only the power to lay tax upon those
| who take the water.
Mr. Castlenan. That is the power | want to
obtain.
Mr.. Albert said he thought the bill should 20 to
a committee. II must be obvious to every one
that mo provision has been Hade for the awarding
| ol CONTRACTS The 18th section only proyides for
the advertising for certain proposals and the open-
| ing " bids before the two boards but nothinr il
said Of the award Of the contract L uder the sec
i % adv ertiSi to
having tue largest sdbscT pOn list the ADVERTISE ny
would go To the National Ira and the Evening
star.
Mr.. Powell corrected the Chair The Evening
star would get its share under the law but the
Nan0nai IRA being weekly paper could not
| BY request. the Secretary read the CORPORATION
| Attorneys letter and opinion
Mr.. Jones said lac would vote for the bill not
because he considered It perfect but because it is
| legal. IL may he imperfect In some RESPECTS but
| they may be altered in future without injury
| This bill takes nothing from the Mayor and we
may Nth this bill as the oil branch, meet again
shake hands all round, and be friends We have
sustained tie Mayor OH the market house bill and
the Aldermen have Sustained him on this bill
which gives the Mayor greater power than that
proposed of all independent water board
| Mr.. Wallace denied that the Aldermen had Sis
tained the Mayor; on the contrary had il been
necessary they would have passed the bill over the
Veto almost By unanimous vote. He, Ike the
Aldermen. voted 10 give the people the water not
tn sustain the Mayor; does the bill now before
the board give him any more power than the one
| he vetoed
Mr.. Orme said he could not understand the
| twelfth SectOn-tO him il meant nothing III.
wanted 10 vote for this bill. but make il sensible
| Mr.. Wilson would only speak because the Sew
cnth Ward had been referred to by Mr.. Jones as
dissatisfied with the bill. The Seventh Ward did
protest against tine course of the Mayor, and they
SUI! protest against his veto of the market bill Ii
makes nothing 10 the advantage Of the gentleman
IN this case As to the Aldermen sustaining the
Mayor 1t is positively not 50. lie knew the fact
hat far Xiy.g hat 4.
Mayor. that the bill would have been passed over
the veto had IL been necessary
| Mr.. Lloyd explained the 18th section II meant
simply that proposals for the pipes and other fix
lures. should lie advertised for; that after they
We're received. the two boards should assemble in
joint meeting, and the bids should be opened be-
fore them. Then the joint meeting adjourning
the boards return To their chambers and an or,ii-
nance is passed instructng the Mayor to award
The contract 10 or Z, who has been ascertain-
Ell To be the lowest bidder.
| Mr.. Albert said there was only a provision for
advertising and opening bids, and not Il word
about awarding contracts.
Mr.. Lloyd again explained as he had done be-
fore.
Mr. Alert said that if it bore that Interpretation.
1t was trickery lac would never consent to
Mr.. Wallace spoke of the efforts undertaken to
make this bill satisfac tory. In doing this the
committee had consulted the best authority: and
the Corporation Attorney had been consulted and
from him they learned that the two boards should
never surrender 10 the Mayor the ight to award
these contracts
Mr. Albert asserted the purity Of his motives in
opposing this bill He wished to perfect the sys-
ten as far as possible, and, to that end to consult
| the best authority; but. what was strange this
subject had not been referred to the only man who
| could give certain infOrmatiOl-Capt Meigs Ii
| IL Is pushed rs at present he would Vote against
| IT, Oar sister city. Georgetown by pursuing the
course he here suggested, had got ahead Of us
MIR. CastlenIan had moved TO refer the bill to the
drainage committe: which question was taken by
| yeas and nays, and ii was lOst-yeas g. nays Is
The question being on the passage Of the bill as
II came from the Aldermen, IL was passed by the
| following vote:
leas-Messrs EdmOnston, Jones LLOYD. Mo-
| hun, MullOy, Ober, q Hare, Orme Palmer
| Powell, Russell, TurtOn, Van Reswick, Wallace
| and W ilsOn-I5
Nays-Messrs. BOhrer, Castleman, Tree and the
| President, (Mr. Abert)+
| And the Board adjourned.
| AT THE WESTERN wharves evidences OF increa-
| sing business are seen. The recent establishment
Of the new works of the city gas light company in
| this locality has had a tendency TO contribute
largely To the busy aspect OF affairs thereabouts
hey a