Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-03-29

onerng premium to the oficef for discharpinp
nis rduty-a duty which he is well paid to perform.
The resolution was then passed.
Mr. Fisher, from the canal committee. reported
resolution authorizing the Mayor to sell the old
horse mud machine; passed:
On motion Of A. w. Miller, bill was taken
from the table regulating the inspection Of lumber
MIR. Mohun offered a substitute for the entire
bill which was read. '-s7
Considerable discussion ensued I'm which FIN.
board got completely obfuscated. II seemed that
the substitute offered by Mr.. Mohun was sub,ti
tute for the substitute reported by the police com
mittee in place of the original bill. The discus
sion was upon the question which of the substitutes
the board should proceed to consider, and finally
to end the matter, the whole batch of bills and
mittee. 0o'''
A bill which had passed the Board OF Aldermen
at its last meeting, authorizing an appropriation
OF SsUO Tor the purchase of the old gas works
rom tne gas company for the purpose Of convert
ing the same into city guard house, was received
rom the lower board with an amendment au-
thoriZlng an appropriation of s. 200 to build
guard house on the reservation bounded ky Tenth
street west and B street north motion was made
To disagree to the amendment
Mr.. Riggs stated that when he received the
pfoposlnen from the police committee for the
purchase Of the old gas works for the purpose
above stated, he was Negotiating with party for
lis purchase, and on their application being pre-
sented he had taken upon himself as president of
the Gas Company. to offer the ground and build
lngs at what he considered very liberal rate and
less. he positively knew, than he could have got
Tor Il from an individual purchaser. He had heard
tonight an nsinuatiOn from certain quarters that
the members Of the Board Of Aldermen who Were
Interested in the Gas Company could get anything
they chose passed by this Board. He did not
care for those insnuations personally, because he
believed he could live them down; but as a public
ofcer be regarded such inuendoes as insulting
and unjust, and TO show the authors of them that
ne was not the sort OF person to quietly bear sue
injustice to himself as an officer of the Cornora
ton, and in consideration of the fact that the
lower Board had seen lit to thus defeat his desire
70 confer a favor Oh the Corporation, by the
amendment just read. he gave notice that he
should instantly withdraw the proposals for sell
ing the old gas works to the city He did so with
regret; but justice to himself an officer OF the
city, and as the president of the Gas Company
demanded that he should do so; and the narrow.
minded authors of the petty SANDER above referred
TO- could nave an opportunity to if officer
Oh the Gas Company he desired to take advantage
OF this Corporation by making use of his position
as one OF Its officers. to subserve the PURPOSES of
that company. He would have every one under
stand that other members OF the Gas Company
nad found iault with him for Offering this prop
erty TO the Corporation so low.
MI Fisher stated that he Lad recommended this
properly TO the police committee. When the
subject of new guard house came up in the board
thlS property was the first that came into his mind
1t being both cheap and convenient Of access lie
would state, however, that he had done so of his
own mind, and without having word of confer
ehce win any living man upon the subject. He
was worth considerable more TODAY i'm market
than had been demanded by Mr.. Riggs Of the Cor
poratiOn. %
Mr. MOhun said he would give - mo for the
property to-day, and think he had made good
bargain. He would state that up to the time when
the police committee had applied for it, he had
been negotiating for its purchase himself
Mr.. Huntington hoped Mr.. Riggs would not
adhere to his determination to withdraw the pro-
posal- He felt assured that the Corporation had
never made So good a bargain as they would by
nAlng TINS property at the sum proposed by the
President of the gas company.
and, finally
On motion, the amendment Of the lower board
was unanimously disagreed to.
Mr.. Brown offered a resolution prantino the
use OF the room OF the board to the Metropolitan
Literary Society on every Friday night till fur
ther ordered; passed
Mr.. A. w. Miller offered the following.
ResOLred. That from and after the adjournment
OF tue grand jury, no permission to use this room
shall be granted to any person persons for other
man COOPERATION business; indefinitely postponed
Adjourned.
Common ConaeiI.-The Mayors message. trans
hitting copy of 4 communication from Cant M
Z. Meigs, in which he recommends the Immediate
commencement of the work Of laying the distrib-
uth9 ana service pipes OF the Potomac water was
read and referred to the drainage committee and
ordered to be printed.
The Surveyors estimate for certain repairs was
read and laid on the table
D.
OF the new guard house in the old gas bonse near
Tenth and IL streets, was read and laid ON the
table.
The petitions of Thos Holden, Jno. A. Meme
frrred.
Mr.. Zones, from the ways and means committee.
reported resolution referring the bill ESTABLISHING
a board appeals To the Corporation Attorney for
legal stigation, and the expression of his opin-
ion; passed.
Also, joint resolution authorizing the erection
Of certain water pipes in the Seventh Ward.
Mr. BOhrer moved to amend by DrOyidino that
if used for any other than public purposes. the
person or persons So using shall pay the regular
assessed tax; referred to the drainage committee
Mr. Wilson offered resolution, requesting the
committee To Introduce bill for the general
distribution of water as as possible; passed
Mr.. Jones reported a bill for the purchase Of lot
: In square $50. and for making such alterations
as will make the buildings thereon suitable for a
guard-hOuse.
Mr. Tree, from the minority committee. report-
Ell against the site proposed and recommended a
bill for the erection of guard house on the reser
walton between Tenth street west and street
north, and appropriating S. for the purpose
The question being on the third reading OF the
Aldermen bill, it was rejected 10y yeas g. NAYS ~
Mr.. Wallace moved 10 amend the minority bill
by striking out 5000 and inserting 81 CO.; which
was agreed To, and the minority bill passed.
Mr.. Turton, from the improvements committee
reported the Aldermen's bill for cleaning streets
alleys and CUTTERS, and removing dead animals;
Also, requested TO be discharged from the con-
sderation oft bill granting certain privileges to
X. Van Horn; agreed to.
Also. a bill for improving Seventh street from
Maryland avenue to the River.
Mr.. Lloyd moved to strike out ward fund and
insert general fund (the fund to pay for IT'D lost
yeas q, nays II.
Mr.. TurtOn reported bill to repair causeway
between Fourth street east and the Navy Yard
wall. on VI street
Mr.. EdmonstOn moved to strike out general
fund and insert fund of the Sixth Ward; lost
yeas ), nays II. The bill passed.
MIR. o. Hard. from the same committee renofted
bill to grade and pave alleys in the east half of
square AS; passed.
MI Powell from the claims committee, reported
on the petition of Elias EckeIl
MI Mulloy, from police COMMITTEE reported a
resolution requesting the Mayor to erect u new
pump in the Third Ward; passed.
Mr.. Castlen.an. from the special committee on
the Wakefield address, reported that Ex-Mayor
Magruder had Informed them that certain papers
and views aud maps Were forwarded to the peo-
pie Of Wakefield through the British Legation