Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-10-25

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crrr couxsiLs. Board Of Lhsyme..-The
Board met at the ususi hour, the President, W. r.
Dove, Esq, In the chair.
COMMUNICATION
One from the Mayor, dominating Y. w. McKnew
a. member OF the Board Of Trustees Of Public
schools Of the Third District, in place OF John
NJ Broadhead, resigned; referred. -Esss,--s.E =.
Also, one from the Tax Clerk, submitting the
June 9th, 1859; referred 70 finance committee.
i ~ ass. -.s.s PETITIONS. sa.ss
That Of w. Wilson and others, PRAYING cor
recton OF the error in the assessment for the alley
water mains laid at certain points on n Street and
street, memorial Of trustees Of the New York
avenue PRESBYTERIAN church, In relation TO pave
menS OF m. Sross for remission ola fine; Of NJ
Pope, praying the remission of fine; demonstrates
OF II. Bacon and Others against the proposed
appropriation by the Councils for dredging the
Georgetown channel Of the Potomac river, with
petition for an appropriation to drodge the wash
ingtsn channel from Morgan Remnants wharf
70 the Arsenal-ail Of which were appriately re-
ferred. 8.
Ellis AND REVOLUTIONS REPORTED AND PASSED..
: A bill making additional appropriation for
printing and binding during the current nscsl
year; one TO allow compensation 10 the messenger
OF the Mayor for extra service Ian attendance upon
preparation Of $500 for dredging the western
channel Of the Potomac River; one authorizing
curbstsne to be set and footway paved the
square 1876; one to repair the alley and foot pave
ment OF the alley In square 1885, one to repair the
alley In square Ne. Isl; one to lay flag footway
across Fourth street west, and south side Of L ST.
north; one to relay flag footway across Massa-
chusetts avenue and the side Of Fourth street
west one TO repair the alley In reservation Az one
to take up and relay the gutter aud reset the
nagway on the south side Of + street north at its
Intersection with Eighteenth street west; one TO
grade and gravel Four half street east from
l. street south to Georgia avenue; one to grade
Fifth street east, from Pennsylvania to Virginia
avenues; one for the improvement Of n st. north,
from Tenth to Eighteenth streets west; one making
an appropriation 10 grade Nineteenth street west
from Nj street north to Massachusetts, avenue; one
to lay water main along Seventeenth street west,
from 10 streets north; one 10 lay water mains
on II street north and 1 street north at cerain
points; one to lay dag footways at certain points
tween New Jersey avenue and the middle Of
square 692, one TO grade and gravel Massachusetts,
avenue from Thirteenth TO Fourteenth streets west;
one to correct the recorded date Of square A; one
for the relief Of Joseph C. Reynolds; one Tor the
relief Of James II. Jordan; one for the relief az
Thos. Mclean; one foe the relief of Thos Thorn:
one to establish an add tional school in the Fourth
school district, to be designated Primary school
No 5; resolution directing Board Of Health to
take into consideration the propriety of establis
ing more perfect system Of registering Of births,
ablli making an appropriation for heating the
7 Mr.. Brown, from the finance committee. re-
western channel Of The Foso@ae liver qseo sne
mending it, passage. ssr sesss - - saatF I
y Mr.. Ward moved that the bill, together with
the petition and remonstrance, be recommended to
Mr.. Brown did not see what could be gained
by this He thought the object of the bill com
mended itself TO the immediate action Of this
fQ<Ir NJ fla.
Der Of the board that every steamer or heavily
loaded vessel which passes up the river becomes
grounded: IL the appropriation was to be made,
LEI 10 be done at once, and IL not the sooner the
proPrietors Of the steam line knew IL the better
AL would admit the necessity Of speedy action IL
the Councils act ut all :
Mt. Clark moved that the petition and remon-
STRANGE presented this evening he read Tor infor-
nation. 80 .
Mr.. Brown proposed that the last speaker read
the petition and remonstrance IL he was going to
make an argument, % a Jarflfif
Mr. Clark took the papers referred To- and went
on TO say, that the channel required deepening no
one would question, and that the deepening of il
town, and not 10 that Of washington. Re nresumcd
no one would attempt to deny. This steamboat
company knew well enough when they established
THIS line how deep the channel was, and how
much their steamers would draw. IL seemed to
hlm that II had been prearranged that the COM
Pany, well knowing all the di sadvantaQes w hich
They would be under, went to work and estab-
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preparation was TO be subsequently asked for he
tnoaght 10 was the duty Of the Councils to look 20
tne Interests Of their constituents and Of their own
CITY, In place OF iegfsiating to the advantage Of
city which had done is worst in a number OF i'm
portant measures 10 injufe this city The afgu.
ment Of the advocates OF this appropriation seemed
20 oe tnas without the Georgetown trade the steam
ers could not afford 70 come TO the city, because
OF there being no return freights for them. Now
should we iegislate Tor the Interests Of our own
es ., 70, s,,s inter sss Of Seo5sown. There are
ard II they 1.-THE Georgetown me.chants) could not
secure permanent depot at the western wharves
they would follow the steamboat line down the
river and avail themselves Of the place where 1t
should stop say at any OF the wharves lower down
the river. Another objection which he had to
urge was the entire inadequscy Of the sppfopria-
bill Numefoussurveys by experienced engineers,
made with reference 20 the cost Of cleaning out
the river channel, had estimated IL at figure con
s,d<rsoly higher than that pfoPo.ed by this bill.
Army, contemplstes this same improvement aud
estimates the cost at eel ,o50 which the Councils
noe Pope 70 eject with go 90 The speaker
Citizens Were being called upon to pay for sup,
porting the business interests Of Geosgeson alone
and not TO advance their own commercial coadi-
Gar as the advantage 70 be derived by this Cor.
poration was concerned. -. =
M. Dove hoped the bin would not be defeated
II he gentleman from the eastern section of the
cleaned out and the necessity for IL was AZ great
as In the present case with the western Channel
the spcsker would vote for IL cheerfully II tbey
could show that the psoprietors Of this steanboat
line were willing or DESTROYS Of landing al any
other point In the port OF Washington, be would
vote Tor Shstever point they should fx upon. But
this was not the case. In was not q questi ON az
leaving their prescnt wharves and going 10 any
otter In Washington, but IL was q question Of
either continuing 20 come 10 the weste wharves
or Of not coming 70 Washington at all; the pro-
prietors had Informed the speaker that they de-
eerded entirely for their return freights upon
6eorgefown, and that unless they eossld land At a
point where they couId obtain the ex port trade
they should not come above Alexandria
Nr MeNerhany stated that he had convened
with the agent Of the company, who had infsrined
him that the company would be 2 lad 10 land at
another point lower down 4 point which the,
speaker had pointed out 10 him as convenient
one.
Mr.: Magruder. Didn't that agent also tell Won
that ne would be glad 10 land at a point lower
down, provided he could get the export trade
iineg -
4 MI McNerhany. I viii answer yes; but I win
also answer That IL your Corporations will clean out
The city canal, and abate at the same time potov-
fons nuisance, we win get the export trade At the