Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-04-23

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ID For continuation of thu proceedings, see
the Second Edition
EXTRA SESSION OF THE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
The Board met yesterday at O'Clock D. m, ac-
cording to previous adjournment, President Dove
Ia the chair
The bill regulating the distribution of the Po-
tomac water throughout the city Of Washington
being taken up,
Mr.. Moore moved to recommit the bill. with
Instructions to so amend ii as to make the water
board appointable by the Mayor from the CITY at
large, instead Of by the Presidents respectively of
the two Boards Of the City Council out of said
Boards He reminded the Board that decision
had been made in the circuit court Of the District
that all Corporation officers not elective by the
people must be appointed by the Mayor and con-
hrmed by the Board Of Aldermen.
The motion to recOmInit was lost-yeas l. naysS
Mr.. Moore then moved to amend the bill TO the
ABOVE eject liking the salaries of the water board
at 500 per annum He was In favor Of proceed
ing according to law and opposed to the city
alton. Besides 1t was placing the councils In a
situation to legiSlate upon their own acts
Mr. Browa replied at length, urging the COM
potency Of the Board TO act impartially in the
matter.
Mr.. Thomas Miller was In favor Of making the
compensation OF members OF tue water board more
.han SiOo per annum He said it was the universal
experience Of mankind that officers ALWAYS per-
formed their dnties better by being literally paid
FOR So doing. II the gentleman from the Fourth
Ward lMr. Moore) would leave the compensation
Al
otherwise not
Mr.. Moore refused to accept the amendment
lie said that the office was an honorary one aud
,iat the remuneration was as much as that Of the
Board Of Aldermen.
The amendment was not adopted-yeas I, nays
The question Of filing the blank for the COM
pehsatlOn OF the W alter ReI ister. arising
Mr.. Thomas Miller moved to insert 81 $50
Mr.. Mohun thought that 8 100 would do to
start on.
Mr. burlington proposed to compromise the
Mr.. Fisher said that the duties Of the office
would be very laborious and he thought the COM
pensIton ought to be at least much as that Of
copying clerk He thought 81 800 little enough.
vailed r.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, in the clause requir-
ing the Register to file away all valuable papers,
tue word valuable was stricken out
On motion OF Mr.. Barry. tue compensation Of
City Plumber was liked at 81 ,aO0
On motion Of Mr.. Huntington in the clause
providing for advertising for a supply Of materials
in two Washington and one Phfladelphia daily
paper, the Philadelphia paper was stricken out
A blank was filed to the effect that mains shall
not be laid on any street or avenue that will not
immediately yield in wafer rents a return Of Der
cent OH tie cost OF such mains.
Mr.. Brown moved to amend by reducing the
water rents from So for sixteen feet front and
under, To So, and about the same proportion for
greater widths
The water rates for bakers were reduced from
80 per annum per barrel Of flour daily used to 81
The rates for bathing tubs in all public bathing
establishments were fixed at <} per annum each
The rates for boarding houses and hotels We're
fixed at fifty cents per annum for each bedroom
kept for bOarders dodgers besides the regular
rate for the private family.
Various other unimportant amendments having
been made, the bill was unanimously passed
about III o clock, p. m, and the Board adjourned
CENTRE MARKEr.-The heavy rains during last
night prevented the attendance Of country dealers
generally; and this morning the supply was much
less than the average and furnished by the licensed
city dealers. There was a disposition manifested
early in the morning 10 demand higher prices than
usual, but it soon gave way to the rates which
have been quoted fer week past The fish mar
ket was doing an average business at the old prices
In the vegetable market. the city dealers We're SUD-
plying the demand. The butchers Were also AT
their stalls in full force. The dealers generally
are demanding the following rates:
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