Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1859-05-24

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PAINTED IN THE DIsrRIcT OF COLUMBIA.
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CITY CoUNcTLs.- BOoJd Of Aldsrmsa-Tbs
Board met at the usual hour, the President, w
+ Dove, Esq, in the Chair
communication was received from the Nayor
nominating T. L.. Childs as member Of the
Board IF Trustees Of Public Schools I'm place of
T. NJ chaplin, resigned, referred
Nls" one nominating WIN. II. keilhaltz as
commissioner Of the Eastern Market, in place Of
JOhn CaStsll declined referred.
Ine petitions Of W. Riggles. w. II. Carol, f..
O Sandersnn, and Alex Davis, were referred.
Mr. Riggs. from the finance committee, reported
bill making an appropriation fot compen<ating
the Board of Assessors
Some discussion ensued as TO the right of the
assessors to receive the sum appropriated (three
dollars per diem for each assessor for each day.
emPloyed) under the law Of the Corporation
Msssrs A. w. Miller and Thomas Miller OBJ
Jeet'd 10 the bill, and gave their therefor
at length
Mr.. Riggs maintained that the law clearly oave
the assessors the sum proposed to be appropriated
II had been done heretofore.
Mr.. X. said the Assessors Were elected bv tho
people az we'll as the Mayor, and that he 6ope,i
the Roard Of Aldermen would not by voting
against the bill. expose themselves again TO a
rrbuh The Beard must not lie too free to tread
on the executive toes. These Assessors had done
great deal of labor for the city, and had sue
cseded in making everybody rich by their exalted
ideas OF things, and they should he paid
Mr. Moore thought the Board OF Assessors had
done their duty, and were entitled to the amount
appropriated in the bill II was properly guarded
and tue Mayor would Of course investigate each
ease I" see whether each Assessor was properly
entitled to the amount called for
The bill passed., by ayes ~ noes2
Mr.. ThOs Miller. from improvements commits.
tee. reported a bill making AN appropriation for
casual repairs OF streets and avenues in the several
Wdrds; passed.
Also. bill to repair MARYLAND avenue from
Third TO Fourth streets east, in the Fifrh Ward
passed.
Also, a bill! from the lower Board to grade and
pave The western half Of the alley in square I26
Also, hill to repair certain cutters in the First
Ward; passed.
Also. bill for the relief Of C. 7. Gardner; passed
NE Huntington, from police committee. report
Ell tdVorably on the nomination OF VIM. II. keil-
boliz as Commissioner of the Eastern Market; con-
nrinCd.
Mr.. Barry, from claims committee. reported a
bill from the lower board for the relief of Peter
Lynch passed
Also, adversely on the petition Of JOS Gerhardt;
lost.
Mr. Donoho. from schools committee reported
fdVoraIly ON the nomination Of f.. L. Childs as
membcr Of the board of school trustees; confirmed
Mr. Fisher, on leave, introduced a bill for the
relief of Robert A. W aters; passed
MI Brown, from drainage committee. to whom
was referred the Mayors veto message on the
water hill. made report, in which the MAYORS
reasons for the veto We're discussed at length AL
ludug 20 tine Mayors objection to the l2tb section
the report concIndes as follows: = Conceding the
night Of the Mayor Ia absent himself from the pres
enCe OF tue coordinate branches of the stature
assrmhled in joint meeting TO guard the interests
al our c"uimOn constituency, your committee rec
ommPnd that the water ordinance containing this
obnoxious invitation be- under the circumstaDces
now not passed. They have prepared a new bill
Identical with some few verbal and other unim-
pOrtlnt cOrrectiOns) with the one vetoed by the
Mayor, saving the alteration in the 18th section
which therein inserted does not require the
presence Of the Mayor at any joint meeting Of the
TWO Boards, and meets the unqualified aDprola-
ton nf the law officer Of the CORPORATION y
The report contains the following correspond
snee between the chairman Of the Drainage Com
mitiee and the Corporation Attorney:
WASHINGTON, May Il, 1859.
J. VI Carlisle, Esq, Corporation AtfOTn.y
Sit Knowing the great amount of labor which
OF late has been deyOlved upon you in your official
capacity, | should rot individually venture to
further tax your valuable time bat being directed
by the committee on istributiOn OF water Of the
bOsrd Cf Aldermen to which has been referred
Va make TWO Inquiries Of you. | cannot refrain
without an inexcuSable neglect Of public duty
FIRST. The committee instructed me TO inGuire
II the nth section Of the Water bill, framed as
follows would be in violation Of the charter viz:
Sec " AHd he 81 further enacted. That the alter
Re-Istr shall, immedi lately after entering upon
the discharge Of the duties Of his office and anau
ally on or about the first of February advertise for
period Of from ten to thirty days in at least two
daily newspapers published in Washington bay-
lhS the largest subscription inviting sealed pro-
Pr>alS In duplicate To be transmitted one COPY to
the President Of the Board Of Aldermen for the
furnishing during the current wear delivered in
THIS city, OF all water MAINS valves branches
bends. sleeves, caps Corporation stops hre-plnp
bydrdnts and every other article or thing re,uir-
20 ia distributing tue water; and, also, for the
trenchiHg, LAYING of the mains complete inert
ing TIE valves, branC hes and cutlots erecting the
hre-plu9 hydrants, filling. ranming and lsyelinp
Ihe dl'ches or excavations; designating the suit
able number Of feet Of main aud size and the.
quantity IF every other article or thing enumer-
ated. required tO be- furnished or laid during the
yeaI and naming time when sealed proposals
VIII 6r opened N JOINT meeting Of the two boards
OF the City Councils.
Second: If the section thus framed Is not liable
70 this "t,Jection and the bill becomes law
tdlnins IT, could the COOPERATION thereafter legally
enact an ordinance like the following viz: Be !,
taTcfsd, fc-, That the Hayor be and he il hereby
authorized and requested 10 contract with \ ID for
the delivery IN Washington during the current
wear Of - thousand feet Of six inch water mains
az - cents per lineal foot, that being the lowest
proposal for mains offered under the advertisement
Of tue registrar, dated -
The committee, in view Of the great importance
81 nus subject 10 really dnN Ous tO frame not only
The I3th section, but the whole water bill, and
every future ordinance growing out OF, or based
thereon, sd as to avoid even the imputation Of
seeming violation of the charter; hence the neces-
atty OF troubling you with these two inquiries.
We trust yOu will feel at liberty to PROMPTLY an
Swer theiiI- as you have heretofore kindly done
when this committee. in the barge Of its pub
lie duties. has been compelled 10 seek at your
hands legal information for its guidance and di-
reILon an, sir, etc,
J. r BEowN, Chairman.
OFFICE Oh THE CoKFoRATiuS ATIoRNEr.l
Nav II. 1859. (
J 6rotrT, Esq, Chairman committee etc;
SiR- ! have been prevented, by pressing duties
Ia tue Circuit Court from, replying earlier To- your
note, IN which you communicate TO me the desire
If yOdr committee to have my opinion upon the
questions connected with the subject Of the water
bill, tc-wit
l. W neither IN conformity with tue charter. the
W ter Reg IStrdT may be directed to advertise for
seal'd proposals, To he sent in duplicates To the
Presidents of the two Boards respectively for the
execution OF certain work. from time TO time Us II
may b. required, stating in such advertisement a
tinr when such scaled proposals will be opened in
tire prrSruCr Of the two Boards ia Joint meeting
To this | reply, without difficulty. that neither
IN the letter spirit Of the charter il there any
thing to forbid the passage Of an ordinance which
shall enable the two Boards nnderstandingly To
authorize the making OF 4 contract which shall
bind tine Corporation; which can only be bound
by tlis concurrence OF the two Boards and the
Mayor or 10y thc passage II an ordinance, in the
prescribed mode. without the Mayors approval
:. Whether II such provision should becvr
the law an ordinance might then i- passed author
lLing and requesting the Mayor to contract with