Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-10-09
CITY CouScIL,, Oct, g 1seO.--Board IF Alder
in the chair tk IL ~ - -

Z. One from the Water Puryeyor. trausnnfttipg a
report OF the testing Of the four way stop cock and
nrs plug invented and patented by Jos l.. Lowry.
Tee report states that the cap and frst section Of
hose was attached and the water thrown In little
less than one minute; the second trial Ave sec
lions Of hose were attached Ia L minutes; on the
fhiid trial the cap was detached from the plug
tbewster turned Oft the cap again atiac bed to the
plug, the water turned and eie ht streams play-
ing in The space Of Y minutes. without hose.
The concnssion was tried by water guage laced
81 90 Potomac-water pipe, and as foflows
The eight valves were shut down insta ntsneorisly
and caused conclusion Of only 81 lbs; on shut
Ting down i've valves, the conclusion was only y
lbs on shutting the plug valve, concussfon
whatever was perceptible.- The report says, fur
ther, twill never be necessary, under any circum
stances, for the hremen to shut down these valves,
rs was done at the trial. and that the most i'm port
mt feature Of the Lowry plug 10 the remark bile
facility with which workmen can get at and re-
pair the plug without shutting of at nine di herent
points, as h the case with the system now In use,
thereby throwing out Of use nine different plugs
during the time occupied In making repairs. BY
Lowry Plug only one plug Is thrown out OF use
in making repairs Another advantage 10 the IA
/, cility with which fremen can attach to and de-
fach from the plug without interfering with each
S In any wayl The reportwas referred to
One from the Mayor. nominating the following
as Trustees of tie Public Schools: First District
Second District-M III Miller, James Lawreuson
ID W, ;. kort; Third DistTict--F- s. Walsh, x w
Mcknew, A.. w. Miller; Fourth District--J- Z.
Sec
RETRY, Robert Ricketts,; for Treasurer, Val Har-
baugh; referred =
Also, one ON the Mayor trasmitting the report
% OF the Water Registrar for the month Of Septem-
ber; referred -
OF the Messrs Willard, in relation to the man.
ufscture Of gas for their hotel; Of Jacob Gideon
end others, for a water main; Of e J. Kiopfer
and others, for water main; letters from sundry
gas-work manufacturers Of New ork Ia relation
10 the injury TO adjacent buildings where gas
Cd 10,
petition Of Benson McKenny and others, In rela-
non TO the htling up Of gully all Of which were
-..- COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Bill authorizing the w alter Purveynr to connect
the city water mains with the United States thir.
ty-inch mains; passed. Bill to lay water main
west; passed Bill to lay water main I'm q street
north, from Fourth to Sixth streets west; passed
80 Bin making appropriation for the contingent
and Other expenses OF the public schools for the
wear esding June 30, 1861. - -.- :
Dir. Donoho moved to increase the salary of the
Treasurer Of the Board of Trustees from sa5O to
$50. .--.-Tss "a .-s5 - -
Mr.. Bohrer moved to amend by abolishins the
office OF the Treasurer, and make it the duty Of
the Secretary to perform the duties of the Treas
sret; lost, by ayes 2, noes 8. .s~ -s a.
- The question then required the proposition
OF Mr.. DonOhoi which was adopted by ayes 0,
noes l.. $500. .-' -, - =
$50. The bill was then read third time and passed
"a Bill Of the lower Board to make nj @ ht DC hools
"a permanent portion of the public school system;
passed. VISA - .- o.. ..
Mr. Usher, from the special committee to whom
stop-cock Of Mr.. Lowry aud that Of Capt Meigs
reported the same back and asked to be discharged
from the further consideration Of the same. T
In asking TO be discharged, Mr.. Fisher stated
that the question involved In the papers was one
he had tbough t from the first the Corporation OF
Washington had nothing 10 do with. Such was
also the opinion Of the committee 1t was an al
legged Infringement of a patent right, and could
only be settled in proper court The speaker had
been accused on all hands, out Of doors, OF a dis
position to shirk the duty involved In an inves,-
- 50 far from that be had been ready from the st
To report. He had never had but one opinion I'm
Ieiation 10 it. and had been prepared to report I'm
twenty minutes after reading the papers, and had
Only been withheld from doing 90 at the req ues,
Of the friends Of the contrasting litigant in the
case Thus the matter had been postponed for
together and had decided TO their action In the
case. The speaker made these In in order to
show those who had been circulating reports Of
various kinds, that he had no disposition what
ever to shirk any duty devolving upon him as a
member OF the City Couaeil or otherwise
On motion, the committee was discharged.
Mr. Fisher introduced resolution of inquiry
az 10 how many Of Meigs stop cocks have been
used by the Corporation, where set, and low set,
&c; passed. - +
Bill to lay Waterman in Tenth street west.
foOtways In the Second Ward; passed. Bal to
set the curbstone and pave the foo,way on the
JOfhu hOut Oh squire NO Z4c, to8Sfu john res
clntion TO repair the roof Of the City Hail. passed
Resolution in relation to the testing Of Lowry's
Water way; passed Adjourned. %
Common CoHseiL-The Board met at the usual
hour, the President In the Chair.
COMMUNICATIONS.
~ Report Of the Water Registrar for the month OF
4 September report OF the Ward Apothecaries for
1.-The quarter ending September 3Oth 1860; report Of
sI.she Water Purveyor; monthly report Of the In.
ssee.NeHt of the Asylum -an Of which were appro-
'fFiaiely referred.
BILLS AND PETITIONS INTRODUCED.
vcBfi for paving and grayelling Nineteenth street
leeHcst; bill Ia lay footways in the Second Ward;
zsstl 70 repair an alley in square 457; petition of
= Mary TulmAn, asking TO be refunded taxes erro-
neously Paidi-an Of which were appropriately
BILLS, &c, PASSED.
T Bill TO grade North Capitol street, between G
and n streets north. Bill TO Law flag footways n
The second Ward. Bill 10 pave an alley In square
625- Bill to trim and gravel Sixth street west
from T. TO ID streets north. Bill to trim and gravel
. grade and gravel Tenth street west from N 70 q
streets north Bill % lay gravel footwalk on
North Capitol street Bill TO Construct two ste
frsps on . snth street west iii to grade street
south from Seventh TO Fourteenth street west.
Bill TO set the curbstones and pave the footway on
the north front Of square 2lS. Bill to grade and
gravel Eleventh street west from N 20 p streets
north. Bill 70 abate q nuisance in New Hanp-
shire avenue at the intersection OF Twenty econd
street west Bill to lay water main on street
north
f.
resolution in relation to the improvement of
footways and avenues In front Of the public
grounds; resolution 10 alter the seventh section
4 OF the act regulating markets; resolution au-
thorizing r. II Sage to weigh bay, fodder, and
cats In the straw; resolution In relation to the
removing Of the marble ffom the ssreets In the
Fffth Ward. r-4s-r 81. s-a+.s - - \
n =. MISCELLANEOUS. p . 1-s frr-l
bill for the relief Of James rowies was re-
: ported from the committee on claims with an
. amendment, but both the bill and amend nent
81 were rejected. F7r 81.
=. The board then took up the bill restricting the
sale or goods, wares, aud mere handise. The
bil req uires special license for the sale Of wood
saCoal, and lumber. An. amendment was offered
q kxcepting such persons az should haul wood to
- market by wagon otherwise. The bin was
- Dassed a. amended -F.r4 .. I'd u ..sts--
a = The board then djouned. I.s.s
we fORPHANs CoURr-A case Of some novelty and
interest came before the Orphans Court Satur-
day last IL was an application for power Of ad-
Ininisuaton on the esfate Of the late Mrs Chase
Barney, who died In New York within few
days past The application was made by MIR
i. Edward DeKgsfff, cousin OF deceased, and was
resisted by the friends Of Mr.. Chase Barney, who