Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-07-31

l CITY CerscILs, July 90 Board AZ ILd.,,n.,
ne oosrc met at the usual hour, President Dow,
4 =: &c Chair. WV
| VI hev. MT Butler and others, In relation to ,
nuisance In Eleventh street west; Of 4, @ Ioonis
20 erect wooden paling fence; Of G. w Dave,
OF = A. III. Marks and others, for a change o
| certain CUTTERS to remove a nuisance caused b,
| overflow OF ID: Dunaphan, for remission Of a nne
VI 1onn van Sklver, Tor permission to erect isf
| nousei--aIi OF which were duly referred
COMMITTEE REPORTS
4 Dill 70 prescribe regulations and Limitations 70,
| the collection Of taxes imposed upon goods nd
ehattels and personal effects in the city of w ash
| Intersection Of Ninth street west and Massacbn
sef.s avenue north; passed Bill for the relief o,
1 = A. Fletcher passed. Bill to make a grave
iOo'waIn IN the tifth Ward passed. Bill grant
| nsh house on Water street, in the Seventh Ward
passed. Bill to construct a sewer along Siyth
| street west, from Louisiana avenue to 6 street
| north; passed. Bill making appropriations fo,
| certain purposes connected with the distributon
| OF Potomac water throughout the city of Wash.
| ington; passed Bill to lay water main in
| Nineteenth street, from Pennsylvania avenue n
/ ! street north; passed. Bill to Law a water main
| In north nj street, from Eleventh to Fourteenth
1 streets west; passed. Bill to construct a stencil
uaP az tne mouth OF the sewer on the north side
teenth streets west passed ~
| mr.. Huntington, from the police committee
70 whom was referred the Mayors nomination
the Seventh Ward, in place Of Hook rejected 70.
ported The same back, recommending his confr-
| nation; confirmed.
MI Huntington also reported back the nomi
nauon OF Andrew Carol for commissioner of the
Western market, without recommend alton: laid
| on the table. i"iu
B BiI for for the the relief Of A. Heitmiller passed
Bill for the relief Of J. NJ Cohen: pas.ed
BIZ refunding portion Of a license 10 George
M: Naugn teni postponed till next Monday even.
Bill for the relief of jeremiah Crowley. n,..ed
Din making an appropriation for def ciencies
| sh .ne expenditures OF the Washington ASYLUM
| LOT tne year ending June 3Oth, 1850; pissed.
Bill to rebuild the bridge across the canal at "a,
| Juncture with Virginia avenue and South CanitoI
| street; passed. O1P4'o'
Bill, from the lower board, to Law Waterman
| IN view YORK avenue, from Tenth to Eleventh
1 agreed to. ""n "o'
Concurrent resolution from the lower hoard
autao,iLing joint meeting of the two boards
ing an Assessor for the Fifth Ward TO SUNNY The
place OF Geo. +. Barrett, reported ineligfbie nj
the time Of election; passed
| Bin TO grade and pave the alley In square N;
| Resolution authorizing the Mayor to nav the
/ Gay Iaoorers employed to clean the streets and
i cutters; passed ~-o
/ BIZ making appropriation for the purchase q,
/ uniforms Tor the city police; passed
pin In addition to an act entitled an act for the
prevention of nuisances; passed Adjourned.
| Common CorncH.-The board met at the u.uaI
hour, the President in the Chair.
i Mayor: OeA eo i'oni 'ne
one transmitting communication from the
i commissioner of the First and second wards
sang that In order to execute the act for curbin1
| ana paving the sidewalk on the west front o1
square lo3, the culvert over the branch will bave
| 70 De extended to the building line and branch
ana mat 10 do this an appropriation of $50 will
Also, one transmitting a report of the su,vsvo,
ON the condition of the drainage of Seventh st,ee
east. south of Pennsylvania avenue STATING Ira
ne mas rom the great quantity Of water that
| must always pass down on each side of the stree,
/ That the cutters are much too small and ,econo
| mends that they be extended feet on hotb sda,
OF Seventh street, from T. to l. streets south n,
!uiner states that there is no other possible way
/ 70 relieve the property holders from inund,tioy
pense. s'ee' OK
| Also, one transmitting a communication from
TIC IbIseyol, slaung, In reply to an inquiry Of
portion of Third street west to the gradation a,
lalo down, and to meet the cost of const,nctino
sne uroP a. tne southeast angle Of square 5l3, an
appropriation Of 800 will be required
/ Also, one transmitting a Communicated f,on
1ne register presenting statement of the recent,
| ana expenditures Of the Corporation for the Yea,
| ending June Both, 1850 Wv ''1'
All these communications Were annyony,,teIx
| referred appropriately
| copy of the City Directory of Columbu,
ohlo, having been received by the Presiden,
| from the Board of Common Council Of that cItv
through the City Clerk, It was laid before The
| Board for their action The work was received
and vote Of thanks passed.
BILLS, PETITIONS, &c, INTRODUCED.
/ Bill 10 take up and relay the gutter in the
Fourth Ward; referred. Bill for the relief ~ +
| w. Blake; referred. Petition Of VIM Rabing.
ION, Ior Work on Nineteenth street west, between
and streets northi referred. or B Jones
and others, asking for the laying of a alter main:
referred. OF Joseph Downing, FOR taking up and
reiaying gutter In the Third Ward; referred.
Mr. Easily presented the petition of Joseph /,
Lowry, In relation to FIRE plugs The petition
| sets forth that he is the inventor of a four-ways
4 stop cock and hre-plug; and that having, al the
solicitation Of Capt. Meigs, obtained patent for
the same, THAT officer promising to use his influ.
| ence TO secure their use by the Government and
the corporation Of the cty;) that he exhibited the
| model as patented to Capt. Meigs when that
| omcer took an exact drawing of all its several
paris. since then Capt. Meigs had made what
| he called an improvement on the machine lint
1 winch was considered by many rather as a detri.
| menti and had got patent for it az improved
ana had II brought into use. He regarded this
| action on the part of Capt Meigs as an infringe
ment upon his right; and therefore seeing he
| Corporation was about to make an APPROXIMATION
| for the purchase and erection Of such machines
ne desired the Board to suspend action until he
| had the matter investigated before the proper
| tribunal. IL 1t were there decided that this
attempted improvement Of Capt Meigs was an
| infringement, the Corporation, by adopting n
| by Its use.
Mr.. orme objected to receiving the petition. on
the ground that II was not proper subject for
| consideration by that board. By receiving this
paper and referring 1t, reflection Would
be thereby cast on the character Of that efficient
officer, Capt. Meigs, than whom he believed there
was no man who had higher standing in this
community Capt Meigs would be the last person
70 infringe upon anyone's patent right
MI Easily thought that IL was but due to the
petitioner to receive the petition and appropriately
refer 1t. He moved to refer 1t to the committee
on drainage.
The question being taken, it was 80 referred
BILLS PASSED.
May "a, 1858.
W THDRAwN AND REFERRED.
Petition Of Jas. Cantwell withdrawn from the
MES and referred to the committee on claims
RESOLUTIONS.
Mr.. Mead introduced the following resoIution.
which was passed
Resolred, That the two boards of the Citv Conn.
Gil meet In joint convention on Monday next. for
the purpose Of electing an assessor, at S O'Clock
p. IN.
REPORTS OF cOMNIrrREs
Bill making an appropriation for grading and
gravelng street SOUTH from Sixth street EAT To
Eleventh street east: Dassed RiIl m. 49,