Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-11-20

CITr CoUscls, November 19-BOard of Alder
fIsn "A communication was received from the
Registrar for the month Of October; referred 70
drainage committee The report gives the num-
Der OF additional sgners to the subscfi ption book
during the month at So number Of permits to
open streets, &c, &C; number Of orders to tap
mains IS; number Of rents collected, -
Rsceipt during the mouth from rents sio2 IS
Do do from stops. 2I3 %
- s3l5 IS
Also, one from the Mayor announcing his ap-
prOval Of acts.
Also, one from the CITY Surveyor i'm relation tn
the cost Of improving Second street west from
Virginia avenue to street south; referred to i'm
Provements committee
Petitions were received and referred from A .
"f-gg Ior remission Of a fine; VIM. Talbert and
others for The grading and paving of an alley In
square gu. :
COMMITTEE REPORTS
Joint resolution authorizing the Mayor to cause
the proving machine house and other property OF
the Water Department to be removed to the pipe
YARD. together with all pipe now laying about the
Substitute for the bin entitled an act amenda-
markets; passed. =
Joint resolution urging Congress to authorize
passenger railway to be constructed in Peensyl-
vania avenue and other streets; laid on the table
Bin in relation to the Central Guard house, as
follows:
AK Acr in relation to tbs Central Guardhouse. 3
Ss 70 enacted, fe, That from and after the
passage Of this act II shall be the duty Of the police
magistrates Of the Third, Fifth, and Seventh
Dlsulcs To attend alternately, week by week In
Tue following order, at the Central Guard house
during the following hours, viz: From seven
O'CLOCK a. m. 10 ten O'Clock a. m l., and from eight
O'Clock p m. to eleven O'Clock d m, and ON
Sundays from seven O'Clock a. m to ten O'Clock
a m, from three o'clock D m to six O'Clock %
m ana from eight O'Clock p. m to eleven O'Clock
p. m. The police magistrate Of the Third Dis-
attend he frat he lfno
magistrate Of the Fifth District the second week
ana the police magistrate Of the Seventh District
during the third week In the event Of the
absence, rom sickness or other cause of the
magistrate acting under the above arrangement
the magistrate next in turn shall supply bis place
when requested to do so by the Mayor or Chief of
Police.
Sec. = That the said police magi strates shall be
entitled to receive for their services one hundred
dollars each per annum, In addition to the sum Of
five hundred dollars now allowed by law nav
abe monthly out OF the general fund
Sec s. That all acts or parts of acts inconsistent
with this act be, and the same are hereby, re-
Pealed.
On motion the bill was passed
BIZ for the relief Of Miss Mary Moore; passed
Bill for the relief Of Aldrich Young; D. ssed Bill
for the relief Of g. Herbert; passed Bill for the
rellei OF W m Flood; passed. Bill to lay a water
main in Massachusetts, avenue, between Ninth
and Tenth streets west; passed. Bill authorizing
the erection Of lamp post on the corner Of New
fOrk avenue and Sixth street west; passed. Joint
resolution requesting the Mayor to appoint day
OF public Thanksgiving; passed. Adjourned
Common COEHeiE-Mr. Mobun, from the COM
mittee on distribution Of water reported an
amended bill for laying water main on Eighth
street, from to n; passed.
Mr.. Edmonston, from the COMMITTEES on Ere
department, reported bill appropriating $50 for
renting room for the Western Hose Company;
passed.
Mr. Borrows from health committee. reported
bill to abate nuisance In the Sixth Ward, by
ming up ID street south, between Ninth and
Eleventh streets east; passed.
Sundry papers from the Board Of Aldermen
were taken up and appropriately referred
The motion to reconsider the vote BY which the
claim OF James Towles was rejected being taken
up
Mr.. Clarke moved to Law on the table; motion
lost-yeas o, nays 10.
The motion the reconsider was Iost-yeas Q,
nays 10. '@-t'
The bill abolishing the Office of Commissioner
Of Health being taken up
Mr.. Mead stated that he had reported the bill
from the police committee, but he hoped it would
not pass. He had since been convinced that the
ctice was necessary one.
Mr. Jones, while be entertained the highest
respect for the present occupant Of the Office both
personally and politically thong ht the office mi ut
he dispensed with. Ii had been established in
the nIst place, not from any necs ssity for the
office, but simply TO provide place for political
friend Of the then existing municip pal administra
-uOn. q.
Mr. Mulloy thong hit tine Office a very necessary
and important one, aud hoped It would not be
abolished.
Mr. BOrrOws held that the office might be dis
Pensed with without detrimeat to the city; the
duties Of the erice he thought would be lust as
well or better attended ID by the commissioners
ditional Office He had the gra1test respect for
the present incumbent of the oIce but he thong bit
the Office itself unnecessary.
Mr.. Powell had been familiar with the duties
OF the once and the manner In which they had
been discharged, and he considered the Office
very important one.
Mr. Emerson commended that the Office was
worse than useless, and that 1t ought to be abol-
ished.
Mr. Easby thought that II the ONCE was proper.
ly organized, and the duties thereof properly dis
charged, II might be made a very useful one He
hoped, at any rate, that the bill would not pass
without due consideration, and that IL there was
any good In such an Office the City would get the
benent Of IT. He moved to recommit the bill to
Mr.. Wilson hoped that the bill would be dis
posed OF at once He had assurances that IL this
Office were abolished, Its duties would be properly
attended 10 by the Ward Commissioner
Nr. Edmonston did not believe In going off
hslf-cocked He was opposed to abolishing this
Office until better and more effective arrange
ment was made for the preservation Of the health
Of the city.
Mr.. Chaplin not prepared to vote for the
eooltshment Of the office until some better sari-
tary arrangements were made
Mr.. Given could hardly make up bis mind as
TO the prOpriety OF abolishing this Office. Ii was
an important matter, and should not be acted
upon without due consideration He thought il
would be better to postpone the subject until next
Monday night.
Mr.. EaS6Y withdrew bis motion to recomu,it
and moved that the whole matter be referred to
the committee on health; lost-yeas Q, nayse
A joint resolution from the upper board, re-
quest NJ the Mayor to appoint a day Of Thanks
giving during the latter part Of the month, was
taken up and adopted. Adjourned.
We HAVE No HOUSE, OF RErusE OR CoRsRc-
ZION Yesterday, Mr. Donovan requested the
detective nrm Of A. r. Allen 4 Co. to try to re-
cover watch that had been recently stolen from
him. The officers went to work fmmediately
and arrested a number Of small boys, too young 10
punish with imprisonment, and took them to the
occe OF Justice Dom, In hope that they mig ht be
persuaded TO tell where the watch was. They
called themselves part Of the Fig hting alley
crowd They appeared TO take things coolly
except one, who seemed greatly afflicted by the
arrest. They soon began 70 crimlnate and recrim-
mate each other and told Of large number Of petty
larcenies they had committed from stores shops
markets gardens, &c even TO the larceny Of poor
fellows dinner, who was employed In fixing the
water l3,ins. They told Of their companions In
crime, ana rom what they said IL IL fair to pre-
sumo there is an Organization Of apprentices In
wee, similar TO that which a few years ago went
by the name Of the " Forty Thieves % and was