Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1860-04-03

| was so necessary in this city that the Mayor and
Chief OF Police could not govern the population
OF seventy thousand souls contained I'm it without
converting this "gallant hundred" into military
force! II this was %, the next thing we should
| De required to raise park Of artillery, which
would really be a serious drawback on the city
Mr.. McNerhany thought that this discussion
mad taken wide range. A good many guns had
oeen fired and many swords had flashed, but no
gun had been louder nor sword had flashed
more brightly than that Of the gentleman from
me sixth Ward, his colleague. We had learned
of our most worthy Mayor, and learned disoui
sitions upon the military character Of our police
and various other matters had been discussed,
| and their merits descanted upon, excent the
| question before us He did not stand here n
defend the Mayor, but he was here to do inst,ce
to man VIII 4, had performed his duty He was
done him as to any other man His colieaone
had carefully avoided, in reading the maus,;s
statement statement all mention Of the $3.50 600 Of the
crsdt 81 t tes Which had been paid to the high
OF lne honest creditors of the Corporation during
nls oihln,stratlon, and had only remembered the
Commons ei b,vo mot not yet paid upon which his
credt OF the Mayor be it said that this report Of
| me operations of his administration was a full
ana complete vindication Of his official career
| pom that record he could stand and be sus-
talned The speaker did not desire to defend
him, he was better able to himself; and the
| speaker thought that the people too were anxious
MIR. Miller thong bit that the remark of his friend
that he was no eulogist Of the Mayor would
fai to the ground after his speech, for certainly
| he had never heard more eloquent eulogy pro-
nounced in his life than that which he had lust
uttered Mr.: nj. went on to say that he had diff
fered honestly with the Mayor. He had been
nor assaulted him. He had commented freely as
he had perfect right to do, upon some Of his
ohclal acts The Mayor and his acts was equally
subject Of criticism the members of this
board and their official acts. He denied over
| looking the $4,000 paid by the Mayor on the
S2is 900 due as floating debt by the Corporation.
| He had purposely alluded to it. because it had
been paid of, as the gentleman well knew, at the
expense Of everything in shape of an improve
ment And now, just on the eve Of an election
ne he Aad, as II were, rubbed out with wet sponge
ms resolutions to pay OH the floating debt; had
| rubbed out with them the SIS 900 vet unpaid
and had instituted improvements on all hands
ana put In execution laws which have been hid
away ever since the beginning of his administra-
| non and which were absolutely necessary and
should have been executed long ago
MI. McNerhanY had noticed a studied effort to
oppose the Mayor. Ever since he had been
member of this Board, whenever ANYTHING had
Deen SAID here In opposition to the policy OF the
Mayor, there had been all effort made to bazon it
forth to the world in the columns of the Erening
Star, while there was just studied an effort to
suppress every word that was said in his defence
The speaker desired to have justice done, and
wanted the Star to publish both sides of debate
when the official acts of the Mayor were the sub
ject of discussion. Mr.. nj. now renewed the
motion to postpone the vote the resoluto on till
next Monday night and it was carried, by yeas s,
nays 5.
Joint resolution in relation to the portrait Of
Henry Clay, belonging to this corporation; passed
BIZ providing for the compilation and publication
OF Sheahan's digest; referred to the finance COM
mittee.
Mr.. Pearson, on leave, introduced joint reso-
linton requesting the proper committee to urge
upon Congress the necessity of an appropriation
to connect the water main In Four nd n half st
with the one on Pennsylvania avenue; passed
From Claims Committee-Bill for the relief of
CasPar Finch passed. Also, bill for relief of
George nj. Miller.
From Fire Department Committee-Bill for the
relief of the American Hook and Ladder Com
Mr. Moore introduced bill making an appro-
priation for casual repairs of streets and cutters in
the several wards passed.
Mr. Ward introduced joint resolution in re-
laton to the removal of the Jail Of the county of
w ashlngtOn from Its present location; passed
Also, joint resolution in relation to awarding
contracts for public work to parties who do not
pay their laborerS; passed.
Also, a joint resolution in relation to bidders for
public work under any ordinance of the Corpora
ton; rejected.
On motion by Mr. Magruder, the bill providing
for paid fire department, which was the special
order for this evening, was postponed until next
Monday night, at ~ O'Clock;
compilation and publication of the general laws
Of the Corporation since the publication Of Shea
Also, a bill for the relief of Eleanor O'Donnell
passed
Bill of the lower board, charging the duties
and increasing the compensation of the Corpora
ton Attorney; passed.
Joint resolution appointing committee i'm
conjunction with the Mayor, to represent the in
,eresis OF the Corporation before the general
peake and Ohio Canal; passed.
Joint resolution providing a suitable corporate
seal for the Corporation of Washington referred
to the finance committee.
Mr.. Ward, from the drainage committee re-
ported back the Mayors nomination of Thomas
Evans, for Water Purveyor, without recommen-
datiOn, stating that but two of the committee
were present, and they We're divided as to the
nomination.
On motion, the Board went into ballot. and the
nomination was confirmed by yeas Z, nays6.
Adjourned.
Common Councl-A communication was read
from the Mayor enclosing communication from
the City Attorney in relation to the ground to be
occupied by the Seventh Ward market house. and
suggesting that the purchase cannot be made out
Of the current revenue Of the city for the fiscal
year ending June 80, 1860, and recommending the
passage of law authorizing the revenue to be
antic pated to the amount of Sl2, S73 the sum re-
quired to close the TRANSACTIONS referred
Mr. Jones offered a Joint resolution to lend the
citizens of Alexandria the Corporation portrait of
Henry Clay for their celebration on the 18th inst
adopted.
Mr. Edmonston offered resolution instructing
the committee on police to report bill to increase
the pay of corporation laborers to 81 80 per day,
Mr.. Russell introduced bill to increase the
salary of the Secretary of the Common Council to
5000 per annum; Passed-ayes 16, nays3.
Mr. Martin introduced bill to trim and gravel
street north, from Sd street west to 10th street
west; referred
Mr.. Turton, from Improvements committee, re-
ported back bill from Upper Board to open new
alley in square Gle; passed.
Also, a bill to improve street south, and 5th
and 9th streets east in the Fifth Ward: passed.
Mr.. Cassell, from same committee, reported
bill to set curbstone and pave foOtway on the
north front of square i6i; passed.
Mr.. Cassell also reported bill to construct sea-
wall at foot Of 9TH street
Mr.. Morgan moved to amend by striking out
general and inserting trard fund; rejected-yeas
q, nays 10.
The bill was then passed-yeas Is, nays3
Mr.. Turton, from the improvements committed
reported back bill from Upper Board to trim and
gravel Thirteenth street west, from street north
to NJ street north; passed
Also, adversely, bill from Upper Board to grade
and gravel street south, from Third street east
to Sixth street east; committee discharged
MIR. Turton also reported from same committee
the bill from the upper Board, appropriating
1000 to clean and water Pennsylvania avenue