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


Amount of floating debt paid since
June H. 1855. .................... 16O,275 20
1891. SOP IA
Also, one nominating Thomas Evans for Water
Purvryor, in place Of John Reese, deceased; re-
ferred ie-
Also, one inclosing communication from the
Taper of Water Mains, asking for an increase of
compensation; referred.
That of Margare, r Wbsat IS; ,s,n,,,,on
Of MIR. j. t. c. Clark praying the remission ~
an unexpired license; of Thomas Haegertv for
remission OF fine; Of sundry citizens, against the
erection OF carpenter shops or factories near pri-
Vate dwellings; Of citizens for a flag footvav
across 1th street north from the northwest come,
OF the Post Office building; Of citizens for the re-
west; OF Eleanor O'Donnell, asking to have GER
were duly referred
MIR. Huntington introduced resolution author
iElng the police committee to INQUIRE into the ex-
pediency of authorizing by law the appointment
81 an inspector of gas meters and that they have
lc1Ne 10 report oy bill or otherwise; passed.
COMMITTEES REPORTS
Dill authorizing the LAYING of FLAG foot-wavs
on the north side Of q and X streets north at the
Intersection ,a, Of Twentieth street west; passed
Blll to trim and gravel street north from Four
tenth TO Fifteenth streets west; passed BilI to
trim and gravel Eighth street west from to @
streets north; passed Bill to gravel and trim Sixth
street west, from New York avenue to N street
north; passed. Bill to lay aag foot-way across
seventh street north, near the Post Office; passed
Bill 20 prohibit the erection of carpenters shons
near dwelling houses laid on the table and made
the special order for next Monday evening Bill
t. grade and gravel 6 street north, from New
Jersey avenue TO Delaware avenue, and to erect
bridge the Tiber Creek i'm said square
passed Bill making an appropriation for the
Eeneht Of the volunteer militia of the District of
Columbia, laid on the table and made the speciaI
order for next Monday evening
MI Huntington, in Offering this resolution
sta'ed that It's OBJECT was to encourage the mill
fa'y spirit among our citizens 1t appropri ated
the sum of one thousand dollars to be divided
among the several companies of the proposed
new battalion when they should number one
thousand men and be uniformed and equipped
alike The speaker had conversed with the bis
trlct Committee in Congress upon the subject
ara they would approve of an appropriation of a
NOE substantial character on the part Of Congress
Tor the SINE purpose. should the Corporation
take the lnltlatory in relation to it,
Mi Donoho inquired if such resolution was
cot cut Of all precedent, and foreign to the pur-
poses Tor which gentlemen were sent to this
board When the speaker was young, he paid
Ills own expenses as a soldier and purchased his
own uniform. While he was in favor of every
legal and proper means of sustaining our volun-
tser militia he did not think the course proposed
by the resolut on proper one.
Mr.: Huntington stated that in Massachusetts
and New York, particularly in the large cities
such as Boston and New York, appropriations on
the part OK the pal government to assist In
keeplng their military organizations up
common. In Boston the volunteers get So Der
day for each and every day they are called out
aud New York state appropriates largely to
sustain her military. The time not far dis
TINT, IN his opinion, when we should find 1t
necessary to have well organized military force
The papers tell US that our police organized
into military company The speaker thought
that their place was to be distri buted about on
their several beats throughout the city to prevent
,.n, could 80 III. pal law aud .liat DIR Gu
to the allusion Of the gentlemen last up to the
unprecedented character of tie appropriation he
would simply remind him that but few weeks
q lSah1 nl.,tia
ting an unlimited amount to purchase a stand of
colors for regiment in distant State
Mi Miller was opposed to the resolution on the
S7Ound OF economy. We had no money to appro-
,r'ate thus. The Mayor had just told us i'm his
report that there was SIS 900 of the floating debt
yet unpaid. Our fire companies were in no con-
dillon to battle against the devouring element for
want of appropriations; and besides all that we
were now supporting very expensive military
conPany-the Target Company. Our city is in
constant alarm by reason of the mid day torch of
the lncendiary. while ''galldnt Cuardiarsr
are concentrated at the Columbian A rmory from
all parts OF the city, playing soldiers, learning
their left foot and fright foot" We are now
supporting he repeated it, very xpensive soldier
company. The Mayor had made out list Of
figures showing that $3.50 900 of the floating debt
raj been paid. How had it been paid, 1t had
h-en done at the expense of all our city improve
msnts during the last two years. The Mayor had
set ont by refusing TO execute any laws for i'm
provements till the floating debt should be paid
AMI yet just on the of an election he had
opened the books and was giving out contracts
for Improvements wholesale, entirely dsrecarding
the fact that there was SIS 600 of the floating debt
vet unpaid. No was more i'm favor Of sus-
tanning our military than the speaker He wished
the corporation was In condition to appropriate
slGtEO for such purpose. He was not willing
10 risk il in our present financial condition Our
military police, he did not know by whose au-
thority, were called together at point from all
parts OF the city in the middle of the ,ay to drill
and play soldiers, while the incendiaries were
fixing advantage of this military zeal to apply
the MONDAY torch to the dwellings Of the citi-
to prevent crime; and who authorized the military
drilR No rewards neither had been offered for
the arrest OF the incendiares
Mr.. Clark desired TO know If the police neg
lected their duties to attend this drill,
MIR. Miller stated that they did. The law and
tue police regulations required the police to be
and until relieved bv the night watch. How
then, could they be doing police duty while at
the Columbian Armory during the hours that the
regulations prescribe they shall be their several
bsats1
Mr.. Ward would like to know why the gentle
man from the Sixth Ward did not offer fesolu-
ton calling upon the Mayor to offer a reward for
the ares! of the parties who set fire to the stables
in that ward last week.
Mr. Miller would state why He waited upon
the Mayor In relation to the matter well knowing
there was general law requiring the Mayor to
Cffrr reward of $500 in all incendfary cases and
the Mayor bad promised to call in policeman to
make inquiries about 1t and offer reward That
the last of it.
MIR. Moore was certainly an advocate of any
GOOD measure to strengthen and render our mill
tary organization an efficient one, but he was
hdent that the Corporation had no control i'm this
matter Our military was not a matter belonging
TO this municipality, but to the General Govern
ment w by was not this demand made upon the
General Government If Ii should obtain here
now, IL would be anentering wedge for larger de-
mands In future. The Corporation however
much they might require the assistance of our
military had no power to call them out-not
come out, it would be nothing short of the com
rnands OF the General Government. Aside from
all mis- was not right to take 81 OOo out of our
treasury, In view of our increased legitimate sy
Penses He moved to lay the resolution on the
table TIL next Monday night
Mr.. Huntington was glad to hear gentlsn.,
talk Of economy. We heard of none when we
voted an unlimited sum to purchase the stand of
colors foE the New York regiment He was
pleased TO hear this talk Of the condition of the
city treasury We had appropriated $2OO, 100 for
market house, vet we had no money In the
treasury. Thespeaker though BIT this money would
be we'll expended. and that the time would come
when we should be free to say so. As sure as
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