Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-06
The whole subject was referred to the com.

was referred TO the committee on police.
On motion of Mr.. Plant. the bill to provide
| tor the pay ment OF the sixth annual nstallnent
of the principal and half yearly interest due
on certain guaranteed bonds was taken up as
the special order, and read third time and
| passed IThe guaranteed bonds referred to are
those issued by the Corporation to aid in build.
ing the Washington and Alexandria Railroad.
Rspl II. following were introduced and n,..sa
By Mr.. Turton-bill 10 improve Eleventh street
east, from PennsylvaEia avenue to South
carolina avenue. By Mr. Brown-bill for the
relief of G. W. q. Eslin; and bill to lay a flag
1ootWalk across q street north and Tenth street
west.
MI. Brown introduced a resolution which
was adopted, requesting the committee on
drainage to report such proper bill or bills as
may be necessary for carrying into effect the
| provisions of the act of Congress of March 3d.
| 1868, entitled an act to provide for the preser
| walton OF the works constructed by the United
| States for bringing Potomac wafer INTO the
| cities Of Washington and Georgetown. Ad-
| jOurned.
Common council-A communication was re-
| cflved from the Mayor, enclosing a letter from
| VIM. Thomas, superintendent OF the improve
| ment of the canal. Mr.. Thomas says that the
dam near Third street was partly carried away
by the fIeshet last week, and states that it was
| previously much damaged by being used as q
wagon road. He recommends that, instead OF
| repairing the dam, tide-ga be constructed at
| which means a current both east and west can
! he produced. Referred to the joint committee
on canal.
Also, q veto message on the bill to regulate
ana license livery stables. The May or says he
| returns the bill without his approval, because
| the third section of the bill operates not only
10 restrain the erection of new structures to be
| used for the purposes of livery stable, by re-
| curing "the consent OF ma ajority of the prop
| erty owners and persons resident on both sides
| OF the street in the square in which it Is pro-
| posed TO erect such staOle; but likewise re-
strlc's the granting OF such license for the pur-
| pose OF livery stable 10 places or where build
ings used for snch purposes already exist.
| 1 hls, appTe hend, was not your intention,
| Tor while 1t might be proper and judicious to
| couple such consent on the part of the neigh
| horhood with the erection OF new structures to
be used for the purposes of livery stable, it
might be improper to place a restriction of that
| preventive character on places and buildings
already in existence, and erected at great cost,
at lime when no such restriction of the pur-
/ ost tor " hlch they were built and intended.
| | would, therefore, suggest that, the consent
| OF majority OF the property owners and per-
sons residing in tie same side of the square,
and on the side Of the square fronting opposite,
contemplated in this section of the bill, be con-
| fined and limited to buildings hereafter to be
| erected, and to be used for the purposes of a
! livery stable.
| That part of the 5th section which applies to
| washing vehicles on the side walks and in the
| streets and avenues, appears to me to be like
wise 100 re strlctlVe, and would suggest some
modification Oft.
The object of the restrictive clause in this Sec
ton is, as / uD derstand, to abate nuisance
occasloned by obstructing the side walks and
streets. This mig ht be attained by permittin0
the the washing only to be done beyond the curb
line OF the pavement, and then within certain
hours, say between the hours of four and ten
O'Clock, a. m, which would effectually prevent
.he occupancy OF the sidewalks for such pur-
pose at all times, and leave the streets and
avenues tree from distractions during the
business portion of the day and night"
Also communication announcing his ap-
proyal OF an act to supply a deficiency in the
appropriation for the construction Of sewer
on street, between u and 9th streets
BY Mr.. N. D. Larner-MemoriaI of Persever.
ance Ire Company, with bill; by Mr. Nj Lar
ner-Petltion Of residents of eastern part of
Fourth Ward for the location of school in
the Ieighborhood of Second street east and H
street north: by Mr.. Follansbee-To extend the
nsh market at Center Market; by Mr.. Can
tween I'd and Sd streets west petition OF b. T..
Frederick, asking that certain grading on al
street be finished; by Mr.. Ellis-Petition for
payem ement on north front OF square 5S2
The following were introduced and passed:
By Mr. N u. Larner-Bills to take up and re-
lay gutter on east side Of Ninth street, between
the Second Ward by Mr.. Foliansbee-Fcr the
relief OF ]. Thomas Thornton, and to purchase
scales for the Center Market; by Mr. Ellis
Joint resolution fnstructing the committee be-
fore Congress to urge upon Congress to light
" street, from Maryland avenue to the Ar
Mr. Canfeld introduced bill, increasing tho
pay OF the corporation laborers to SI.75, &C.
companied by petition, when
mr. M. Larner moved to refer 1t to the ways
and means committee, which was lost.
Mr. NJ. Larner said that in no CITY in the
Union were such wages paid the laborers and
he asked what were the wages paid by Gov
Mr. Garfield said that at the Navy Yard
scme were receiving si7s others si.so.
Mr. Ellis explained that those who received
sl.75 were not mere laborers, but had been en-
pIoyed on particular kind OF work for years.
Mr.. M. Larner stated that he had seen col.
o1ed edd men sa. WORKING in the trenchss and he
much work as white laborers, and they did not
receive more than S1.25. When he was Q
young man the wages Of laborers was seventy
nfyman printer, had worked hard for ter
hours per day, at a hand. press, at 81 SO per
day, and he had supported a family on that
Mr.. Caniield said that there was a thin
Board, and moved to lay the bill over, which
motion v as lost.
Mr.. M. Larner saw no reason why the cor
poration should pay laborere more than the
Levy Court did their laborers. The corpora
tion paid half OF the expense in making roads,
and if laborer's pay was increased in the city
they should be increased in the county. Why
should their pay be increase d, when Govern.
ment officers, clerks, &c, had been receiving
the same pay for years7
Mr.. McCathran advocated the bill, and in.
staDced the increase of house rent one Of the |
reasons why their pay should be increased. |
He knew OF colored labOrers who were paving
$40 per month for one room. The gentleman |
ha stated that he had worked for seventy five |
cents per day
Mr.. M. Larner.-No sir. said had worked |
for $1.50, but then laborers received but rs
cents.
Mr. McCathran said that in those days houses
of five or six rooms rented for Se or 90 per |
month, but now houses Of two rooms rented
for $40.
Mr.. Garfield said that in his neighborhood
one house of two rooms rented at Sl25O and |
another at $40.
Mr Larner replied that such was not the
case in his section of the city, and it seemed |
curious that such houses as had been described |
rented for q larger sum in the Fifth and Sixth
Wards than they did in the Fourth Ward, |
which was the most populous.
MIR. Ruff spoke Of the rates of wages paid At |
the Navy Yard, and argued in favor of the bill. |
Mr. Shedd said that he had heard that the |
Corporation laborers did not do half as much |
work as the contract iaborers, and the Corpora.
ton had an interest which they should look to. |
II their laborers' wages was raised, would it |
not operate against their contractors
MIR. M. Larner called attention to the fact that |
the employees OF the street railroad company |
worked about seventeen hours per day, and |