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by this arrange ment, and in my opinion should
not be interfered with.

Also, a communication enclosing the ninth
| monthly report of the Chief Engineer of ihe
| Fire Department, which states that all the ap-
| paratus is in good order, but the Metropolitan
| Hook and Ladder require new hooks and one
or two roof lac, ders, and the Western Hose n we
| hundred feet of new hose. In regard to the
| latter company, he says if they had proper
| hcuse Tor their apparatus it would be "a valu-
able member Of the department. Tie Corpo-
ration has given it nothing except some which
! belonged 10 the Northern Liberties fire COM
pany at the time it was diShanded six years
! ago. The Franklin end Anaeostia apparatus
needs CLING badly, and he suggests that money
| wGa!a Le saved n some one person were ap-
| pointed TO keep the apparatus in proper order,
or make 1t the duty Of the Chief to that such
| is done and deduct the expense from tie annual
appropriation of the companies
He again urges the establishment of n fire
alarm telegraph, and states that there has been
niiIt teen slnrn.s or Iast re port,
eleven of which could ha ve been prevented il
FIRE alarm telegraph had been in use. These
false alarms are great annoyance to the citi-
zens, causing mcst Of the disturbances, and
tho reby preventing many good men from going
to the fires, they not knowing when an alarm
is rung whether it is false or not.
He calls attention to the fact that at the fire
in CT georgetown OH the I'd inst when the de-
paltment did good service, all the servicea bic
hose in the city was there and If fire had bro
Ken ont in the city whole block may have
been destroyed He again urges the purchase
OF at least one steam Ere engine men enough
cannot be got 10 work the hand engines, and
there is rot one fine in ten occurs when men
enough turn out to haul the engines to the fire
There has been during the month nineteen
alarms OF fire. one by burning chimney; one
from brick yard; one by fire in Georgetow wn;
two from burning rubbish; six false alarms
and eight actual fires, as folio s:-husust
PC, at No. 236 Pennsylvania avenue, in build
ing OWED ~ oseph TraYers, and Occupied
ny g. II. Stin' metz as a hat store. The loss of
tie la't,r amounted to S5,ftu. on which he held
an Insurance OF $4,000 in the Potomac Com
pa,y, of Georgetown. Cause, accident from
the heater On the same day, one story back
building Of dwelling or New jersey avenue
near the canal, occupied by T.. T.. S:reyrr, and
owned by the Winter estate. Loss, about SIy
tully insured. Cause. accident from stove.
pire. On Esd August, in the one-story brick
corner of Thirteenth and streets. owned by
VIM McLain, whose loss was about S30a, fully
insured. The building was occupied as a pia.
ming mill by Dani Smith, whose loss amount
ed to about Si,tt0. The ieurth fire occurrad
on the I'd inst, at The corner OF B street south
and 12:h street east, and DESTROYED n two story
frame dwelling belonging to Charles DYSON
Loss, sste, caused by an incandiary. I he fifth
occurred on the 5h inst, in the one story brick
and frame. corner of Fourteenth and l. streets
occupied by James Ginnaty as grocery and
liquor store, whose loss is about Sl,5il0, on
" hicll there " as 10 insurance. Supposed in.
cenGiarism The sixth fire occurred IN q oat
Alley, square 1 Is, on the 9th inst des troyiup
house ned by Frank Gibson and occupied
by James Stewart. valued at 5000 A coICrad
woman has b en- sent 10 Jail on suspicion of
setting the place on fire. The seventh fire oc.
CURED on the morning of the l4th, at the cor
Uhsn frame house belonsing TO Mr. Adams
was damaged 10 the extent of about $50 At
mig this building set on iire and entirely
destroyed. Less, about Si00.
Tie following were introduced and referred:
BY Mr. Rauh-Pefition of Mary Brooks in re-
latlon to lot eTroneousfy sold for II xes; reso.
Innon requesting the Mayor to inform the
Board by what authority the ante-room of the
Council Chamber has been papered and car
gpGns and pad IT EaMt E Mr. NJ
OF Hngh Mccormick for reimbursement of
taxes erroCeoUsly paid; Petition of J. Burnside
to build portable frame house near to brick
by Mr.. Ru1f-Bill in reference to sinking wells
The following bills were introduced and
passed: by Mr.. Shedd-To pave gutter across
Rhode Island avenue, at Fourteenth street.
BY Mr.. III. Larner-To relay and widen gutter
on the Eorth side Of d street, between Second
and Third streets west.
Mr.. Lloyd introduced bill fixing the salary
OF the Water Registrar. THE bill makes the
salary the same as was provided by the ac. OF
1850, viz: $4,000 per annuml
Mr.. N. ID. Larner moved that the bill be laid
over until the drainage committee lad reported
the bill now before them.
Mr.. Lloyd hoped that the bill would be
passed, as it was but Justice. Mr.. Coyle was
very efficient officer, and discharged his duty
faithfully. The revenue derived from his
office had increased in the last two years I'd
e,CU0 or $4,000 over all expenses. II he was
entitled to $4,000 in 1853, how much more is he
entitled TO il now, with increased rents, Scl
MIR. n ID. Larner was not opposed to the bill,
but would like t. have 1t laid over until tbs
bill now before the committee be reported He
was glad that 1t he'd come out that Bis, 900 or
&le,GO revenue was received, and hs wished
: the statement to 60 before the public that the
people might see that they had been taxed for
that amount, when the law expressly provides
that the people shall be taxed only for the
actual cost
Mr.. Lloyd said that this revenue accrued to
the " ater fund.
age committee; carried-yeas 10, nays5.
The following bills were ported and passed:
From the committee on improvements-Tol lay
footwalks at X street BRIDGE repair ID street
south, between Sd and 4th east; to lay q now
gutter on u street south and west eide OF Fifth
street east; to lsy trunk across Maryland ave.
paved sluice across Maryland avenue, near
Boundary; to take mp and relay cutters on H
street, between 18th street and Vermont ave-
nue.; to lay new gutter across Second street
Past, north side of East Capitol street. to lay
new floor and repair Il street bridge.
Mr.. N u. Larner, from tho committee on
improve ments, reported the petition Of Jos. r.
Brown 20 build fuel vault extending ten feet
beyond the curb; postponed to next Monday.
MIR. NJ. Larner, from the drainage committee,
reported the bill introduced by Mr. n ID. Lar
tomac water throughout the city; and it was
ordered to be printed and made the special
order for Monday next.
Mr.. Garfield, frcm the committee on police,
reported adversely on the petition OF J. O.
Howard, asking permission to erect q livery
stable, and asked that the committee be dis
Also, adversely on the bill introduced by
Mr.. Sheddl regulating the sale Of wood and
coal, and asked TO be discharged.
Mr. Shedd said he was disappointed In the
action OF the committee, for there was great
room for fraud in the sale Of wood and coal,
and something should be done for the protec-
tion of purchasers. II the members would look
we'll into the bill he thought that they would
come TO the conclusion that with proper amend
tn:s 1t would be practicable. He had pre-
pared several amendments, and hoped that the
bill would be considered. He had had some
conversa ION with dealers who thought we'll Of
the bill. He knew Of one dealer who, last sea-
son, sold two hundred cargoes of coal, the
revenue on which to the weIgher won d amount
to Sl,7G0. He thought that there would be
revenue enough for at least thirty five weghers
and inspectors in the city.
Mr.. Ruff did not see how the bill could work
unless there was an officer for each yard, and
in some yards 1t would not be worth while for
an officer to be in attendance. He was willing
TO vote for a bill Of this kind If anything prac-
tcal could be accomplished. Where wood was
sold by the quarter cord, the half cord, and SO
on, it would be seen that it would be imprac-
ticable to carry out such a law unless there
xa no,h yor1. md