Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-13

| more money he desired to know how much the
| whole thing woeld cost. He protested against
Mr; Thomas spending the corpol alton money
without authority. e-E ...
| Mr. Pepper said his understanding was that
Mr. Thomas wanted the money in order 10 try
| the experiment, and he Mr.. r. believed the
| experiment had been successful, ana Mr.. T.
ought to be paid. He therefore moved the pre-
| yieus question, and the bill Was then read A
third time and passed. ....
Mr.. Ttermehle moved to consider the bill!
| from the Board Of Common Council to license
and regulate livery stables. This bill, he stated,
! vas one in lieu of the one vetoed by the Mayor,
and II was drawn with du" regard to the
mayors objections TO the former BILL
On motion OF Mr.. Lloyd The consideration of
the Dill was postponed until next meeting, and
the Secretary was directed to procure copy
OF The Mayors objections to the former bill.
Common CounelI.-A communication was re-
ctived from the Mayor announcing his arpro-
val of the 1ollo wing acts To repair gutter on
east eide Of Fourteenth street west, between NJ
and N streets south; relief of John Williams;
:mendttory of an act TO preserve the naviga.
tion OF the Potomac and Anacos;ia rivers, &c;
TO Eighth east; to grade and gravel q street
north, frcm Fourteenth to Fifteenth streets
west; fol construction of gutter III the Sixth
ward; to repair gutter in the Third Ward; for
repair Of culverts in the Sixth Ward; to take mp
and relay portion of the alley in square l66;
relief OF J. Thomas Thornton; to provide for
the payment Of the sixth ms talment OF the priu-
ctpal and the half yearly int rest due on certain
guaranteed bonds; to pave gutter across Rhode
Island avenue, on west side OF Fourteenth
street; to lay water main in D street north, from
Thirteenth 20 Fifteenth streets west; making
appropriation tor grading Third street east.
from l. street south to Pennsy lvania avenue: to
grade and gravel X street south, from Third
street east to Sixth street east; to repair gutter
in the Seventh Ward; to refit the curb and relay
the gutter on west side OF TeEth street, from
Maryland to Virginia a, enues; providing for a
footway across Eleventh street west, in the
Seventh w ard; to grade and gravel Ninth street
west, from F to II streets north.
Also, cne enclosing proposition OF Messrs.
Fenw ick Il Stewart to lease certain ground n.
the corner Of Seventh street and the canal. re-
terred to the committee on canal
Also, one returning the bill to grade and gravel
Indiana avenue, from Second TO Fourth streets,
without his approval, as the appropriation is
made from the funds OF the Fourth Wara, when
the Fifth Ward should pay one-half the same.
The chair (Nice President Barn. said that
the bill TO regulate and license livery stables,
Tor " hich veto message was received at the
last meeting, had been received, and the ques-
ton now was "shail the bill pass. not with
standing the Mayors veto?"
The question being '.shall the bill pass - il
was decided i'm the negative.
Ieos-Messrs. Garfield, Follansbee. N. II.
Larner, and Shedd-4.
fays-Messrs. Barr. Ellis, Fnrguson,
Knight, NJ. Larner, McCathron, Moves Peaka,
RauD, and Stevens-l0.
The following were introduced and referred:
teenth street, across N, q, p. q, r, 5, T, U,
and w streets. BY Mr. Ferguson-granting
power to John Forrest TO erect frame build
ing. BY MIC. Wilson-petition for grading
l. street south, from Sixth 10 Ninth streets
west.
The following were introduced and PASSED
BY Mr.. Raub-Resolution calling on the Mayor
tor information as TO whether NJ. T. Parker has
paid Il fine imposed on him for building frame
house adjoining brick in the First Ward and
whether he has removed it or not. MIR. Ranb
said that the fines imposed upon, him had
amounted to $500, and he wished TO know
neither the Mayor had RENTED those fines
Also resolution requesting the Mayor to in
form the hoard whether the contract for thu
sewer on 10Th street has been given TO the low
est bidder, and whether the proper materials
have been used. By Mr.. N u. Larner-Re-
rivlng an Act to open an alley i'll square 5i3:
also. resolution requesting the Board of Alder
men to return the bill TO construct a sewer on
1th street east; al.o, bill to improve the small
poX hospital; resolution requesting the com.
mittee on asylum to inquire into expediency of
building new wol X house. and of Introducing
wafer and gas into the asylum. BY Mr.. Fol-
laGsbee-Relief OF Elias Davis. BY Mr.. Peake
To revive an act 10 trim and gravel Il street
north, frsm "a stree % Tibsr creek. BY Mr..
uf-Resp!u ion uesting the committee on
police III inquire whether any further legisla-
uCn L. necs ssary 10 secure the enforcement OF
the law relating 10 nuIsances. BY Mr.. McCath-
ran-fo make gravel foot.w on the west
siae of 18th street east, from Pennsylvania
a,enne TO + street south; also, for gravel foot
way on l street south, from l1th TO 18th east
also. fer relief Of American Hook and Ladder
Company. BY H. g. Wilson-For flag foot
~
lir. n. u. Larner introduced an act to regu-
late and license livery s'ables-it being the
same as that vetoed by the Mayor, with the
exception that the third section was amended
so as to require for stables to be erected in fu.
ture the written consent Of real estate owners
and white honsekeepers residing on the same
side Of the square on which Is the principal
from. OF the stable about to be built, and Of the
side fronting Immediately opposite, the Mayor
10 deter mine the prin oipal front.
The third reading was ordered by ths follow-
i'm nj
Yeas-Messrs. Barr, Garfield, Foliansbee,
Ferguson, Knight, n. ID. Larner, M. Larner,
McCathran, Noyes, Peake, Ruiz, Shedd, Ste
Nays~Messr. Ellis, Kelly, Raub, &C. Will
son and L: Wilson,.
And the bill wac passed. ,--- -......r,
The bill for the more thorough distribution OF
the Potomac water introduced by Mr.. n. ID.
Larnerl was taken up as the special order: It
is az fellows: s:.,..,............,.z .z.a -.fsas
Be it enacted by The Beard Of Aidermea and
Board # Common Council efhe City Of Hash-
iHpion, Thai Immediately after the passage OF
this act, and annually thereafter, on the first
Monday in July, the Mayor shall. BY and with
the advice and COZ sent Of the Board OF Alder
men, appoint two persons, who shall be citi-
zens OF Washington, who. together with the
Mayor, shall constitute Water Board for the
City Of Washington, and shall be charged with
all matters connected with the distribution OF
water through the city. --..~, .-...s
Sec. 2. Aad be 1t Jurher enacted, That the
Water Board be, and they are hereby author
lied to cause the water. mains to be laid in any
street, avenue, or alley in the city, where, in
their Judgment, the interests of the city require
them, and that the expense of the same be paid
out Of the Water Fund hereinafter provided
for. -.ss. -..----..-s ..-a ss.-..s -.-- ...=a
Sec. ,. And be AZ further enacted, That, to ena-
bic the Water Board to defray the expense OF
laying the water mains authorized in the pre-
eeding section, there be, and is hereby levied a
wafer tax OF one dollar ($1) per foot on every
foot on each side of every street, avenue, or
alley thr ough which the ater mains have or
may hereafter be laid by the United States or
this Corporation: said tax to be collected by the
Water Registrar, under the direction of the
Water Board, in five annual installments, the
first insallment to be collected on the first of
January succeeding the leyying of said tax,
and on the first OF each succeeding January
until the hole amount Of tax so levied shall
be paid, Of which nstallments ali after the first
shall b, ar interest at the rate six (6) percent
per annum from the date at which the first in
stalinient becomes due, bat may, at the option
OF the owner Of the property taxed, be paid and
discharged in full at any time after it shall have
been levied: Prorided, That il all cases of
corner lots, but one tax shall be laid on such
LOT, and that tax shall be on the front along
which the main shall be first laid for upon the
DarroNeSt front OF said lOt5: And s,yori1ed f,r.