Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-10-20

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ton paiG heavy taxes, and they had ri~hsa s
know how their money for labor on the Cor.
poration work was expended. Mr.. UiermeAis
siso per day Besides, the days were now
81 for'ening. There would be nothing unfair ir
giving the Corporation iaborers the currenl
.ssiI, get at the average paid. There are G. ,so.
| isi.o Eases, 1t is true, where larger amounts
He,e paid: bat the current rate Of wages could
easily Re got Al, Other men were working
| farcer than the Corporation laborers ever
| wosk' q, and they had but the blue canopy OF
/ HeaSrn for their covering, and yet they re-
| ceivt but si3 per month There is no danger
| rale cf wYges.
| Mr.. Pepper argued that he was prepared to
meet inc Question fairly, and that he always
mhn He ante to see them paid
Mr.. Plants amendment was finally adopted.
| ty the following vote.
fses. Messrs. Brown, Clephane, Lloyd.
| Lewis, Plant, Turton, Utermehie and Semmes,'
| = Nags- Messts. Gordon, Gulick, Morgan and
Mr. Lewis moved to amend the bill 20 a. to
| make it lead that the driver Of the cart to
SISef hSa ak9lchh 9 hhs Is s saop,sad. aa shall he
Mr.. Lewis moved also to amend so as to
require that the horses used shall he sahle-
booieo. lhefe were too many skeletons now
hauling carts about. tl-aughter.l Amcn6menc
not adopted.
The following We're presented and referred !:
! BY MIR. St mlnes-Petition Of John H. Semmes
and Vim. ii. Brauner, for permission to extend
vaults beyond The curb line. Bv Mr.. tier.
mphle-Petiton OF VIM. Riley. BY Nj. Turton-
Bill to take mp and relay the gutter on / street
nCrth, fr, IN 10Th to 2Uth west. ser
On motion Of Mr.. Utermehle, the bill to resu-
late and license livery stahlrs was taken up.
He sald he understood there had been petition
presented, and thoue hr from W hat he had heard
OF II, that The request OF the petitioners were
emineptly proper.
MIR. Lloyd stated that Board should consider
the circumstances in which these livery men
We're at present placed; and he would there.
fore move to amend the bill by granting then,
permission TO wash their carriages on the street
from 10 O'Clock a. m, and from TO O'clock
p m and ais o that they be allowed to occupy
space Of twelve feet from the curb with their
carriages.
The question was discussed by Messre.
UteI eImehle, Pepper. and others, and Mr.. Lloyd's
amendment was lost by the following vote:
TeaS-Messrs Lloyd, Morgan, Plant Pep
per, and Iurton.
Gulick, Lewis, Utermehle, and Semmes, pres
icent. And the bill was recommittsd to tho
police committee.
Mr. Brown stated that for the last seven
ye ars he, and other members OF the board, had
had the pleasure of voting ufon certain ques-
tion. As this W as the last council Of which he
would probably be member, he desired an
other opportunity of voting upon that same
interesting question; and he therefore moved
that the petition OF James Towles be taken
from the files llaughterl and referred to the
HQ,
the board then adjourned.
Board Of Common COuncl.-A communication
was received from the Mayor, calling the at
tention of the Board to the act establishing
1.-The law' he says, "as il now stands bears in
many instances with peculiar hardship, and
as the discretion before vested in the Mayor
mas been taKen away, there now nowhere exists
power to afford relief. Animals have escaped
from confiement without the laches or neglect
OF owners, and indeed cases have occurred
q ,arfIa To olyn fhA Hna
their delivery at the pound, have Themselves
been instrumental in the escape.
would therefore suggest some modification
m .t law. FL saa sr,s er ,ts S Pc. within
sparsely settled, and during that period Of the
year when TO permit animals embraced in the
scope OF the act to run at large would not be
objectionable
Mr.. Nj. Larner moved to refer the communi-
cation to the committee on police.
Mr. Raub moved that they be instructed to-
report bill 10 abolish the law; Lost.
ME- Larners motion prevailed
Fssoired, That the Mayor is most ostTespectfp4fy
requested to inform the Board Of Common
Council if all policemen who lose any time il
mems salary, and if one. fifth Of the said salary
is returned to the general fund OF this Corpo-
ration, or what Use is made OF SAID deducted
money by the Board Of Metropolitan Police.
Mr.. Raub asked what became Of the money,
and coDtsnded thatth money mentioned should
re repaid TO the general fund.
FerSNSCn OOpeo In0 1Ge0I0slOn would
pass. He had been informed that it was usual
when policeman was absent TO have twice
the time lost deducted. : @
Mr.. NJ. Larner moved to lay the resolution
on the table. He contended that the Corpora.
ton had no authority over the Metropolitan
Police.
The motion to lay on the table was carried.
The following We're introduced and referred:
BY Mr.. Ranb-Bills to repair G st., from 10th to
18th, and q street, from 10th to 18th. BY Mr..
Barr-Biil making it unlawful fer any horses
hn, ivSv Sy1o Sfopu StSu~~
eases, to go at large, imposing penalty Of IS
on the owners. by Mr. RuH-Prohihiting tho
sale Of potatoes or tnrnips except by weight,
by providing that hereafter none but perish.
able articles be allowed to be sold in market.
BY Mr.. ElIis-Petition Of n. Smith. BY Mr.
Of school house in the northern part Of ths
Third Ward.
The following were introduced aud pissed:
By Mr.. Raub-Resolutions calling on ths Sur.
,eyor for estimates for raising and repairing
alleys in squares 226, 2a8 and 2s4. BY Mr. n.
d. Larner-To supply 2 deficiency In con-
TO New York avenue. By Mr.. Canfield-To
relay gutter on b street north, from I'd 70 Sd
streets east.
Mr.. n. D. Larner offered the following, which
Resolred, That the committee to represent tha
interests of the Corporation before Congress BE-
and they are hereby instructed to request the
power upon this Corporation to dispose Of
ground formerly used as alleys, but which
have closed by acts of this Corporation; said
act also to apply TO alley property which way
Mr. G. Wilson moved to take up the bill es-
iablishing the Office Of harbor master; which
was lost.
Mr.. N. D. Larner, from the committee on i'm
provements, asked to be discharged from the
consideration Of the bill to pave the carriage
way on the south side Of the Northern Market
He did not think that the work properly be-
longed to the corporation. The petition ac-
compapying the bill had been signed by the
Mayor on behalf Of the corporation, which
had no interest in the market.
The committee were discharged from its fur
ther consideration.
Mr.. g. Wilson contended that the improve-
nents at the market had only cost about $1,000,
and the stalls had paid into the corporation
over Sa,GGO. He moved to refer the bill 10 tbs
markets committee. Carried.
The following were reported from the I'M
movements committee, and passed:-Biu for q
Tag fcotway ON q and 23d streets; to grade al
lev in square ss; 10 extend culvert on street
sonth and 4th street east. and to improve the
street
Mr.. Ellis moved to adjourn; carried.