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| GINA; an act 10 advance money 10 incrra So the
! pay OF the Metropolitan Police; an act amend
| atory OF an act to pre- vent the carrying of cor
cealed and dangerous weapons; an act 10 in
crease the pay OF the Corporation poice;a joint
| resolution fixing the time of the meeting of
| Coucils from May LIST to October lst 1.-THE bill
proposes that the boards meet at half. past
| seven O'Clock instead of four, as has been us ual
durlngthe summer months: and an act to grade
| q street north. b, tween Fourteenth and Fa.
IL, nth streets
The following passed the Board:-A resolu.
| tion requesting the Mayor to communicate To-
| The Poald the account OF the corporation with
| tie Bank of Washington for the present fiscaI
| year an act repairing the city repositories TO
r'nder quarterly account; an &C, for the re-
| lief OF David May; an act making an appropri-
aticn for the erection of public hay scales. an
act TO pay Justices Drury and Thomson for
extra services as police magistrates; act
! maxim IN appropriation for the introduction
/ OF Potomac water in the Western Market
| house; Joint resolution to defray the expenses
OF the recent special election in the Filth Ward;
| an act TO pave the carriage way OF Ninth street
| from Is street north to Pennsylvania avenue:
an act to supply deficiency in the appropri-
alton TO build small.p hospital
Mr.. Brown presented the petition of VIM N
| n MACK and George Jueneman, a commit.ee
| of the Brewers Association of this city, setting
forth that outside parties come here and sell
lager, ale and other malt liquors, and they th,.
brewers desire 10 know under what license law
| these foreign parties sell. The committee saw
they have called upon the Chiefof Police and The
| Corporation Attorney, and he has said there ia
| no law under which 10 class these dealers and
! therefore the committee would ask the Board TO
! pass law 10 affect these cases. The petitioners
I think these parties should come undpr the
whole sale liquor license law. The committees
also desire to be informed whether those who
/ have simply tavern licenses are allowed under
mat license 10 sell ale lager, bringing il hers
/ from other cities for that purpose
Iheyalso ask a reduction on the beer license
| OF special Incense for the came, in order that
! parties who would sell lager only need not nav
/ the full tavern license. The bre yers thinL i
| no m ore than right that the retail license ON
! beer OF their own production ought 10 be Iess
than the tax on those selling all kinds OF ltouor
+ and beer, and who have no tax but their license
] 10 pay.
| The Act TO trim and gravel NJ street north.
| from Sixth TO Tenth street west. was reporsaS
| upon fayolably by the improvements commit
| tte, and referred 10 the Third Ward delegation
/ for their onsideration
lie act TO grade and gravel New York ave.
nue. from North Capitol TO Boundary strsa-
and the act TO open Boundary street from New
York avenue to Eighth street east, were laid
| on the table,
The Act to grade and gravel ID street rorrh.
trom First 10 Third street west. was referred
BACK 10 The committee, with Instructions 10
| procure an estimate Of cost from the City Sur
veyor.
fhe nominations of b. W Ferguson. for no.
lice magistrate, and of q. w. Robinson for
Commissioner OF the Northern Market, were
confirmed
The act for the relief of James Towles came
up again for consideration, and failed to pass,
by the following vote
Ayes-Messrs. Clephane Plant Richsros
and Brown.
Nays.--Messrs. Brodhead, Lloyd, Semnes
and Clark.
Mr. ClarE stated that he was not present
when the Confirmation of Mr.. Ferguson as pc
lice maslsts ate was considered. Had he been,
he should have voted for Mr.. F., as il was al
his (ClaIks) Instance the nomination had been
laid over at the last meeting and he had 40
! Objection 10 Mr.. Ferguson apart from what a
| gentle man in the Fifth Ward had told him,
| ana that gentleman refused TO prosecute the
| matter or prepare any testimony. Adjourned
| Common C0nncI-A communication was re-
| ceiytd from the Mayor announcing his aprro
val OF acts making an appropriation for the use
| OF Center Market, and for other purposes. for
/ II rmoylng wreck from the channel of The river
| making appropriations for the contingent fund
OF the Boards of Aldermen and Common Ceun-
| ell, and for the relief OF T. q CLAYTON
Also, one from the Commissioners of the
| Asylum, asking All appropriation of S2.OOO 10
erect buiidlng, so that employment may De
ven TO the inmates in Manfacturng ma .trases
hrC0ns, .Sc referred.
Also, from the Surveyor recommendinp
an appropriation of s, ,20G for the constrs,t,on
OF sewer traps on Sixth street west, bet Ween tI
| aud streets: referred
The following bills were passed Increasing
tie Pay of the Corporation police to $50 per
month and the chief 10 500; To lay flag footWay.
on II and Thirteen-and- a. halt street; to Law a
tootway on west side of Second street, across
III street: TO place three stencil trans ON Ninth
street west; TO supply deficiency in the an
preparation for smallpox hospital; author
lZins The erection Of three fire. plugs in the
south side Of Western Market. house
Mr. Barr introduced resolution fixing the
hours OF meeting OF the boards at !. D. M, from
the first OF May to the first of October instead
OF at tour p. M, as now provided by law
The special order-the bill providing for
lighting The streets with gas-was taken up tn.
question being upon the bill reported hy Mr.
Gordon from the select committee
Mr. Itermehle moved 10 insert the preamble
OF his bill to Mr.. Gordons bill; which was
agreed to.
Mr.. Thompson offered in lieu of the first and
third sections, the first section of his bill, which
authorizes the Mayor on the passage ofthe act
and annually thereafter, to enter into a written
agreement with the Washington Gas Light
Company 10 supply the lamps of this city with
gas until further ordered, and upon the follow
ing terms: The price of gas to be in accordance
with the Act of Congress July IL, 1862, reducing
the price of gas to % cents per hundred feet:
each lamp to be supplied with a four.foot
burner, consuming not less than four feet OF
gas per hour, and to be lighted twenty.four
nights in each month, the average time of
lighting ana extinguishing to be As follows: III
the months OF January, February, November
and December lighted at p. m. and sxtiu-
gulshed at a. M; in the months of March,
April, September and October lighted at 7p.
M and extinguished at a. M. in the months OF
May, June, July and August lighted at y. 10.
and extinguished at 3 a. m. Each lamp vii
be lighted 2SS nights in the year, and the aver
age contract price shall not exceed &-per
month"; payable monthly out of the ward fund
The second section Of Mr.. GordoH's bill
which provides that the Mayor contract with
he gas company LOT lignting, Keeping clean
and extingushing the lamps at a rate not az.
cseding two cents per night, and for reporting
all detective lamps to the Mayor, who shall
cause the necessary repairs to be made, was
adopted. ~
Mr.. Utermehle moved the second section of
his bill as follows, as the third section of the
bill under consideration, which was adopted:
That it shall be the duty OF the Mayor 70
cause lamp posts to be erected without DELAY.
at proper distances in every street and avenue
not now SO lighted, where gas pipes are now
or shall hereafter be laid, and have the same
lighted with gas, as required by the first Sec
no4 OF this act; and he shall invite proposals
for the space of ten days for the furnishing
and erection OF such lamps and posts, ana
award the work to the lowest responsible bid
der: Prorided, that the whole expense OF put
ting mp each new lamp and post, complete
ready for lighting, shall not in the average
exceed twenty five dollars, payable out of the
ward fund.
Mr- Thompson moved 70 insert his third sec
ton, which requests the Superintendent or
Police to have all violations OF the rules re-
ported by the policemen, and impose a fine on
ihe company 1or a violation OF the ruiss OF
from two 10 five dollars, which was adopted
w as int IIv laid