Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-03-17

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nom the Mayor, announcing tue apnrsyysI
tamong oihsrs) Of the act providing for sh~
erection OF station hsusee for tbe police snd oS
me-, ,ne sea mskiSg approprsaaon for the improve
mtnf oi The Washtngton canal
Alec, communicate trans no ittinr a reso-
iuucn adopted d the last meeting Of the pub
ne seseol trustees; requesting the scune1is 70
an"n Of October ~, leSA for medals and pre-
miums,.te the school fund for the yrsr ens1,ns
Jnne 3s leo2; referred.
The foilowinE were olso read aud approuyl
suly referred, vlz:-Petition Of g. r tYat rtt-
:or n mission OF portion OF licensp paid: an
ect making an appropriation for the repair. Of
fgsr srs: nooss, &C, belonging to the offce Of the
certain property and for other purposes: rtss
properly contemplated TO BE- sold is an of Tot
no: ., IN square No. 2eo, on q street north, BE-
tween Four and a half and Sixth .treets Nest.l
an act for the relief of the Americas Hook and
LAGER company; an act arendatory OF th~
act organizing the FIRE department - -
TIE act making appropriation for sradin~
and gravelibg Twentieth street west between
r and streets nerth, was returned from the
common Council with an amendment, which
was eoncurred in.
The papers I'm relation TO the elaine of M
James Towles were taken from the table and
referred 10 improvemsnts commitiee.
The following paseedethe Board An ~ N
make a new pump at the corner OF Thir5e~nth
street weet and ID street north: an act 20 NJ yfye
an act providing for grading and gravelinr ~
street from Third to Sixth streets east an act
with Virginia avenue.
An Act TO grade and gravel Second etrret ss.t
from to Z street, was referrrd and sn Act sor
the relief Of Chas. Haskins was laid over until
next meeting. Adjourned.
Common Counotl-A communication wa. re-
ceiyec from the Mayor announcfne his ay,provsl
9f the following bills: To connect the Oeuser
Market by a two-story brick building And tor
other purposes; smendatory OF an act for the
pressrvation Of game; deeisnating the brand
marks of -four; 70 abate q nuisance On Tenth
avenue; providing for footwalk In the Seye
Ward and for the relief OF Hannah Blake.
The resignation OF w. NJ. Ell,e member cf
the board from the Fifth Ward, WAS received
and accepted.
The following were referred: Petition of VIM.
Gait and others asking the renewal of n bu,ld
ing on square 375. on Ninth street; ban 20 law
two nag footways across Thirteen and "A half
street at street north; bill TO increase the sas
light fund; petition Of VIM. Boyd; bin 70 rrsu-
late printing for the Councils, rbifl provides
II the cost exceeds $50, unless the same has
been authorized BY act or resolution Of the two
boards, e1ceptin cases Of reports Of the R@ris-
% 1sr or tne publication Of the ta1 sales relief Of
square 426 petition OF 7. G. Magruder
The following were passed :-Bill 70 GRADE
Second street east, from A 10 g street north, ap-
propriatng S672 therefor, 70 supply a deficiency
for printing and binding for the Corporation:
regulating the pay Of assessors for the relief Of
l. Clark; 70 rfpair G street east, its intersec.
Mr.. knight offered a preamble, setting forth
mat robberHs, assaults and even murders are
becoming OF common occurrence, and that the
present police force is inadequate, accom- panied
by resolution requesting the commi ittae on
police to urge upon the board the necessity of
appointing an additional number Of patrolnen.
Mr. Gordon objected TO the Preamble on the
ground that IL would be publishing the fac -
the world. He did not see the utility of giving
themselves q bad name.
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hsffdathf fas 6osrd off police could not 1a iS
crease the force under the present law.
The resolution was referred 10 the committee
on police.
Mr. Gordon, from the committee on health,
reported bill providing that the police officers,
physicians and officers and employees Of the
Corporation shall report to the Mayor every
case of epidemic diseases coming under their
notice in the families OF indigents or paupers;
fer the convenience of physicians they may no.
tify the police officers, and il they (the poIiceD
shall fail to notify the Mayor, they are subject
70 fine of five dollars. The Mayor is author
Judgment, the safety OF the citizens demaudsi'.
The sum Of $50 TO aid the Mayor in carrying
ont the law is authorized.
Mr.. Barr asked if the Council had the power
to impose penalty on the police for neglect of
duty
Mr.. Lloyd said the board Of police governed
the pelice force, and that all the Corporation
could do was 10 reach the force through the
board.
MI Gordon contended that the police were
un Ger lhe Corporation.
Mr. Peake said that in his neighborhooi he
had been informed a painter died with the
small poX: had laid five or six days unbur;sd,
and the Mayor had been informed Of the tact,
but said he had no authority in the case lie
had read in a paper an account of the picking
of woman up with this loathsome disease on
ore of the most populous streets.
Mr.. Barr moved TO strike out all that portion
of the bill imposing a penalty on the police for
a failure TO report 10 the Mayor; which was
adopted.
Mr.. Utermehle moved to amend ny mining
the benefits of the act TO bona fde residen' par
pers: lost, Mr.. Utermehle only voting I'm the
affirmative. The bill then passed.
Mr.. LLOYD from the Committee of Claim,
reported adversely on the petition of T. q. Ma
gruder, and was discharged from its consid.ra-
tion.
bility on the account of the Washington and
Alexandria Railroad ION oany, was received
from the Board of Alderman, with a request
that committee of conference be appcin-A'.
and Messrs. Thompson, Gordon, and lewis
were appointed.
The bill TO establish pounds for animals, wss
received. and the report OF the committee OF
conference thereon was concurred in.
Mr.. Morgan protested against the passaTe cs
the bill. He looked on the bill As q very o,.i cus
one. In his section cows, sheep, ETC., did not
so much damage as the soldiers. IL some pro-
vision was made TO put the latter in pounds ne
would agree 10 il.
The bill authorizing the Mayor TO lease wharf
sitos was received, with amen dme"is. which
The special order-the gas light sin-was
taken mp; and
Mr. Ttrrmehle offered a substitute, which
provides that all the Corporation lamps shalt
be hereafter lighted as follows: Rrgin 20 li~h'
at thirty minutes after sunset, and begin ID
extinguish an hour and . half before saarise,
the whole number 20 be lighted within one hour
in the evening, and extinguished withil one
honr in the morning every night in the year
from October 10 Nay ., and at other times
twenty nights each month, being an aanust
average of three hundred and twelve nights
lighting all night, or twsnty-siS nights per
month. Section two provides that IL Sd al b.
the duty of the Mayor 70 cause lamp posts "a -.
erected without delay, at proper distances. on
every street and avenue where gas pipas Ar
now or are hereafter laid, and have the sam
lie hted required by the first section pro vilrd
the cost OF putting up each post and lamp shall
not exceed S25. Section three authorizes the
Mayor TO make a written contract with the
Washington Gas Light Company 20 supply the
Corporation lamps with gas, and TO n~ht eN-
:inguish and clean the same, provided the ex-
pense be not more than twenty-seven cents cer
thousand feet, and the cost of lighting, cleaning,