Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1863-07-21

20 20 'he oili lor laying gutter on street from
the western market with water; aud the hill u,
improve Ninth street west, from street To
Bounaary, were concurred in
ne bill TO make a stencil iran ON Tep,h
street, between and II, was laid on the tahle
MT. N. u Larner introduced bill granting
power to the Mayor to cause footways TO be laid,
curbstones set, and the cutters laid whenever
the requirements of the laws regulating the
Ia! ing OF paved fo0tways are complied with.
and, In his opinion, the Improvement is neces
sary; which was referred to the committee Oh
police.
Mr.. N. ID. Larner, from the committee on i'm
ProYements, reported adversely on bill 10 mako
:" hen ifap on the corner of Eleventh and
sHtets, on the ground that The Mayor is en-
Pow cred TO have stencil traps constructed
Wherever necessary; and also ON the bill I,
make stencil trap on the corner of Thirteen
and-a. half and G streets, and the com nittea
was DISCHARGED
Mr.. M Larner, from the committee on dis.
tributlon OF water, reported back bills author
lzing the laying Of q water main on Ohio ave
nue., according TO the late act of Congress ano
10 lay water main on Sixth street, from 10
street north; which was, on his motion, in
definitely postponed.
Mr. Garfield. from the committee on police.
reported adversely on the resolution in relation
10 Inc introduction of a bill to prevent BOYS
from jumping on and OF of the street railway
cars, AND the committee was discharged.
Mr Shepherd introduced resolution in
su uuctinS the committee on fire department To
inquire into the expediency of reportiny n hill
providing for the purchase of three steam fra
engines, and of erecting suitable ngins houses
lcr iheli accommodation, or of altering such
engine houses as may be adapted to the pur-
pose; which was adopted.
Inc joint resolution offered by Mr.. Shepherd
authorizing the appointment of a committee TO
revise the charter and report such amendments
as they may deem advisable TO the Board for
action, was called mp and adopted.
Mr.. N u. Larner, from the improvements
committee. reported adversely on the petition
OF John PuIdy. asking the Corporation to take
a and ,...oo
dlschareed Also. reported back, without rec
ommendation, the bill authorizing the Mayor to
contract Tor furnishing cast iron plates and
placing them across the cutters He stated
that there was disagreement among the COM
mittee upon the subject. Plates of the size
contemplated, three feet square, would cost
Sii.sO, and those of the proper size, five feet
square, would cost at least goo The Mayor
had it in his power to lay wooden, stone or iron
crossings, as he saw fit
After some debate the bill was laid over
informally.
Ihe Dill making an appropriation to pay GER
tam claims was received from the Board of
Aldermen, and the name of G. IL. Anderson was
inserted. rms bill appropriates S29J to paw
for the engrossment, framing, &c, of the reso-
lutlcn Of thanks TO Gen. McClellanl
MT Shepherd said he would not oppose the
Dill, but ne wonld give an idea o. the getting
up OF the resolutions. First there was propo-
sition 10 buy porti ait of Gen. Mcclellan for
the Councii chamber, which he opposed. Then
me aesoduaons ~ were passed, and when was
the sum was hooted at as extravagant, and
now il had risen to $500
MIR. NJ. Larner said that he would not have
vote Tor such sum in the first instance, but
the work had been done and the money must
be paid, and he would vote for the bill on the
ground of justice. As for a useless expend-
tnre, he the speaker) thought the gentleman
from the Third Ward (Mr. Shepherd) should
not say anything on that score. The improve
ments to the Council chamber, done under
the direction of Mr.. Shepherd show for them
selves, one Of the rooms being unfinished.
the upholsterer not having enough of the
be matched, he supposed that the paper. hanger
would soon have another Job to paper II all
over Then there was the Union mass meeting
committee for refreshments, $500 more for hack
hire, &c. For that meeting S1,5OO had been
spent lie was as good Union man as any
one, bnt he would not have taken the money
OF the Corporation to get up the meeting Wny
tion!
Mr Shepherd stated that he had no hand in
the doines of the committee, but he was proud
10 say mat he had something to do with the
improving OF the Chamber which was not now
as II was formerly, disgrace to the city. He
leo had been In favor of raising the money for
the expenses of the meeting by subscription.
but that plan had met with opposition by soma
OF MIR. Larner's friends.
Mr.. Larner.-Who OF nv friends sir do Won
mean, sir am not to be lnsultei here by any
one.
The chair called Mr.. L. to order
MIR. Shepherd dis claimed any purpose to in
suit any one and certainly had too much re-
spect for the age of the gentlemen to intend any-
thing disrespectful towards him.
Mr. Larner said he did not wish to be shielded
by his age.
The chair called to order
The yeas and nays were then called on the
passage OF the bill, and it was passed-yeas H.
nays-t ollansbee, knight, and Raub-3
Mr.. Iarner said he had an apology To make
to the Board for the hasty language just used
by him, but he had no apology to make to the
gentleman from the Third Ward
Mr. Ellis offered a resolution instructing the
committee on schools to inquire into the expe-
establish male and female high school, which
was adopted.
MIR. Raub introduced the following:
Resotred, That the Chair be, and he hereby is
desired to appoint special committee OF three
members, whose duty it shall be TO inq uire into
the facts connected with the present of gold
watch to member of this Board by certain
persons for services, as alleged, rendered by
him in procuring the passage of an act through
this Board appropriating a sum of money to be
paid monthly for their benefit, and that the
also, whether there is any law of Congress or
the Corporation. rendering the reception of any
valuable consideration for votes or official in
fiuerce in this Board unlawful or improper
Laid on the table.
Dir. Garfield rose to reply to the mover of
the resolution, but said that, rs his friends had
desired him to say nothing, he would wait for
a more appropriate time.
The board then adjourned to Wednesday
night to consider the special orders, consisting
OF the tax, appropriation, and livery stable
bills.
As the members were leaving the chamber.
MIR. Garfield accosted Mr.. Raub, telling him
that the intimation in his resolution was a
Mr.. Raub told HIM not to talk so fast; that
he (li.) had plenty of hackers that the resolu-
tion had been drawn up by one of the first men
III the city.
MIR. Garfield replied in warm language, but
no blows were passed.
HIGH TIMES ON GOOSE LEvEL.-Last week
the pound master, VIM. Sumacher, paid a
visit 10 Goose Level, near the upper end of
Seventh street, and created quite a commotion
among the owners of goats, hogs, &c, which
were running at large in that locality, and the
excitement got so high that the police had to
be called. Among the sufferers from this visit
was VIM. Cooper, who had two pigs taken up
by the pound master, who was dressed partly
in military uniform, and Cooper, thinking
hat he was soldier, attempted to arrest him,
and the two carried each other to the second
precinct station house, where Sumacher was
recognized by the policemen, and Cooper WAS
taken before Justice GibersoD, who dismissed
him. and he redeemed the pigs by paying the