Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-01-26
Mr.. N D. Larner thous ht tha, it was worth

Mr. Raub said that a tumbIing dam was
wanted, and he thought the proper way to pro-
stea @ " as to get the Surveyor to go TO the place
aiu make an estimate.
The vote was taken on Mr.. Ferguson's
aIht moment to put the dam at MARYLAND ave.
nue., anC 1t was adopted
Mr. ~, wilson moved TO lay the whole sub
Ject on 'ne tapie Enough money had been ex-
PENDED In his experiment. and sooner or later
II ley would have to take the bull by the horns
:Io convert tie canal into a large sewer AT q
cCs OF twenty or thirty thousand dollars.
Nj. n. u. Larner said that the gentleman
tMr. Wilson, bad been for months stating that
tie uli WoGlo have to be taken by ths horns
Rnd be had beel wa ting for the gentleman to
iIir torv ard some measure but he had not as
yet Mr lainer NOV TO reconsider the vote
by which Mr.. Ferguson's amendment was
adopte d as he and others had voted under a
nlsappre hens ion; carried.
Mr.. Ferguson moved TO refer the bill; lost
Mr.. FtIguson s 2 me- 6ment to place the dam
at M AIRY land avenue was lost.
MT SEeods amencment was adopted
Mr N ID. lsarner Introduced a bill appro-
pIlating twelve thousand dollars for the pur-
thase of stessn ngine, and TO build u house.
10 10 be ioeat' d In the northern part of the Third
Ward Referred.
Mr. Follansoee presented the petition of d.
ID. Foley, calling the attention of tae Councils
10 patent extension ladder, for use at fires.
Retired.
Mr. C. w. Wilson Introduced a bill amending
the act relative to South Capitol street, making
lhat Act applicable to other streets in the neigh
toIhcCd. Referred
MI. haGD INTRODUCED bill TO repair Four
teenth sueet, at l street north; which was
passed.
Also reported from same committee, bill to
purchase twenty five copies of Thompson's
Digest. Passed.
Mr.. n. ID. Lsrner, from the improvements
committee, asked TO be disc harged from the bill
10 place flag fcotway across Pennsylvania
avenue. on the east side of lith street Mr.
Iarrer stated ihst power was vested in the
Mayer to lay such tootway. The committee
were discharged
M n 7
to whom were referred the resolution ofin-
Quiry as 10 WI ether the head of Potomac water
was sUtit lent to reach The tops o. the III shesC
houses, reported 1t back with the remark mat
the Water Reg; trar says that. exc,p; ia n
few cases, the heaG Of water viii be amply
sufficient.
az preparation 10 he cor.rcCIt i.nd. Passed.
Mr.. Shepherd, from t0e committee on
MAJ Ikets, orted a bIll to iHcrsas' the pay OF
the scatter Of weights and measures 20 $40.
Passed
The A !deTmen' : amen mert to the b.H raga-
lating hiil POSTING, hzin< tie liceusa .! Dill
T. sters at twenty dollars per anpun, was con-
CURED il and ihe biIl passed.
Tie joint resolution, iusiruCting the commit
tee before Congress To as- tadt body to full1
out the suPg6 6stions Of The codif fer OF the laws
Orchard :. Coke, Esq-.) contained in has re-
PORT was rcttITed TO special commutee,
Messrs. Shepherd and &. Wilson.
The bill supplementary to an act regulating
The sale Of sriritt us and malt liquors, ttn:ro-
GuCed by Mr. SLedd some weeks sine, aud
laid en- The table, was taken up as the spectai
order, the EoarQ at the last lnsetirg having =
considered the vote ty which II was taol.d
MIR. She pherd said that when the tilI was
under consideration he cared but little fer it.
but as his friend from the Second Ward (Nr
SheGd) was anxious that the bill SHOULD pa ;
lie saw 10 narm in il.
Mr.. n. ID. LaTner said he would lik" the bill
TO be amended to read that the .enaut's con sent
should first be obtained before Iiceasa i is
sued instead of the tTecholders-the freehoII-
ers might live mile of, and tavern mar
their property would not dIscOmmoi them.
1t was the tenants who Were Interested.
Mr.. Shepherd argued tn he fe : ants might
be used as blind. Such instances AS pa king
houses with number of families in order u
known.
Mr.. Shedd said that the practice was for some
OF the applicants for license to go not ID the
near EeighbCrs for their siynatures, but to those
who live at Il greater distance.
Mir. Ellis thought that after all the ward
commissioners had much to do with the prop.r
execution OF the law. He had h ard OF ward
commissioner going to examine house. and
wht he asked the landlord il he had any beds
the latter laughed at him aad replied that it
was Well known he had no beds
Mr. Shedd had, also, heard of such q case,
arc had but little doubt but it was the same
Mr.. Shedd stated that so far as the report of
the committee of police, that the law was fully
carried out, was concerned, with all due de fer
enCe he would state that his assertions that
the Law was not fully carried out, Were cor
rect.
Mr. McCathran mo ved that the bill be made
the special order for Monday next and be
printed: carried.
The bill in relation to coal ashes was also
made the special order, and ordered 10 b,
printed; adjourned.
IMPROVEMENT OF THE PoToMAc.-The bill
introduced in the House to establish a co-po-
ration for the improvement Of the Potomac
river gives TO the company for building g.
breakwater from the lower end of Mason's
Island tor the purpose OF changing the chan
mel OF the Potomac to The north bank of the
river) tn. right in fee to the lands reclaimed
from overflow. For fixing the Long Bridge
and Alexandra and Washington railroad in a
manner suited to the new course Of the river
the company are 10 have tolls over the Long
Bridge. The latter corporation is to have
damages. section Of the bill specifies how
that the right to levy tolls may be reclaimed.
A HARD CRowD.-Frequent complaints have
been made OF a number OF boys and yonng men
who make loafing place OF the corner OF Fifth
and N streets, when insulting language is often
used even before the ladies' and in one or two
instances, gentlemen who nave attempted to
expostulate with them have been assaulted.
A day or two since, Sergeant johnson issued
orders that the first boy caught Ioafing or m s.
behaving on the corner should be arrested, and
officer Steele attempted to arrest one of them,
when the whole party interfered a ad resisted
the officer. who was obliged to leave Oths-
means will, however, be Made to break up this