Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-12-06
LOCAL NEWS.
THE CITY COUNCILS.


MoEDkY, December 8 1884.
Ths Board met At the usual hour; the President,
Mr. Brown, in the chair.
Ing report, received from Joseph II. Bradley, ESQ
Corporation Attorney, relative to cases which
have been decided, and other. nov pending IN The
which the corporation ia party, and 10 which the
earn,at attention OF the Bosrd e tnv!ted'
4. Ealaeh, Esq Msyor, se.;
sra! Lhsye TO report TO you tho result Of the
csse Of Henry Tdrner against tho corporation for
injury teotived by HIN IN passing along the south
side Of street north, between Seventeenth and
hightse streets, west, 10 ootoberIs6S. y
IT, appears that that portion Of street was
graded and grNvelled, and the sidewalk graded
shout fifteen years ago; that for several years past
the water coming down the east side Of EiRbteeuth
street, has been turned down tho north aide Of e
street until II neG,s with the water draining from
the tqusre 90 the north side OF + street ADD near
tho middle Of the square where IL turns and runu
across street obliquely and thence through the
next SQUIRE to the low ground. In It's course 1t
has rendered the stree almost alba aud cut
the tide.walk on the south side 40 as 20 form =
gulley between four and i've feet deep. There was
no light nor anythtng to guide or protect persons
passing there IN the nighttime. Mr.. Turner was
passing in dark night fell Ia, broke his leg and
otherwise Injured himself, and Tor this tho Jury
has given him IS 700 damages with the costs Of the
aunt. II is in = condition TO enforce imtredl1te
priauon mediately to pay him.
the case Of stanBUury, deciurd ~ this court II
favor Of the Corporation, wss Of similar ehSrso-
lore the jury that Mr. stAuIDury was shsrse.bis
with negligence, and the jury took that view Of
It. In Turner'S case the1e was no such defence.
oApnot too earnestly press upon tbe kttep ton
OF Tho corporate authorities the nereatity OF sol
legislation, and the enforcement Of it, to provide
g ards Wherever there Is an opening Of any kind,
either in the side walks or the oaFriGgewAy Of q
street, however apparently trivial itmRy be. there
are now pending two other suits for the sane
In pass ng along many OF the streets, especially
those IN which tho metropolitan HSilVAy Com
pAny Ia now laying the tract, Of its resd, cen
sta1tly meet with horse and eirritss and man
traps, without the slightest guard or any ,ort OF
w'rning In the daytime, tad without o Iight O..
night
II 10 true the corporation may hsvs ita remedy
over aga nat tine person or company creating the
nuisance, but that remedy ia remote and unesF-
tain, while the TeproAeh and diseredit falls upon
tho corporate Ru'boTitiei. II 10 obvious too,
that the existing pP'iob regulations on this CUB
ject are ditreGArdod and most in1srfecty on
forced, and this oanlnt be e1 sused by the conios
OF authorities and the police BOARD, Tor sa,h has
large powers to povent AID IssiOve nuiasucos
which NAV be excFciEcd wholly indcp sndsntly OF
the other. These 20 werG are already large enough
Il ensrEstiOaIly exercised, TO A6Ats nsny OF tse
cellars, etc.
But there Is Il class Of cases coming uuder the
building regulations for which no provision Ia
made, such aA the roads or Curbs for cellar win
dows, entrances into baSementn csllsrH and areas;
erection OF seAfodings, the placing and trAnEpor'
tAtiun OF building materials, and Lhe grading snd
paviuE Of side-walkIi and which require prompt
Legislation, and vigorous execution Of tho lava
The duties Of commissioners of wards cnhrsoe
many OF these subjects, and they hkvo powers
whiGh, legitimateiy and firmly exercised, will
remedy some Of tho evIlsj but they do not rsAoh
the extensive and numerous nuisances created by
the railroad company, by which tho streets are
nade not only dangerous and almost inpAashble,
by reason of the excavations they make and the
cSrriage traps they set, but also by their deposit
Of soft mud, taken from one street and dumped
10 return TO the FRS. purpose o: my lst,ers, I
repeat that have hope tho Councils will on Mon.
case. very respectfully,
Attorney for Corporation.
The Mayor also transmitted communicated
stating his refuSal 10 approve bill to enlarge Ant
nave "a slley in Squsr0 $50, on the ground thai
the bill WAS improperly eDgTosscd, and that the
property improved should be taxed TO pay the
COSTS .
These Communications wor9 gefsrred--thc frh'
10 the Committee on Finance, hGd tbs second ID
the Committee on improvement
Mr. Lloy d introduced bill granting additional
powers 10 the conmihSioneIS OF The Asylum
Pessed.
lion TO tho states OF nonresident psupers.
Mr.. Pepper of red = TesUlut on that the Com
mittes on Police be Instructed to inquire wheshei
uers onb renting stands in hotels for the sale OF
cgNIF, and other articles, are subject TO the lava
oi the corporation MS other dealers. Adopted.
MI. utermehie offered resolution that th'
Mayor re reQuelte1 IN iuruIBh the Anouns al
various iGoheys received and OF expenditure
made up to December Of the present year, acc
what Gstt reING gRsH ecu Adopted; o.,
poTied fAvotably on the bili to Increase the com
pensation oftho Mayors assistant clerk to sl,eO,
ner Auuum, with an am endment to the effect tina,
the proposed ihcFeSre begin In October Instead o.
July, 1884. Passed az ameoded.
The committee were discharged from tho further
considrrAti on OF the petition OF Albert Brooks.
Mr. Pepper, from rhh COmmlttes on Improve
mentf, reported fAvOrably the bills to erect q
bridge hcros, the canal IN line Of FlTitEtreet wes
betgeen Ninth and Tenth streets east. PAttsd.
Mr.. TurtUn, from the Committ on Drainage
,snottsd fAyOrably on the b II mSkiog IN aPpto
nTiStion for the tpltr Of sundry wassT-pipea Snt
Mr. Turton recommended that the Board irsisi
ttpnogranher and secretary OF tbs ~ Nter Board
And that 1t do not concur IN tina substitute bill
pa,sHd by way e Ementmsnt IN the lowe
srd, Tho BOARD did rot eeHejr 10 tie substitute
Of Common Council.
Mr.. utsrmehle, from tho Committee on Police
reported f,vorstly a bill Imposing certain power
on the chief of police. Passed. -
Also fEynrAbly, the bill for tho rslin' o. 4. Z
sDsTEs / Co hmOtion to lay the bill On the table
WI 1bs ~ CoSmjttes On poioo wa, discharged from
the further consideration OF the Au 10 ineroSS'
Theatrical licenses ,-,,- . ,-,.. r,
,yo,L dgne in tho i'm lrovemrnt Cf the canal, VS.
now taken up, and cAuAod considerable debate, IL
which Aldermen B:rr, utermehle, L!oyn' Turt"H
GuIirk and Pepper participated ,,i
Mr, LLOYD moved that a vote OF thank. ips'etG
ofh pscu3iary reuual ration be rendered to Mt
MI Plant @ovcd thst $50, iustssd Of si,tyo, b.
appropriated for tho rcGeht Of Mr. Ih0lHJ' Am
amendment prevailed ,,,,,
Mr. Utermchle then moved 10 lay The III "a 'A'
table. Lost, -,
This Bill then received ltS tsIrd reading Andw
passed as amended. ,,-,,., Il,
concurrent resolution Of Common tnlhfl
relative TO lighting the city withgW, wiS rs'efEe'
10 Committee on P1lica.
on motion, the EoSrd adjourned.
R0RTd OF Common Council
Tho Board net at Tho usual houT--all the &C n
brrs present except MsssFh. bklrylug aud Wsi8ht
rha preaIdent laid before the Board s IaehsNi
,,am The MAYOR, returning without Ms AppEuVA
The biil lor the relief rf Angus LoUts, 49,,
The Beard sSs thSFsto 5%S sspctsd Vi inc
sIso messsge iTOa tho .&Ay9r, FetpGlqs with
o,,, III. anurDvsI the hil gu'horlElng the Mayo! :
grant permission 70 Mssa1S' S!"GA < hoF1soA
On motion OF Mr.. Lagner the III vas ordsro