Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-05-24

hon for the payment of q clerk to the Board OF
Assessors; resolution requesting the Mavor TO
return the joint resolution In relation to Penn
sylvania avenue; to continue sewer on 9TH
stfeet to L street north to erect horse. rack &C
the Northern Market House, resolution re-
guessing the Board OF Aldermrn to return bill
for continuing sewer on 10th street from New
York avenue to M street north; bill to con-
tinue sewer on 10th street from New York
north, from 9th street 10 Vermont avenue By
Mr.. NJ. Larner-To lay water mains on South
Carolina avenue and 18th street east; TO lay
water mains on 7th street east and q street
south. By Mr.. Oanfeld-For gravel foot. wav
on B street, from ID to 7th east. BY Mr. Fer.
guson-To construct gutter at 9TH street east
the school house in the Sixth Ward is erected.
BY Mr.. Donohue-To lay water mains on 25th
street west.
Mr.. Shedd introduced bill requesting the
Mayor to pull blish the second, third, fourth an d
nth sections Of the act approved June 3, 1883,
relating to licensing taverns and ordnaries,
with the amendment approved May Q, 1864, in
MI. Shepherd moved to amend by suspepdins
the publication until after the 1st Monday in
June; carried. -.
Mr.. Shedd remarked that the public should
be informed Of the law and although theAaws
were now published in the InteUi9encer, but
few saw them. The laws should be published
by the penny papers, that the people might be
informed.
The resolution was lost-yeass g, nays 10.
Mr.. Shedd also introduced q resolution re-
questing the Mayor to inform the board why.
Mr.. Brennan uses the Cooperation lamp at
the corner Of 18th and E streets as q sign for q
steamed oyster saloon.
Mr.. M. Larner moved to lay the resolution
on the table Carried-yeas 10, nays 4.
Mr.. Shepherd introduced the following:
RESOLVED, That the Mayor be and he is hereby
requested to urge lpaa Congress the passage
of the bill now before the Senate providing for
the raising OF loan or necessary taxation to
pay bounties in case further call for troops
be made.
quested to urge upon the proper authorities
that prompt and effective measures be taken TO
prevent recruiting in this District by persons
and agents from other parts OF the Union.
Mr.. Shepherd said it would be well that the
Corporation had this power, even IL another
draft Is not to be made immediately. In the
draft just closed over 100000 had been ex-
pended by us. Recently recruiting had been
going on briskly for regiments in the States,
and If something was not done TO stop, should
another draft take place, their absence would
be felt.
Mr.. N. b. Larner said that Mayor Wallach
had taken Captain Scheetz to task for recruit
ing men from the District for other States, and
told him that if another draft was ordered here
he should certainly claim that the men so re.
cruIted here should be allotted to eur quota.
Captain Scheetz told the Mayor that's the enlist
authority of the War Department, but that he
took care to enlist none who were enrolled here
in the District.
The resolution was unanimously adopted.
The following were reported from commit
tees and passed From improvements COM
mittee-bills to grade and gravel 9th street
east, from G street north to Pennsylvania ave-
nue., and to improve Connecticut avenue, from
tee-bill for the relief OF T. Redeger.
Mr.. N. ID. Larner, from the improvements
committee, reported bill to pave the car
riage. way of 9th street, from Pennsy ylvania
avenue to L street. Mr.. Larner stated that the
petition for this bill had been presented some
months, but the committee had delayed action
in hopes that Congress would give the Corpo-
ration full power in the premises. This bill
was not in strict accordance with the law, but
was willing that they should do 1t. It had
been said that the law pas ssed by Congress had
gwen the Corporation power to pave the streets
at the expense Of the outside wards; but such
is not the case, for the bill provides that the
expense shall be paid by the property holders
and the fund Of the ward in which the i'm
provement is made. MIR. Larner referred TO
the bill passed by Congress in reference to
paving tine streets, which the Corporation At
torney had decided was imperfect, tor while it
gave the power to pave the streets, it gave no
power to raise the money.
Mr.. Shepherd expressed his sorrow that the
Corporation had again been bamboozled. Il
seemed that all the legislation by Congress for
this District was OF this impractlcaole, inop-
erative description.
The following bills were received from the
Aldermen and passed To make gutter on Q
street north and I'd street east to set curb and
cause pavement to be laid on the south front of
square south Of square 562; making gutter
across b street north and Maryland avenue, at
2d street east; to take up and relay gutter on
the sonth side of N street north, between 11th
and 18th streets west relating to the duties OF
citizens in relation to nuisances; to repair gut
ters at and 14th streets.
The following bills from the Aldermen were
referred: Bill to grade and gravel X street from
10th to Goth Streets bill in reference to the COM
pletion of we'll and erection OF pump at the
corner of Rhode Island avenue and street
The consideration of the resolution in rela-
ton to the alleged suspension OF work on the
Center Market was resumed.
Mr.. Wilson contended that the new building
would make it necessary to tear down the
present market houses, as the rear wall was
right in the gangway, and the new building
did not connect them, one of the houses not be.
ing touched, and the other was run into.
Mr.. Ellis defended the action of the commit
tee, who, he claimed, had power specially del.
egated to them by the Boards to make altera-
the case by quoting from amendatory laws,
and he claimed that they had gone to work in
good faith. He was not opposed to the resolU-
tion that the Board might get the information,
but he did not know the work had been sus-
pended except for few days on account Of the
nonarriv al of material.
from the Seventh Ward (Mr. WILSON, had been
reading the Chronicle.
Mr. Wilson SAID that he held John W. Forney
now as he had always held him, as q mean,
contemplate scoundrel!
Mr.. nj. Larner was sorry that a member OF
the Council should make personal attack ON
tue ScuLlcIudU-OUc VI OuI CltlZcuS-WuO udO
endeared himself to all his employees by his
courtesy.
Mr.. Wilson said that he had reference to the
political course Of Mr. Forney. He doubtless
was an estimable man in his private relations.
Mr.. Shepherd said here was where he joined
issue with the gentleman from the Seventh
Ward. He thought the political course Of Mr..
Forney, certainly since the outbreak OF the
rebellion, the most creditable part OF his career
Mr.. M. Larner said il there had been more
like Mr.. Forney, there weuld be fewer seces-
sionists.
Mr.. Ellis asked what Mr.. Forney had to do
with the market-house. He objected to the
by whose order the plan was changed. The
new market-house would be like the schooI
building in the Sixth Ward-at the commence
ment much fault was found, but when nnisneo
it was admired by everybody.
The amendment was Withdrawn apQ lae reAa-
olution adopted. i-y' (. ~'--...-.ot
Mr.. Ferguson, from the committee 20 codify
asked further time; which was granted.