Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-10-27

arate dwellings, stores, off ces, or other nls
of residence or business, in ali of which rsses
TO their front assessment, be also assssssd ON
the street or avenue on which SUCH Additional
Improvements are erected, to the fsIl e.,snt or
the ground occupied by them.
Sec. 4. And be n enacted, That in all csses
where the owner Of q corner lot unites in an
pEcation to the Mayor for the erection of lamps
on any street or avenue, or portion ofa street
or avenue, only the number OF feet contained
in the front of said lot shall be calculated in
N making mp the number ~ quisie TO secure the
erection OF such lamps.
Sec. 5. And be IL endcted, That the Mayor be,
and he is hereby, authorized 10 have the neces.
sary repairs made to the lamp-posts and lamps
which may from time 70 time be required, the
expense thereof 70 he paid out Of the funds OF
ne ward in W hich said lamp-posts and lamps
may be located, or out OF the General Fund,
wnefe such lamp posts and lamps have been
msae cnarseabie TO that fund.
Sec. o. And be IL en- q, ted, That IL any person or
peisohs snail break or injure any lamp, or
ihJuic VI destroy any post erected as aforesaid,
suer s1 person or persons shall forfeit and pay q
hhc ~. exceeding ten dollars for each and
every ofiense; and any person or persons con-
vicied OF any ofense under this act, who shall
fail to pay, or cause the said fine 10 bs secured
Immediately, shall be ccmmitted 70 the uorE
house FOR a period not exceeding thirty davs for
each off nse, unles 8 the said fine is sooner maid
or secured.
Sec :. ind be 1t enacted, That the act enti.Isa
IAN act TO provide for the better security or
persons and property against violence and
of the city OF Washington, and for other pur-
poses, approved April eleventh, eighteen hum
dred and sixty four, and all other acts or parts
OF acts incon sistent with this act be, and the
same are hereby. repealed
The bounty bill was returned from the Alder.
men, with request fer a committee OF confer
ence; whith vas granted, and Messrs. Fergu-
son. " right. and Owen we're appointed.
The following bills were received from the
Aldermen and referred To provide for q
toposrapher and secretary to the " ater Board;
tor ntt.ar Sch
vania avenue for sewer in 1lth street. from
the canal TO X street. 10 take up and reIay gut
ter on north side OF III, from 18th TO 18TH streets;
authoring the Wafer Board to cause the
NcClelland fire plugs now on hand 10 be
erected at such points as hey deem best, and
to put out Of service such underground plugs
as by change of street surface or lack of repair
have become difficult OF access, provided
NJ Celland plug be erected at the intersection
where the underground is placed out OF SER
Vi q: authorizing the laying of water mains in
NJ street north. from 5th to 9th street west in
Sd street east, from Mary land avenue TO q
street nCrth, and In q street east 10 New Jer-
sey avenue in street south, from 1 \ street
to 1th street west; in B street south to f. street
sou'h and on llth street west, from south to
MaIyle nd avenue TO license hackney carriages.
Mr. Ferguson, from the committee of con-
ference on the bounty bill, submitted a report,
recommending that he Prov lsiOn in relation TO
the names OF parties % he benefited by the bill
appearing or the poll lists be amended by pro-
Yiding for those who are bona Jids citizens who
are pecuniarily unable TO provide themselves
with substitutes in the opinion Of the Mayor
and committee.
MI. Ferguson explained that youths who are
of military age, and who hot liable 70 be
registered, would be benefited, and that the
whole matter of distribution would be placed
in the hands of the Mayor and committee
Mr. NJ oore objected to The adoption of the
report 1t did not change the bill except TO
provide the manner in which the funde should
he disbursed 1t was yet imperfect, and was
pjust-proposing to aid men who are able to
provide for themselves in part, but no pro-
vision Is made for those who are obliged to
enter the army II drafted. He thought the
drafted man who entered the srmy equally
ertirled 10 b. nefits. He gave notice that he
would offer bill he had prepared at the next
meeting.
The vote was taken or adopting the report,
when it was lost-yeas t, nays 6. Adjourned.