Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1864-03-15
LOCAL NEWS.
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


lehcy for trimIu ng and grafelling l street rom
l3h to 18th; bill making appropriation to pay
Iehcltncy for grading aud grayelllng I street
IT, N 18th 10 10th; bill for relief OF w ise aid
callahan; till for improvements of the Northern
market house; and iciut reso ution in reference
Ia the erection OF a school building III tae First
School District
Alsoa COMMUNICATION nominating G. &. Chew
Tor Inspector and Tapper o. Water Mains vice
! Baniei Hannan resigned Referred.
Ne report OF the 3Htendant OF the Asylum
Tor the month OF February as referred.
Mr.. Brown cftered q resolution authorizing
the President OF the Board 10 purchase se,t of
the u. :. : statutes at iarge, which was adopted.
mr.. Lloyd presented the petition of f.. Il.
Hazard comp aiming of the aw ard of con trttct
for digging wells and making pumps, which
was referred to a spe ciai committee oompe <ed
OF Messrs. PLANT, Brown, and Guiick.
he first special order-the substitute for the
Common Conpcil bill, for the more thorough
distribution OF Potomac water throughout the
cIty-was taken up and amended by striking out
that por ton OF tire bill in te fir sectten which
makes The terms o. service Of the mem 5ers OF
tn Water Beard four years
Section third was amended by requiring the
wafer mains 10 be laid IN accordance With the
first section Of tine act of Congress OF March
"a, lst3, relative 10 the protec ton Of the water
works and for conveying water INTO The city.
Ne fourth section WAS amended by adding
prorlso to ot duct six per cent. for prompt
pay ment OF the water tax; and also pr0vlso
that not mere than one tax shall be levied on
any one lot. further amendments WIRE made,
and 4 repeating clause was appended, and the
bill passed as amended. -..' ....
The second special order, the bill in relation
to fackney carriages. cans. &c, (the Common
Council tiil,) was taken up, and read by see
uons. 1t was amended SO as to require hack.
men who have resided In the city six months
10 paya license of Si5, and the same amount for
parties res ding in George town. A lcenz q OF
srlG Is TO he paid 'or each street passenger ear
and omnibus. That part which required each
driver 10 pay 81 for Ii license was sIrick our.
That part OF section 5th which required an
assignment OF license 10 be made before q jus-
tice OF The peace, was stricken out.
That part OF The bib fixing the places for The
hack stands was amended by inserting II pro-
TIso that not more than side Of a 8 rect
shail he used for a stand, to b. determined by
the Mayor. and then not mora than ten cur
ragss or other vehicles shall be assigned 10
any ore stand, the assignment TO be ma IL. hv
the Mayer ai-d 20 be endoised on the license
when issufd
Section l3 was amended by striking out the
words. ''for rhilCren between five and fourteen
years OF age hait price l. only to be- charged,
and for children under five years of age no
charge shall be made" W hich leaves tn hacK-
children.
The commrtee of police also reported an
ann cm"ht 10 stfike out the proviso that
rC hing herein shall lie construed to pre- vent
any owner or driver OF any ha kuey -ctrriage
,ab, or other vehicle rom receiving any vol
uniaty compensation for the vpyunce of
pr ons over ana above the rates of ia q herein
established, said driver or owner having iu-
formed such passenger OF passengers OF rates
CT 1are fixed by this act" But the Board re-
fused to strike IL OUT.
IRE same section was amended by striking
out mat PORTION requiring all drivers to have
tpali cards on which shall be MAJ ken tin.
IL inter OF the lack rates of fare, names of
nearest mag rates. &c, and to in sprt in lieu
tEtIrof mat ali hacamen shall "put, post or
place IN some c-Espicuous place in his car
J age cab, or otber vehicle card TO b. FUR
tIshcd and provided by the Register, con ain
'ne The hunter OF said carriage, the name of
he owner or driver, ana the rates Of fare AMI
distances as allowed and specified by this ac',
Enoer penalty OF ten collars for each ani
every omission or failure so to do, aud two
ecnNictloGs viii Work forfeiture of his Ii
ctDse."
TIE l4'h, Eth and 10th sections of the bill
were stricken out, end after much dis scusston.
ana hahy -TcUris 10 postpone, adj urn. &c
ire .-,I fai twelve o'clock passed by the fol.
Yeas : MessIs Brown, clephane, Gulick,
Lewis, Pant, and u. rmehle.
Fayf.-Messrs. Lloyd, Morgan. Pepper, and
Ssmnvs .i
Mr.. Brown presented the petition Of Dr. Bur-
Toughs and others, asking the constT uction OF
sewer on Z street north, near 7th street west
Mr.. Lloyd, from the committee on financ.,
reported q bill for the relief of Mrs. Is. p
Fletcher. and IL was passed.
hr Lew il, nom tie committee on wharyes,
rcpCr;pd favorabiv upon the nomination of
" m. McDeimOit tor assistant haroor master,
ana he WAS confirmed.
lie bill from the Com mon Council, to
GAME a paid fire department, was read, as
amcrded d IN accordance with the sugges ton of
tie May or, and referred to committee on fire
depart tment. 7 he Board then ad ourned.
Common Copncii.-A comm upicaton was re-
ceivsd from the Mayor, Announcing his ap
proyal of the following acts: Making al ap-
preparation TO pay TOR work done on X street
briogs; making al additional appropriation for
new IT rarket.h house; 10 lay footway on south
side of n street north, at llth street west; for
co ptinung brick center OF cutters on Sth street,
from to M streets north; to take up and re.
In mt hS StA SnfY
fr,m 9th TO .th streets; for construction of a
fire alarm and police telegraph; amendatory of
EN- act Tor the improvement OF South Capitol
street tor the relief Of James Rankin and A
r. Go hin, and 10 revive certain joint resolu-
tions
The Mayor also returns the bill to grade and
era yel Ridge street, in the Third Ward, with
out his Ypproval, for the reason that the act OF
May "a, 1853, TO change the name of an alley
into street In square 5l3, makes 1t Il prece-
dent to naming the alley Ridge street, that the
property should te assessed 10 pay for paving
The tootWay twelve feet wide on either side,
and also for the paving and graveling OF the
caIIiate-W6y. The Mayor refers to Washing.
ton an6 atifr streets which were taxed in III s
way. Referred TO the committee on improve.
mepts.
The Mayor also sends the following veto
l am compelled % return TO you, without my
approval, an act Ell titisd ''An act to organize a
paid fire derar msnt'
lst. Because there Is no express power given
in the charter oil The clty Tor The appoin tment
or eciion u any officer whose term shall ex-
c,eG TIE Ierod oi two years The Mayor aud
all her officers elected by the people are
limited 10 ti;at period
IL ,nuy vel te doubled whether such a
power rosatend an office TO an iudefiuiIe period
iimiTed Only by the distinct on Of the Gouncil
maaIns the original Cffice, can be inferred hy
any Just and proper Interpretation of the grams
in the charter as necessary TO the execution of
tie specific or general powers granted
IL was rot IN my opinion The intention of
CCnsr5ss in tie charter or it's amendments to
ves. any such authority in this Corporation,
but hat .bN very Clear inference no Off Ger can
be appointed under IL whose term OF olllc &c shall
eXctt q Two years.
Such is the interpretation put upon the Con.
stitutiun To atIexecptiye Hfficers in the civil
administrations af the country, and whose term
OF officials now limited 10 Iour years: ana vet
the powers OF Congress under the CONSTITUTION
art liz that particular more com prehen >ive than
than those OF the comiciis under our eh1rtar
I'd. Because II has beer definitely settle by
the circuit ceurt, In A decision made uring thu
administrators OF my Pre- de tessor in the case
OF the clerk tothe con missioners OF the as lum.
that ne WIS an officer OF the CORPORATION and
should he appointed as other Cffiears--,t,at is
by ncniinar1on 10. and confirm alton by the
Board Of Alder men, and-I can see no ditr rem ce