Evening star., 1865-10-31

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| Association Of the District, inviting the Board
| of Aldermen and Common Council TO attend
| the public meeting 10 be held in front of the
| Clty Hall on Tuesday night; invitation ac-
| cepted.
| Mr. Magruder presented the petition of the
the repeal of the law to open a new aIIey in
| mittee.
| Nallor and others for sewer on street north,
| from 18th TO 14th streets west, accompanied by
| bill; referred to drainage committee.
| Mr.. A. Lloyd presented the following COM
| munlcatlon, which was signed by Messrs. w.
| III. Claggett, John X. Elvans, A. X. Shepherd,
/ and G. w. Boteler, ir:
TO he Honorable The Board Of Aldermen Of the
Cify Of Washington: The undersigned, a com
| mittee appointed by the Directors of the Board
| OF Trade of the District of Columbia to remou-
srate against the passage OF the bill now before
your honorable body granting to the Washing
| ton and Alexandria railroad the privilege of
| running cars propelled by steam through GER
| tam streets of this city, respectfully repre-
sent:
That in the view of the members of the Board
| OF Trade Of the District of Columbia the grant
ing OF this privilege TO any company or COM
panies is gross outrage upon the industrial
1 interests of this city; of incalculable harm to
the interests of its citizens, and calculated to
destroy the business prospects of the Metrop-
oils.
That a very large majority Of all the interests
and trades of this city and of its citizens are
| utterly opposed TO the granting of this priyi-
| lege, and that were an opportunity afforded,
| would join in this remonstrance; and that we
| respectfully ask, in behalf of the Board of
| Trade and of the citizens of Washington, that
| you defer action upon this bill until an oppor-
tunlty be given TO the citizens to express their
views upon matter OF such vital importance
| to the interests of Washington.
The communication was laid over infor-
| mally.
| Mr Turton. from the committee on DRAINAGE
| reported the T.. g. bill to lay water main
| from the intersection of Pennsylvania avenue
| and LIST street west TO Maryland avenue, and
| thence along said avenue to ID street west, and
asked 10 be discharged from its further consid-
GRAFTON, similar bill having already become a
| law; agreed TO. Also, a bill TO construct a
sewer in the alley in square No ass; passed.
| MIR. Brown, from the committee on police,
| reported resolution regulating the location OF
| lumber, coal and wood yards, and asked TO be
| bill carry ing into effect the provisions of said
| resolution having already passed; agreed to.
4 Also, the joint resolution from the Common
| Council. authorizing the Mayor TO station a
| sufficient number Of police in the market
/ houses during market hours; passed. Also, a
| bill allowing VIM. Barnes 10 erect a wood and
| coal shed on the line of the canal, between Sd
| andiH streets west; passed. Also, from the
/ committee on health, reported adversely on the
| bill appropriatng $4,000 for cleansing the
| streets OF the city-a similar bill having al
| ready passed; agreed to. Also, from the Third
1 Ward delegation, to whom was referred the
| statement of the Register of the number of per-
| sons doing business in said Ward under a Ii
| cense, reported the same back. and asked that
| il be placed on the files of the Board: agreed TO-
Mr. Brown stated that comparison of this
| statement with that of the commissioner of the
| ward showed that there were not over eight or
| ten persons found in the ward who were doing
| business without license.
| Mr.. Pepper, from the committee on claims
| reported bills remitting fines imposed on John
| and William Roach; passed. Also, a bill for
| the relief of Mrs. Mccarthy: passed.
| MIR. Turton, from the drainage committee, re-
| ported bill carrying INTO effect the recon-
mendation of the Mayor, by appropriating
| $4,000 for laying water mains; passed.
| Moves.
| ton, TO which was referred a bill for the relief
| OF Samuel Gregg, reported the same back, and
| MIR. Owen offered a resolution instruetinr
| the committee on police to inquire whether
| peddiars of oysters and proprietors of steamed
| oyster saloons should be required TO take out
| licenses; adopted.
| Mr. Garfield presented the petition of NH.
1 Grouse Tor the remission of license fee; re-
| terTed TO the committee on claims.
| The following bills from the Common Conn
| Gil were taken mp Bill authorizing the mar
kets to be kept open daily except Sundays; re-
| ferred 10 committee on markets. Bill to gravel
| llth street east. from NJ to y SOUTH referred 10
| improvements committee. Bill appropriatins
$50 to pay Mr.. John HitZ for school -house
| purchased by him and turned over TO the pub
| lie schools; referred to committee on schools
Bill to gravel the footwaIk on the east side of
eth street east, from East Capitol TO A streets
north: passed.
Joint resolution requesting the Mayor to set
apart the first Thursday in December as a day
ofIhanksgiving, m compliance with the proc
lamatlon of the President of the United States;
passed.
Bill giving the consent OF the Corporotion n
the Orange and Alexandria Railroad COMPANY
to run steam engines along Mary land avenue
and TO extend their track along 9th street across
the canal to Missouri avenue. THE provi-
slons of the bill were given in the Star last
week
MIR. A. Lloyd moved to refer to a select com.
mittee of one from each ward, Mr. Magruder.
of the First Ward, TO be chairman.
Mr.. Noyes moved TO amend, by striking ont
me words "steam" and "steam- power
wherever they occurred in the bill, ana SUBJ
the word reasonable wherever il occurred in
connection with regulations to be imposed
upon the Company by the Corporation, and
asked that these amendments should 90 10 the
committee with the bill. He said in case the
committee should report against the amend-
ments, and In favor Of using steam power he
proposed then to offer other amendmants for
the protection of the interests of the Corpora
ton, and throwing guards around the use of
steam
The bill, together with the remonstrance OF
the Board OF Trade, was referred to a select
committee OF one from each ward, appointed |
by the Chair, consisting OF Aldermen Magru-
Noyes.
MIR. Turton, from the drainage committee,
reported bill 10 construct a sewer on4S
west, from to streets north; passed.
Adjourned. 1
COMMON Council The President (Mr.
Moore) in the chair, and all the members |
present except Mr.. Wright. |
The Chair laid before the board a communi-
caton from the Mayor approving the follow
ing acts One for the relief of John Wunder-
Itch; to construct a sewer in q street north
from 14th TO 18th streets west, to intersect the
sewer in 14th street, making further appropri- |
alton for the fire department.; to pay CT. w. G
Eslin Tor work done in the ith ward; to gra lie 4
portion of NJ and Boundary streets north; for /
the relief of ]. w. Nye; regulating the sale of |
intoxicating liquors. Also, comm munication /
from the Mayor, enclosing an invitation from /
Rear Admiral Dahlgren TO members of the
board TO attend the funeral obseq uies of Col
Uric Dahlgren, to take place in the First Pres.
byterian Church, at 1890 on Tuesday, the 3lst
Invitation accepted. Also, a Communication
from the Mayor, announcing that the Commits /
sioner OF improvements of the Sd ward reports /
that 1t Will require an appropriation of $500 /
In addition 10 that heretofore made, to thor
oughly cleanse the sewer running between 9th /
and 10th and c and f streets north. The Mayor
recommends the appropriation. Referred to |
improvements committee
Mr.. PenRh introduced a joint resolution re- |
peallng the act of September %, 1861, requiring |
all applicants for licenses to take the oath of |
allegiance. Mr.. Peugh in ntroducing the res |