Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1865-11-21

which snch work in the hot summer months.
would produce
informed engineers who had reported unon tnss
sanal problem, the project Of cleaning IL nv
urnlng Rock Greek into il was not fsasihle-
ne current thus made would not approach n,
force that created by an ordinary freshet. 49, a
| nao oeen abundantly demonstrated that tha
canaIsest nes het floods sweeping through th,
ont. An that wonIS hs ef5ec,ed "A hT ,nrn,n rs
| M i1oSh oItek INTO II would be 10 sweeten n IA
he ,bonsb, py current Of pure water But
| &c nousnt members OF the Board were NOT
| aware OF the condition OF the easter sac,,o, -
4 the canal. from Sd street TO the Fastern Rrsn.n
fIIad a. asS,. IaIeiy, ana found that it was
| and one could walk dry shod across f as
| almost any point. No temporary eSped,ens
| sance. nus
. Mr.. A. Lloyd said that in behalf OF ,hs,
fourth ward he hoped the work would bs
| commenced, and this nuisance abated without
regard TO cost. II the Corporation has not rot
| the money borrow it, He hoped the COMMITTEES
| 10 whom the subject might be referred would
POSED Of
Mr.. Turton also urged prompt action; and
re SUBJECT was referred 10 the committee on
Mr.. A. Lloyd introduced a blll 10 grade ana
rave public alley from X 10 l. streets in the
FOURTH Ward referred to the committee on i'm
Mr.. Gulick called up a bill appropriatine
S4I0 to provide a book for the Collectors once
containing subdivision Of lots; laid over in
The joint resolution ofthe Common Council.
povlolng for special election to ascertain ths
sentiment OF the citizens on the subject OF ne
gro suffrage in the District OF Columbia vas
Mr.. Turton called for the yeas and navs or,
| the third reading, which were ordered resnIS
ing: feas-Aldermen Barr. Brown Canned
Quick, A. Lloyd, Magruder, Moves, Owen
Iurton, and the President Nays-O
The resolution was adopted
The Common Council bill authorizing the
III mnttlhg mp OF the attic of the Asylum, 10 afford
increased accommodation 10 the inmatcs Wa
referred 10 the committee on the AsyIum
The Board adjourned
COMMoN CoUNCIL.-An the members nrasant
except Messrs. Stewart and Wright
The Chair announced the message of ths
mayor, with his approval of the acts, making
s ssuuItlohaI appropriation to cleanse the sewer
DetHeen gth and 10th, and and streets
north; and the act increasing the comnensation
oI Oh the Register OF the Corporation Of washing-
Also, a communication from, Tho ,r.,-,- -,
i've 10 complaints caused by the Scayenger OF
the 7th Ward depositing night soil in Tames
SS,ieeh, S,' oetween street east and I'd street The
Mayor says TINS place, the most remote from
dwellings, has been used for this purpose for
all time past and is the only one within reach
,h;n "a ,ne ScaLenger IL rs advisable TO do some
thlng 10 relieve those who complain OF IL asa
we see no way Of doing so, except by buildinS
d pen our on what is known as "Buzzard's
Polnt, so that the soil NAV be dumned into
the river and carried off m that way. Iras.r-aS
TO the committee on health
Inc usual report of the Intendant of the Asy-
Iu1n, Tor the months Of September and Octohsr
was received and referred to the COMMITTEE on
asylum. 1t shows over twice as many inm,taa
as ever before during the same period
mr. Peugh offered a resolution looking IN thu
IoInauon OF committee railroads: most
poned- Also, bill in relation to the runninp
thai !, sban Grs .nfough the streets, providing
locomotives without man at all crossings with
nght between sunset and sunrise and man
with trumpet preceding all trains during the
a n o. a rafia
enos, ana that no freight trains shall be run
sio,.;n oet%een III p m and a. m, with no
Mr Moore presented a communication from,
benJdihlh SeVerus, engineer, proposing a plan
ioT improving the Washington canal referred
be printed. "
Mr., Edmonston rose TO make a personal e1-
piahanon. He had been requested by the In
VeBoaht OF the Asylum TO invite the members of
me Board 10 the late annual Visitation OF ma
asylum, and had agreed TO do SO. But being
SaIIeo 1 away from the city, failed to inform the
BOARD. he, however, regarded the fault az
resting upon the Intendant's shoulders. as he
for hin, Ieneli Rded 70 HE own business. and
Teen e Serfams; referred 70 tne eis1ii sSN
mittce Also, a resolution requiring me M Mbslu-
the crossing at II Street north, ana have flag
man and light day and night AT that point; re-
teTred TO the committee on police.
Mr.. Ferguson moved a recon sideration of the
vote rejecting the bill in favor of J. w. Riley,
money paid the Corporation for q
q, Z.
Mr.. Ferguson, from the committee on WAYS
and means, reported a bill appropnating g.. 500
TO fit up the attic story Of the Asylum, in order
10 accommodate the great number of appli-
dition of the institution.
The President thought some restrictions
should be placed on the indiscriminate admis-
sion OF so many persons, when the liberal pro-
visions already made could not accommodate
one half who were applying.
Amendments by Messrs. Mead and White,
looking TO contracting for the work with the
lowest bidder, under the Ward Commis-
sioners, &C. were rejected, and the bill as Of
Mr joyce, from the police committee, re-
ported bill authorizing the Mayor to rent to
James Mclaughlin that part of 27th street
west next the canal; recommitted.
Several bills were received from the Board
Of Aldermen and properly referred. Also, 8
bill to increase the salaries Of the several ward
commissioners, with 4 substitute.
Mr.. Anderson moved TO amend the enbsu-
tute by striking ont $1,000 and inserting 81 200.
Mr.. Mead moved to amend by making the
increased salaries begin from July LIST, 1865.
Agreed to-yeas IA, nays 3.
Mr.. Moore moved to amend further by ap-
propriating sl,4OO TO pay salaries of the current
year, which was agreed 10, and the substitute
as amended was adopted.
The Council bill to regulate the holding OF
the several markets was also returned by the
Aldermen, with an amendment providing for
the increase OF the salaries OF the clerks OF the
several markets, giving TO the Clerk Of the
Center Market $1,000; assistant clerk $500,
Clerk of the East and West Markets, $3.50 each;
Clerk of the Northern Market, $500.
Mr.. Ferguson msved 10 strike out $3.50 where
il occurred, and insert 8, 200. but subsequently,
modified the amendment by making the sum
$500
Mr.. Talbert moved TO make the salaries OF
the East and West Market clerks $500.
Mr.. Edmonston moved TO lay the bill on the
table. Lost-yeas ., nays 10.
The bill and amendments were referred to
the markets committee. The board adjourned
Southern News.
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