Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-09-28
THE EVENING STAR.



6esPGesswn Csrperasisn Affairs. =.
BOARD Oh ALnxRhEs.--Ths Board metiast
evening Present. all the membera cam
munieaiton from the Mayor, referring 70 the
lmProvsnent OF Ltngan street was rsceiysd,
Heisson, offered a resoaut,on instr citing the
Mayor 10 notify The President Of the Georxe-
town Gas Company NAH ne contract for sop
plypg tue street lamps with gins nad not been
comebed With, and that the clerk or the cor
position would be directed TO withhold the
psyrnsnt Of any bills frcnsbs Gas Company
TO The standing commitree, Mr.. Hetston, from
The standing committee, ~ which a resoiutiOa
instrnefing ~ 10 inquire into The expediency OF
pardfng the Issue Of tavern heea see, reported
an ordinance making dfstfnctioa between the
ncepses of tayerns ard those OF restaurants.
As the law has stood there has been but one
grade of license This required all keepers of
tsverns and ordsuarfes 10 have suitable accom-
moda,ions for quests, providing for that ex-
win bed and bedding. Restaurants not failing
within The dehnItion OF s.tavern or ordinary"
haNe been conducted without the providing of
the accommodations for gues's as req red By
The old form Of license Il being deemed ad ii.
sable 70 make special provision in the case of
RESTAURANTS, the ordinance as reported from the
without the REQ nirement of providing beds for
the accommodation of guests, upon the simple
payment OF q shop license. The ordinance,
Road rsseix p,d P prov was psssea the
lay j. v. Collins S1.226 50; James Garretty,
s17725; and Seth Shell, e2S5. 12, for work upon
iewer construction; which were referred to the
LANDING committee A resolution from Coun-
ell. authorizing the lease, for the year 1867 TO
John T. Cook, Of a portion of College stree,
fronting on the north side Of Bridge street, and
as those on which 1t had been leased to John
T. Petrit for the year hos, was concurred in
Ine Board also copcurred IN resolution to
pay wm- Master s64 IS for repairing paper
mill bridge, X. X. Ha zlett ga So for Repairing
pumps, and Robert Tolbert % for repairing
lamps. After concurrtHg in a resoiutien gract.
ing permission To Thomas Backman 70 erect
frame dwelling house on Back street, west
OF High, near the corporation limits, and a
resolution appropriating sum not 10 exceed
Seoo ioI the purchase OF a scavenger's horse
10 supply the place OF one which IL had been
found necessary 70 kill, the Board ad iourned
COMMON CoUNCIL-The following messages
from the Mayor were read and appropriately
referred :-Recommending that the lamps in
Bridge and High streets, which are not in.
Guided in the contract for lighting those streets
o. taken and stored away safely for future use:
recalling the attention Of the Board to q flag.
way on 9Th street, which needs adjustment:
calling attention to the necessity for repair of
certain footways, and of provision for passage
over them TO private alleys; recommending an
appropriation Of $3.50 tor the purchase Of a
horse for the scavenger's use: remiuding the
Board OF MS req nest TO be informed as to what
toall be done with the old lumber taken from
Bridge street bridge; asking the appropriation
of $3.50 10 I'LL the holes and ruts in the gra yelled
streets with gravel; transmitting the bill of the
OaiIy Times for printing; Communication
enclosing one from w. j. Murtagh, treasurer
Of the Metropolitan police, calling the affen
hon OF the corporation to the recent act of Con-
gress Increasing the pay of the police force,
TO b. snnnn,v r - t6as me portion
- 3 co, relative to the proposed impro yennent
of the station house with water closets.
and enclosing n an estimate of the cost OF the
WORK by u Hare d Noonan, plumbers OF the
Washington station houses The Chair laid
before the board petition of r. A. Shinn for
h tse tspeal Of me law prescribing stand for
and means committee, reported q re.olution
appropriaIing $50 for a horse for the uee of
the tcaveneer MT. Libbey moved to amend
by striking out $50 and inserting 1900: which
wss agreed TO and the resolution was adopted
Also, from The committee on the poor and work
honse, resolution auth .rizing the Mayor to
remove the old lumber of the Bridge.street
bridge 10 the Poor-heuse. Mr.. Kane, from the
grievance committee, reported a resolution re-
uniting ffne imposed on Dennis Sullivan for
GOING business without proper license. Mr.
Dunlop. from the market heuse Committee
reported information asked for by the Board
relative TO the Eumber Of gas burners In the
Per night Of all or one half This Information
was required In the disc ussion of the RESOLUTION
70 reduce the minimum of the rent per plight of
the Hall Also. n resolution 10 amend reso
luton authOriDg the Mayor TO have the wafer
mains lowered in Congress street THE
amendment provides for the payment of
tne efpehse OUT OF tne general fund, in
stead OF ehargeable 10 the property owners,
as at first provided Mr.. Barrett offered
resolution authorizing rhe Streets Com
missioner 70 place temporary foot bridge
aero.s The canal At Congress street; rejected
yeas = nays l. Mr.. Dunlop moved TO recon-
sic'r the Noie, which was agreed TO- and the
SUBJECT was referred 10 SPECIAL committee
consisting OF MPssrs. Dunlop, Barrett and
Cldbangh. A resolution authorizing adyer.
tiss ment for proposals to keep the street pumpa
IN order BY the year was adopted. The re.ie.
nation OF W II. Whea;ley : a member OF tire
board wss taken up and accepted, and the
q IL was directed to notify the Mayor of
the vacancy existing in this board Mr. Dun.
Top, from the srecial committee on the Con.
gItss street bridge, reported a resolution re-
qnrsung the contractors for the removal of the
stone bridges and the construction of others
Ibs'eao, 20 pl CO temporary footbridge over
the canal at Congress street: which 1gas
agreed 10. Adjourned.