Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-04-04

as this Corporation shall from time 10 time
.mpose-ihe consent herein given 20 be limited
a.; Ieficd OF twenty years from the date Of
zee; :. And Be /; enacted, That the consent Of
slts SorPoratOn Is hereby given 20 the said
p,I s'Sh, on, Alexandria and Georgetown
hsiiroad Company TO construct a single track
OF railway from the intersection of Naryland
avenue and 9th stree, west along said 6th street
ana across ihe w ashington canal to the south
side OF missouri avenue, and to use steam
power in drawing It's cars on said branch rail-
way: PTOrided, That the said company shaIl
keep The portion of the said street occupied by
said track well paved and in good repair and
prov ided with suitable crOsswSys At the proper
places for vehicles and wheeled carriages and
for general use, and shall also build and always
keep in repair a substantial bridge across the
said canal, which bridge shall he Of the width
Of sand 9Th street, including the footways and
c2rriageways, and become the property OF the
corporation And Tror,ded JHTther, That the
use Of said street and bridge by the said COM
pany, and the Of steam and cars thereon,
shall be subject TO such regulations as 10 the
rate OF speed and otherwise as this Corporation
ehsl 1Iom time 10 time impose.
sec 3. And Be IL erdcted, That this act shall
lake effect upon the said Washington, Alexan-
era and Georgeiown Railroad Company pay
my, or seeuring 10 be paid 20 the satisfaction
o. 'he Mayor, the sums ef money heretofore
Sio ana appropriated to be paid on account
o. tb' eerilhcaies OF eebt OF said company guar
"ni't q ty this Corporation. and delivering 70
q IN lie bond of the said company conditioned
10 paS within six months all outstandinr co.
nhcatss so guaranteed by tins Corporation.
And IN the event of said company refusing or
failing 20 comply with said conditions for the
space Of twenty days from the passage of this
act then this act shall be void and Of no effect:
ana upon compliance with said conditions
within said specified period, and upon the
payment by said company within the said pe-
rod of six months OF all the unpaid certifieates
and interest guaranteed as aforesaid by this
Corporation, the Mayor shall return 10 the said
company as well the certificates paid as those
appropriated for. and shall direct the trustees
named ram IN The DEED OF trust dated April l9,
1855, TO hold the same absolved from every
claim OF this Corporation, and to convey the
estate thereby vested according TO the order OF
sald company not cont' 2ry TO law; but If the
SAID company shall fail 10 pay the sand out
standing and unpaid certificates, with interest
as aforesaid, within said period Of six months,
men the said deed Of trust TO remain in full
Sec. 4. And be Il enacted, That the said rail-
road company shall keep its roads and tracks
level with the grade Of the streets and avenues
through which they shall pass, and shall pave
the streets and avenues between the rails and
TWO feet outside OF each rail, with the same
material that may be used by the CORPORATION
IN paving streets, and shall keep the same in
repair al all times; they shall send n man bear
ing req nag IN the day time and a fright red
lamp during the night, in front Of each train
whlle passing through the city, and shall be-
SIDES ring large bell at the time, and shall
also at night have brilliant reflector in front
OF the engine attached to each train: that all
trains shall be prohibited from crossing any
shall not stop or remain thereon; and the COM
pany shall not lay any sideling or switch
across any intersecting street or avenue; that
all blowing OF steam whistles by engines with
IN the city limits shall be prohibited, and there
shall be no blowing of Of steam except such as
snail be lmperatiyely required for working the
provisions OF this act or any regulations here
after TO be made, the said company shall for
felt and ay to this Corporation a fne Of fifty
dollars, TO be collected and applied as other
fines are, imposed by this Corporation.
Sec. 5. And be IL enacted, That the said rail-
road company be required to erect a perma-
nent and commOdiOus station house and freight
depot on Maryland avenue, and always keep
the same IN repair; and, also. that the said COM
pany shall be required 10 fully protect the in
terests Of this city in regard to rates of freight
and travel, allowing no discrimination to be
made against it in favor of any other city or To-
cality; and further, that there ehalI be required
a publication of freight and passenger tariff
from baltimore and from Washington 20 ali
points on and connecting with this road.
Sec. 6. And be al enacted, That so much of the
act approved July 3, 1885, as authorizes aud
directs the said company to construct a branch
OF its railroad from Maryland avenue along
9TH street to the Washington canal, and thence
along the line OF the canal to and across l4th
pealed.
Sec. :. And be IL enacted, That the right to en-
force such regulations as may be necessary to
have kept in repair, at the expense Of said COM
pany, its different. tracks Of railway, is hereby
reserved to this Corporation.
MIR. Gulick, from the finance committee, re-
ported back the communication Of the Mayor
trans shifting the memorial of the commitee OF
the Georgetown Council, in reference TO dredg-
ing the channel OF the Potomac river, and asked
to be discharged from further consideration OF
the same, and that il be referred to the commit
tee on canals; agreed TO.
Mr.. Lewis, from improvements committee,
reported substitute for the bill for grading ana
psryIng tne oIley in square 7ss; passed.
hr. Brown, from the police committee, re-
ported an act amending the act relating TO fish
anDrOVe0
(extenoing the time during which the landing
OF hsh is prohibited at other than the Corpora
ton hsh wharves and docksil postponed for one
week.
Mr.. McCathran, from the committee en- mar
kets, reported fayorably on the bill roviding
ior certain improvements Of the Northern Mar
ket house; passed. Also, reported fayorably on
the confirmation of J. @. MatlocK as COmmis-
siener OF the Northern Market, in place Of
was confirmed.
Mr.. Barr, from the police committee. re-
ported favorably on the nomination OF DIR. A.
Z. A King as physician to the poor of the
Second Ward; and the nomination was con-
frmed.
Mr.. A. Lloyd, from the COMMITTEES on claims,
moved TO reconsider the vote by which the
committee on claims was discharged from fur
ther consideration Of the claim OF George Tai
bott; agreed 10, and the petition referred 10 the
Seventh Ward delegation.
Several bills from the Board of Common
Council were read and referred.
The following were passed Bib amenda-
bO1N VI mayor 70 make
contracts for laying water mains for the cur
rent calendar year; bill paying for repairs of
the Registers ofice; bill granting permission TO
4. 4. Anderson TO erect an iron railing IN front
OF his premises on Maryland avenue; and bill
granting permission to VIM. Sprague TO extend
the iron railing in front of his property on L
street north and 9th street west. Adjourned.
TRICKY, BUT oUrwITTED.-There is a for
eigner at the South End, who keeps a grocery
store. He was sometime since complained OF
for selling liquor on Sunday but was acQ uitted,
II having been shown that the store was closed
on the day preyious-the Jewish Sunday. A
lynx-eyed officer recently noticed that the
house OF the store-keeper, which was Just over
the store, had many callers on SATURDAY.. and
by close scrutiny he discovered that the
Keeper mixed his drinks below and passed up
through a hole in. the floor TO the imbibers
above. He was complained Of and fined
Boston Herald.
A Doc BLOWN ACROSS THE MISSISSIPPI
RIvER.-We have heard some further particu-
lars OF the violent storm on Tuesday of last
week. dog belonging TO Mr.. Norman. near
Commerce, Mo, was blown entirely across the
Mississippi, and yet sur vived although consid-
erably worsted. A man finding his horses grow
ing restiye under the violence of the wind and