Evening star., 1867-11-19
Csrpsfa,isn Affairs.

II .. ~ .f GrpeTaueu Affairs.
Board OF ALDRRNkk, Novem bsr ls,h--rhe
| Presiaens tAF. BARR laid before the Board the
| petition Of Addison 81. Smith aud others, pray
ipg he layiIg of q water main in N street be.
tween 1871 and 18th streets west and fntro-
duced a bill 70 isy said. water man; referred
toCommi tee on Drainage Also, q eommuni.
cation from me Metropolitan Police Conn,is-
eiohers, enclOeinf'ssverai aecoHnts Of iaborere
| for cleaning the station houses, amoun ding 10
| S6ss 81; referred 70 Committee on Police Also,
petition OF w. H. Prince, pray ing permiss ion
to vend small wares without takipg ont Ia.
cense; referred TO Committee on Police
| Mr.. Evans in troa need q Joint resolution In
relation tores,dent licensed dealers and traders
OF the city, AZ follows; ..-#I--.Y gsT = =
the o. sss5a sSs for the
rate aIt59riss Of the city q G,ors etown did on
ia,iea in the foiiosips words :: hsre follow q /.
George resolutions, already re ported In full
hDs rs.1sa, 81 rnssdsy Iss s
city are desrous Of co operatng in every Just and
pecti1e prorpe rity Of the entire District Of Coum
bia sithont re gera to resi sr imaginary lines OF
That so.u..
OF GseFgstonn.s D. 90. 9s and they are hereby ,
Il ss st az and ss
the Corporation Of w aship etoA the cont ran "
ssSfsoats Tie e eisrk % of he sfs 81
| StoTget0wn tfer which no charge shalt be mad }
e q wss . e 's hS os
the Corpcration % Georgetown. n ~
fslV0nS nOpeQ fne RESOLUTION would
referred u the Committee on Finance, with
fnstru cttons TO report this evening. .u4 l.
Mr.. Moore did not like tneswant OF con =.
ndepce on the part OF 6eOrGetown.I They
SHOULD have repealed their Ia " affecting W ash
lngfon traders uncon ditionaliy n they are act
ing IN good farh. Let them pass an act tha.
is not Conditional, and then let us act. v I
Mr.. Richards said he could not see how
Georgetown could have acted other wise
They desired reciprocity, ana took the readiest
means TO ketit.- Let us set the example of good
falth by repeating oar laws. l-.-- +!
Mr.. Elvsns said the misapprehension OF MI.
Moore seemed 10 be that he cons idered the act
passed by Georgeto town coDditlonal. That was
not SO II makes their license laws affecting
Washin ston traders ihoperative Is soon as we
pass reciprocity bill.
Mr.. Moore said 1t was not Washington mer-
cnante applying 10 9eorg getown for reciprocity.
but Georgetown merchant Is applying here; and
they should have repealed their laws without
con dition.
The bill was referred 10 the Committee on
Finance.
Mr.. Noyes introduced resolution tina, an
election shall be held in the Seventh w ard on
the 3th OF December tor an Alderman, in place
Of Ephraim Wheeler, resigned.
Mr. Noyes said thai he had net moved in the
matter Of an election to nlt the vacancy from
the fact that until recently the citizens of the
ward OF both parties with whom he had con-
suited bad expressed disinclination TO 90 20
De trouble and expense OF an election for the
pre- sent az it would probably involve the ne
cessity OF an entire new registration for the
citizens Of the ward had syDrs..sd a.s.rs r1
an elec ton 10 be held. ana he felt il hIs ant
therefore, to offer this resolution.
stood that an other TERMINATION wouid Z. ns,es
sary previous to the election, and Inq uired il
that was so.
Mr. Noyes said he had inq quired Of some of
the Judges Of Election, and they held that
under Tie law new registration would be
requisite prior 10 every ele ction.
Mr.. Moore said that the reg istra,ion OF the
Iast genera election cost $1,000. aud the pro-
posed election would be rather expensive and
There We're two members of the lower Board
NOT eligible, and he DID NOT see the necessity Of
mr. ElSans SAID the election might be ex-
pehsiye, and ne regretted there shopId be a
SsSessMy ior u, pat II the citizens OF the
Seventn Waro desired to - fully represented.
~ ~ Was neht tney claimed, and not favor
10y oeskeu. Iney snemteiSee were tne proper
Jugs VI ne AscessHy IoL an eRclon.
tee on Easc,ion. ieielroo 20 tne Commit
Inecuohs. = az
Josepn erssmsrp .na o,,srs sne peInon pts OF
S,orr 1n;,to. o. VI UIrSsr anu osuersi reierred to
tYodnced a h,i 4 nv. ~. nrnnr,..n m,. 1nven ID.
Comm,ssioner,s notice. -, ,ha,s., 90 s sns sne
ton: referred To the or mm,ttss nn r;nsnss ee
m - 1yu pfesen.eo the Petinon OF me Regis
ne ,ha .eoo,aa c.oiapaniso ey oiIl ier bind
nt,;ca %, ~. pa,;s,. Sna IN Honnnx inoeAes LOT the
. Ss rSo ~, ,hs nrrn y. -spplopFiauhg
rnittaa Eipano. Aieof = NS.NA
~ VIM n McG,nn,s n'so @ p@en.eo @ tne peutlon
The nnisrsionsd ,or 20 iT,o h,'
property hoiders and citizans ~ wah; ue not man
rires to know by what authoritv The Coftec.ocr ef
Taxes demands ard ex acts Of him and Others in the
same posi- tion tax Of one dollar in addition to the
reguIar tahes on property, according to the ordi-
asd ,bt oI the rporauGn our petitioner would
his taYes and tho, ~. C,t ~ tms purpose OF paying
the one dollar ip ADDITION 10 lie resnie ot t n,n
aforesaid" :" Referred to Commitfee on finance.
On motion OF Mr.. Eiyane, the special order
being the bill increasing the com mpsnsa,ion OF
the secretaries Of the two Boards to $500 each
was taken mp.
Mr. Given said that the Commit on FL
nance had made a UNANIMOUS report against
the bill, tn mixing that the finances OF the city
would not Justify the increasing OF salaries al
this time. The gentlemen knew what the "a ia
ries would be before thew accepted the nosi.
ton. = =
Mr.. Elvans advocated the bill because the
secretaries were hardly worked and the Roards
could thus get rid Of the atuifies usu,IIv
voted 10 The secre,a, les at the close of ths sss
sion
Mr. Moore opposed tho biil on IN. sama
ground as Mr.. Given
the Committee Of F,na.cs Who % had ranortsd o,
agarn ST the bill. but n in would do awaf with
the custom OF eratuitias ha was an Ssror -
Ibs bill. A' ' " 1'0' -
Mr.. Moore said the MASSAGE NJ the hill, uon,t
not do awav with The cnstnne ~ sn,in ,us u wouta
Ties at the close of the session "a 'os
The bill then passed AyssNessrs EYv.r.
n ~ ans,