The national Republican., 1867-05-16

ACT TO PRovIDE FOR LIGHTING The CIR
(, Win GAs.-0n the l2th Of November last Alder
man Msgruder, from the First ward, offered
bill providing for a more general lighting Of th
bsrsd q sufficient length Of time, the Alderman
called u up for confederation on Monday nigh
last. II was somewhat amended, road a thir,
time and passed without . dissenting voice. I
now goes to the Board Of Common Council 70
its action, which, We hope, will be favorable 4
the bil. Tho bill, as amended, We give below
that all who feel concerned In the same may hav,
an opportunity Of psru,ipg Il prior TO fartbs
action thereon. II reads thus:
Be IL enacted, Dc, That the Mayor be, aud b,
hereby 10, authorized and requested TO advertis,
annually, inviting proposals for furnishing Ii,
city with oastiron lamp-posts and lamps; sact
post to be not less than 10 feet high, at least !
foot inches to 80 in the ground, with circuls,
bottom not less than 20 inches diameter, and !
proper arm at the top to hold and support lad.
DER the whole 10 weigh not less than $50 rounds
the lamps to be Of such pattern ss the Mayor may
approve; =, -. , =, 20 -, o. va. :
with the Washington Gaslight Company. or 9th.
srs, for laying ons.inch service pipes from the
street main 70 the lamps, with proper stop, and
burners, and for lighting the same with gas al
long and as often as the street lamps Of the Uni.
ted States in this city are lighted: Pyovided,
The expense thereof shall st no time exceed pei
lamp that Of the United States.
SEC. g. That as soon as lamp posts and lamps
shall be erected on any street, avenue, or alley
In this city, according TO the provisions Of law,
II shall be the duty Of the May or to pay the costs
OF lighting the same out Of the funds OF the ward
In which such lamp posts and lamps may be situ.
ated, and Immediately thereafter shall direct the
commissioner Of improvements Of such ward To
assess onehalf said costs in just proportions, 40.
oordins to their front feet, respectively, on the
iots or parts Of lots fronting such street. ave.
nue., or alley, so lighted according to the proyis.
ions Of an act Of Congress approved February a3,
1855, entitled "An act to amend an act entitled
an act to incorporate the inhabitants Of the city
Of Washington, passed May Is, 1920, approved
May 5, 1884," and the tax so levied shall be
collected In the same manner as provided by law
for the collection Of the tax for paved footways.
| Sec. 4. That II any person or persons, not
properly authorized to do so, shall ipjure, break
or destroy any lamp or iamp.post, or any part
thereof erected In this city under the provisions
| OF law, or shall interfere with said lamps by
lighting or extinguishipg the same, such person
or persons shall forfeit and pay fno Of not less
than ten nor more than twenty dollars for each
and every lamp so injured, and II any person OF
persons who may be convicted Of any offence
under tho provisions Of this section shall fail 10
pay, or cauIe the said fine to be paid, or secured
imu sdiatsly, he, she, or they shall be committed
to the workhouse for q period not exceeding
thirty days, unless the said 1ne and costs shall
be sooner paid or secured to be paid.
SEC. s. That an act entitled IAN act to pro
vide for lighting the city with gas, approved
juno 3, 1888, and an act entitled IAN act In
reference to lighting the city with gas, approved
October 7. 1858, and all other acts or parts o
acts for lighting the city and the erection o.
lamps and lamp posts be, and the same are here
by, repealed.
" CASE OF DR. .BorD.-Yesterday morning
the application for tho writ Of ,mdndantm, "a
compel the judges of tho election to register the
name Of DIR. VIM. Boyd among the legally quail
fed voters Of the Seventh ward, they having re
fused to receive his name on the ground that ht
was disqualified, having been convicted of IN In
famous crime, was taken up In tho Suprem,
Court in general term, Judges olin, wylie ant
FisherD Mr.. s. Riddle for the petitioner, anC
W. A. Cook for the respondents. Mr.. Riddl,
read the prayer Of the petitioner, setting fortl
that the respondents refused to receive his nam
on the ground that he had been convicted o
crime In 1860, but had received full and un
conditional pardon, which removed all disability
and proceeded to argue that Congress could moi
have intended the disqualification to apply tC
such q case as this one.
Mr.. Cook read tho answer of the respondents
l-lst. Admitting that they refused to register
| tho petitioner; I'd. That when II appeared that
be had been convicted Of crime they considered
hat.they were justihable In refusing to register
him. Sd. Admitting that he had received a par.
dom 4th. That they have prepared . list Of quail
ihed voters OF the Seventh ward, which has beer
published, but that under the act Of Feb. s, 1867
there remains two days prior to ave days bsfor,
the election to receive evidence a. TO the quali6
cations Of voters 6th. That they have given no
tioe Of their intention to receive evidence as Il
the qualifications Of voters; 9Th. That II any
wrong has been done II can then be rectihsd
TkaN, Ia . L. .f III l..
their duties the manddmHg cannot be employed
to control or determine their conclusions or nc
tionsi and, Sth. In view Of tho facts the praye
ought not to be granted.
The decision Is reserved But very few wsr
in court yesterday, the interest In the case some
what subsidiDg since Tuesday, though larg
number Of our citizens are directly interested Il
the decision
ARREST OF HORSE THIEyEs.-The stable
Of Con Walbridge, near, Columbia College, wer
broken into on Monday night and two yaluabl
horses taken therefrom. Information was lodge
: at police headquarters and reward Of 5000 o
, fered for the recovery Of the animals, and $40
for the arrest Of tho thief or thieves. On Tuesds
night as officers Callahan and Scott Of the Seveni
precinct were patrolling on their boat on Ne
Jersey avenue near tho baltimore depot, the
observed two mon riding horses onicer Calaha
/ suspected they had stolen tho horses and he d
reCtou OmceT boOtt 70 hfOunu on tno ave
| nue. by one route, whilst he would take anoths
so as to intercept them. The officers had 4 shar
Z run Of It, being Joined In their ohafe by Office
Parker, whom officer Callahan met alongithe wa,
, and asked to come along. On Maryland avenu
near the bridge officer Callahan overlook tho par
tics and halted them, asking where they wer
going. They replied ITO Prices stables" Th
officer know that was not the direction 10 Price
stables and ho at once arrested them. He turnet
the men over to officers Parker and Scott; Will
he took charge Of the horses, and all wero takeI
to the Fourth ward station. The two men CAV
their names as Jas. Smith and Peter McCabe
Smith Is about twenty-five years of age and /
known to the police under the alias Of johnson
MeCabe is also known as an old offender Tho.
had q hearing before Justice Walter, and tn
, property being identified as belonging to th
! party above mentioned, the rascals were full.
committed for court. Officer Callahan has dis
played In tho case as in many others, much tao
and energy, and Is deEerying Of credit for hi
faithfulness and efficiency as IN ofioer Of tn
Metropolitan police.
J TEMPERANCE DEMONSTRATION ATLAUREI
The Rechabites and Cadets Of Temperance
numbering about sixty persons, formed a pro
cession at Odd Fellows' Hall, at Laurel, Nd, o.
Monday, and marched to the Episcopal church
where speeches were delivered by Mossrs. Hollo
way, McPheeters and Geo. N. Roberts larg
> audience was In attendance, and the speeche
were calculated to do the cause OF King Alcohd