Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1867-08-20

should be placed on the same footing. If
others have to close their places Of business,
why not the BARRIERS If the committee were
in favor Of removing restrictions let them
Grimm ate by this proposed class legislation.
Inc bill was further discussed by Messrs.
Richards, Given, TAFT and others. Mr.. TAFT
SAID II ne was instructed to bring in bill to
clauses to make persons walk instead Of riding
to Church ON Sunday, dc. Mr.. Noyes said
this ground had also been gone over before.
He said 60 far from the lazy people only being
shaved on Sunday it was q fact that the shops
were flled on Sunday mornings with mechan-
ics and laborers, who worked hard all week,
and who had not the opportunity to get sha we'd
on saturday The argument that all business
places should be kept open on Sunday, IL bar
her shops were, was not a sound one. Barber
shops were kept open on the Sabbath all the
world over. Cleanliness, we are, told Is next
to godlihe ess. and there is certainly more me-
cessity for affOrding an opportunity for pre-
pairing the body for Divine worship than there
was for the transaction OF general business on
instance. lLaughter.l Mr.. EIvans said he
was not speaking in behalf Of his own bus-
ness, but for that matter it was requisite
sometimes for Undertakers to get articles in bis
Mr.. McCathran was glad the barbers or por-
tion OF the trade, were becoming christianized.
but would be ashamed to come forward as they
did, and pray the imposition Of a fine to keep
some length, and thought no legislation was
necessary in this direction, but If we wanted
to Iegislate let us suppress the dlsorderly gath
erings at lager beer shops and other places,
where youth are debauched. He never saw
any disorder At barber shop on Sundays.
Mr.. Given said he should consider the vote a
test question and called for the yeas and nays.
Before the vote was taken, Mr Moore made a
few marks deprecatinR further legislation on
the subject, as the bathing and cleaning Of many
persons was work OF necessity on Sundays
many persons finding their time fully occupied
on Saturdays. The vote was then taken on the
discharge Of the Committee from further con-
sideration Of the subject, with the folio wing re-
suit: Yeas, Messrs. Grinder. McCathran,
Messrs. Elvane, Given, Larman. Richards,
TurtoD, and President, (Barr)-6-a tie vote.
The question was then taken on recommitting
10 the Cemmittee, again res ulting In a tie vote,
now, and rice rersa. So the matter lays over
Mr. TAFT. from Police Committee, also re-
ported an act to amend An act approved March
80, 1s42. entitled "An act in relation to hack
ney coaches, cabs and other vehicles" &C. 1t
enacts that section 12 of the act approved
March 80, 1a42, entitled an act in relation to
hackney carriages, cabs and other vehicles tor
the transportation OF passengers, and repeal
ing all other acts heretofore passed in relation
thereto. be, and the said section is hereby
amended to read as follows:
Sec. u. And be 1t enacted. That from and after
the passage Of this act the following rates of
fare or charges for 'he conveyance OF persons
from one place to another in the city of w ash
ington in hackney carriages, cabs. or other ve-
bicles carrying passengers for pay or hire be-
tween daybreak and O'Clock p m, shall not
exceed the subiOined scheoule:-Eor conveying
q passenger not exceeding one mile, rs cents;
for every additional passenger Of the same
family or party, 5h cents; tor conveying q pas.
seneer any distance ever one mile and not
more than two miles, 8 so; for each additional
passenger OF the same family or party, so cents;
LOT conveying passenger any distance in said
fyUn m -. for ooh
tional passenger OF the same family or party
when the distance is over two miles. IS cents; /;
for conveying children between five and 10
years of age, half of the above prices NAV he
charged for like distances, but for children
under five years OF age no charge shall be
made: f'rorSded, That the distance from any
railroad depot, steamboat Ian ding, or hotel, to
any railroad depot. steamboat landing. or no.
tel. shall in all cases be estimated as not ex-
ceeding one mile. For the use by the day OF
any hackney coach or other vehicle drawn by
passengers. s.; for the use Of any such car.
riaee or vehicle by the hour with one or more
passen gers with the privilege OF going from
place TO place and stopping as often as may be
required as follows: For the first hour, 81 So:
FOR the second hour, 81; for. each succeeding
cur IS cents. Every passenger shall be al
lowed TO bave conveyed upon such vehicle
without charge his ordinary travelling baggage
not exceeding In any case one trunk and TWEEN.
ty-flve pounds Of other baggage. For every
al package where the whole weight Of
baggage is ever one hundred pounds If con-
veyeo to any pace within the city limits the
owner or driver shall be permitted to charge
% cents. The bill was made the special order
Tor next Monday.
ported unfavorably on the petitions OF Edward
Lilly and A. +. Rosenthal, for remission of
fines, and the committee were discharged from
their further consideration. Also. reported
Buckley; passed. Also. reported favorably
on bill for relief of l. A. Prentice: passed
Also, asked that the vacancy in the Com.
mittee on Claims be filled the chairman not
having attended since its organization The
president said he was net aware that there
was any vacancy. Mr. Elvans said it
was delicate matter. but the duties were
onerous on the other two members OF the com
miltee. No action was taken. Mr.. McCath-
ran, from the Committee on Markets, reported
q bill appropriating 500 tor the purchase of
four hundred feet of hose for the use OF Centre
Market passed.
Mr. Noyes, from the Committee on Public
reported a bill to appropriate SI,V0O
to supply the Wailach school house with
three new furnaces, anu to repair the two old
furnaces. and line hot air furnaces with tin &C.
Mr.. Elvhns offered the following amend
mt mt: "Tbat no expenditure under the ap-
preparation hereby authorized shall be made
until the Board OF Trustees OF Public Schools,
vii h the consent of the Councils, shall have
rescinded and repealed all acts and resolutions
q designating any one or more public school
n buildings by the name OF any living citizen of
Mr.. Elvans thought the call
ing OF school buildings after the names OF Iiv-
ing indiv id uals vas kind of toadyism which
should not be tolerated any longer We have
now Wallach school building, and Berrett
school building, and the next new school
building in the Seventh Ward might be called
The Noyes school building, and we might have
q Richards school building in the Second
Ward, Given school building in
the Third Ward, and Moore school
building in the Fourth Ward. lLaughuer |
MIR. Noyes said he hoped the bill would not be
crippled by this amendment as it was neces-
sary that the heating arrangements should be
provided before the opening OF the schools
AS regarded the name for the school building.
it was matter the committee had nothing to
DO with. He did not care q straw what the
building was called, but he could see no great
force 70 the objection in this case. 1t was Gus.
,omary, all through the country, to name
school buildings for living individuals who
,sls Mr.. Elvans said if this would mDarrass
he bill he wonld withdraw it. The bill, as !
'eported by the committee, was then passs
Mr. Given Introduce q bill apprOpriating
200 to repair the bridge on 5th street west, be-
" cen q and r streets north; passed Mr..
Moore introd nced resolution directing the
Sc cretary OF this Board ssto furnish the Tax
Clerk with complete list Of the members elect
II he two Boards OF the present Council and
hat the Tax Clerk be directed to state in the
aid list, or in copy thereof, opposite to each
,ame. in district columns, whether the membe
y as aEsrsse on the books OF the Corporation
IN the 3lst Of December last, ana with what
= b ether he was assessed on the Sd of June
d ast and with what kind OF property he was
hen assessed, and that in addition to the in.
above required, the Tax Clerk make
lotes at the bottom of the said list sho wing anv
hapee Of assessment In reference to the said
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