Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-06-26
The TRIAL OF MA,oR RtcHARps-rHsPo.

IHE TRIAL OF MAJOR RICHARpe-TBB Pc.
LICE AND THE MAYoRALrY.-This afternoon,
at ao'ciock. was the time appointed for the
tIiai OF Major A. &. Richards, Superintendent
OF foilee, ON the Charges preferred by the Con.
serSatiye members of the Councils NJ the last
meeting OF the Board Of Police, and conse.
quenty there was considerable commotios
among parties about head quarters.
The trial had not com me need as Ok o'clocA
AZ which hour Messrs, Nichols, Bacon, ana
Murtagh were present, but the other mem6crs
OF tne Board, with the exception of Mr.. Nor
ment, rho is absent from the city, were mo-
mentaTily expected l.f1
Among others present were Ex Mayor Wal
iaeb, Alderman Lloyd, CouRcifmen Naiscy and
SNsin, as witnesses 1or the prosecution; COun-
Gilman Fowler, Register Boswell, and Mr. q
Il Langley, witnesses for me defense,
REMOVAL OF THE CBNrRE MARKr.-In the
Sena'e to-day, the bill providing for the re-
2oval Of the Centre Market IN the city Of
building IN more suitable locality, reported
by the District Committee on the 2sth of Feb
ruary, Ipuhlished in the STAR Al the time IL
was preseHted,l was called up and passed
II authorizes and requires the Com missioner
OF Public Buildings 10 cause to be removed
within twelve months FROM and after the pas
sage OF the act all the buildings, sheds and ten
ements, OF every description, now located on
tEe Government reservation on Pennsylvania
avenue, between 7th AID 9th streets west, and
occupied as a city market, or tor other pur-
poses, and TO cause the said reservation to be
thereafter enclosed and preserved in the same
manner as other Reservations now under his
charge .s rH. ..., I
Seeuon enacts that the materials of the
present market building shall he turned oytr
10 the Mayor of the city of Washington 1pr
sucn public purposes as may be deemed protper
of said city. ..4.. - a-E| !
Section authorizes and empowers the cdr.
porate authorities of the city OF Washington TO
eEttr upon and occupy as a permanent site for
tn ~ IL.
RESERVATION, or SO much thereof as may be
necessary bounded as follows; comm acing o
one hundred feet souta Of the southeast corner
the plat Of The city of Washington, thence west
nve hundred and eleven feet and four ncnps
TO point one hundred feet south of the south.
west corner OF block three hundred and TWEEN
ty-four, lhenfe south one hundred and seventy
feet along the east side Of Twelfth street wsef.
tence east tNe hundred and eleven feet four
inches 10 a point on the west side of Tenrh
street west. thence north one hundred and
seventy feetto the place of beginning
- ctlon =. enacts that for the purpose Of erect
ing such markei-hOEse Ii shall be lawful for
said corporation TO create debt in such form
as may be found most expedlent, n o. exceeding
the sum OF two hundred thousand dollars at a
rate OF interest not exceeding six per cent irn
per annum, any restrlction in the charter of
said city or existing laws 10 the contrary not.
WIthstanding: PTortde d, That the government
OF the United States shall in no event whata " r
hs, either directly or Indirectly. liable for the
TrlneIpal or interest upon any loan which NAV
De obtained under the provisIons of this act;
and the entire revenue of said bIilding shall
after paying contingent expenses and lnteIest
on the load, be appropriated TO the payment of
the money borrowed for said purpose in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this act: lpd
troridsa, further, that no more than two hun
dred and twenty thousand dollars shall be ex-
pended in building said market.house nor
snail contracts be entered into which involve
larger expen diture for its completion.
Section 5, snacts that the SAID corporation
shall have the right TO hold and use sand
properly (as hetofore described in section
three,) so long as the said building to be erected
thereon shall be maInta ned as market -house
and no longer. and all laws and parts of
laws inconsistent herewith are hereby re-.
pealed.