Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-02-18

VAR Interest 1-:Bo5 ca
canal Interest .............. 1903 so
1900 81
Third Ward. Observation-Disclosures. 2,6il 03
Ieurtn ara. -.............. 1895 y
". DIXON. Collector ;e.T01 81
D. u. Hall. Coll ectOr.. io7,3l2 81
selI,O74 80
Balance in Bank 70 pay Corporation
Bsanee in RAM :us;..; 20 i,,.;; f SI ~
sa0,3i5 16
Referred to Committee on Finance, and or
eeTed 10 Be printed.
Mr. Grinder presented the petition of Eugene
ISSiti. praying remission of a fine; referred TO
Conm ittse on Claims. Mr.. Moves presented
the petition Of W. :. Shepherd, asking permis-
SION 10 erect an iron railing: referred to Com
mIttes on Improvements. Mr.. Barr intrOd uced
sresolnton instructiug the Drainage Commit
IRE 10 eIamine the detective drainage AT the cor
Der OF ilth street west and II street north. and
10 report bill 10 remedy the defect: passed
ne special 0rder-beIng the bill authorizing
me laying of concrete pavement for foOtway-
pas passed.
Special order-being the bill to prohibit the
saie OF Insound oysters-was referred to the
Committee on Police.
Mr.. Richards called up the bill req hiring the
expense OF construction of sewers and paving
OF earrlaEeways 10 be paid out of the general
or ward funds, and advocated its passage al
Length, saying that such improvements were a
teneft 10 all, and all property benefited should
bear share of the expense. He referred TO the
and ITS defective construction, saying il had
hem ruptured in two places, and had never
been approved a. a whole. All of the Second
Ward had been benefited by that improve
menf, and the ward should paw for IL, and not
the people only who own property on lfrh
street He hoped the adverse report of the Fl
nance Committee on the bill would b. SET aside.
and that II would b. passed.
Mr.. Given, from the Finance Committee, de-
Tended the action OF the Committa. in case of
The Hth street sewer, and said the law of Con-
INN 2 IIa
read from the charter OF 1910 and The act of
Congress approved February 2Uth. l-ss5, TO
show hat this Corporation had no discretion,
hut that the cost of building sewers and paving
eafriageways must b. paid Dy the owners OF the
lots fIontlng on the streets IN which the i'm
provsments are made. beautifying said pro-
Perty. The gentleman (Mr. Richards) must 60
10 Congress TO get r~peal of their laws before
his bill can b. passed here. II. MIR tiiyenl
thought, however. tho property holders on 18th
street ought 10 have some relief from payment
from the sewer in question. but this Corpora
non ought not 10 BE- made party in any liuga-
non in reference 10 II
Mr.. Richards wanted TO know If IN. Como
ramon was going 10 repudiate the debt due the
contractors for that portion OF the l&Ih street
sewer not yet approved. If 50. why compel the
property-owners TO pay to the Corporation for
work the city authorities will not paw for. Bu,
The work. althoug Oh not done according 10 con-
tract, will have TO b. paid for, n II was tapped
BY the city before twas finished. He cont-nded
that The law of Congress did not prevent the
passage of the bill introduced by him, TO make
All property benefited by improvements pay
Mr.. Elvsns asked if the 18th street sewer had
not been tapped, ant Was not now being u ed
by the very property -oHners who Were pro-
TESTING against being assessed to paw the con.
tractor for the work, He also wanted 20 know
how the Gentleman vas going 10 determine
what property throughout the city was bene-
fitted by the sewer, and how the expense is 10
be apportioned. The act of Congra~s provides
the only practicable mode OF making the assess
ment
n
and after further debate The committee Was dis
chargsd from its further considaratiou-yeas
10. nay Mr.. Richards.
Mr.. Turton presented The petition OF David
Hunter. asking permission 10 erect iron rail-
IN q IN 'front.' of his premises, 1 street, in the
flrst Ward, and introduced d bill granting the
prlyilege asked for; refsrred 10 the Committee
on Police Also, introduced the following:
" Resotred, dc, That committee OF seven.
Que from each ward Of the city. be appointed
ny the presidents of the boards for The purpose
of preparing plan of general sewerage for the
proper drainage Of the city, the said committee
to report 10 the board by bill or otherwise"
Mr.. Evans moved 10 include the Water
Registrar on the committee.
Mr.. Turton said hs would accept ANYTHING 70
get a general system Of sewerage, which he had
been trying 20 do for four years past
Mr.. Moore thought that practical and expe-
r~nced engineers should have charge Of such
an important matter He did not know that
there wac an engineer in either board.
Mr.. Turton represented The importance of the
subject, and the necessity for immediate action;
bot, IN view Of The objections 70 his resolution,
WitnSrew IT,
Mr.. Lloyd, from Claims COMMITTEE. intro
d1eed a bill for the relief OF NJ J.. Merrill:
passed. Also, reported fayorsbly on bill max
InG an appropriation to paw balance due g. q
wilson; passed Dir. Moore. from Improve
ments Committee, reported n bill granting per-
mission 10 George W. Hopkins and John -
Hopkins To keep enclosed p street, bet ween 10Th
and 2lst streets, and 70 use clay ont OF q street
north, between 10Th and 2ist streets west: also.
10 August Muller TO keep enclosed u street
north, between nth and 2ist streets west until
Jan nary lst- 1rt9, or until the streets named ar.
Improved or the owners OF properly bordering
thereon wish to build OF Improve their lot
said bill being subs tituts for Two several bills
~ferred TO the committee.
M Elvans made minority repOrt from
raid committee. citing the Is against obstruc-
lions OF the streets and avenues Of n. city a. Il
reason why the bill reported BY the Commits.
should no, b. passed. He mr.. E exhibited a
plat Of The streets and QUares Ia that vicinity
70 show the nature of the alleged distractions;
Also presented protest of certain owners OF
soes Aoutting on che streets in question, against
seonnnGancs of The enclosures OF SAID streets
ADD Of Massachusetts avenue.
M Moore sald that The streets in Question
were impossible
Mr.. TAFT sand thai the brick yard of the
4essrs. Hopkins had made them impossible
After further debate the report Of tn. COM
mlttee was not agreed To, yess-Me.srs. Moore
Gvans, Given Grinder, Lloyd. McCathran
TAFT and Pres id-nt Earr, .; and the two orlgi-
EAi bills were seyeraily rejected.
Several bills from The lower Board werr re-
J~rrsd.
Mr.. TaIbert from the Committe on Canal,
reported a bill making appropriation OF
$40 for repairs of tn bridges over the Wash
ington canal west of Virginia avenue; passsd.
Mr.. TurtOn in Jroducsd a resolution instruct
ing he City Surveyor 20 inquire whether any
street. or avenues IN the Fifth Ward
closed or Distracted; adopted. Adjourned.
COMMON CoUSCII.-In the absence of the
President Mr. Dulin) at the early part OF the
Ressng, MI. slower Was called 20 the char,
and all The members present except Mossrs
Beau, Connolly. Dalton, and L. b y Miller
LIZ. N Is. Clark offered resolutions requesting
ssuulates from the Surveyor for grading Am
street east, from e. 10 ii street north and f-th
street, from n TO Boundary street; sdopted
Mr.. Rutherford introduced a bill Tor a foo.
pa yemenr on the south side o9 n street norm
from list ~ S;h street east referred
Mr. q. =. Baker presented the following
Whereas 3 brutal ouuages was recentiy com.
united by the employees employed or the
present disloyai and unrecoustruc,sd mana gers
OF The washin gton aHd Alexandra Railroad
Company on the person Of an accom- plished
and most excellent lady u our city, by oeaiiny
tearing, and dragging her out Of the cars Of that
YosA while on her way from Alexandria TO
Washington; therefore-
Resolved Ly D<< Boord u Cosssson C0laeI, That
ne brutal act hereIn complained Of, as we'll
ne Managers Of the road, for not condemning
Ne ssue, a. he cowardly employees who COM
nis>eA The act deserves the explicit condemna-