Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-13


notion woeid he voted down. tFF
II ~ yeas and nays were ORDERED on Mr..
Hsnet mOtson, and resulfed ID IN the adfrna-
Daltos, Hine, Juenneman. kelsey. q. W. Mil.
EI, nahey, Russell Sardo aud Stewart
Nays. a. Mr.. Juenneman asked 70 oe excused
no, sSng but the se,.s ,s
one OF the parties referred TO BY Mr.. Juenne-
man had been sent 70 the workhouse. Mr..
Nahey said that ne was q femperance man,
but believed enough had been said on this su D.
ject tfh
The following were presented:-By Mr. ray-
ior-Pet,I,on for water nain on street be-
for resurvsy Of Cedar street from 18th to 10Th
| streets west. By Mr.. Stewart-Petition for
bridge across Rock creek at street borth. BY
| from F street north 10 New York avenue, with
| petition; referred. To construct a sewer in
| M street to connect with sewer in 9th street
l 212. Water main IN n street, from 6th to 7th
| To purchase water main in 9Th street to Bonn.
| Diary. To purchase wagon for Water Board.
For footway on west side OF 10th street west.
| between w and v; with petition. Water main
| on lth street east from Pennsylvania avenue
to G street south. BY Mr.. Decentralization
demonstrating s. against sever p on a. street, be.
| Tor water main on 5th street, between and Il.
| By Mr.. Multiplication for foot pavement
1 on street north from LIST TO Mass. avenue.
BY Mr.. Ball-Bills to pave the carriage way OF
ID street north, betw I'd street west and New
Jersey avenue; grade and pave alley in square
| NO. S29, grade and pave alley In square Nc.
| $50. BY MI. Juenemann-Petiton OF J. G
| Stock. BY Mr.. L. Il. :. Miller-Bills to pave
LIST street east, bet ween street north and Penn
| sylvania avenue. and south side of T. street
| north, between LIST street east and Delaware av-
| enue. BY Mr. Arrison-Bill to repair the gut.
ter at street south and ID street east: petition
| of Conrad Garst for the remission of a fine
| BY Mr.. Hne-BIlls to grade H street south, be-
tween 9th and 9TH streets west to grade X street
south, between 9th and 7th streets west; for the
relief Of Perrie Carson; to pave the flag foot
way on O street south, at the intersection of g
street south and Maryland avenue. By Mr.
Bates-Bills to pave the south side of G street
south, between Sd and Il streets west to grade
street south, between l1th and 18th streets
west; to gravel street south, between 9th and
11th streets west; TO repair the gutter on 9th
street west, between Maryland and Virginia
avenues; all Of which Were referred.
Mr.. Hine presented bill to lay a footway at
the intersection Of street south and 9th street
west; passed.
Mr. Chase presented the following resoIu.
tons adopted by Union Lodge Of Good Temp
lars
Whereas AZ a regular meeting of the Board of
Common Council, held September I3th 1855. a
preamble and resolutions were offered by one
Juenemann, a member of that body. to forbid
temperance speaking in the market houses and
other public places in our city; and whereas
the manifest object Of said preamble and reso.
lutiens was TO cOunteract and DESTROY the in
fueRce exerted by the so-callrd temper.
ance preachers upon the minds of our
citizens thereby leaving himself with others of
his craft to pursue without mOlestation or re.
buke their nefarious business of poisoning our
fellow citizens; and whereas said preamble
and resolutions contain language of the most
indecent and vulgar character, and seriously
reflects upon the character and standing Of
some OF our most respectable citizens and able
defenders OF the principles Of total abstitence:
and whereas at late date said Juenemenn
was arrested and fined for violating the law by
selling his poison $50 called lager beer) on Sum
day, thereby violating the law as well as dis
gracing himself and the honorable body of
which he is a member; therefore
Resoiced, That this lodge, IN general with
other lodges and temperance organizations
throughout the District, Join in the general ex-
pres sion of condemn nation and contempt for the
act of said Juenneman
Resolred further, That the thanks Of this lodge
are due and are hereby rendered to the Board
for their prompt action in having the matter
Resored That the thanks OF this lodge are
due and are hereby rendered to Councilman
Rutherford for his promptness in moving to
table SAID preamble and resolutions.
ReSclred, Thas inasmuch as said Juenneman
has, by Offering said preamble and resolutions,
manifested his hostility to a cause that has as
it, object the salvation of our fellow-men from
the curse OF strong drink this lodge recon-
mends the speedy expulsion OF said Juenne-
man as one Lot 1T to occupy the position h.
now does. Respectfully submitted:
DENNIS FERRY, Wet,
Union Lodge, No. 5, l. o. q. T.
Also, reported favorably on bill to lay water
mains in Ii street and Defrees street north. and
in North Capitol street; passed. Also. bill to
construct sewer in 18th street west; passed.
Mr.. Larman. from Claims COMMITTEE, re-
ported bills for relIef of John g. PETER Mar.
garet German, William Schooler, Jos. Spear.
and M. +. Daily: passed. Also, bill for relief
OF George Dawson; referred back to committee
MI Clark, from the Committee on Public
schools, reported favoiably on the bill to es-
'abHsh twelve additional primary schools
three in each school district; passed. Also, bill
10 establish four additional male intermediate
schoo.s-one in each school district; passed.
Mr.. Richards. from improvements Commit
tee, reported bill TO open, grade. and gravel r
street south, from 18th to 18th street west.
Mr.. Moore moved TO strike out the clause in
After considerable debate, the motion to strike
out was lost, as follows: Yeas-Messrs Fen.
wick, Moore MorselI, Talbert-4 Nays-
Messrs. Baker, Clark, Cool, Croker, knight,
dent (Grinder)-9.
Mr.. Moore offered as an amendment pro-
viso that the amount expended shall not ex.
coed the appropriation which was agreed to-
and the bill passed.
MIR. Richards, from Improvement Committee,
also reported bill to take up and repair gutter
on south side OF Maryland avenue, between
18th and l3H streets, west, TO be relaid; passed
Also, bill TO set the curbstone and pave the
cutters on The east side of 13x street, west, bs-
tween Maryland avenue and Water street,
passed.
MI McCathran, from Police Committee, re-
ported bill authorizing the Board Of Metropoli-
tan Police to take possession of the premises
and property on the east side Of square 372,
corner of gth street and New York avenue for
a police station; postponed for one week. Also,
reported adversely on the petition of G. L.
GIbbon and the Committee was dischar ged
from its further consideration. Also reported
substitute for Council bill providing for ap-
pontmel I of a special committee the sub
ject OF lighting the city. The substitute in
creases the committee from four (as provided
in the original bill) TO five. After discussion
q WI amended naSSpd.
On motion of Mr.. Crocker, Council bill au-
thorizing the Mayor to borrow 81 600 to pay the
OFF GERS and men Of the Fire Department up to
October list; also, to borrow Sl5,OO0 to pay the
men employed by the commissioners of i'm
provemente, was taken up and led to consider
able discussion, Mr.. McOathran contending
that the men employed by the former commits.
sloners Of improvements should be paid also,
and moved an amendment TO that effect.
Messrs. Crooker and Richards said tine men
employed by the former commissioners should
be paid, but the Council having adjourned, ii
would keep the parties provided for in the bill
a week longer out of their money to make such
an amendment. They would vote for separ-
ate bill for the men employed by the former
commissioners. Mr.. Moore said they could
pass that clause for the payment OF the fremen,
but not that for payment Of the labOrers, as for
the latter purpose $1,000 was required, an d the
Corporation had Aot power to borrow over
slo.0Cg. Mr.. Morsell offered an amendment
providing that the firemen Of the old depart
ment be first paid out Of the amount borrowed
which was agreed TO. Mr.. Moore offered an
amendment providing that the money borrowed
must be refunded out OF the income OF the pres
ent year, and to strike out the clause to borrow
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