Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-01-28

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referred - the COMMITTEE on Finance.
NJ. Grinder presented the peubon of Nicho-
ias Acker praying the rrfundIng of money er-
ron ously pnd by him TO the Corporation; re-
fired 20 The Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Noyes pr ssnted a Communication from
ID Hepburn, Canal COMMISSIONS, asking an
approp Iation for repair of the bridges over the
Canal, west OF Virginia avenue; referred to the
Committee on Canals.
The special order-being the bill to regulate
the pay meut Of warrants drawn BY the Mayor
and countsrsigned by the Register, (the amend
msnt TO which, proposed by the Finance Com
mIitee, was reported in the STAR Of Tuesday
last, was taken up.
Alter d. bate the bill as amended was passed
The JOINT resolution instrueting ,he Commit
tee before ConSrss TO ask OF that body 4 renew
al of the City Charter, which expires on the 10Th
ol May next, was then taken up.
Tn motion Of Mr.. Elvans, the protest of Il. C..
Robbins and others printed abOvel was res.d.
MIR. Elvans SAID the memorial was signed by
about eighty OF the heaviest property low in
the city, representing not less than $40 OO0no of
property. 1t was entitled TO due consideration,
and he regretted that he could not, with his
present views, indcrse the views therein set
forth Congress would not stultify itself at this
time by taking away the right of suffrage alto
Z. Their from the people of the District. He would
now int oduce a resolution of instructions, and
would take this occasion TO announce his belief
that universal suffrage in our local affairs was
a humbug. He was in favor of all having a
vote, young and old, black and white male and
f'male, and would be in favor OF its application
here when We could vote on national affairs,
hut Its application 70 our city matters did not
work well. He then introduced the following:
Re q rssOired, dc. That the toint committee to
r'preS" mt the interests of the Corporation before
Congress he, and is hereby, instructed to pre-
sent As the sense Of the Board of Aldermen
and Common Council. TO the Congressional
Committee having charge of District affairs a
r"quest that in such form of government as
may in the wisdom of the National legislature,
be- determined upon for the District of Colum-
bia, the following features NAV be incorpo-
rated:-1st. consolidation of the various en-
listing local governments under and the
came jurisdiction. ID District depar tments or
bureaus. (under such consolidated govern
ments) for the control of the police force and OF
school interests (under the present plan,
CARDS the Metropolitan Police Board. and upon
a similarly constituted plan to the Public
School system.) 3D. Ii Congress shall
determine TO continue an elective form
OF government at the first election in the
year IS1O, and and in all elections thereafter to
be- held the qualifications for the exercise of
the elective franchise TO bp U) an Anil.
ity to read and write the English language. and
(2)a local identification with the District OF
Columbia by the ownership of a freehold es-
tate, or the payment of rental As a bona ffs
householder of not less than forty EIGHT dollars
per annun. 4th. Intelligence and properly
qualification, freehold for the holding of office
5th. Appointment by the Supreme Court of the
District of Columbia of all officers of the Dis
trict " no may be clothed with judicial powers''
Laid ever for one week and ordered to he
printed.
MIR. Moore moved TO take up the bill for a re.
Massachusetts avenue, which was returned by
the Mayor with his objections to the same
MIR. Noyes then submitted a minority report
from Committee on Improvements THE ma.
IorIty report, signed by two of the committee,
was presented two weeks ago
In conclusion, thelninority report presented
by Mr.. Noyes. says:
THE assessments have been made on I street,
IN every particular IN accordance with the acts
of May 2}d. lc53. and May oath, 1855. rs has been
done IN every other instance, except what was
m lyln rhQ hnl H..
the whole line of the W hole work In the opinion
of the undersigned, the arguments in the report
of the majority of the committee falls to the
ground. because the circumstances and facts in
the ease do not meet. In the assessment of the
work os 1 street, there has been no assessment
Tor resetting the curbetones and repairing foot
payementS- There has been no intersections OF
streets, or opening OF alleys charged to the
property, all has been charged To the ward
fund. There was no line of footways laid pre-
cisely the same thing done on / street a.
in every street paved during the wear and i'm
strIct accordance with the law. The section of
the law and of NAV I'D. 1853 referred TO in the
report Of the committee has no bearing on the
case. The only objection that can possibly be
made 10 this assessment. is that the whole ex-
pensc OF the work was eQuallv divided along
the line. which in no way conflicts with the
act OF Congress, and is indeed the only proper
and Just mode of assessing the cost OF the work
In is too late now that almost all the assess
ments have been paid TO make a new assess
ment, such a thing lie impossible TO do
After debate, the question required, Shall the
bill pass notwithstanding the objection of the
MAY orl and the vote resulted as follows: Yeas
Messrs. Grinder, Moore, and President (Barr)-
3; Nays-Messrs. Given Grinder, Lloyd. Nc
Cathran, Noyes, TAFT, and Turton--7. So the
bill did not pass.
hr. 1urton, from Drainage Committee, re-
ported iaVOrably on the bill requiring the
OF lead service pipe in making connections with
the water mains of this city. Passed.
Mr.. TAFT, from Police Committee. reported a
Substitute for the bill making appropriation
for the repair OF the eighth precinct station
house OF The Metropolitan police, making an ap-
preparation Of S1.WU for that purpose, and 800
for repair of the fourth precinct station house
The substitute was adopted and the bill passed
MIR. Turton, from the Committee on Health,
reported bill making an appropriation Of $500
for the Washington Homeopathic Dispensary
to furnish medicines gIatutously for such of the
poor of the City as may apply. Mr.. Moore
hoped the bill would b. laid over. Mr.. Rich
ards opposed posfponement. A discussion
ensued a to the respective merits of allopathy
and Homeopathy, after which the bill was
passed-yeas, messrs: Elvans, Given, Lloyd,
Richards. TAFT, and President, Barr, 6; NAYS
Messrs. Grinder, McCathran and Moore-3
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee on Claims,
asked 10 be- discharged from the further consid-
agreed to. Also. reported favorably on bill for
relief of Peter Mcnamara; passed Mr. Nc
Cathran from the Committee on Markets, re-
p pSI4lSr back iSa clerks the o0o9e the bill re-
markets 10 return 20 the Register certificates OF
deposit, and the bill was passed. Also, reported
fayorabiy on Council bill requiring the Regis
ter to issue with licenses for vehicles pieces of
metal about five inches square, Iettered w G.
with space for the number of said vehicle:
passed.
Mr.. Moore, from Improvements Committee.
reported tayorably on Council bill annulIing
bill 10 pave the alley in square 1875, enormously
engrossed a. having passed. by the clerk OF the
lower Board when IL had failed to pass IN that
Board; PASSED.
Mr.. McCathTan introduced a Joint resolution
instructing the committee before Congress TO
request that body 10 relocate the east end of
North e. street; passed.
MIR. Moore, from Improvements Committee.
asked that the committee be- discharged from
further consideration Of Council resolution
asking the City Surveyors opinion of the Bel
gian paving laid III Massachusetts avenue
agreed TO.
Several bills from the lower Board Were re.
ferred Adjourned.
COMMON COUNCIL.-A communication was
received from Mr.. Bliss, City Survey or. stating
that the stone pavement on Massachusetts ave
nue. between Fifth and Sixth streets. was I'M
properly laid, and not a sufficient quantity OF
gravel used, and the work was not properly OK
amined. Also. that the brick pavement on 18th
street. between / and X, and ON 10th street, be-
tween l. and u, has been thrown out of place
by the frost, which would not have been the
case had n sufficient amount of gravel been
used, and repairs are needed as soon practi-
cable; referred