Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-10-06

TO lay water NAN. in the SIKH Ward; refsrrsd
Mr. Crocker announced that the assessor for
the 81 cond Ward bad resigned. "A large no m.
Der OF Council bills were then read and re.
tern d to the appropriate committees, being tie
aecumulation since the CONNIE cement OF ths
session and during the deadlock. Toe Score
iary halted q moment during the reads z, when
Mr.. Richards arose TO offer r. re.soiuuon.
MI Moore objected to any interruption OF the
regular order OF prOceedinss. -.
Mr.. Ricnards.-I was under he irnpces on
the Secretary had finished.
The Secretary Mr. HaIe.I am NOT through.
Mr. Moore-lcoEIDg towards Mr.. Richards
Mr.. RichaIds-,.Ugbr' That is the grunt Of
tue best. Laughter outside the bar, aad
smiles inside ~. f.
Mr.. FenwIck arose and said the gentleman
(Mr. RichardsJ reminded HIM of q school girl.
Mr.. Richards.-"Order: call The gentleman
TO order" r. ~, . ....t. 81
Mr.. Fenwiek.-He is so smart. The gea,le-
man is continually insulting this side Of the
house.
Aftera word or two more, the Secretary pro-
ccPdCd with his reading.
The bill having bren reached 20 set the curb
stone End pave the fCotways and cutters on the
north side of n ssreet south between New Jer-
ssy avenue and South Capitol street, 1t VIZ
pIssed. Shortly Afterwards Mr.. Richards
mcde another effort to intro luce hi5 rC,oiutioa,
saying il was 2 very important matter, and a :
it was JOINT resolution for adIournfnent ,
next Friday night. and required the concur
renee of the other Board, hoped il would b. "a
ken up at once. Mr.. Moore oblect"j. as the co n
mittcer would have all they could do this week
10 get ready The large amount of business en-
trust 10 them. Mr.. Ric'srds.-.sOh, of Cour sc
You Will object. and it is verge .sy 10 II ,he
. r. son why" Mr.. Cook wantrd to have the
biz la Ie-ation 10 X s;TG 1t tridga t!ken up. IL
wa an important measure. Objection was
made, and the ) cratIry procC cdG d with the
reading Of the Council bills Having concludes,
Mr.. Richards introduced his resolution for a
m citing of the 30 -ds on Friday night. Mr..
Moore S. Id he could not attend on tn t eve l.
ing end there were o,ne- members who ould
not attend that even o. - otter eve ln =
this week. 1t would facilitl's tie busine :
more if he com mittres would mature the bust
lie F,IikiLg up every night this IN tor t
puIpC e, 80 as to BE- re dv - act next Mo ldav.
They might have a sps ciai IN sdng next W ak.
Mr.. Richards :gatn urged tue pass Ige of his
resolution. and Mr.. Moor, opposed It, aud
said that h" and one other me inber could no.
be prssent any nI-ht thi7 week Mr.. RichC ID
urged that 'he more important bills shodld /.
p:>sSd this, week, ? nj two meetings Codld e.
held next week. MIR. McC ..thrsn nd they had
aIready spent moe tune Ia Corporation affairs
than he bs d ever done before. He did not pro-
20 10 core here except regular m~atines
Others could do SC. A vote was iaken by v =
and ] avs on -Ir. p ch.Irds resolution, and it
vas rooPfed by he following vote: Yea,--
Messrs Baker. Clerk. Cook, Crocker, Knight.
-;Ichards, and he "rc7ident-7. Nays-MesTrs.
FenwIck. LIrmaT, TcC hr3H, Moore, Nor.
sell, and Talbert-6. Adjourned.
COMMON CO UNCIL.-Fre yidant Fowler in the
chair, aud all the Inemoers present except
Mo ssrs. EtItlett al G Chase.
A mfss..ye WIS receiv irom the Mayor,
inclc ing a comm dnica, ion rom the Superin-
.endont and 1nsp; ctor of Sewers. He 5timat >
That foI the maintenance of the Office for the
We. ending July 31st, $500 will be reqIir d
Sl.SO for pay OF assistant. $500 for mat lemat-
cal insn uments, $500 for stationery, $40 tor
fitting up and fun lishing office: REFER 1. Alto,
iEclosing reports Of Apnthccari"z Of he Four n
and Fifth Wards; referred. Also a commuri-
cation rom the Water g.s.r.r, requ 7t'ng ~
appropriation 10 purchase q new wa on in
dlldpidata m -. a l-n
TO the iact that TIE four-inch main ext ,ndiB g
out Sth strees from end thence 20 9TH was laid
tor the purpose Of supplying Campbell Ho--
pitsl, and the Quartermaster General now
offers TO sell the same TO the city at an apprJs d
y:'ne, and he recommends the purchase, iu
which the Mayor unIt:-; referred. Also, one
from the SINE, sat ng that during the month of
September he lgceiyCd from wat tax rent =
&c, Si.I26 o.; referred. Also, one rom the
- eIintsnuent aId Inspector OF Sewers,
recommending that Tor dra ming the &c ION Of
the city aCout -th ssree above T. thar the
water course be covered with al archway;
referred.
The following We're preseat ID: BY Mr. Tay-
lOr-Blll of W. A. Slower. apoth cary of First
We, ID; petition of ThoJ. 5. sullivan, for he r..
mission of a fine; petition OF ward ply, iciars
Tor an increase OF paw; referred. BY Mr.. Stew
PEE 'uon OF Messrs Edwards and oher-
protecting against The brick yard remaining on
2Oth street; referred. X solution dir citing tue
Surveyor 10 survey the cutters on the iron OF
s4u;i IS Isl, 1873, l6i and 1J2 l. street, rom 1Ch
10 18th streets, aau GsCsrt-..L neither they "a
be wIuerCd aud dc rpenPd; adopfed. By Nr
kelsey-Pt ltIon foT sewer on Ma huseu q
avenue, between l4th and 18th e. 2; petition
OF Mrs. \. Mchenna, for Temiss ION of fiue: % =
lltiCL for lamp on sth street, from q 10 - 5. .
aud l. s'rce' rom IN = Ipth strteis wezf: bill
10 g. de and @itvei str a NORTH rom IG,h :,
J III; OF gsDtwgys on VT slG, or l.; So
W.T., from II to boundary; bill for do on nor "a
and south sides of L I;O'u "a } 18th; do. - .
between l5lh sud Connecticut avenue do. g,lsc
side OF 10th, between Massachusetts avenue
and BOr ldaCy; do. S,h str It, between Y and
IoVnd;ry; do. 18th street, betwc IN NJ and
boundary; do. on south side of Bor ndary. b.
tween 9TH and 9ih VICE.; bill for lowering n S..
ron 'ih to liih so At; refer I. Ey TTr. Eu-
DISQUALIFICATION of Mr.. ,ng nd others. COZ
plaining of boot-blacks being allow d to gathcr
rbout the 'front.' of hotels, &C. and req ues ing
that some re gulaiions he m &c as In New York
where but one is allow"d n square aad
be is to keep chair, &c; refer. L.
by Mr.. Sardc Petition for Wy n~~in or "
: rect, e.ween tth I'D IN; -esrcu by 1Ir.
ali-Eemols an.e ,a.l>. cons rue OIL
OF yer in An sheet, from r. -eet - New
York avep ne; petition for sewer in eth Y =.
from l. 10 NJ streets north; pes ton for q. I'd ug
and glaveliDg End l. ..TCeis, ION NortI
Capitol % boundary; reierr'd d; for footways on
south side OF street, rom TIber or. ok - Ist
sn""t e?st; passed: petition of John o
Brother;on. asking o be reimbursed for oam-
ages 81 str'~ ID by q mob on the '3.h of M Nv
lsst-oyer sl,OOO; referred. BY Dir. Er.i Oh
Bill TO license persons 1g~-Ci in racing o nd
removing; referred; rC"olu,ioh rogue ing tue
Drainsge Commit e TO report bill for a w
ter main OIL 4ih street east ON Re lusyl, INA
avenue TO Or street south. BY Mr.. l.. Il.
Mii'er-Resoln ION for the apo ntrn ant Of a
Committee TO at with the Mayor in mfk a
contIIvt with the gss company to light ,te city
with gas; adOp ed, and Me srs. l.. b. y Miller
and Nalley were appointed. BY Mr.. Arii soa-
Bill 10 cruise that portion of the CITY Hall con-
trCllCt ~ the Corporation 10 be repaired and
pin ted; approprating 3 p therefore; D. SOC d
BY Mr.. u lton-Resolution inqrirng Of the
Super. nncent of Sswels the feasibility OF
6r;,niDg what known - .Soinan's l. Ee''
as also Wallach School Buildiry and thus =.
from Sixth to Tenth streets cIst; adopt 4
BY Mr.. Hine-PetIion for repairing alley in
square '3i; p9uuon for passage Of act to reoc 4
all acts restricting the quantity of bale hay 10
be kept by fed dealers, accompanied by a bill.
bill reDCaling all ac'1 dlscrIfnI mating asaips 81
non-TcsIdent traders; VI creating the ofice OF
Surveyor of Lumber, ald .r"eribing his
du e. referred. BY Mr.. Bit~s-BIIl 10 widen
and epen cutters on Virginia avenue from
9Th STR e. 10 the c.nal: for gr- din and d wing
tOOtWay on west side of I'd str, Ell wet from r,
20 h streets SOu.h; reIerred. Resolution that
no pal. OF the law relating to markets be con.
strufu as TO restrict f4rnIcrs and hucksters
from selling 10 pUrcEa-ers at any time pre-
CCding market; adopfed; bill repeating that
potion OF the law which authorizes the use of
the b Ill and chsin at the alIT house, and 10
prohibit corporal punishment on pam OF dis
IL isSsI; referred.
The jill impoHng taxes for the present year
was taken up as the special order.
MIR. l.. II. ). Miller moved 10 strike out the
sixth section and insert one Ieyying IL cents
on each slCo Of property for lighting the ctr els