Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-09-08
The CITY COUNCn

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BOAPD OF ALDERMEN, Sep. The Board
met AZ the usual no 1T, but the - being no QUO
rum present, (Messrs. B1ker, Ola tx, W. ight,
and esident Rlehs IDS only appearing in their
seas ad Journed.
COMMON CoUSc.L-Presideat Fowler In the
chair and all The m mbers present excep:
Messrs. Chase, JuenemaDn, q. n. Miller, a Id
To-rey.
yeyor in answer 10 resolutions estimating the
coes of widening and dSepenry The CATERS OF
both des of 7th street east ron + - NJ str s
street MOI b ON North Capitol 70 ID stree;
east at 81, 4 90, End To- c-chrd bridge similar
10 the bridge al street, S12O, ,, mating tot Il
cost OF &c. 1896; and grading and travelling
A street north from 9Th TO llth Streets east at
Ss-.27.u: rtferIcd.
Also, II, pors Of Intendant Of the Asylum tor
the month OF August.
lor-B,Il for street lamps on 10Th street. b. :ween
r and X sIeeis north; petition of Mrs. General
Michler, for remi~ ion of fine impo ID ON l..
Conner; Tor the grading and Rraveling of l.
stree rom .0th . 2ed strce's. Ey Mr.. Davis
Pe1uon 10 lay water main in lU.h street.
between N and STREETS. By Mr.. Srewsrt-
Bill for sewe- in 18th street, between / and X
STREETS nosih; bill 10 widen cutters on north
side OF n, be wren 18th and 10th STREET. BY Mr.
kelsey-Ehl to grade and gravel 25t1 street
west, from II TO l streets no. n: to grade 18th
rcet, from NJ 10 s str e.s north: Joint rcsolu-
ton requesting the Board OF Police to take pos
session Of the property at the intersection OF
a
for the construction of trap at the
corner OF MassG chusetts avenue and 9tI street.
bill for paving l4th s'r, {, rom II street 70
Bounds " I.h the Nicholson or Ream rs me.
ca stone) pavement. BY Mr.. Ru'herford-Bin
10 grade end Eravei N ST. et mol b, ION 10Th 70
I4tt streets wrst. BY Mr.. Nalley-Pert on Of
Henry Swarsz with bill fo- his relief. BY Mr.
Ball-Peutie for sewer on NJ street, from 9th
TO 9TH sttrets west. BY Mr.. L. b. S. Miller-Pe.
tltion asking for crossing on b STREET south, at
18th and 6tn streets; bill for the removal of ID.
z~r NJ d.
son-R 'oluto Oh r~qu0 ytiny ~ e"tmate rom
The Surveyor for opening LIST street east, from
A stree -out1 20 re River; bill requesting the
CommIJ-Te on Ways and Meons TO inquire into
the zp ii'rcy OF providing for the appoint
ment OF an 1nsp ctor of steam engines and
boilers. By Mr.. Russell-BiIl to grade and
sast BY Mr.. L. b. 5. Miiier-Bfu for foot.
way On east side Of 5th -ceet eass, from Penn.
syIvsnia 10 Maryland avenues.
MI Kelsey in':0du.ed r solution requesting
the eDgInce Of the canal > give - views in
relation 20 The c me-, (sSIne Ps Offered I'D laid
On the table At the p e> ious meeting) which,
afte- some DEB lie, us rescc'cd.
1T. Rs'es offer 4 a resolution rcciting that
on ne evening of the I'd day of Juue, ISIS,
some person or p:rsors unknown. did in the
public streets Of Wrshi- ton commit a battery
upon the person OF John II. Faulkner, I'D
HIM 60 cut, az, and b. aistd that from the
effects her; Of be soon a Ter did, authorizing
The Mayor TO cfer reward Of $500 for tire APP
PRIZE lsion end conviction OF the petty or pr
lies who committed said offence; which YVES
The following were repeatedly Mr.. L. b.
s Miller, ways and Means)-Bill to create
the street department. ordered 10 be printed
and made the special order for This night two
weeks BY MI Taylor, (Improvements)-
syIyania avenue 10 M street north: for foot.
ways on the east side of 9so street east, from
South Carolina avenue to y street south. for
me erection q lamp posts and lamps ON Iath
for same On 18th street, from TO X streets
north; all of which were passed. BY Mr.. Ksl.
sey, (Drainage(-BIll for constructing a tile
sewer from southeast corner OF square 372 %
connect with the man sewer in 9Th strrst:
passed Also, the following on the com mdni-
cation of the Mayor Of August 3lst, in reference
10 authorizing the city Surveyor TO exam mime
and delineate the natural and feasible water
course of Slush run with reference to its
drainage Of that portion of the city lying
west Of 18th street and north Of Il street,
IN the First Ward, beg leave to report that
while the provisions and Objects Of that
bill appear reasonable and necessary for the
ultimate draini &c OF that portion OF the city,
by establishing the lines and grades along thai
water-course and It's tributaries before the
lots, alleys, streets and avenues are improved,
and thus, by timely action, saving many thou.
sands of dollars 10 The city, and especially TO
the FIRST Ward, vet they deem IL important 10
the general sanitary and pecuniary welfare of
me citizens and taxpayers 10 recommend, in
accordance with the Mayors Suggestions the
adoption Of some system, as early and feasible
a. possible, for an accurate survey of the en-.
tire city including United States Government
grounds and reservations, and more especially
and immediately all those portions adjoining
and drainable by Siush run, the Tiber, and
other streams and their branches within its
limits, including the canal in order that the
limits, dimensions and grades Of the necessary
surfeee and underground sewers and drains
may b ssceItained and established.
The committee would remark, in this con-
Few, IL any cities in the United States, COM
parrd with its immense territorial extent,
which AFFORD a. many and greater facilities for
thorough, economical and effectual sewerage
and drainr ge a. Washington; while there are
none in which there are so many COMPARE
uNey costly ARD worthless ones : in this city
and all this aries from the want OF some ac-
cuTate epd well-devised general system. In
order, therefore, 10 remedy these defects and
meet this d. sidera;um, TIE commit e beg leave
TO substitute and submit the following joint
resolutions, and recon- mend immediate and IA
yerable action thereon:
Be AZ reseIeed by the Board Of Aldermen and
Board Il Common Coarcii # the city IF Wdshiag-
Ton, Thai q commission, consisting Of the
Mayor, city surveyor, end superintendent and
inspector Of sew Re, ee, and the lime IL hereby
created W ith authority 10 AXE such steps and
adopt such measures TO them may be deem
ed best, in order TO cause an accurate survey
aud delin~ Ition of To- ritv of washiugt On 10 be
m ade, especially along is paturaI water
10 the most economical and thorough syst, I'm of
drainage and sewerage; that they be ernpo wer.
ed TO cauSe grade maps 10 be made, sho wing
n
drains and sewers, and the extent of .rritory
drainable thereby: also, the probable &C It Of
their construction; accompanied with such
plsus and recommendations as they may de-
sire % make: snd that ley report .rom time To
time, and esp ally ut the completion Of -aeir
work, all their surveys, labors, proceedings
and conclusions, to the spectiye Boards OF
Aldermen and Common Council.
. Be- 10 further esolred, That the sum feight
thousand dollars, or 50 much thereof as may
be necessary for this purpose be, sud the same
is, hereby appropriated out Of the general
fund.
D And be a. further resolred, That the afore-
said commission b., and they are hereby, au-
thorized and requested 10 lay the result Of their
labors and plans, and the expenses thereof b.
fore Congress, and ask o reasonable appropria-
ton 20 reimburse the Corporation for the same,
well as additional appropriations TO carry
into execution a system Of sewerage and drain
age 50 necessary and valuable n the national
capital.
The report was ordered TO be printed, and
made the special order for Monday evening
next.
Mr.. Taylor moved that the vote BY which tue
report OF the majority Of the Committee on
Eiections was adopted, stating that he did 50
that the minority OF the commits 90 might
present their report. Mr.. Brown, minority
OF me committee having oeen absent when the
report Was presented. Z