Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-07-16

LIeHTISe ouR STREETS The Joint resolu.
ton relative 70 lighting the streets of Washing.
ton reducing expenses, and for other purpo-
zee, introduced IN the HOUSE on Tuesday last,
hsO ssd d5p% As ; M,s. U,S
Councils Of the city of Washington to lazy
and collect a tax from the properly -holders Of
tns, sny OF wa.riassoa safiieient 70 dcfray tos
lamps Of said city with six.feet burners TWEEN
iy-one nights Ia each rIonth, from dark until
day light, and keep said lamps 80 ligh,ed each
Of the Interior for the Goverum~ht OF the
United States, and the Mayor and CITY Conn.
CHS of the CITY Of washington for the city, i'm.
luton severaiiy TO contract with the Washins.
hon Gssiight Company {if said eompsuy shall
agree theretol for the term Of ffteen
years for the United STATS Government, and
ioT me cry ior such term. not exceeding
nftsen years, IS may be agreed upon for ali
the iiiuminafin gas REG uired in the city of
MasningtoI tie United States, and for the
the city In the city Of Washins Tor, IN accord.
ance With the provisions Of this Joint fssolp.
uon, n the reduced price Of three dolanPs ne.
per Thousand fest: i'rosided, kss~eer, That the
Prlce pad under said contract shall az no siue
within said term Of fifteen years exceed tue
price charged by said company to the citizsue
OF washington, and that the quality Of SAID
candles standard: And prorid4t fariker That
me right 10 reserved TO the United S.sts and
10 the Mayor and City Councils OF Washing.
toh 10 annui the contracts authorized hereby
al any time after ten years, by giving two
years notice. II also authorizes and directs the
Mayor and City Councils of the CITY OF Wash
.ngton TO increase, from time TO time, as the
puoiie good may require. the number Of street
lamps on any Of the streets, lanes, alleys pub
lie ways. and grounds in the city of Washing.
ton. and TO do any and all things pertaining TO
me well iiehtme OF the city, and 70 levy and
n no Y,RNv hAll
for and provides that IN the event of the failure
or the Mayor and City Councils 70 lew and
collect the TAX authorized or to light the city as
directed. then the Secretary of the Interior r.
authorized and directed to lew a tax mon the
property Of the city and to collect the same
sHmclent 10 light said city for the current yea r.
ure of said Mayor or CIV Councils 10 Iieht AZ
directed, and To fully execute the pro visions of
TINS Joint resolution in the place aad stead of
me Mayor and CITY Councils. It finally pro.
Nioes inat notning herein contained shall b,
Construed to relieve the sad Washineton Gas.
ngnt company fIom paying the in tefnai reve.
nue tax imposed by law.
TIE RIVER FRONT, July 1s-While the
ssething hot weather we are expereacing has
sfagnated all business transactions and rem
comfoI table, yetit SEEMS 10 have given rene we'd
impetus TO pleasure excursions and pic.niss
This morning there We're three Steamboat ex-
cursions from the foot Of Seventh street wharf,
decks on what was announced As a family eT
cursion 10 Fredericksburg, in order to ri We for.
mer residents and others an Opportunity 10
, Visit ,ne ancient burg and spend the day with
rfho>, tne boar TO return about day to-rnor.
row morning. The next 10 leave was the steam.
er Wavaset, having on board the Sunday
Scnooi scholars, teachers, and friends OF Dun.
barton Street Methodist Church, of George.
towp. In This case. the steamer was
10 nave gone up to GEORGETOWN after
n nsn,n P ar gsrs, but upon reaching the
that some arrangement existed, 40 thai .h.
could not wedge her way through the opeuins
which could be made. This circumstapCe re-,
auirea the exeursionists TO take the steamer
li0m ner " harf in this city, thereby in vol wing
a delay OF hours. Shortly after the departure
OF the Georgetown school picnic tO C1rEn ]
Sprlnss' some three or four hundred colored
persons, of both sexes, marched down 10 Pc
tomae ferry wharf and took the regular ferry
sfdmer Cfty Of Alexandria tor Alexandria
taeh OF fhe above pertles had line brass bands
Win mem. The steamer Arrow had n greater
number of passengers for Mount Vernon than
usual. From the vharves we have the fol.
loving
Rleys WhdsJ.-Arrtved- Harvester,
Butler, rom lower Potomac, with wood for
Market steamer Virginia. Gregg, from Budd's
Ferry, with gravel for Smith BurIew.
JohHs"as bAagf.-Arriyed-Sehooner Ma.
tGrfers "hoU.-Arriyed-Schr. S1muel II.
Iravers, Applegrath, from Havre-de- Grace,
win ls3 tons Of coal for Geo L. sheriff.
ny, courtney, with wood, to wn. Guinand.
Founder, Skinner. light:
SaIlie, Queen, do; Same Mairs, Garrett, &C.;
anna headiey, do; Charity, Hudson, do;
ney, do. '' o
Williams Jcuy's Wkarf.-Arrivea-Schr.
Dove Heilsan, with wood, tor Williams &
Jolly.
Gstss ha9.-Sailed-Schooner Adeline,
NJ, dley, light.