The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-15
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, Sept. II, 1893.
Board OF Alderm en-.

COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, Sept. II, 1893.
Board OF Aldermen.
The members OF the Board OF Aldermen be-
Usual hours and y e sss osocs there were ere
present In their seats, Messrs. Baker, CLARK,
Eook, Croker, Grinder. Knight, and the pres.
Between that time and.7:so O'Clock, Mr.. Lar.
man entered the room, passed within the bar,
and hung his hat against the wall;
he and Mr.. Larman oonversed with several
persons In the chamber, after which Mr.. Lar
man took his hat, and both withdrew from the
room.
About this time, at 1880 O'Clock, Mr. Rich
ards called the Board to order, and requested
the clerk, Major II. A. Hall, when
Mr.. Grinder moved to take q recess for If
teen minutes, as he thought other members
would be In soon to make quorum.
Mr.. Richards. How about the minutes I
They ought to be approved. Are there any
objection to the approval OF the minutes The
Mr.. Richards here inquired, what Is the
pleasure Of the Boardt
There was no responses and In about two
Mr.. Crocker thought they should take a
recess Of fifteen minutes. Members were In
the building, and, he believed. proposed to be
would come out oft.
Mr.. Richards. do not see tho use Of wait
lag long for them.
,Ir. Cook did not SEQ why the members
shosld wait for them. They wero in the build
Ing, ADD could be present II they desired.
T There no use in this child's play. They
moved to sdjoarn.
Mr.: Cook seconded tho motion OF Mr..
Knight.
The Chair put the question, but was unable
He again put the question, and all voted to
adjourn except Messrs. Osocker and Grinder,
who voted against the Adjournment.
NJ t:Ghs ,Ss NJ think the syesn have IT,
Aa tho members were leaving the Alder
men's chamber, they met the Conservative
MEM m inc need ,S 81 me nal STAIRS they
Some of the Conservative members found
fault with Mr.. Moore for having kept them
down stairs 30 long In explaining the intchded
board of Common Council.
The Board met at tho usual hour last night,
,d Il, F9tTSier, ssS. !ppesiSe1tI In the chair,
Chase, d. 8, aud Torrey.
MI. X sey offered q petition to grade and
gravel Al street, between Thirteenth and
Also, to grade and gravel p street north, be.
tween q and NJ. Referred.
Al,S az act t. diei.y the expenses of the
Mr.. Brown offered petition to change an
alley in square 5l0. Referred.
Mr.. Jucnemann offered resolution pro-
hibitinR Temperance meetings being held In
the public markets hereafter. Laid on the
table.
MI. ~. miller offered resolution request.
Ing the Mayor to furnish the Board with any
information he may possess In relation to tho
erection oil new sheds In the Centre market.
The Chair presented the following report
from the engineer OF the canal:
r., IL, u,,.o v asHiiF1roN, sept 4. les
Of Common CouncH'
,snns. ~ 1922 ane accompanying pIan ana
eshsi bese,ofoPss nbmittsat a tonsre as 20 tne
WI, ILL., se Mttt 70 ne Hommlttee OF the house
on . tne e,, stlo' OF oolumpiaI wheIe they hal
IGh ny n.enon 40 no aount Oh approval
M anas "ppeais. W ue hoW reuuHeu 70 inuucs
OonBr,ess 70 grant what Us desired 10 CORE
ton,,,ass a0hon On 'he part OIL the city au-
h 3i S.,
y nuopIips 'nis pian houhaant means may
70 70 eo,npiet Wy, the eanai IN mot
epsi WoverSment IA itS bvf i, 20 c zen
e ne No sn man h iesture eons night;
eIang snS eanai petWeen Setenth street ana
rtnS ~. n csn, WiSn tne ienK'h OF mat
Sao 'h III t anu ~ see vii " short.
enea ny ieet, mus naalng some ~ ,ess ieet to
tinn. 1890 a'e "a OF me uVssrhment Ieserya-
that Of The eana2 II (. nropo,ed Il aav "S
me ground .hat nay DC mn. saved or acquired
" 'o nns ~ .mo Gannt .oWaLus aeiisyihs
she expenses n% 10 s'senanhS ne MAKING OF me
enhnse anu 70 oomPle'c the uteuslng anu
other inprovements on the ehtife length OF
the canal. Sohgtesb appears 10 pe aisposeuto
nutnVfle ms Shanse Whenever t inc eity shsi
ASK H. anu BlFo Iehsonaoie assurance thht the
much needed wofk shhll DC properly per,
ioIheu. hehce the importance OF ehreIl'
examlnalioh OF me plah thu papers suomltteu,
AUD OF carry action on tue part OF the oity
Couhels, ,-.,-- a.,.,
Aiet hseinB inc IestruotNe enects OF the
noou OF the 1tth OF July last on Ihe Ivss ana
properly along inadequate ehhhhsls ~ ba,tl,
more anu eisewhetr, II 10 nor nkey that the
auyocstes OF hehlng our chhhi, anu OF AZ,
lempunB 70 eohnhe us now 10 ouNert OF
some 'wunsy leet IN Wlutn, win Persist ~
urgins sucn costly ,uahSelous, anu impraeti,
cable schemes ~ mas been nseeftained by
aetnhi mehsutenent mat the luahtiy OF
water moving through the canal on that Jay
IN opposite directions from the ilDer would
nave purN up three sewers OF thc ABOVE
named dimensione, Notwithstanding the river
was very low, and the TIDE was NJ Us lowest
ebb AT the time the MOOD In the canal was tho
highesti thus forming fall or deGliyity In the
usual dead level OF the canal OF sin feet In the
DISTANCE Of one and half miles: That is'
from the middle Of It's length towards It's OPP
posite ends. In times OF high water 10 tho
river there could, OF course, be no such TALL In
the canal, or euiyert placed within u. AT
such times the tides would nearly nll the cui-
vert, when would leave bur niue space Tor
the Hood water OF the Tiber and OF the numer-
Gus sewers OF The city. Under such circum-
stances SIX culyefts oil the foregoing dlmen'
sion would hardly sutnce TO carry on the
quantity OF wafer moving into the canal on
that day, aud that was not the greatest Hood
that has been known In this city
In view OF the foregoing II ID not dilhcult to
realize that to construct n ubstantial culyert
ofsufficient capacity to be Bnte In all respects,
would cost ten times as much as to make the
canal completely nayigable, and to wall 1t In
'hsbeBt mAnnc-. 1t Is equally plain that the