Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1869-05-22
CITY ordinances.
Passed By the SiIty-sixth Council.


Jorxr RESOLUTION Of thank. to Senator Sher.
ResOlred BY he Board Of Isdermtn a Board Of
Common Council Of the City of Washington,
That the thsnks Of the City Of Washington are
due, and are hereby rendered, TO Senator Saer.
man and other Senators, who so ably defended
the interests Of this District on the railroad
bills before the Senate.
and o. 1t further resolved, Tnat the Mayor be,
and ne is hereby, requested " convey 70 Sera-
tor sherman, in writing, the thanks OF these
Boards. [Approved. April Is, 1859.
| JOINT RESOLUTION authorizing the collection
of money due from hucksters and butchers.
| whereas certain persons upon the consent of
the market clerk having erected or caused to be
erected number of stalls or stands within the
unoccupied space in the limits prescribed for
| Centre Market; and whereas the said persons
have failed to comply with the terms aud con-
| ditions prescribed by said clerk: therefore,
| Be Il resoIred by TIE Board Of Aliermsn and
| Board of Common Council Of the CITY Of HashinJ-
ton, That the Mayor be requested and Is hereby
authorized to order said market clerk to collect
the money due for said work, and II pay ment is
| refused oy said persons who have erected or
caused TO be erected certain stalls or stands
then sald market clerk shall noufy said parties
who have not complied with the terms and
conditions upon winch said stands or stalls
Were erected, and that at the expiration of ten
erecting the sad stalls or stands, ne shall sell
said stalls stands to satisfy the of their
err ction. After "a. siying the claim of the con-
q
balance of the funds into the Corporation. The
sale TO be accordng to existing law
Approved, April l., 1862
AN ACr 70 construct q sewer in Eley en- n stree.
west.
| BE nsndctsi BY TIE Boartof aldermen and Board
Of COmRCa Council Of the cay Of Hashing.on,
That the Mayor De, and he Is hereby, author
lied and requested TO cause 4 four feet barrel
Sc wer 10 he constructed IN Eleventh street west
from the north side ofthe canal 20 the north side
r puifh
aSd lateral sewers from the corners OF streets,
and such man-holeS as may BE- deelued neces-
sary: the work TO Dr. done under tia direction
OF the inspector OF sewers, carriage ways, &,
the superintendence of the commissioner OF the
Second Ward, and two n sistant commission
ers, TO be appointed by the Mayor, and no bill
for said work to be paid unless approved by ali
said comm issioners.
SIC. ,. ind b. IL further enacted That in order
to defray the expenses incurred under this act
special tax be, and is hereby, levied aud i'm.
posed upon all lots or parts CT lots bordering
on the sewerage or work herein provided for:
tne SAID tax 70 oe assessed and collected in
the expense OF constructing the man holes
drops, and lateral sewers for said drops shall
not be assessed on the owners of private pro.
perry, but shall be paid tor out of the funds of
the Second Ward. approved, April u. 1869.
AN Act authorizing the laying ola water Ain
on the west side of Seventeenth street west
between l and h streets north.
Bel EDDY the Board Of Aldermen and Board
That the wafer board be, and is hereby, author.
lied and requested to cause a water man to be
laid in Seventeenth street west. ION the west
side thereby between 1 and streets north;
and to deiray the expense thereof a sum sum.
Gent be, and is hereby, appropriated payable
out Of thewater fund
Approved, April 81, 1869.
AN Act to lay q water main On Sixth street
west, from o street north to z street porth.
BE ii enacted BY the Board of Aldermen and Board
nj H. e ~,
That the water board BE-, and is hereby, au.
thorized and required to cause a water main To
De lad in Sixth street west from street. north
to q street north; and a sufficient amount TO
pay the same is hereby appropriated, payable
out OF the water fund.
Approved, April 21 1889.
AN ACT authorizing the Mayor to purchase
water mains.
BE ~ enacted BY the Board Of Aldermen and
board Of Common CONncil of the Cityof WASHINGTON
That the Mayor be, and he is hereby, author.
lZed TO purchase, In open market or by contract
ali the water-mains. not exceeding twenty
material necessary for laying and tapping the
same, which may be required by this Corpor.
aton ior the year 1869. and that the expense
thereof be paid out Of the water fund, of which
sufficient sum is hereby appropriated
SEC. 2. And be it further enacted, That the
mayor be req uested TO make such purchases of
manufacturers doing business in this city, pro-
vided they can be made on as favorable terms
as elsewhere [Approved, April 81, 1862
AFFAIRS IN MONTGOMERY COUNTY. Md
lowing:
Eire.-We learn with regret that on Monday
,asI the dwelling. house, tsgether with all the
SIX miles from this place, was entirely destroy.
ed by hre. Besides the loss of the house and
furniture. which was heavy, the Building be.
ing one OF the finest in the county ard the fur.
niture quite costly. Mr.. G. lost considerab
sum OF money. His loss, we understand. is es.
tinated at about $4,000, on which there was
only an insurance Of SI,5OO.
Found Dead--On Saturday night last, about
I'D clock, Mr. John Hopkins. an old citizen of
Berry district in this county, was found
asad IN the road leading from Coles willie to
Burnt Mills, about one mile from the latter
place. Some time during the afternoon, the
deceased bad rode over to q neighbours in his
earryall, and was returning to his home when
ne came TO his death. When found he was
lying beyond his horse. with the carryalI seat
beside him, and the head Of his horse living
under the forewheel of the carryall, one shaft
OF which was broken OF The jury summoned
rendered the following verdict -" That the
death of the deceased was caused by a blow on
the left side Of his head" Mr. H. was 20 years
hood
lures q Condemnation.-We understand that
SheIin Ciagett has summoned Juries to meet on
the lands of John &. England, Chandler KEYS.
Philemon Griffith and Marchant Ricketts,. on
Tuesday Wednesday, and Thursday of next
week, to condemn portion thereof for the use
OF the Point of Rocks Railroad.
ga S1O0, eco diamond has been found at the
Cape Of Good Hope. The native who picked
II up sold it for 800 sheep, 10 oxen and a horse
~A party has come through from San Fran
cisco to New York. in eight days, eleven hours
and thirty minutes.
Paris nobs wear black dress coats only
to funerals. At balls, concerts. dinners, and
other festive occasions they appear In green,
blue or yellow.
IIt has been said that an Englishrnan
wherever he goes, builds a public house, a
SpaDiard a church. Frenchman a theatre:
whilst emigratng Yankees start schools and
newspapers.
~There are some well TODD ladies' in New
York. MRS. Ii. H. Greene returns an income
of S7S,:O0; Miss Sarah J. Zabriskie, S5I ,595 and
Mrs. q. l.. Spencer, S53,USi
~ The Wisconsin papers report that two
New York '.gutter children who were pro.
vided with a home at Fort Atkinson, gave their
new guar dian a thrashing and left him.
fNARPET SBAKING-Impo,tan t 10 Hon yekeepers
~ Call 81 Room No. Z Hood BUILDING, corner 18th
81 and Pa ave and have yoar CARPETS cleaned
by ex perIenced hands.
my z0-3" HENDERSON co.
T'BE ,ORDER OF MAY II. 1863, AN.
1 nouncing the receiva of Proposals fer the Sale
OF Waste Paper belonging to the Treasury De.