Evening star., 1869-09-07

OF d street south, between ID ana ith streets
perth side OF q street south to the south side of
X street south; on the south side of street
south, between ID and An streets east: ON the
south siae OF south carolina avenue, b.tween
Sd and ith streets east on the south side of
streets south. between Sd and m streets east.
on the west side Of Sd street east, between ID and
q streets south; referred.
BY Mr.. Holden-Bills for footways on south
side OF b street north, between lst and I'd
streets east; passed. Ditto both sides OF M
street south, between ID and 7th streets east
south side Of L street south. between I'd and
east, between ] street south and Georgia av-
enue. Bill for the relief Of John Mulhall.
Petition Of George b Smith and others against
the paving OF the east side Of Sd street east, be.
tween @ and X and L and N streets south
Petition OF Geo. f. Quick and others against
the laying of water main On 4th street east,
between N street south and Georgia avenue;
by Mr.. Gaines-Bill providing that when
streets are graded and graveled the cutters and
footways shall be laid; referred. For foot
ways an both sides Of llth street east, between
Pennsylvania avenue and East Capitol street;
BY Mr.. Simms-Bills to grade and gravel
10Th street east, from b street south to East
Capitol street, and 18th street east, from Penn
sylvania avenue TO Lincoln Square.
BY Mr. Williams-Bill TO reset the curb and
repave the footways and gutlers on the south
side Of b street south, between 9th and 9TH
streets west; for footways and cutters on the
north side of d street south, between LIST and
I'd streets west; refeJred.
construction of q sewer in 10Th street from
New York avenue to L street. referred
MI Burgess offered q resolution for designa.
ting two members OF each Board, composing
the joint committee appointed during the pres.
ent Council, "to report what further Iegisia.
tion, if any, is Necessary to make the House of
Correction available" &C.; "and to report some
place for the more perfect security and well
fare of Juvenile onenders;'' which members
shall re authorized, IN con junction with a sim
liar committee Of the Metropolitan Police DE.
partment already appointed, to visit NewYork,
New Haven, Providence, and Bosten for the
purpose OF examining the workings of the
Houses of Correction in those cities, in order to
enable said joint committee to report by bill or
otherwise, as heretofore Instructed adopted
Mr.. Simms' resolutions, setting forth thar
there has been so much complaint in references
to the Corporation laborers about their nav
that the Boards will from this time use their
best endeavors to secure their pay tor them.
with interest on the amount which is due them:
that any corporation officer refusing to aid in
the above resolution will be considered not
working to the interest Of the poor man, Mr.
Pardon moved to amend by adding, that no
member Of these Boards will draw mis- pav for
his services until all the laborers of the Corpo-
ration have been paid: Mr.. Mcknight offered
as substitute, that the Mayor be, and he is
hereby, requested not to pay any Of the Corpo.
ration officers until the laboring men are paid
on Mr.. Hall moved to lay the whole subject
~.
Mr.. Detrick moved to take up the bill 10
cause M street north, between 9Th and 7th
streets west, to be trimmed and regrayeled:
which was agreed TO, and the bill passed
Mr.. Williams offered q resolution providing
for the employment Of a shorthand reporter
TO make verbatim reports, which was rejected
Mr; Boyd. from the Committee on Canals,
and ordered to be printed:
Be 1t enacted, de-, That the sum Of 800, 600 be-
and Is hereby, appropriated out OF the general
cleaning out the canal Its entire length, to a
depth OF four feet below the lowest tides. the
work to be under the control Of a canal board
10 De composed OF the Mayor and two Alder.
men and three Coun cimen, who shall be elect.
ed by their respective boards, the canal board
10 elect a competent engineer or superinten.
dent 10 supervise the work; the work to be
done by days work, and all dredges, scows,
and other utensils and material TO be hlred or
purchased as the board may decide; the work
to commence Immediately and be finished on or
before June I, 1S70.
Resolved, That the Canal Board named in the
&C accompanying bill be, and they sre hereby,
authorized to confer with Congress, and urge
the passage OF bill foI the Strengthening Of
from the corner Of Missouri avenue and Third
street west TO ID street south, or to carry
Maryland avenue bridge from 20 to 25 feet in
an eastwardly direction; and, also, authorized
to confer with Congress and the Chesapeake
and Ohio Canal Company, and ascertain what
measures are needed to cause that company to
open that part OF the Chesapeake and Ohio ca.
nal lying between Seventeenth street and Rock
creek, so as to make a navigable communica-
saon Hesyssn the Ooe.aPe.ss and Ohio canal
Mr.. Beall, from the Drainage Committee re.
ported bills for sewers In + street north from
Eighteenth street TO Twentieth, on stree.
water-mains in First street west, from TO X
street north: in Is street south, from First to
y cond street weei; in street south. from
Four d. half street to Second street west: in
hat ~
north; on G street south, from Fourth to q
street east all Of which were passed.
Mr.. Mcknight from the Committee on
Michael Duffy, John Burnside, and Caroline
Henry, and the COMMITTEES discharged. Bills
for the rellef Of James Nj. audnutt, John F.
Brown, John Scott, and Mary B. Owen; all OF
Mr.. Mcknight also asked that Aldermen bill
for footways on the south side of b street north,
between LIST and I'd streets west, be taken up;
Aldermen bill authorizing the wood measur
Of the LIST district to measure wood on the east
side of 18th street wharf; which was passed
Mr Browne submitted the following resolu.
tons, which we're agreed to-
whereas the sad intelligence of the de.
cease, this evening, Of Hon. John A. Rawlns,
Secretary OF Wat has just reached us; there
fore,
Resolred, That in his death our country has
lost one of its brightest ornaments, hia widow
one OF the best OF husbands, and his children
idtneI whose name Will De remembered and
honored through all succeeding generations.
In time OF war he was one OF his country's
bravest defenders; in time Of peace one of her
wisest counsellors, and his life has been laid a
willing sacrifice upon her altar.
ResOtred, That the heartfelt sympathies Of this
Board be extended to the family aad relatives
Of the deceased.
Resolved, That this Board Will attend his
funeral in body.
Resolred, That these resolutions he engrossed
in the journal Of our proceedings, and that
his Honor, the Mayor. be requested to trans
init copy of the same to the family OF the
deceased
Resolred, That. as token of our respect this
Board do now adjourn.
And the Board, at IL O'Clock, adjourned.
DEATH OF AN OLD SRAMAN.-Captain VIM.
Young, born in Hull, England, June l7S9 died
IL this city this morning, in the Slst year of his
age. When but nine years OF age, being left an
orphan, he was apprenticed to his uncle 10
learn navigation. Apprehending conscrIptIon
in the British Navy, he made his way to this
and in the war OF 1872 assisted in the
defence OF Washington and Baltimore, being
attached to Barney's Flotilla, and received q
severe wound in the hip, and was taken
prisoner. For ffy-fve years he hailed from
the port Of Baltimore, and was well-known as
an honest, upright man by ship owners and
seamen.
1. %. X. M.-Tbe grand picnic of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men OF the District will
lake place on Monday next September 18th, at
Analostan Island. The procession will form
street east, and will march by Pennsylvania
avenue to GEORGETOWN, thence up Bridge street,
and over the Aqueduct bridge to the scene Of
he picnic, In the following order First Black