Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-04-19


w; referred. Also. bill to grade and gravel Sd
street from Virginia avenue to n street, 8. W.;
passed Aiso bill ii 70 csto pave and gIs.sr On
Maryland avenue, s. W.; referred. Also, bill
10 curb, pave and gutter on the east side of 10th
s. W.; passed. Also, resolution requesting the
Mayor 10 notify all persons occupying wharf
sites and property belonging to the corporation
refuse to pay rent to the Commissioner of said
canal, to vacate said premises within ten days
after the service of the notice, and In case the
fail to comply with said notification, the Mayor
Is further requested 70 commence SUIT mme-
diately for the collection Of all rents due. and
sion Of the property ab0ve-named; referred.
COUNCIL BILLS.
Council bill amending the act "to improve
and ornament street north, between 18th and
10th streets west, so Gas to authorize the park
ing Of all aid street excepting 80 feet in the
center for c.I.iageway," was passed. Council
the erection Of q she'd at the Centre Market
house, ON the south side, from eth to 8th street,
was passed. Council amendment to bill for
street, nom + to H southwest, was agreed to.
Several Council bills were referred. Council
amendment TO joint resolution of thanks to the
All other corporations and persons who have
donated money, fuel, labor, or goods for the
poor, was coDcurred in Council bill TO refund
70 j.. B0tch and Q. Shafer money overpaid BY
them for Licenses, was passed. Council bin ap-
propriating 81 900 to Law ga wooden trunk feet
In diameter on North =, betweeR eth street and
course to Maryland avenue to the arch, % was
passed. o---
NOMINATION CONFIRMED.
A communication was received from the
Mayor nominating John 8. Brown for the posi-
confirmed. A'a.''l -".tf - -
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on Claims,
reported fay0rably on bills for relief OF John
McAnally, Noah Herbert, John Mulhaii, Emily
Eliza Hela MRehaeI Gpsshy antheny B p,
y, john +. Lynch, Mary OBrien, George P.
H 5,;n Mary kibbey, Joseph kiliian and
Lewis Simpson, Henry McConnelly, Charles
West, James H. Logan, Frank wanzer, Annie
O'Neale, Benjamin Thomas, Casper Herbert,
William McCutchen, George W.. Driver, A.
joseph Bishop, and they were severaIly passed
Also, reported bill to pay the Masonic Han AS
ISOLATION for glass broken by unruly boys; re-
for iestrs services, claimed to have been S So
formed while he was Commissioner OF tine
Fourth Ward; rejected. .''' -,
LIGHT FOR THE PEOPLE.
Mr.. Moore, chairman of the Committee on
Gas lights, reported favorabiy ON the bill 10
erect gas lamps on street north, between nth
ana r iSth streets west street north, from 18th
and 9Th street west; 10Th street west, between
Pennsylvania avenue and street north; 18th
eueet west, from n TO - street north; 18th street
west, from TO street north; East Capitol
street, from 9Th street east to Lincoln square;
1lth street east, from Pennsylvania avenue to y
sreet north; street south between 4th and 9Th
avenue TO 10th street east; 10th street west from
New York avenue TO L street; X street north.
between 9th and nth street vest eth street east,
from Pennsylvania avenue to East Capitol
street; New Jersey avenue, from Indiana ave Ito
street north; LIST street west between New York
avenue and nd street north sh street west. be-
the southwest corner of sth street west; soath-
east corner of L street north and oath street
sd streets east side of sd street west, between
l. and M streets; passed. = tt-h
At midnight the Board adjourned.
Beard Of Common Council.
Mr.. A. X. Brown in the chair, and all the
members present, except Messrs. Gaines and
johnson.
A message was received from the Mayor an
nouncing his approval Of certain acts; also, an
estimate of the Surveyor OF 81 ,2 80 for grading
and gravelling street north, from 9Th to 18th
streets west. TrEgg .tt
NEW BUSINESS
By Mr.. Fardon-BiIl for foOtway on south side
OF NJ street, from 18th street to Connecticut
| avenue; passed. Petition of W. A. Henderson
and others, feE water main in Seventh street
| nue.; referred. By Mr.. Beall-Bili to purchase
| water metres, with communication of Water
Registrar. 1.-The Registrar urges the import.
ance of introducing water metres to measure
| the quantity of water consumed by such estab-
IsiIllonts 40 hotels, stables, breweries, laun-
| dries, restaurants, &c. and suggests the neces-
sity of some action OF the Councils In this direc-
ton in order to prevent such a scarcity OF water
during the coming summer as he feared would
be If every available precaution to prevent IL be
not promptly taken. Water metres are now
| being used in all the principal cities OF the
country except this, and have come to be re-
| special service here, while our water supply
remains so limited, and would do much TO re-
strain the waste and excessive use OF water ]
| extend q frame dwelling; referred. Resolution
authorizing the Mayor to return certain re-
| ceipts TO s. Stetenins; passed. Bill for footway
| ON south side OF Massachusetts avenue, from
| 18th to 18th streets; referred. BY Mr.. Holden
| Bill for the relief of Mary Noland referred
BY Mr. Boyd-Petition in relation to footwalk
on LIST street west, between X and ID, with bill.
Bill to grade and gravel I'd street west, from III
to the canal. Do. Is street, from Maryland ay-
enue to the e canal DO. LIST street fEem Virginia
making an appropriation TO purchase the build
ings at the corner OF 18th and y streets for
school purposes; referred. BY Mr.. burgess
Bill amending act in relation to the Improve
ment OF street, from 18th to 10th, so as to au-
thoriZe the parking of the extire street except 50
feet IN the center for carriageway; passed.
By Mr.. Wuliams-Biil to grade and gravel 9Th
street 8. W., from Il 10 Water street. bill for
footways on west side of 8th street, from ID to r.
bill providing that after the present school year
no school higher than primary shall be taught
by females; referred By Mr.. Sirnms-BIii to
lay wooden trunk from street to Maryland
avenue, east Of sth street. to protect property in
that section; passed. Bin for footways on north
side Of South Carolina avenue, between 10th
and nth streets east; referred BY Mr.. Taylor
BIN TO refund certain money to L.. Botch and G..
Schafer; passed. By Mr.. Holden-Bill for the
relief Of Augustus Lee; referred.
@ RESOLUTION TO INVESTIGATE.
Mr.. Hatton submitted resolution that "as j.
w. Mcknight, Councilman OF the Fifth Ward.
did, on or about the 5th day of April, 1879,
knowingly defraud Samuel Strong, of this CITY
out OF the sum Of S466O4; therefore, a Committee
OF three members of this Board be appointed by
the President TO investigate tbs above charge
and 70 report to this Board at its next meetings
Mr.. Hatton presented several papers I'm connec-
ton with the resolution. The President g,ro
tenn. decided that anything relating to the mem.
Der, other than the oficial character OF the
member, was out Of order. 80 = = 7
Mr.. Mcknight moved that the bill to build a
eea-Wau in the Anac0stia, on q south westerly
direction, from the intersection Of the west side
OF tho canal with said river, he taken; which
was agreed to, and the bin passed. :, - =" -
s1t.J- REPORTS or COMMITTEE ftf-T sli {
Mr.. Nenable, Committee ON the Fire Depart-
ment)-keported bill authorizing the purchase
Of q steam engine for the Sixth Ward, and the
bill to repair hose carriages belonging to engines
Nos. And 4: passed. Mr.. TarlOr f(.nm usiffna