Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.


rbe cnitrr session vss Consumed In debatiuE
upon the a1eu 'ry Of the Journal of the last
4 numbsr Of motions were m de- 20 adjourn
to some intervening d.y, whiJh did not pre-.
walls Hna, on mn'ion Of NNpt' Moore, At llS1
o'clock The hoard siIruinrd.
BcR u aT ToHpHnS1 C"oUcu.
| The y lar e. At the usu,l hour the presl.
dent llrs. WI. Luus. csl In The chair.
The rttSl ISiu byrufe the Board = mes
sage r. ~ tnr H'y"r inrlraing account Of ID.
1. E.Ans, ap'fh"cNry for he second yard.
Also, tcpnWu tic 'lIOIitOn II y sOlumOns,
| los the rr.nnttfEr mine c-leDftfiUn ut NAsh.
ingtpn's nlfrrihy. AK & the use OF the por.
riot OF Warrington Ia the Council Chamber
q .Nntrd
Hr. Iaylnr presented the petition of W, ".
LnNcy md o'hrrs, askink the abttemymt OF a
! nus tute Ia tue shape ut 4 pOudfette factory
! Ia tho ND glass house iu the FIrst wAfdI bill
to erect ga4'ltmps On lwcnue'h street, be-
tween Pennsylvania avenue aud street
nu,thi oil to grNle aud pave an alley III
-lu,re bounded hy Il aai ; streets north aud
| y ngt"cuih aud Twentieth streets wcst. Re
VI. burgess presented communication
from J, l., Grtthell, seHler Of weights and
measures ,sAtnE N appropriation TO pay II
! A. Pierce, = q tIF services rendered In pro-
/ cuUHg the - trdard weighs aud measures for
! thu city ct W ,ahtugfon. Referred.
| Mr. usll iirrriuuei = bill to conattuot \
Temporary bridge at the Intersection of u
R'r,el nuGth anI Thirteenth street west Re
ietrrj.
Mr. Dietrich introduced bill to erect lamps
and puss o. rsufh street west, from New
York avenue to i street, sud on X street
north, between Ninth and Eleventh streets.
| Referred.
Nj. BcalI iufroiueed = bill to set the curb
| stones sud pave the iOOtwAys aud CUTTERS on
| both sides OF Turner street. betW ecu AAd u
| atrpeis north. Passed
MIR. browne presented the pstitIon Of the
| RecrrtAry Of the UuiyersAl Franchise AGsooiA-
| ton, asking the return Of certain moRsy paid
| Tor license. Referred.
Mr. Holmes Introduced joint resolution
| providing that the 2ll OF February shall be
observed ~ holiday BY this corporation.
Mir. Hatton presented the petition of II, q.
Fowler, accompanied by the following rsso-
lutlsu which. 90 motion OF Mr.. Browne, was
referred to the delegation from the FIFTH
| ward
RriolVsd, That the Mayor be. and he Il
hereby, requested to Transmit TO this Board
the rc'sun and BY what authority that thu
ubItructiOns Of NJ street southeast, between
Second and rhird streets, squares 100 and no
Ivy fences, are permitted, detri mental TO the
Improvement OF said street.
| And BE- u further resOlref, That the corpora
tiou attorney be, and he Ia hereby, requested
to furnish this Board In his opinioR what
legislation 10 necessary to Insure the opsHing
Mr.. Hatton Introduced the following resolu-
tion, which, on motion Of AIR. BeAll, was laid
on the table;
ReIolVsd, That before further action on the
bill proposed BY Councilman Burgess In pro-
oeedinEs dated February !, 1870, for the con
blruction OF certain sewers through the differ
ent wards OF the city, the whole subject be
referred to board competent to deter ala
the feasibility Of the scheme, so that what
ever may be recon mendsd by said board shA NJ
be looked upon and regarded by The tNI.payers
| 10 the light OF general bsnsnt. That the
Major wm. Morse, chairman, Jerenish Cos
| iellOi p. II. DonegAH, city surveyor; jobs
| O'DonoVan, Col James b. Fry, Aad Col Jas,
| X. OBlefue, distinguished gentlemen, Ia
whose abilitJ, reliability, aud sklll in tGs pro-
| motion OF their own intefsata-Whish Of souFas
cannot eouhtct with the Interests OF the city,
confidence and respect. That the board, thus
| constituted, shall fully ooAndeF, aud report
upon the following i've questions, viz FirsL
| Whist 10 the sectional ATsA Of each GsWsTi
Seeond, What IL the drainage area OF water
shed into each sewerl Third. In what nAA.
DER are the 5, 10 and 80 feet sewers to be
Ions will the pot At the Eastern branch hSld
Flnh. How will the lid OF said pot be lined
when II needs to be used and smptl.dI Thai
for the purpose OF having full drawings Illus
trailing the work, such as horizontal aud YER
teal sections, isometricAl and prospective
Views, and all the other necessary dstNil plAAs
and diagrams, the topOgrAphsr to the water
board be assigned to perform that duty with
out extra compensation, to avoid any Addl-
view OF the deep and heartfelt Interest m ant
| tested by said boAfdi that in consideration Of
their eminent services and ArduouE duties,
| aud rs small token Of our appreciation there
! fori an appropriation OF 1900 (Isyeu houE
| and dollars) be made out OF the general fuad
to be paid Ia equal proportions to the seven
Mr.. SimmS submitted the following rsIoIu.
| ton; which was agreed toi
| WheTeaa MS there is complaint, OF which
| our citizens Justly complain, of not having
their pAvements properly laid, l deem II ny
duty to call the attention Of the Board to the
been laid during tho last year in our city which
are disgrace to the party who have executed
the work, aud which has been condemned by
practical engineers. with these facts before
US We are compelled to ask for an exsminA-
ioni therefore,
RssoIusd, That the Mayor be respeotfulIy
| FpnupatPl TO In he eNaminRd ha "a
ment on the west side Of Ninth street east,
from Maryland avenue TO south d street, by
the commissioner Of improvements And as
sIstant commissioners and such persons as
are required by law to SEQ II the right mate
rial ia used aud the work done according to
law.
The concurrent resolution (B. Al 10 relation
to the wotkmen furlOughed from the wash.
| ihgtOn navy yard WAS passed.
Mr.. Tinuey Introduced q bill granting GER
tain privileges to ID. Collins. Passed.
MIR. Boyd Introduced a bill to build bridge
over the canal at It's junction with Virginia
Also, joint resolution to authorize the Ore
commissioners and the Mayor to purchase
hose for No, engine and others, Referred,
Mr.. Williams introduced a bill making an
appropriation for furniture, bedding, 80, for
the $ !. Bowen engine house Referred.
Armistead Library. Referred.
Mr. Thompson introduced = bill AuthoriT-
Ing hack stand on Vermont avenue, between
II aud streets north. Passed.
| Mr.. Pardon Introduced a bill to grade sam
sou street, from Fifteenth to Sixteenth streets
! west. Referred.
| Mr., Holmes moved to postpone the special
! order-bill TO incorporate the Centre Market
COMPANY OF Washington, ID. u.
lfhe bill was published In the RHPUBLIoAH
Mr.. Burgess moved to postpone fer four
weeks which was not agreed to
After lengthy debate
Mr.. Hall submitted the following as a sub
atitute for the whole bill;
RsIoIvsd, Sc, That we request Congress to
authorize the corporation to issue Buiflelsnt
bonds, not exceeding N, 0O0, 900, to enable the
corporation to erect suitable buildiuIs on the
ground now occupied b. the Centre market for
market purposes, the revenue OF said market
aud buildings erected thereon to be pledged to
| the payment OF said blonde and the Interest ou
| the same. The said bonds to be redeemed and
paid a. the pleasure Of the corporation, not
exceeding twenty years from thsdAte OF issue.
The substitute was adopted, and the bill as
Mr.. Browne moved to reconsider the vote
BY which the substitute was adopted.
Mt Hall moved to lay the motion on the
table which WAS agreed tO-yeAs II, nAya4.
Mr.. Hatton submitted the following concur.
rent resolution which was agreed tot
RsS0iVed, &c, That the Uommittee on Mar
kets IN both boards be, and they are hereby,
authorized to draw plNn for the erection Of
new market-hOuse on the present site OF the
CenIfe market-house' aud report the same 10
their respective bosris on next Monday
evening,
Mt, Hall introduced bill to erect gas
lamps on | street north, between Fourteenth
Mr.. Hall, from the Com mittse on Ways and
Means, reported bill authorizing the Mayor
to use = balance OF certain moneys ApprUpFI-
Atrd by act Of November s, 1902. Passed.
On mo.ion Of Mr.. HAtioh, the Board ad-
lOuTn0d.
SOcIABLE OF TUE Y. NJ. G. A.-The regu-
lar monthly meeting of the Young Msn'S
Christian association was held in their par
lOrs last night aud was largely attended.
After an hour spent in social converse, the
following programme was performed, AHd
met with approval and applause Of the Gudi-
enCe Plano solo, "The Courier" by Miss
spauldiugi quartette, 1.-THE Two Roses"
by Messrs. Stewart, Rohr, Whitaker, and
Parkhursti solo, by Miss TremAlne select
reading, by Rev. DR.. Rankin quArtetts of
male voices, and a duett BY the Misses
sPaul1ing and Tremaine select reading,
Hager In the Wilderness, by Miss Tucker,
OF New York recitation, by MiIs TremAinei
piano solo, Overture to semiramide," by