Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-10-04

the eomrission appointed to aseertain the indebted
NJ IN ;:s Of Com
q . 'f foS S" CENT
MI shepf erd moved to concur in Council amend
seins nes b. after DEBATE 81
Stewart. Moore and others, the mendment was
both boards, and only awaits the Mayors signature
PAYMENT FOR THE LABoRrRs
"a, MT Shepherd introduced bin making appropria
corporaio for work done prior to the s; Of June
~ able as other creditors
be sss to Ss 81.
SsId InLd 50 far as tbs same can be ascertaned,
Prstions i any heretofore made, to enable the dis
srer to Oh 1ne p to pay any claim
from the offcial pay rolls Of ward commis.ioners.
now in session Of the Auditor to be Just claim
Also introo uesd bill for relief of Hammond Get
finger; referred to committee on police.
Nj. Moore presented PETITIONS for erection of gas
IN s siey running from Massschusetts avenue,
llth and 18th streets, n W also. petition of Emil
LEI ssS petiydn 81 GR
err :. Hulse and Nicholas Oliver, Who claim to have
ss aTs of
&c, Alp submitted resolution requesting the COllec
money has been coil, cted and deposited in bank to
last. dscrimnaiing 80 as to STATE SEPARATELY tse
moneJ received on account of general taxes special
Abo, resolution thai the COMMUNICATION from the
Tax Clerk, presented TO the board the 18th Of Au
gust giving statement Of the amount Of property
ASSESSED IN the several wards, be printed ON the
Also, from the committee of gas lights. asking
s9spension Of the rules 10 report bill Tor Sreeton
Of gas lamps in various lccanties; not agreed to.
S2W-W0 MORE CERTIFICATES
MT. moore also introduced a bill authorizing an
additional issue of certificates pay the aoatinr debt
dition to the sum heretofore authorized aud to Be
nd e, sa Th ss years from the date Of issue
and three tenths per cent per annum.
N ht h S 1e' r.
Others 81 the eight annsIneed III. il p1Ipose to
The May ors non ina ions and the board refused to
,9spend the rnles by tie following vote : Yeas
Shephs5dN5: Nsy..Msssrs, BaRer, GSanpi saa
GhaTffh, GSGn7nolly LAWS Gnsk Slater and stewart
ordered TO be printed ON the Journal.
IN MT; Crossmsn submitted a resolution requesting
necessary 10 be done to abste the nui-ance causei
by an accumulation Of water in square 6S; adopted
The DONOVAN CONTRACT REDIvIvUs.
Also, resolution requesting Gen N. Micher d" to
n0Tm This bard whether he has measured the
X streets north, from North Capitol street to the
ssi: aSd S sat S1
b to n north; under what !. called the Donovan
Mr. Stewart said he thou lat that deyiIish swindIe
he Eohoysh contract, had b, en- disposed of by this
Fourth Ward time that aud Was RI
this board did not discover there was any frsnd
until afteI Mayor Bowen had remoy ed him He had
ais2 heard but did rot vcuch Tor the trnh ora En-
the same rerscn while Commissioner had received
was done ~ An illegal msnner NV"
The resolution was adopted
D.. a.kirs the pssssse y an act authorizing the ne
Mayor 70 stop the 81 aiding and paving Of portion
Mr. MeCathran introduct I'd bill to repeal an act
to grade and pave sidewalks and cutters on 18th
Mr.. Crossman introduced the following resoiu-
mes,ur M ut by the City Surveyor u tn amount Of
grading and gravelipg on street north, from New
avenue. and on I'd street west, between b and
formed: and whereas il is currently reported that
by faid measuremens this corporation is deirauded
grtgste TO many thousand dollars Therefore, re
ad se By three to
tent surveyors. the result Of which measurement he
board, giving the number Of cubic yards Of grading
aid square yards Of graveing executed Ii each
and Of Hdh and they contain RloR s epS
Of gravel Itqured by the contracts under which the
Pending action on this the hour of L. p m arrived
and The board adjourned in accordance with the rule
recently adopted.
NOuu1On NOuuCIIs
President Holden in the chair, ard all the men,
fers present except Messrs. Brooke, CANT, and
Moulden. The session was opened with prayer by
Councilman Bowen.
A message was received from the Mayor in refer.
ence 10 the taxes, which is published in the Al
dermens proceedings which WAS ordered to be
printed.
THE CUMBERLAND VALLEY RAILROAD.
Watts, President Of the Cumberland Valley. Rail;
he published in order 70 inform the citizens Of
that Il ne S Gnsnpe of trade i.
neetisn: however cannot long be prevented. sub
canal should be opened Tor nav isation from the
Navy Yard to Georgetown, that the ha-'l coal aud
MI: Wat as This railroad, commencing a,
other roads, reaches from that into the whole an
,hrsei,e coal and lumber resiSn: Of PENNSYLVANIA
from Hsgertown to the Chesapeake and Ohio canal,
sa eCs and
extension vas located at Williamsport, point on
line j. 'med pensive and Otherwise obiec
tionable as to render LecessaIX to change the
t%o mes beo% and hese ths sDGst
ny purchsnd the land and commenced the work OF
lumber might be deiiy cred from ali points south
the CON psny had made an the canal
Grafton Of the 81 eat benz fits hch were likely
Be Of ae ssst THAT
upon the canal free Of toll. wht reupon the board
-" communication Was received from I'd ward
Watts, Esq.. engineer Of the Franklin Railroad
Company, proposing, on behalf Of that company, to
ton Of the canal and railroa al at Powels Bend for
the transportation of coal, lumber, &C at the ex
pense OF that com pany, provided the canal company
viii allow them the canal for the transporta
On Of stone. lumber and other materials nect ssary
tor the construction Of the bridge and supporting
walls at Powells Bend free Of charge. Wherefore,
on motion, II was
" R.sOir.d, That the privilege asked for be grant.
ed, prov ldtd that 10 interrupted be thereby
stoned TO the navigation Of the canal and that the
location of The bridge and suppOrrir walls be ap
proved 10y the CINE, of the al COMPANY. And
TrCridtd further, That nothing in this resolution
shall be construed TO horZe the Construction
q any basin connecting the railroad and
Powell's Bend"
This remarksb resolution. or rather proyiso.
requires Xpls nation. The people Of Williamsport
we're very naturally greatly dissatisfied with the
change Of the terminus Of the road, which il was
necessary Tor the board 10 make, for they Were not
disposed TO ignore the interest Of that town. but the
opinion Of ensjneers contrOl the location. At the
last citing Of the Legislature of land. the
last day OF The session, they procured q bill be
passed FOR bidding the canal company TO use the
water Of the canal for clips at the terminus; and
this was the pTstext Of the canal board to make the
prCvso 10 their resolution. This act OF the Legisa
the canal company in the legitimate use Of the water
81 the canal and would have been disregArded as
unconstitutional, but the superuous action Of the
canal be ard IL adding the proyiso absurd, but
conclusive upon the action of the railroad company
lspg as remains uealed