Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-05
COUNCIL PIrOUEEDiNGs.



Mayor, Transmitting a statsmneaa ~ vItb The |
count Of the First National Banh WI ,sbinb
corporation for the week enaip KY - sofporation
amounting to t5s. bsPs1, .st,,t,, Of ,ht.
Also, one 10 answer 10 relolntlon o. ms .I,s
sidney Mcfarland, clerk Of Centre Market |
made The contract with Lafayette ferries i9r |
scrfsin improvements in said market, He |
ststss thathe knows OF no authority Of law |
for the act, and u was never approved BY him;
He also S,ym ugSn minute e SSts6S az no
market some time last fall, the Commissioners
and myself concluded, from the deeAyed con. |
to be Spptehended from It's liability a. any |
hour 10 fall and crush those beneath y. IN |
Iced u is surpIising that u had not fallen ~ W
which II was composed. From this eitoum.
stance We deemed Il uuwise and unsafe to per:
that new roof be eonstruetei Without delay.
II was believed the increased revenue IRON
The rent Of stands would sooR PHy ,Ss cost o.
which they had very .liyht projection, Itwa;
doubt not the Councils, after examining the
same, will approve the expenditure.
Mt Moore said that u was very strange the
lieved that fraud had been committed at that
market, and he could establish what he said
The inteudant OF the washington asyium
transmitted his monthly report for the month
Soi transmitted In response TO resolution a
statement In relation to the amount Of tax
SsSS. on the PTSrsI,y Of Dr. = w0OdSq5y
As Mr.. W. had paid for frontage on bis lot
that he be relieved from the payment Of cal 90.
In the ease OF Hon. Peter Parker and others, as
he finds no account OF any money PAID, they
are not In bis opinion entitled 70 relief Re-
Theelty surveyor, In answer to resolution,
says Of Tenth street west, between N street
north and boundary, that the footwAya and
carrlagewaya arc laid IN conformity with the
established grade. Deferred.
ny, DaviS onsfsa = concurrent resolution
site fot the Western Market, oopsIstipR Of
two members Of the Board OF Aldermen and
two Of the Common Oouneil to act In genuine.
the market removed from the centre Of Il
steet north, and 70 report ~ bill or other.
wise; Referred to The Tom nittes on Markets.
and pave the footways and CUTTERS on the east
side Of Iwenty-iouIth street west, from Z
side Of Twenty-iouTth street west from h
street north to @ street northi aud on the east
side Of Twenty sixth street, from ID street
north to X street north, and on the north side
Of street north, from Twenty. fourth street
west TO TwepIy.seyenih street westi and on
the east side ofTwenty hith street west, from
street north to PennsylvaniA avenue. Re
Also, an act to grade and pave an alley in
square No. $751; also, an act to pave an alley 10
square No. 7si both Of which were referred
Also, introduced concurrent resolution 10
amend the act authorizing the grading and
graveliug Of Twenty. hith street west, from
rennsylyain al ayenue 10 Rock creek, approved
March -, 1910, 50 rs TO authorize the work / o
be done by days Work or contract; that the
MayoS nay may cause im u TO be executed IN the
On the adoption OF the resolution a spirited
debate sprung up, and 4 was opposed 5y Mr.
Meoathrsn, who said that he was surprised
go back on the professions Of the party and
AVoW himself Ia favor OF the contract system
on auy terms,
Mr. Moore, interruptins, said that the cost
was greater ~ days work:
MI MeOathran argued, u he could have tho
sway unrammeled, ne would prove that day.
labor was tho most eeomloal.
Mt Davis said he had no pet scheme or pet
contractor In the First ward. The work TO be
done would require great deal OF cutting,
and n the Mayor could, for the advantage Of
the city, make better bargain for the ex-
eoutiOn OF the work, he should be allowed TO
do so.
MI. Moore, a. some length, reviewed the
and Mr.. Croker defended the conduct oi the
payer and the action Of the Boards In urging
The improvements already made.
Mr.. Chase also sustained the record Of the
mayor ana the eoEp9Ialon. The inttmation
that the mayor haa peen running the city In
dsSt T rs nS so tLne IN ~ spS sense
was as ioiiswsi $500.
n ess-me.n D ~ Emery, Moore, Nor
sell. SlewatL ana the fresident-o,
Nays-Messfs' Baker, Champion, Chase
Diatkei OohhohyI hhlBht, McCathrant and
sister-s:
% tns , Issoiuton was not ADOPTED
-. a. ~, ~ ~ hopsu 1Sie one would move
thAs WS Eole oe reSSV9hhueIeu;
MI Shase moved TO reconsider that vote.
MT. MeOathran moved to lay that motion
on the taoie.
On TINS the yeas AMI nays were called, aud
the motlon 10 lay on inc table prevailed.
YeAs-Messrs. Baker, Champion, CLARK,
Emery, Knight Moore MorsSll, McOtthran
and SIAtef-0 S,
Nays-Me,S.sis' Ohsase, Connolly Davis,
stewart anu Tue Presldent-5;
MI Ds n,. nlso one5ed loiht resolution,
that the IVY heBlsItet DC requested not TO re"
new we lieen.es o. thoae persons doing bual-
ness AZ Mhst - hnomh as the htna market, on
fehnsstn ,ih ~ hp, near the georgetown
oI l W., =, ~ 80. ~ NV helu ~ them
WI Inssn a. as,nst th'o 70 olhet per
Hont 70 StsP tnttaSd nSIS' heiettel.
ni % Ii1 ~ sn 1et 70 gtAue ana
pasfS sa m ~ ~, S aniiad.,dss S' heIeLred,
ai ~ a.. dnnH lssoIg o. Ah Aet 70 IeoI-
IN tbs MaVoS mn haye ise no ~ 70 p 70