Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-08-11
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

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thorizing the Beard Of Public Works to FIX the
grades of streets; were read second time and re-
ferred; and the Council adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-Council amendment
nah ing appropriation for vhtew ashing police sta
ten houses wss non:c9neurred in Bill In relation
Council amendments to the bills providing for the
aEg from tn VIII IN street n5 south a n ~
street south were concurred in and the bills passed
Eariy 6sSssS O ~ FL
| Rsad and laid over
Board Of Health was referred The bin in relation
TO the sanitary condition OF hospitals asylums and
schools was read and laid over. Bill transferring
the erection Of public lamps to the Board Of Public
works vas passed
fesTed
mencemsnt OF the fiscal year on the LIST of January
Mr. Boswell submitted resolution requesting the
Sounc 10 return the Joint resolution in relation
| the Farmers and Butchers Market in Georgetown.
Amendments to the bill to provide medical advice
ana medenes to the poor were acted and the bill
Bin fixing. the day for the commencement of the
up Mr. campbel csred an smend%eGgg that Sa;
The day hXed upon be the third Monday in October.
Bill for tbs relief of H Merrill was laid on the
!aole Bill 70 create the Offices OF commissioners Of
the sinking fund and prescribing their duties, was
Thy yF FIJI TIME GvEE 81 The he ELECTION E1rESsEs
of the last election being next In order,
Mr.. Cassin moved to lay the bill over till Satur-
DAY, and that the evidence in the possession of the
The motion to postpone and print was rejected
DIR. Boswell moved the previous question; which
Tas seeonded by the following vote; Yeas-Messrs.
Handy, Mex night, and the spesker"lSS o Nays -'
Messrs. Cassin, Cox, Hardness, Hogan, Lloyd,
m ae M ndgs on sss5 the
putf" to explain his vote and launched into
discussion of the merits of the bill The Speaker
Mr. Moore called for r the reading of the papers in
The Speaker said that the papers had not been re-
ported from the committee and were not in the pos
Mr.. Noore-Mr. Speaker, ron ruled that the
papers could be read after the previous question
The Speaker.-The Chair was under the impress
sion that the papers were in the possession OF the
Mr.. 1e-How did the papers get out of posses.
The Speaker said he had nothing to do with that.
ne could not recognize the papers was out Of the
hands Of the committee.
make such decision in the face Of the proceednes
lust hady Two or three motions have been enter
Is too late to say they are not in possession OF the
The Speaker here called to order, and kent up
constant hsmmering with his msllet, and Mr.. Moore
Continued denonncing the action of the majority at
The Speaker said that i gentlemen persisted in
first opportunity Of causing the arrest Of the Offend
ing member and having him brought before the bar
Mr. Hsrkness asked asked to be e excused from voting
Mr.. Moore objected, and demanded the yeas and
Tbe Speaker refused to entertain the question.
MssTs BSs%e Bro Wy .n Ba9ness Hoie
hell, Cox, Davis, Hall, Handy, Mcknight, Murray.
Hogan, Lloyd, and Moore~s. '-nes'rS
Ru au, SaTL4NAL a., ioN SrSa RAILROAD I
Company to construct a tunDeled railroad through
the cities of Georgetown and Washington was tax en-
up. Mr. Hall offered an amendment providing that
the company locate their passenger depot at any
open space formed BY the Intersection Of streets
Works The amendment was adopted and the bill
The bill in relation to draining certain lots and for
other purposes was taken up. Mr.. Campbell moved
drained into the sewers; adopted. Also an amend
ment providing that the work of making connections
the Board Of Public Works; adopted. AIso an q,
amendment providing that parties who make CON
portion Of the cost of the construction OF said sewer
adopted. Mr.. Boswell moved to reconsider the vote
providing that the assessment for using
private sewer was made coectible the same
At7'O5 the House adjourned.
BOARD OF HEALTH-The Subject of Di,fn fec
tdnts still under Considerdtion.-Ata meeting of
the Board of Health last night, DIR. Verdi from
the Committee ON Disinfectants, reported that
the committee had experimental with several
disinfeetants. The report was adopted, and the
committee was continued. On motion of Dr.
Bliss, the Health Officer was empowered to pur-
chase one ton OF the carbOlic purifying powder
manufactured by the American SANITARY Asso-
citation, for immediate use; also a sufficient
quantity of lime and carbolic acid to meet de-
mands.
DIR. Verdi reported a law to abate the nuisance
OF matter in the privies of the cities of Washing
ton and Georgetown, and for the removal of the
same. 1t declares undeodorized fecal matter in
privies Is nuisance injurious to health; and
provides that every privy shall have a movable
box under the seat, twenty-fOur inches high and
fifteen inches square. made of well-seasoned
wood, and tight, and so arranged as to be remoy-
able at will, under penalty to the owner of fine
OF not more than $40 nor less than So; that
boxes, either day or night, at a cost not exceed
ing that now charged; that it shall be his duty
to fully deodorize them by the "dry earth de-
odorizing SYSTEM" that the Board shall have
power to inspect or cause to be inspected any
priyies upon written complaint being received
and if necessary cleaned by the persons appoint
ed for such purposes that 1t shall be unlawful for
boxes, which shall become his property, at other
than the place set apart by the Board, and that
the contractor shall give bond in the sum Of
So,oOO, and be required to append to each privy
instructions for the use Of the disinfectant. The
law was adopted.
SERIOUS Domestic DIFFICULTY-An Infant
ne Innocent Cause Of, and Sufferer by, Family
Coatentions.-Last night, between 8 and 8 o'clock,
the neighborhood of b street. between 18th and
18th streets, southwest, was thrown into a state
of great commotion by the loud screams of a
woman, cursing of man and the wailng of an
infant. 1t seems that there has lately moved
into that neighborhood a Mr.. Norwood shoe
maker, who had living In his family sister,
widow until few weeks ago, when she was mar
ried to Charles A. Kimmell, a well-known con-
stable. Kimmell, it is stated, married this
woman some few weeks after the death of his
wife, and discovered soon afterwards that she
was the mother of child about 6 or months old
This has caused some difficulty between them,
and kimmell ii is alleged tried to induce his wife
to abandon IL, declaring that he would not sup
port the child, and he forbid the mother to nurse
IT. 1t is stated by the neighbOrs that the child
has almost been starved of late, CRYING and
moaning piteously all the time. Last might
kimmell came home in a bad humor, and see
ing the child in its mothers arms, seized it by
the legs and declared he would kill it, that it
should not remain in the house any longer The
fears of the mother that he would fatally iuiure
her offspring, caused the tumult. Kimmell be-
came SO disOrderly that the police were sum-
moned, and took him to the station-house He
subsequently gave collateral and returned to
the house. The affair has caused considerable
excitement in that usually quiet neighborhood
BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRKs-My. Rdndolph
Engineer Of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
Jers icih hem Relatire TO Changing TIE Grade of
the Road IA this City.-A short time SINCE the
Board of Public Works requested Mr.. j. w.