Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-03-14
CORPORATION AFFAIRS.


One transmitting the statement Of the account Of
The fird National B>Ak with the city, showing
sssLes dc .ss ssrper.,iOn to this date ssssasa,
| Inn shs q
q III. Ws.hins,on s.yion .I+ asdsn'
yer. rsferpsd oo.sen ss. for s sn..asiou q
in 18Th street S.st, flsa : 10 s;rsst norm: for
q :. s S e
curb, ys.e ard gutter east eide Of i'm street,
~ sisa FOR
Ieain IN street between On ,ad TN ars t. vest:
s,a fer gr.dire aud aveIiae N street south IRON
sih 70 Ith erect cas-, were psssed Council amend
IemSsins earth properly piacsu on ;ss Ssnis oi
the Wssh.aeoe canal wnis b an.nslment rroviles
81 on grade and gravel street north, besween
Mr. %oeeG e .nts s oe ss iy ". s. s,lso pp
iost-S - M.tsrs Croesmsn, Moore and Or ockerJ,
VIEW sUslSEss
ar. connolly introduced bill Masking an appropri-
- .o Pay Tor work and ma eTiA FOadwa
:, erection OF North Capitol and north
Mr. Moore presented petitions of John Farley aud
Nilhsm Thomas; referred. Also, submit d re -o-
Whether Ss assr ,Se Mayor e inform th, board
II" m The avenue have been sold and the proceeds
tile valuable material IS been disposed Of and ths
amount receiy ed therefor: adopted.
nue, from 4 to street north: referred. hIs5. bill
70 trIm and grsyel ttrest north, from New Jersey
% grade and raw the csrriasewayo Of street from g
IN 70 i4th northwest; referred. Also, presen Ell
AIso introduced bill TO curb, pave and eptter ON
uth side o, washinston street between .tn and sth
resolution Il ihs alton .pd care Of he
street parks between leh and 18th streets west be
and Inspector OF Sewers. rrisgewsys &c, and N.
CSmmisslqners Of the FIRST and Secon1 Wards pro
hOtu ssia care and ornament atom shall emf All M
sad,s,onsl eS penss upon the COOPERATION or 10 any
sys hssn no,os, uness hIs consent thereto shan
An inv itatioD from Miss Belle smith 10 The board
her portrait q the late secrey ss aTa a'DeSt
completed, was accepted.
on the Ith side OF n stree. north between Con.
eecucut sveb ne sBd arh STIR e. wes: and bill grsr,
bill 70 he us4,ns ~ an 6sa re
.2osIe 10 referred Ais bill Tor the rebel OF Joa
- M Champion Presented petition Of James r
dnS OK fss oi me Tor bsuny referred Also
rGr6hr referred Also bil for re'.sS cF Fraak
Mr.. Baker, frrm committee on imp Jreme Ms. 70.
pIveo on, :, close the Alley 10 siusre .s, passed
erection nS % ,ntrod1eed bin authorizing the
iSas,e south Of .qnsrs 49, and bin for relief OF T.
Mr. Quick presented petitio of &c. McC.uIev
'r Stnsr,' asnpg that water main be Land in 9Th
Council bill to provide for the establishment OF VI
reported substitute ,heTsior, and III. conn,,,..
Messrs. McCstbrsn, Stewart and HinsJ ssIeed in
"ssS the o. s.ia 'sS ss,s bill
.t,hdard meter for deterninlpg the supply Of vaisr
.S,bes &c sstabishments, hotels livery
THE report indorses ,h. Moore metsr a, the best,
trsT % proeure f.. m time time. such number CT
ss a. night Dc necessary to carry Into effect
IN; mater By and win ne sonses Of the Eayer
"a mt 49, 3
meisr.. and not more then tes of any enc kind, in
Why this BID was sprung her. before the, ,e a. ASK a..
Mr.. MeC.thran said he expected
IlEsE BATTERIES wouLn 81 orENEp1
tn, the shots 90 far fired had proved spurious.
Mr., McCsthran.-ln that they are not facts. The
test referred 10 was a part Of the duty of the
plain pO''euea " eA-
=" WHAT WAS DID,"
De then paid his poets 10 the partial te. NJ mo
ters II the pipe ard in this city to when he ssid
Viii he s.id was failure here aud IN s Ne. YoT
spoke 81 "slanderous communications 10 the paper,
but denied the whisky ana INV "''sr
and proceeded to disco urse fuidiy on piston. vs,
rods AID other matters this part OF bic eSrt bains
htended 70 prove the great excellence Of the Mora
vented. particularly tor u.e in Wsshinaion. hnt Ia
sseeRon. T. ,. .Sme .f ii. ~ M. nOOIs who tck
81 ssatso to kno. II the geatemsE accused MIN OF
enoe OF opinion among scientific men as 10 tn mali
.s yi sti.ns water meters ne merely doubted the
scb a. matter. The eOmntt. 9 wen, TO New w. 0
meter, IN 'Aih
SPECIAL CAR
MI. rec- tfisn dei.ed The special sh carr PEy
r. Tc2re no too you on, then
M. ,s MH os,h ltEipmphsnty 1.-THE B.'
""ore't ernPha'icslly
Mr. neCathrar. We did,
did no1 Mr.. Moore e1n,ipnipr 20, .ss Know NJ you
II ON representations made 10 MIN. He wAs calIed
go 70 New orf in ar on the night line hitsd mn
70 ne con Litee, and coxld 60 TO the Astor Ouss
WOLFE NOT COST HIN A CENT
IRE c. mm,ttee wen, on, and were carried to New
Ar. AcCsihrsn rose to deny ~
rsoIe.tnfsd to him Par Ties e:sns : hin inssa..sd
:.sss:dsa I:ss s!:s f:ss s 8 RI; q s :ssn
!%sn whom f 81 af gen e
IN extract: II regret TO say that through
eAE IRiCkERY.
sgHass, My urknovn TO the engineer. Mr.. Trscy.s
Srtrde exhibition Of meters 81 eur ynstio ysrd .n
eIp.n ih gentlemen q ssf s.n;
delegation, who evidently ex pected Q fair shoH a,
that they might make an Ineligible report Bnt
- 10 they have only seen tide and like meny
DINERS md uUsn Investigation that il is q sub rct
Ihsi requires much mere than a casual observafiCn
This aftemptai
HrNBUGGTNs THEN
ought ana doubtless will ac who are irving IN do
every thing larry and above board. LoDest merit
Mr.. Moore also read Q letter to John G. KsiIsv
president 81 the National N eter Com pany f.Orl
r khcdes clerk and superintendent Of the Brook
yn pipe yard, stating that he gem meter was
sdopted oy the city OF Brooklyn two years ago ano
he hsd ad ~ or 81 uud er his immediate superytson
dur1ng that time and found them 'aecura;e simnls
nsht and durable, and that they have given .atis
iscuon both 10 the consumer and dspartmcnt
III Moore continuing said tfat the "a gem m,terr
VAS the cheapest aud the Moore meter recommend
% by the committee was the dearest. 9eufIemen
go On 10 New hoIk at the expense of parties later
eslec and receive catering attentions aud thew
s,n 1e sois 70 p1t TIM btil through, but they
Mr.. NcCAtbran said that II God ever mt toeethsr
smoTs obstinats piece Of hssh than tbs ssnlIsman
Mr. Moore he would like TO see HIN. Thsv night
nave Tered 70 pay that gentleman xpe sss thiak
IN ne would not 60 unless they did pAy his way Ths
Committee had not been "
. escaped OR MANIPULATED"
Ut ~ noo1eL" Pretty well nanipuiated.'h
HI. ncCafnrsn eNeitedly III any man sAvs 4
vas Toasted, or sospd faser ed into re lrtins IN
Mr.. Guick hoped the Chair wouId cali the oar,
here ~ N'0~
MI Chase said he would object to the gentleman
remark be made. " INV