Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-07-27
LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY.

passed ITS provisions are given elsewhere.
:, Mr. Thompson, from the Committee on Pnhlie
the extension OF sewer IA - street west, from 10
street; north NTH % a9@s y De
Also, repor,e ed ;he petition OF Mr. James a Orfne
1 ir laying water ,nsn m and street win OIL
The Chair laid before the Council a communication
o. the bill Tor TIE relief of Columbia College.
Mr.. Browne introduced bill authorizing the
chase site for public school-hous in the seventh
" tld. Laid over
20 discontinue the work on the Northern ket,
except the sweeping and cleaning Of the same, was
creating certain Offices In and for the District of
Columbia, and providing for, appointments TO the
amending tlre laws in relation TO titles Of real estate
in the District ofColumbia; referred.
Tx LICENSE Bull.
The Council in Committee Of the Whole then
took up the license bin; Mr.. Gulck made motion
dent traders, giving one fourth to the informer;
as to allow livery stable Keepers 10 obtain license
tax Tor running hacks and csbs, agreed 20. Mr..
month"; tax on cross reeeip,s Sxins h Tpe6 g59ss
profits; so ordered, and the TAX now stands of
lion Of The bill was then postponed, and the com
mems and collections Of taxes in the District was
House bill, with alnepdmenis, prescriAinc the
manner Ot assessments Of special taxes improve
'aken up and several en,lnents we're oyered and
discussed, but were all rejected, aDd the bill passed
Its provisions aIe given in iuli elsewhere
Mr. Gross from the Cas,mittee On Police, reported
back the Joint resolution calling upon tae Supern-
!endent OF Police TO restrain the sboys from cry
to sert 5o shall be- the duty q the SSe
10 restrain any person IN persons frora shouting pr
paper re jected The vote *, the sxoption ef The
resolution stood: feasYAlesSCs Gray Gulick, Smith
ana the President-4. Nays-Messrs. Browne, Cross
and DOuglass-3: A majority of the whole Couscil
not having voted for the resolution it failed 70 pass
Hr. Browne gave notice of his intention to move a
OF the vote ey wh,ch the resolution
was rejected
IHE DRUGGISTS BILL PASSED
Council bill 20 prevent ignorant and unaualifi,d
ptTgOn r1Il engaging in the drIl, and prescriptsn
JCurned. ~
HOUSE OF DELEGATES Messages were re-.
ceiyed irom the Governor announcing his approval
OF several acts transmitting accounts Of ward apot6
scafits anu py sclans and transmittiag account of
Mr.. s0iOmOHs, from the Committee on WAYS and
Means, reported bill making an appropriation of
Arlington and Rockville and Columbia tnr m IKE
roads; which was read second time and ordered TO
be printed. Also, reported bill repeating The ACT
closing barber shops ON Sunday; which was read a
MIR Hall called up the bill ma king an augmentation
FOR the payment OF teachers and employees of the
county schools; which was read third time and
THE NIeHT-soII NUISANCE.
The bill prov ilng Tor deOdorzing night soil boxes
wac, by unanimous consent, taken up.
MIR. Hardness NOV Ell to amend by striking ont all
"A
making 4 the duty of scaveDgers to deodorize all
nieh! soll before removing it: and allowing them a
MIR. handy NOV Ell TO make the fee IS cents. Lost
iheas-Messrs. Boswell, Burgess, Campbell, and
The bill, amended, was read third time and
PASSED.
The bill adopting seal for the District of Colum
The bill TO prevent the CARRYING of concealed
weapons was taken up, and the amendment Of tie
IN C1,,4;n,
r a, hodrl 9I Gen Babeock to petition Of prop
dietary Square, was concurred in
House bill 70 provide for the appointment of JUS
ment, striking out the House Of Delegates and IN
sertlng the Council as the confirming power, was
Bills equalizing the salaries of police officers of
OF the District creating commissioners of the sink
ton houses and deirayihe the ointment sts
thereof; amending act relating nOtaries public;
making an appropriation for the associated soldiers
II the war OF lSl2 authorizing the Governor TO an
point commissioners OF deeds an the yariols States
aild Territories; and authorizing the Natsnal June
ton Ralroad Company to construct tunneled rail
ROAD through ihS eies 81 GeSTgetown and Washing
The Council read first time and referred.
House bill in relation to licenses was read third
TINE aud passed-yeas -; nays-Messrs. Cassin and
street iIom street south down Water street to N
street south; and 10 lay water main IN 9TH street
re9 eG he use Of seeond hand bsfres bdEss D 70
packs ges, without first erasng the trade mark or
biz To cause water main to be laid IN street b
tween I'm and "a streets SOUTH and the bill making
CRICKET an BASE BALL.
The bill to tax and license cricket and base han
exhibitions, when for gain, taken up. The bill
81 each oiensel Mr. Lloyd moved to lay on the
,abie carried. leas-Messrs. Campbell, Dickson
logan, Lioydi Mcknight, Moore, Murray, aud the
DRAINAGE OF LOIS,
House BIZ G.l3tug 10 the drainage of certain lots
was read ihira time. The bill provides that all
iot= il the yicirity of sewers will be made 10 drain
Alter lengthy debate the Bill was rejected and M
Hall subsequently gave notice that he would to-day
move ~ reconsider The vote defeating the passage of
the bill.
Eli making an appropriation for the repair of the
Chain on Little Fails bridge was passed.
Mr Davis INTRODUCED 5T lii IN Relation to killing and
seing BIRDS Eepeang aG, prohibiting the killing Of
Mr. Moore introduced bill requesting the Board of
Public Works 10 cause the alley in square SIS 70 be
Mir. Hogan introduced bill to refund certain special
taAes oyerfald by John Conner. Referred.
privileges to Timothy Rodgers. Referred.
- - WHARF RIGHTS.
H4rLors, reported bill authorizing the Governor
g. institute legal proceedings to the pub
costa rivers and employ eminent counsel TO con
duet the same accompanied by report stating that
ing said property have no ground Of Claim to cross
the legal bonndaries of their possessions and enjoy
as would be that OF person owning property ppo-
site public park TO the street and OCCUPY so
much thereof as lay in front of his legal
The riparian right to the property in Question at
taches to the street. which, under the Compact with
the original proprietor of the Territory became the
property OF the government, and was subsequently,
transferred to municipal control. The Committee
adopts aid embOdies in its report the report made TO
the Board OF Aldermen May -, 1876 by a COMMITTEES
q the Board appointed TO investigate the matter
From that report IL appears that Ali the streets a.
laid OH by the commissioners under the deeds of
trust belong to the United States decided by the
SUPP, me Court Squares in the water, with water
lots laid of by the commissioners and divided
with the proprietors the navigable waters of the
Eastern Branch, Potomac and Rock Greek. Water
lots were defined by metes and bounds three sides
and are now estimated for assessment by the front
foot. By an act Of the Legislature of MARYLAND
passed IN December, Eyl, power granted to the
commissioners appointed by the President of the
United States to license the building of wharyes in
the waters OF the Potomac and the Eastern Branch.
adJOining the city, which power confirmed in the
superintendent appointed under act of Congr ess
Of Ma ls2 and continued TO the Commits sioner of
the Public Buildings by another act passed on the
18th vi Aprll ls6 On the 10Th of uly, l795. the com
nssoners did license or permit all the proprietors
OF water lots TO erect wharyes, and determined the
lines on which they should be extended In the river
Every owner OF lot in the city tell by the de-
scrfpon Of in his deed what its bounds on all
sides; II IL has water boundary the deed says so.
and he has right to wharf out into the river II il is
bounded ON all sides by the land he has no such
bounded by the water. Water street Is laid down On
PasrI ia a,