Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-06-14
legislative Assembly. June Is.

LegfsIat1ye Assembly, June I3.
COUNCIL.-Councilb bills: extending the time
of the commission 10 codify the laws OF the
District; amending an act regulating assess
ments for Improvements, approved Dec. 70,
ISL; and making the controller and auditor an
auditing commission to audit all outstanding
claims against the late corporations of Wash
ingt0n and Georgetown and levy court; were
referred.
TIE SINKING FuNp.
Tie chair laid before the Council q commit
nication from Moses Kelly, esq, of the sinking
passed the 4th utimo, stating 90 that the amount
borrowed and turned over to this commission
under the act of the 10th of January last au-
tnSrizing an anticipation of certain revenues in
Washington to the present date is $40, llo.63,
OF which there has been dsbursed. as per de-
tailed statemen Mt herewith, S409 ,5Sf 81. Balance
in hand, SJi ,526 e."
COUNTY SCHOOL FINANCES.
Also, the following from the controller, in
compliance with resolution of the Council
calling for condition of county school fund Re
ceipts from all sources reported to June amount
TO S23 ,0o6.71; the regulations of the county
school paid to date amount to S39, sol "A; the
county school revenues uncoliected to June 1st,
under the tax levy of 1S71-12, are estimated at
81, 1925. The estimated expenditures for the
county schools for the fiscal year ending June
the 18th instant, are as follows For salaries Of
teachers, S3I, 400; salary of superintendent,
Sl0oo; salaries OF secretary and treasurer, $500;
contingent expenses, 81 SEQ; contract and deficit
in revenue for ISL and 1872, $4,000. Total,
SCI 100.
MARKET REVENUES AND EXPENSES.
The chair submitted communication from
George f. Baker, controller, incoSing a state
ment of receipts and expenditures OF the several
markets in compliance with a resolution of the
CCuucil of the 1lth instant; and accompanied
by letter from the register of the District, all
relating 10 the market system. The revenues
OF the District from markets from june I, 1871,
to june l, 1872 were: Northern Liberties, Sill
7lC.55; Western, 50 AIS OiJEastern, $3.50; Cen
ter, S225; Georgetown, 81 s946i total, &c., 80.
expenditures same period, IS ,202.96. The state
ment of estimated expenditures of markets for
1872 and 1873, as reported to the House of Dele
gates June l.. 1872, including salaries and def
ciencies, tor 1872, were: For Northern market,
S6,Sd9; Eastern 50 ,39i; Western, 81 PSI; George
town, 81 GA. TheRegister SAYS at has not been
the practice of this office to consider the produce
dealers license as a market license, il being
rated the same for doing business either in or
outside of the market, and was not SO consii-
cred under the old law, in which it was desig-
mated as huckster's license, and the proceeds
separated from the revenue of the markets. The
Center market bears a peculiar relation to the
District government, SO far as relates to the
licensing of the dealers therein, they claiming,
under the organization of the market company,
exemption from such tax. Conseduently the
proyir &c of the police force being to arrest when
no license is shown, the officer has left the mat
ter to ts Ike the usual course, viz: The police ar
rest the delinquent and the court decides as to
the enforcement of the license" Referred TO
khe committee on markets.
SANITARY.
MI. bTOWne submitted resolution requesting
the board OF health to confer with the board of
public works for the purpose of devising means
whereby the sewers of the city of Washington
and Georgetown may be flushed at least once
every twenty-four hours with Potomac water to
the end that the said sewers may be freed from
matter which, in a state OF decomposition, may
evolve gases injurious TO the health of the citi-
Zens OF said cities; and said board of health is
requested to present the result of its conference
with said board of public works to the legsla-
tive assembly, with an estimate of the cost of
10 fnrk IN ha and hat
laton In the premises may be had at the present
session OF the said legislative assembly; agreed to-
PRESERVATION OF ORDER.
MIR. Browne, from the committee on police
reported hack Council bill for the preservation
OF order, recommending its passage. After de-
bate, il was recOmmitted.
Mr.. Riley, from the committee on claims re-
ported favorably on the bill for the relief of F.
NJ. Dubant. which was read third time and
!ost; yeas, Messrs. Gray, Hill and Riley; navs
Messrs. Browne, Gross, Gulick, Thompson and
the president. MIR. Browne entered q motion to
reconsider.
POTOMAC WATER.
MT. Guliek submitted resolution, the pre-
annie OF which recItes that it is well known that
the Potomac water supplied to the residents of
the cities OF Washington and Georgetown for
domestic purposes is often much contaminated
by foreign meter held in suspension to an ex-
tent which may be productive of serious evil to
persons using the same; therefore resolved
that the board OF public works be, and il is
hereby requested 10 transmit TO this legislative
assembly, plan, together with an estimate of
the COST 70 provide IOr the effectual hltering of
said water before entering the pipes through
wheh II Is supplied to said cities to the end that
such legislation as may be necessary in the
premises may be had during the present session
Of said legislature. Adopted.
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES.
Mr.. Gulick introduced bill TO prevent the
spread OF contagious diseases IL the District of
Columbia The bill provides that it shall be
the duty OF the board of health, when the Dis
trlct ~ threatened with or affected by any for
midable epidemic, infectious or contagious dis
ease, to issue such orders, regulations, and
Instructions as may be deemed effective for the
prevention or removal Of such disease, which
shall be advertised in three city papers for a
period OF two weeks, and to remain in force
nstil revoked by the board. Other sections
provide for speedy interment of the dead bouse
visitstions, dispensing medicines and dIsintec-
tants, for vaccination, for hospital accommO-
dations; making it the duty Of proprietors of
tenement and boarding houses to Communicate
when necessary, with the bOardof health; against
persons ati1icted with contagious diseases eX-
pS1ng themselves, and imposing fine for rent
ing ROOMS in which persOnsick with infectious
diseases has lodged. Read and laid over.
FINANCIAL.
Mr. Thompson submitted a resolution re-
questing the controller to transmit, in detail
the ordinary and contingent expenses OF the
government of the District from the time of its
organization to the present date; also estim ates
In detail OF the amounts that will be required
Tor the support OF the different branches of the
government from the LIST Of October, 1872 to the
5oth OF September, 1873, &c. After consider
able discussion, the resolution was adopted
Mr.. Thompson submitted resolution that the
superintendent OF assessment and taxes be re-
quested TO communicate to the Council, as early
as possible, the total assessed value of taxable
property in the District of Columbia, discrimi-
mating between real and personal estate and
stating separately the total amount of each class
within the limits of each of the three late cor
porations OF Washington, Georgetown and the
Levy Court; adopted.
Mr.. Gray submitted a concurrent resolution
that the Hoard of public works be, aud are
hereby, requested TO place sign or signs in
suitable place TO designate Scoli place. between
1 and streets northwest; adopted.
HOUSE BILLS:
making an appropriation TO pay the ,op.. az, mt
expenses OF the Georgetown alnshouse; 70
amend an act making appropriation to pay sun
dry expenses incurred by the board Of registra-
ton in holding the election November ~, 1871:
relating TO interments; and for Che relief of
Thomas ShaBklin, were laid over. /
Mr.. Eaton, from the committee on printing
rerorted bill recommending the printing of
5000 copies OF the report of the com mittee on
manufactures, and appropriated $500, or SO
much thereof as might be necessary TO pay for
printing the same; read a first time. Adj burned
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-The Speaker
laid before the House the following
EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
which were referred: A message OF the Governor
enclosing statement of the superintendent OF
assessments as TO the amount oil assessable prop