Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-05-25
Legislative Assembly, Way RI.

COUNCIL-The chair announced that he
had made an estimate OF the expenses Of the
Council for the current session, in compliance
with the request OF the controller: 900 for the
contingent fund, and Il, 1l0 for salaries OF en-
Iloyes.
The chair announced as the standing COM
mIttee on indebtedness OF the District MessrS
Browne, Quick and Thompson. Mr.. Gulick
asked TO be excused from serving on the COM
m3ttee, agreed to.
MI Browne submitted a resolution that the
committee on rules OF the Council be instructed
TO confer with the committee rules of the
House Of Delegates respecting joint OF both
houses; adopted
Council bill amendatOry of the act for the
payment of the outstanding indebtedness OF the
late corporations of Washington, Georgetown
and The Levy court was referred TO the commit
tee on Judiciary. House bill in relation to the
Georgetown schools, was referred to the com
MIttee on schools.
MI Browne introduced 4 bill explanatory of
an act making an appr0pr alton 10 pay the ont
standing indebte dneSs OF the late corporations
OF a>hlngton, Georgetown and the Levy court,
which provides that al the debts are required
TO be raid in the amounts and with the Interest
by sald act. any pTovisO ia said act 70 the CON
uaTy notwithstanding; read and laid over
mouse bills Tor the better protection of MANN
IsetuTes CT mineral waters, and for the extern
son OF the hre-alarm telegraph system 70
GeoTgetown, were read and laid over
Mr.. IhOmT son introduced a b. II an horizin,
The board OF public works TO condemn an aIleY
IL square No. 10, which was read and laid over
Adjourned.
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-The hill pre-
crbing the duties OF the surveyor and his assist
ants was passed. The bill requires the sur
yeyCr 20 give bends in $40 600 for faithful per
foTUaoce OF his duties, and gives him A salary
OF >tutV; authorizes him 70 appoint two assist
ants Al ~lr>cD salary EACH holds the surveyor re-
sl0nsible Tor all acts OF his assistants: makes II
Ms DUTY 70 locate party walls, fix grades and
mark building lines; makes NJ unlawful to build
walls OF adjust building lines except in confirm
lty with the surveyors dia grams all fees hereto
fore collected by the surveyor TO be hereafter
paid into the District treasuTy.l
lie following were introduced By Mr.
MISREPRESENTATION requesting the chief clerk TO
fuiIlsh list OF resolutions transmitted N the
Governor Tor the information OF members.
agreed 10. Ey Mr.. BOsweii-Bin TO nav James
l. keTvaEt for stationery; Claim of r r. Crit
tencen against the levy court; referred;
he Following were TtpCrt ed from committees:
BY Mr.. Brewer (claims)-BiIls tor relief of ID
GcEau and Jas O'Day. BY Mr.. Hunt tpOlice)-
BIS providing tor the sale OF the central guard
house; read second time.
House bill providing for the election OF certain
ti.cCrS was taken up, aud the substitute re-1rted
BY ny. LeBarncS, from the committee ON Dis
met tEcers, was read and adopted. and the biz
Passed tit provides Tor the election bienni.llv
OF collector, treasurer. controller, auditor re.
gisrtT, coroner, water reg Strar, surveyor, aud
lG5-ic printer by the people, and in case OF a
vacancy the Governor NAV appoint until the
htNl meeting OF the legislative assembly,
bli making appropriation % assist n The
GtcPftuon Of Union solder graves on the 3ttb
instant, Was taken NJ, and pending action lie
House adjourned.