Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-05-08
Third Legislative Assembly.

CbUNClb.-The bhI creating the once OF fence
viewer for the county Of Washington, and regnla-
ting partition fences therein wac read second time
and referred TO the Committee on W Arlington,
Georgetown, and county affairs.
the board Of heath TO furnish to the Council state
ment showing the number of persons employed un.
DER y and the amount ofeompensation PAID to each
Also. one calling the Register of the District TO
business in this District and the amount Of license
paid BY each; adopted.
commissioner Of the sinking fund to issue registered
coupon certificates TO be denominated Water Fund
in the efhce Of the water registrar IThe bin pro
in demo Of sea shs ss 4
s1 ears from date and bearing interest; read and
Mr. Buker submitted resolution calling upon the
collector q Taxes to furnish the Council list of 81
by such institutions for purposes that should exempt
1t from isx atiOn; adopted.
Mr. Thompson. f from Ti n. hah finance committee
ported back the bill imposing taaes for the fscs
section s. line @ stirling out d the an words %and new
school in the clause fixing the rate of
Is ae Of the ; ,b the
the taxes shall be coectable july LIST, 1885, also
q ne FER rate
and every month paid in advance Of oily i.t, iai.
On the adoption Of thi. rate of abatement some
discussion The chair stated that this system
this District, and had proved a failure. BE would
advocate the system practised in the porthern cities
within the prescribed time and carry il into esecn
ton rigidly this he thought much more eff. ctive
ahd yudlelous course than BY Offering premium for
doing " hat The law requires.
Mr.. Thompson remar ed that it was the first time
ne had ne ard that the abatement system fail
ure the contrary had been the effect, and though it
thsTe an Jnssd sa s for the past
" u9 had been very heavy on large class
a a Qfa6 MI india ad ha in
nlefing hardship on large class Of worthy though
Mr. Buker thought system Of penalties for tardy
tax payers might work better than q system of
o se pss e
unpaid A moderate abatement might be allowed
the he yeS TSs On e h Sse1
psn as there was class Of persons who always are
ready to avail themselves Of an abatement, however
MI, Quick took the view that penalty as sug-
asProvided by the organic act is 81 per hundred,
which Is the rate proposed to be levied the ensuing
sfea.nS the 1at hs
only way to avoid the difficulty would be to redace
tne rae, Is,et fs IS or sL% AMI then nix upon
Mr.. Bpker remarked that it would be absolutely
10 pay the rates By the bill mach Of ths
property there is unproductive and the owners are
plan to reduce this rate IN the county and had some
am4 ndments to submit, but was not quite ready to
duct:On Of the school tax from IS cents to shout 40
cents, which he thouSet could be done By discon-
the limited attendance of pupils He asked . post.
ponemsnt of action until he could prepare his amend
Mr.. Browne submitted a concurrent resolution of
rrerspeet 70 the memory OF the late Chief Justice
HOUSE OF DELEGATES.-The House opened
with prayer by Rev. DIR. Rankin.
Mr.. Campbell for Mr.. Brown introduced bill to
ecrsSildafe the Georgetown almshouse with the
Washington asylum, abolishing the firstnamed as
soon as the occupants removed, and directing
the sale ofthe Georgetown almshouse; referred
MT: Wall introduced bill to license and regulate
PAwNBRoKERs AND JUNK DEALERS
referred prov des that the rates of license shall
be 5,o 80 and loo per aRnum, respectively, and
license equal TO the amount Of license Pawnbro-
kefs are requr ed to keep book in which they shall
residsIce II the parties psWnfna o. pedgne sao o
and descrip tiOn and estimated value of the article
tics, in tie i 5000, TO make goSi all damages
WHICH may result from neglect, waste, &C. They
Ds Su
cent Per meath They may sell nnredee ped pledges
made for them the he
6y way q pledge or purchase or pawn any
the other classes. Their places be at all times
Of h The Any sss or de-
msy Of search Ss1rant p'P 'a are re-
auIred to display the usual sign-three gilt balls,
ons of this 1sceei ie T sesto OF 'ns pG nn.
from TO Slo0.I
Mr. ciagett introduced bill for the relief Of Daniel
Kally tS pay Tor portion OF lot condemned for pub
to be reimbursed amount lost ona contract, which
Mr.. Cox. from the committee on elections, report.
ed bill introduced by Mr.. Trimble) to preserve the
purity Of elections. and 1t was read second time
Council billto regulate shows, &C., in the sale and
disposal Of seats the sale Of tickets for
Ies aeT 'se ms as Of
The House went into COMMITTEES of the whole on
the bill making an appro priation to complete the
mar kef house east OF the Capitol, Mr.. Wall in the
he bin was read, and, having been amended by
0J shall be applied e1ciusiv ely to ittfns up the
Interior Of the market 1t was reported to the House
The consideration Of the bill in addition TO the
four million act-authoriZine a loan Of $500 ,00-i
was; on motion OF Mr.. smoot, postponed for one
The House next went into committee Of the whole
assessments Mr. Trfmble in the chair, and il was
considered by sections.
hye years In which 70 pay the assessments si opted.
Without concluding the consideration Of the bill,
the committee rose.
THE (JoE)cAaRoIL MARKET
MT. Hnlse introduced bill providing that the
the Carroll market, and the naine shall be placed
over the main entrance.
honor the delegate from the 10Th district By the bill
MI Hulse eplied that he had not Consulted the
OarrOll,t aHu tnat ne 011 propose To
com plment him, for he had introduced the bill and
almost alone had fought it through both branch hes CT
the Legislature, and the citizens Of that section of
the city are almost entirely indebted to Mr.. Carroll
for the market house.
Mr.. Clagett said that when the bill was read il
struck him a. nearly the entire eastern ion of
ne city vas once the property Of the Carroll fam
that family TO posterity through the market house;
and be suggested that the bill should be made more
~ plicit.
Mr.. Hulse said when the bill came up for its sec
ord reading the body Of the bill could be amended
Mr.. ehepherd.-Oh, the amendment will be easy
to make: call IL the Joe Carroll market.
On motion of Mr.. Smoot, the concurrent resolu
ton from the Council in relation to the dos , :.
WI. .- .1s..ct Chase was taken up ana unanimously
adopted by rising vote, and, at 7.0 p. m, the
House adjourned.
Safeguards Against Fires.
Editor Star: Permit me to suggest to the proper
that hereafter all houses shall be provided with
the means of extinguishing fires. All that is
required is that in each house there shall be
nine connected with the street main. service