Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1874-06-03
LEGIsLArIvE ASSEMBLY.

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Of PARTITION fences in the District OF CsIumbl.,
same committee.
House bill No. Is an act to amend An act
regulating the sale Of hay, was returned from
the House with the Council am end IN snts dis
agreed to- On motion Of Mr.. Brooks the Coun-
Gil Insisted on its amendments, aud asked for a
committee OF conference. rhe Chair appointed
Messrs. Golden, Baker and Hall, as the com.
mittee. Adjourned.
HOUSE-Mr. Berry presented petition of
Thos Bowling for damages; referred.
II. Clay Stewart, ito refund taxes enormously
paid;) referred.
message was received from the Governor,
enclosing communication from the War De-
Partment, asking the passage of an act to open
an alley in square 1853, on the west side OF Win
der's building, for the purpose or proper DIR ain.
age and protection OF the walls Of that building;
referred.
A message was received from the Council
announcing that hat body had refused TO re-
cede from ITS amendment TO House bill amend
ing the act to regulate the sale OF hay, and had
appointed a committee of conference thereon.
The House refused to concur In the amend
ments and agreed to appoint . committee of
conference, and Messrs. Boswell, Brewer and
Berry were appointed.
The House then went into committee of the
whole to consider the bill II. ID. 45) to provide
code of laws for the District. After some
time spent therein, the committee rose.
Mr. TTimble, from the committee on national
relations, reported al address 10 Congress. az
cOmpanied by "A bill, which. after soma Discus
sion, was adopted, Messrs. Boswell AMI Bursley
only voting in the negative. Although favor
.ng me bill, they objected to certain parts of
u e aGdTtss.
THe ADD RRss
sets forth that ''the facts elected upon the re-
cent inyesti gatiOn into District affairs seem to
warrant the belief that some change in the form
OF government for the ID strict OF Columbia will
be made before the close OF this session of Con-
gress. 1t Il generally believed that the Board
OF Public Works, to whom all credit is due for
magnificent and beneficial results in the i'm
proyements OF the avenues, streets, and publ
roads OF the District, can no longer have the
power which it has exercised, and, if it could
have the power, could not command means
from the District to carry out its plans to COM
pIeton at an early day. 1t Is evident tn at the
resources of the-District so far crippled tn at
time is needed for rest and for regeneration. re
Is natural, under such circumstances, that peo-
pie very largely should look upon a change as a
The address then assumes that the largest
class of citizens embracing "the lsborers, IN q
chanics, and small property ners, and such
others as have no special personal interest in a
change OF government for the District of Co.
lumbia; 4 believes that the present form
or government Is good, so far as it is controlled
and controllable by the people, and bad where
IL Is controlled by officials not OF their choice
and not responsible to them. For this class we
speak, and for them alone. We pro-
test, however, against any form of government
In which the citizens and taxpayers of the Dis
trict cannot have some share or part, and par
tcularly against the government by a commits
that if The right of suffrage should be denied in
the District of Columbia, where il was first
given to colored men, it will be taken every
where rs an indication that majority of Con-
gress believe that negroes are unfit to be en-
trusted with suffrage anywhere, and that suf.
f1age was refused to the voters of the District
OF Columbia because large portion of them
were cOlOrsd men. For these reasons a denial
OF suffrage here would seem to be impolitic."
THE BILL.
The remainder Of the address is devoted to an
nat NJ ha -
the provisions of which, in full, are as follows
That the provisions in The act entitled IAN act To
approved February 81 Ie7i for The ar pointment Of
mtmters OF the Council is hereby re pssled. Thu
tine, and ia the same manner, as the members Of
the House Of Delegates. The first Council district
ele gate tstricf the secoLd Council district Of ihe
thira and fourth legislative dele gate districts aud
Council Districts each Being passed OF two Iegis-
latiys DELEGATE districts: PTCrtssd, hoIcsrsr. That
the same may be hlIed By special election, TO be
ordered by the Governor vii hin fifteen days after
sIc. 2. The Legislative Assembly shall hold its
hIst >. ssiCn on IN. first MOrda 10 January, 1875,
auc aiieIw arcs az such time 1t my riue not
etteeding siNiy days in each legislative ear.
ali :c Pc einaioh grOyited for in section Sc Of
property I'm the District Of Columbia belonging to
the United Sta and the return Of the same as pro-
yded In said clion 90 rhalI be IA aie snanslly The
SECRETARY Il the Interior shall embrace in his annual
estimate Of all pairs, improvements upon or in
com hectic n with any Of the avenues or with the
VIII c nav De reIHird anri ib x sI
SIC. 4. The Board OF Health, establisa vd by SEQ
abol sned Iastesd thereof there shall BE- det a,ed
~ The Pre- ldent MEDICAL offer # the army, or
Who 81 all have sole executive charge Of the san,
tsry condition Of the District OF Columbia HeshsIi
heaHk, 20 prevent the sale OF uawboiesoms f1pa,
and PEI form such Other CURES az may be imposed
s.mb!y. Jp.n bis r6qaisitioD the uperi atenient
81 ponce snail place under his dire tion suic 'snl
hnmteI o. Iolice officers te serve a. inspectors
health Ctheers, or q ca'Iy out his sanitary meas
the d. ar;meGs proter Of luc ccer hall LEAH %
him sufficient Glen force and other ASSISTANT
BY section Of said oct February H. ISL Is here
By abolished. Instead thereof there shall be
Chcer Of er sneers Of the army, who shall be Oom-
missioner In charge Of all streets avenues, alloys
ba ana who shall have sole executive charge of the
same, aud Of all other work which may be intrusted
30 improvements, however, shall be made Gpon
CT in oonneotI' With any avenue whatever, or upon
sept in pursuance Of proper Legislation By OSnsres.
based upon estis stes submitted by the Secretary
or IN correction with the streets other than those
OF M propsTty Of inc nted stateI or BON alleys
asted by proper act OF the Legislative Assembly,
Inmates Of The COmmissiouer in charge of Street,
In case Of r. pairs upon or 10 connection with the
tr.ct Of CoIumbia the entire eSpsnse shall be p.d
BY genei al tsx Of the District Of CoIumbis bas
upop pI orer Legislation OfIhe Legislative Assembly,
upon estimates made by the Commissioner in charge
OF reefs. In cas- OF improvements upon or in n
nGstlon with sta eet- and alleys and pablo roads
other thar those In asbiDgtOn city the property
sdJoi ing and specially benefited thereby shall be
taxed oLethiTd Of the cost of the same, id the
main ng cost shall be paid by theDis rict of 1lumb
10 cage q improvements upon in connection with
avenues and streets in the civ of Wash;naton ONE
third 81 the expense shall be paid by the District of
COluubla, one third by the United States, and one
thlru o. the property adjoining and specially beue-
merely, the property Of The United States aud
OF lLofVidusls being taxed therefore according 10
Inc respective frontage VI each upon the avenues or
streets thus improved. All taxes for special i'm
proven enfs above named against individuals shall
be assessed by the assessors Of general faxes and
collected BY the collector Of general taxes TIE
shall be reported by the collector OF general tsNes
70 the SeCretsrJ Of the Int rior to be LAID by him
teiore Coz gress, who will make appropriation for
the same TO the DEPARTING Of the Interior, psYa-
pie N der the direction Of the Secretary Of the In
terror. In csse the improvement named shall b. a
main sewer, the property sdJoinipg aud benefited
thereby shall include ell Lads in the Di trict Of
Cotunbia draining INTO said main sewer. The COM
nssiC uer In charge of streets before named sh III
haye power 10 contract with the lowest responsible
bldceT, after public notice, aud with proper re-
Isbor, Tor repairs and improvements upon or in
connection With avenues, stree alleys, and public
rCscs In the District If Columbia, and fr clssnipe
ana sweeping the same, and for planting and
renewal AID cs'e q sbsde-trees upon the sane
Appropfiatiops for the Gle aiming aud sweeping Of
Streets ard for the planning, renewal, and care of
shade-uees, shall be male By the Legislative As