The national Republican., 1860-12-04
LOCAL NEWS.

BOARD OF AIDERMEN.-lne ne DOhtu iuct Nv
the usual hour Several communications were
his approval of certain acts also, one commu. |
nicsting q letter from Mrs. W. b. Franklin, Of
the Board Of Managers Of the Washington
City Protestant Orphan Asylum, in relation TO
q bill Of Thompson 4 Hannah. b.. ...I |
Referred TO Committee on Drainage. ,..,..V |
, The petition Of Moses Minister, for the re-
mission Of 6ue, was referred. 9.rygl Drn
Mr.. Price introduced resolution directing
the Water Registrar 10 furnish the Board With
a correct list Of all those who have taken
Potomac water, designating those who have
paid and those who have not paid. ..
The following bills we're reported; n..
Bill Of the lower Board TO trim and gravel
Tenth street west from l. To N street north
passed. IL. "rd.ghE .'rH ~. -.
'g Bill to lay q foot pavement on the west front
of square 352j passed. h .',n.. ~ 80.
Bin for prayelhng Second street west, from
G street south to Virginia avenue; passed. ~
Bill for the relief Of the Western Hose Com
pany; passed. >. .. ..,,. d. AZ 49,.
union Of Washington and Georgetown; laid
on the table, ordered 10 be printed, and made
the special order for next Monday evening. o,
the bill entitled "An act for the better protec-
ton Of owners. of property sold for taxes by
virtue Of any Ia, Of, this Corporation" was
taken up for consideration. lr, No.. II. aa...o
After discussion Of considerable length, in
which DR.. Magruder, Messrs Price, Moore,
Fisher, and Ward, took q part, 1t was finally
recommitted to the Committee on Finance. ,b
CoMNos CouscIL.-The Board met at the
usual hour, and was called to order by the Pres.
ident. Present: Messrs. Bryan, Borrows, Cha
mond, Mead, Mohun, Morgan, Mulloy, Ober,
RUSSELL Thomas and Van Riswick. l.. ~
The President produced letter from his
Honor Mayor Berrst, signifying his approval Of
the following bills, passed by the Council;
T., An act for the liquidation of certain claims
against the Franklin Fire Company; H.. ..,,
An act authorizing the opening Of new alleys
in SQUARE numbered five hundred and thirteen I;
o. An act in relation to the Central Guard.
House; ."" =. .o''
An act authorizing the curbstones to be set
and the footway laid on thesouth front Of square
No. 1888; 1H, De-" '.' VI,
An act making an appropriation for the i'm.
provement of the Western Burial Ground and
An act for the relief of James s. Holland.
A petition from Haslup & Weldon was re.
ferred to the Committee of Ways and Means.
A petition from J.. H. McCutcheon, in rela
ton to an overcharge for taxes, was referred to
the Committee on Claims.
r Mr.. Edmoudston presented a petition from
John J. Clark, asking for the remission of q
fine; referred to Claims Committee. D..
Mr.. Chaplin presented bill for q wooden
trunk at the intersection of Third street east
and Maryland avenue; read three times, and
passed. '. ''' .' .' '
. Mt. Van Riswick presented resolution,
making an appropriation for draining Fourth
otra of V;ro;pto raad three
times, and passed. ~,
He also presented resolution authorizing an
appropriation for repaving streets around the
Centre Market; read three times, and passed.
Mr.. Thomas presented petition from James
B. Greenwell, for the remission of . fine re.
ferred to Claims Committee. 80 '''
Mr.. Van Riswick, from the Committee on
Improvements, reported an act making an ap.
preparation of $1,000, or so much thereof as
may be necessary, for partially improving Hal
street west; read three times, and passed.
q, He also, from the same committee, reported
a bill to gravel street north, from Seventeenth
to Twenty-seventh streets west; passed.
Mr.. Mohun, from the Committee on Drainage
and the Distribution Of Water, presented q bill
authorizing the laying of water main on Mas
sachusetts avenue, from Ninth to Tenth street,
west. 1t was accompanied by petition from
eleven property holders on that square. Reat
three times, and passed. .n. ." o..
Also, a joint resolution authorizing the Mayo
to cause the proving machines, houses, anc
other property Of the water department, to b.
removed to the pipe yard read three times, snt
passed.
Mr.. Mead, from the Committee on Police
reported an act in relation to market regula
tions read three times, and passed.
Also, from the same committee, asked 10 b
discharged from the further consideration o
the bill for the protection of market house prop
erty; they were accordingly discharged there
from. ..... ., u ~
Bills from the Board of Aldermen:
Bill in relation to drain on NJ street. re
ferred to the Committee on Improvements.
Bill for the relief Of property holders on tn
north front Of square 2S9; referred to the Com
mittee on Improvements.
Act making an appropriation for expense
incurred in the distribution of Potomac water
referred to the Committee on Drainage and tn
Distribution of Water D" '
Bill for the relief Of James Rhodes referre
to Committee on Improvements.
A circular received from Richard Wallacf
ESQ. was, on motion, postponed indefinitely.
The District Military BM.-Mr. Mead the
offered a resolution, asking the Board of Aldel
men to return to this Board the papers in re
lation to the military appropriation bill.
Mr. Jones was opposed to the whole plan {
giving to the military anything for their SUI
port. If they were volunteer militia, VIII
should they desire any sid2 r'.
Mr.. Mulloy reminded the gentleman that h
mr. Jones) had voted to present the sevent
regiment Of New York with stand Of color
but was not willing to give anything to on
own District military. He hoped the resol'
ton would pass.
Mr.. hammond would vote against an apprc
priation for any military. They did not nee
any room to drill in they ought to drill out
doors. The ArmorY has nothing to do with u