The national Republican., 1861-10-22
CITY COUNCILS.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN.-rhe Board met at the
usual hour, and, in the absence of the Presi.
dent, was called to order by Mr. Brown. Pres.
ent, all the members, except Messrs. Dove and
Magruder.
The chair laid be fore the Board the accounts
Of the ward apothecaries for the quarter end.
ing September 30th, which we're referred.
communication was received from the
Mayor, transmitting the following nominations: {:
Thomas Purocli and joseph Bryan, commits.
soners of Centre Marke', IN the place OF
Woodville Latham and william II. Pduiding.
]. I. Howard, physician Of the poor of the
fourth ward, in place of Dr. M. Toner, re-
signed.
John Larcombe, and Robert Ricketts,, for the
Mitchell H. Miller, Valentine Harbaugh, and
G. H. Uttermehle, for the second district.
F. S. Walsh, Otis G. Wight, and Frederick D.
Stewart, for the third strict.
James Z. Holmead, John T. Cassell, and Peter
M. Pearson, for the fourth district.
John G. Kennedy, Treasurer, and W. B Day.
ton, Secretary.
These nominations we're all referred.
Mr.. Sargent presented memorial from the
Sanitary Commission, asking that cuvert Q
built and gas introduced on North Capitol
street; which was eferred.
Mr. Brown, from the Committee on Finance,
to whom was referred the proposed reduction
of the salaries of the Collector and Register,
were discharged from the further consideration
Of the Same.
Mr.. Fisher reported bill for the relief of NJ.
Cunningham and A. Boyland; which was re-
ferred.
Mr.. Sargent offered resolution instructing
the Committee on Police to inquire into the
expediency of providing a remedy, by law, for
the impOsitons practiced on our citizens by the
proprietors and drivers of omnibuses, by, over
orowding them with passengers; which was
passed.
Mr.. Fisher offered resolution asking the
Mayor to furnish the Board with n detailed
statement OF the cost of the new Central Guard.
House, with such other information on the
subject as he may deem proper; which was
passed.
The Board then took recess for twenty min.
utes, and, on reassembng,
The Chair laid before the Board a communi-
cation from lhe Mayor. enclosing letter from
G. B. Cluskey, the superintendent of tho build.
ing of the Central Guard House, in which he
states that sll ,675 have already been expended
on the building, and that it will require S4 900
more to pay debts due on It, AID complete the
building. He also states that this is the cheap
est built building in the city. The communi.
cation was ferred to The Committee on I'm
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON CoUSClL--Mr. Edmonston presented
petition from Thompson Shedd, praying the
remission of q fine. Referred.
Mr.. E. also made a personal explanation IL
relation TO a report Of his remarks in the last
meeting, rs reported in the Star.
Mr.. Shepherd, from the Committee on Drain.
age and Distribution of Water, reported favor.
ably on the BIZ from The Bard Of Aldermen
providing for he erection of fstation.houses, ,&c.,
for the use of the Metropolitan Police; and the
bill was passed.
Mr.. McGrath from the Committee on the Fire
Department, asked 10 be discharged from the
further consideration of the bill granting the
use Of the Council Chamber to the Perseverance,
Fire Company for the holding of meetings, on
the ground OF the contemplated improvements
TO the hall, and of the many meetings now being
held therein and the committee was accord
ingly discharged.
The bill providing for the appointment Of
police constable force was then taken up, and,
after being amended in various ways, was
passed.
1.-THE bill, rs passed, provides for the ap-
pointment by the Mayor, on or about the
fourth Monday in June, from the list of county
constables, commissioned by the circuit court,
one police constable for each of the first, third,
fifth, seventh, eighth, ninth and tenth police
districts, and one for the second, fourth and
sixth districts united, whose duty shall be to
serve all warrants for offences committed
against this Corporation, and execute all the
necessary civil process for the collection of
fines, forfeitureS and costs, and perform all
such other duties as may be prescribed TO
them by the Mayor and Councils, in their re.
spective districts: ProUided, The same shall
not in any manner conflict with the recent ac.
of Congress, entitled /" Il Bill to create a Metro
politan Police District of the District of Colum.
bia, and to establish Police therefor"
The bill also provides that the compensation
of each police constable shall be $500 per an.
mum, and ten per cent. on all fines collected and
paid in; and It shall not be lawful for any of the
officers to follow any other occupation or busi.
ness; nor shall they exact any fee or receive
any fee, reward or compensation whatever,
for the execution of any duty legally assigned
them, except such reward rs may, from time
to time, be publicly offered by any other cor
poration or State, or the United States, or indi.
viduals.
1t also provides for the appointment of Il ser.
geant, at a sa arv of 5000 per aunum, who shall
have an office in the City Hall, and whose duty
1t shall be to have II general supervision OF the
force, keep record of the. nature of the
offence committed, the amount Of Judgment
every three months of all moneys received or
paid out
1t is also provided that before the sergeant
or any police constable shall enter upon the
duties of his office, he shall take and subscribe
an oath before Justice of the Peace, that he
will support the Constitution and laws of the
United State, and perform the duties Of his
Office to the best OF his ability; and also give
bond with two good and sufficient sureties to
this corporation, to be approved by the Mayor,
in the sum of one thousand dollars for the
prompt payment of all moneyswhich may come
into his hands as fees, fines, forfeitures, costs,
&C., at such times us may be prescribed by
law; and that the Mayor and city attorney
shall have authority to make all further rules
and regulations for the government Of the
officers, and all such detail Ms may be necessary
to give effect to this law.l
Without transacting any further business, the
Board adjourned.