The national Republican., 1861-03-12
L OCA L N EW S.
CITY COUNCILS.


cling his approval of an act extending the time
for the Board Of Assessors to hear and deter.
mine complaints of excessive assessments.
Also, the nomination Of Hanson Brown, for
scavenger Of the fifth ward, in place Of Will
liam L. Bassford, resigned. Referred to Com
mittee on Police. Il
A communication from the Water Purveyor
was received, in answer TO resolution Of Feb.
ruary 9th, which was referred to the Commit.
tee on Drainage.
The Board Of Trustees of the fourth school
district presented q paper, which was referred
to the Committee on Schools.
A communication from the Union Fire
Company was received, and referred to the
Committee on Police.
The petition of Patrick Givens, asking the |
remission Of a fine, was received, and referred |
to the Committee on Claims.
The bill authorizing an appropriation for the
relief Of H. G. Purdy was taken up and put
upop its passage, and passed.
A bill authorizing the Board Of Trustees of
the fourth district to increase the salary of
teacher was ordered to third reading, and
passed. ...sE
An appropriation was ordered for the benefit
Of the Union Fire Company. l
The bill for the relief Of Hutchinson & Tay.
lor was taken up, and, after considerable dis.
cussion, it was amended by striking out Fifty.
two dollars and fifty cents" and inserting
"thrty dollars" and then passed.
A bill for the relief of James q. Whaley was
taken up, and passed.
A bill in relation to delinquent water.takers
was introduced, and passed.
Several bills from the lower Board were re.
ceved and appropriately referred.
The Board adjourned.
COMMON CouNcIL.-A communication was
received from the Mayor, stating that he had
signed certain acts.
A petition of Peter P. Howard, for remission
Of fine, was referred to the Committee on
Claims.
Mr.. Powell introduced an act to repair the
roof and other parts Of the Franklin engine
house, appropriating seventy dollars therefor.
Passed.
Mr.. Edmondston introduced an act for gra.
ding and gravelling G street north, between
Fourth and Fifth streets west referred to the
Committee on Improvements.
Mr.. Russell presented petition Of George
Spaulding, asking the remission of a fne :; re-.
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Thomas presented IA petition from R. B.
Clark and others, praying for footwalk on
square sos; referred TO the Committee on I'm.
provements.
Mr.. Wilson presented petition for the re.
lief of Gustavus Rawlings; referred to the
Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Jones, from the Committee Of Ways and
Means, reported on act to carry into effect q
joint resolution appropriatng $500 for the
purpose of extending proper facilities to the
members Of the Peace Congress, and author
izing the Mayor to pay such sums as may be
due.
Mr.. hammond wanted the details of this mat
ter. He was not willing to do business in such
q loose manner.
Mr.. Jones stated that the bill had beer
passed by the Council before the Convention
had met, and that then there were none who
did not anticipate some such expenditure. The
greater part Of this expense was for printing.
After some other discussion, tho bill wa
passed.
Mr.. Van Reswick, from the Committee OF
Improvements, reported bill authorizing tn
curb 10 be set and the footway paved on tn
moth and west side, Of square 26 passed.
Mr.. Van Reswick, from the same committee
also reported bill authorizing the curb to b.
set and the footway paved on the east front o.
squares l26 and 1853; passed.
Mr.. Morgan offered joint resolution au
thorzing the Mayor to pay the sum Of Sl4O.5
to sundry laborers for work done on sundr
water mains.
After considerable discussion, in whicl
Messrs. Wilson, Mohun, Mulloy, Clark, Mead
Borrows, Emerson, and hammond, participated
Mr.. Mead moved that it be laid upon tn
table lost-yeas 7, nays II.
Mr.. Borrows moved that it be referred to tn
Committee on Drainage and Distribution {
Water; carried-yeas IL, nays7.
The Chair laid before the Board joint reso
luton to repeal the proviso to an act approve
vided for retaining Messrs. Walter Lenox an
W. c. Davidge as counsel for this Corporatio
in the case of X. c. Weightman ps. the Co
poration Of Washington. By o proviso in th
act, the counsel were not to be paid until Ii
completion of it. The present resolution WI
to repeal that proviso, and allow the Mayor
pay such portion Of it as he may deem proper
The resolution was debated ut much lengl
by Messrs. Jones, Wilson, Easily, and Lar
mond.
Mr.. Wilson offered an amendment to allo
the Mayor to pay not more than $3.50 agre'
to-yeas Ia, nays s.
The question was then taken as to wheth
or not the bill should be read third time, al
decided in the negative-yeas 9, nays ~.
So the bill was not read third time.
Bills from the Board of Aldermen:
An act to increase the salary OF the secol
assistant Of male primary school, fourth distric
passed.
An act for the relief of j. Deeth referr
to the Committee on Claims.
An act for the relief of John r Nourse;
ferred to the Committee on Claims.
An act for the relief of the American Ho
and Ladder Company: referred to the Co
mttee on the Fire Department.
, And the Board then adjourned.
ZouAvE CoMpANY.-A meeting of this cor
was held at their armory in Thorns Hall. Il
evening, at which resolutions of thanks to Co
pany 9, Of the Washington Light Infantry b
talion, were adopted. The resolutions had be
handsomely drawn up by member, and w