The national Republican., 1862-01-21
CITY COUNCIL.

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CITY COUNCIL.
Board OF ALpERxEN.-A communication was
received from the Mayor, in relation to the con.
struotien Of 2 street passenger railway IN the
more and Ohio Railroad Company, with the rs.
sent Of this corporation, was entitled to this
franchise under IN act Of Congress-.
., A lengthy Communication from Alexander
tsreSt Of the corporation In the Washington and
Alexandria railroad, was received and referred
to the Committee on Finance.
A letter from the Mayor, in relation to the
the report Of the commissioners Of the asylum
In relation thereto, was read and referred to
the Committee on the Asylum.
Mr.. Moore thoreupon introduced bill max
ing further provision for the sok At the Wash.
ington Asylum; which was also referred 10 tho
Committee on the Asylum.
Mr.. Bailey, from tho Committee on Police,
reported u bill fixing the rates for carrying
passengers in carriages, cabs and other vehi.
cles.
On motion of Mr.. Moore, tho bill was ordered
to be published In the proceedings, and to be
made the special order for the next meeting.
The communication from the Mayor, In rela.
tion to u passenger railway, WAS ordered to be
printed, and 10 be referred to committee Of
three, with Instructions to consult with snd oh.
tain the opinion Of the corporation attorney
upon tu0 SuUJ0CLs Iu0 OudIT dpUOtUt0u m6S6Tbs l
Brodhead, Lloyd, and Wendell as the commit.
tee.
Mr.. Bailey, from the Committee on Police,
reported an act amendatory Of an act entitled !
10, approved March 80, is42; which was
passed.
The following nominations, by the Mayor,
we're then confirmed:
Samuel Ourand, for Chief of tho Mayors Po' |
lice.
For Police Constables.-First district, John |
Dewdney; fifth district, Charles II. Hurdle
seventh district, William W. Kirby; eighth |
district, J. N. Busher ninth district, Edward
ond, fourth, and sixth districts, united. NJ. o..
Connor. |
William W. Bean. for commissioner of sweeps
Mr. Bailey introduced a bill to prevent the
overlooking of omnib useswith passengers, which
Mr.. Lloyd, from the same committee, pre-.
sented joint resolution requesting change
A joint resolution of instruction to the Regis.
ter was referred to the Committee on Police.
The following bills were received from the
4 bill for amending an act 10 establish more
efficient organization Of the public schools Of
the City Of Washington. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Public Schools
bill making an appropriation for the clean.
Referred TO the Committee on improvements.
A bill making an appropriation for the laying
Of a gravel walk in the nfth ward.
On motion Of Mr.. Moore, this bill WAS put
Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNcIL.-The President laid before
the Board a communication from the Acting
Mayor, with his approval of an act for tho re.
lefof J. q. Holbrook.
reference to the carcasses of dead horses.
Mr.. VIM. A. Mallory otfers to remove, free OF
cost, all dead carcasses laying about the city.
Mr.. Shepherd, Of the Sd ward, offered \ reso.
luton Of inquiry as to the legality Of the bonds
and asked that It be put upon its passage.
Mr.. Wilson, of the 7th ward, would suggest
whether 1t would be good policy for this Coun.
Gil TO- open this question at this time. He
thought It would endanger our present claims
Mr. Shepherd, of the Cd ward, said he wanted
the opinion OF the Attorney. 1t would give us
some Glue as to the legality of our claim. We
have already sunk thirty or forty thousand
dollars in this business, and we want to have
full investigation Of the matter.
Mr.. Mohun, OF the 4th ward, thought 1t did
not appear advisable at this time to make in
to make these inquiries. II am correctly In,
formed, the Attorney approved OF this arrange.
ment ut the time 1t was made.
Mr.. Shepherd introduced a bill to authorize
clean during bad weather. Passed.
Mr.. Edmondston made the following personal
explanations:
Board communication received by me this
morning, which ask to have printed with the
proceedings of this Board. l do this, sir, with
the object Of serving what seoms to be the
purpose Of the writer in defending his client
and himself, as we'll as to give the members Of
the Council the beneht Of the admoniton II
contains. I feel certain, sir, that nothing
said will justify the threats the letter con.
tsins as regards myself. ! merely said, In
railroad, and without making any direct refer.
enoe to Mr.. Stewart or his client, whose propo.
sition was not then, and has not yet, been be.
fore this Board, that did not want to hear any
lecture concerning the Alexandria railroad;
that knew all about 1t, and regarded 1t, from
tho start, as fraud. Such is tho opinion,
think, OF great many OF our people. Every
one knows that the road WAS built ON borrowed
money and borrowed credit, and that the par.
ties concerned In 1t have not redeemed their
obligations, for which this corporation has be.
come liable to the amount of eighty thousand
dollars.
WASHINGTON, Jan. II, 1862.
Sn: ! notice In the proceedings of the ad.
journed session Of the City Councils, on yester.
day, In relation to tho offer of Mr.. Alex. Hay, to
In the Alexandria and Washington railroad, or
such interest III II has In the same, the above
language, Nh usei by " Mr.. Edmonds0n," ia
clipped from the Star. represent Mr.. Hay In
Inlb m6ItcT, anu 1901 ~ my uuty W uonOuncc
your statement as u Wholesale libel and slander
II meant to apply to Mr.. Hay, or any one rep
resentng him, or To any one Of the members OF
either the Board of Aldermen or Common Coun
Gil with whom Mr.. Hay or myself have commu
nicated on the subject of the interest repre-
sented by US In the said road or the interest OF
the city In the same, and shall expect, within
twonty.four hours, an unqualified withdrawa
of all such imputatiOns-which must be made
in as public \ manner as your remarks have
received circulation.
relieve myself and those with whom / have
acted from the charges embraced In your Ian
guage, I shall feel 1t my duty to denounce youl
statements as untrue and slanderous, in the
public print, and take such other steps as
deem proper in the promises.
Mr.. Hay and myself represent the judgmen
creditors against the Alexandria and Washing
ton railroad, who are but seeking their right
in a DrOper Way and they shall not bo the sub