The national Republican., 1862-05-06
LOCAL NEWS.
CITY COUnCI.s.

ofthe board was held yesterday afternoon.
a oommunioxtton va reoeiysd from the
Mayor, approving the following Bills:
alton for priniing and binding. I11f
An act TO revive the sot 70 srads and gravel
Tenth street west, from D 70 = streete.
IA. an aot making q approximation for The com.
yard.
An An .s sSt 70 increase the compensation of'hs
An 10, for ths partial improvement Of Judi
Al act .aihorIang ,h. ws,er Rss!strss Y
mao water through one servios pipe.
ons g. ssv:ns :. =: yss ySs Il ... s: ps .s
An sot sushoTiliss Dc erection Of . nrs.plus,
At o. near the intsfssetion Of Second street
west, and north I street.
and the iootxay paved. on the south front q
An sot to repair the gravel foo.v.y along
the south side Of X street south, from Twelfth
ward. I-I ia .#rf..
Joint resolution. demonstrating against the
passage Of certain amendmsn6 10 an act %
amend the Metropolitan Police bin.
propristion for repairing the ssvsrh bridgss
SSross S the canal (Ths blu appropriatss sloo. ]
%: Bailey introduced a bin appropri.tins
h,Oop ~, Ior lighting ans furnishing the ward sta'
By ". ssmn:s: 4 bill for the relief OF Jsrs.
miah Costello. Passed. .aG
Also, bin for the relief Of Patrick Bolan.
Mr.. Bohrer. from the COMMITTEES On the Asy.
lum, to whom WAS referred the report Of Mr..
George @. Adams, the Intsndant Of the Wash.
ington Asylum, (which, at the time Of lis pre-
with The signature M n' Of NJ. 1Sa%es. e"r''' 0"'N
Mr.. Fisher moved that the report be laid upon
the table, at Il was an illegal document. Mr..
Adamss nomination had never been confirmed
BY the Board Of Aldermen. There was no legal
nteudant Of that institution at the present
time. aTI0 0.IH..0.
Mr.. Dove objected 70 the roper, being styled
the report Of the frtendsnt OF the Asylum"
oascn" wSs laid % upon tSs taSI:"y..s W % Q, nays.
Mr.. Brown laid before the Board ihs oath Of
allegiance Of Dr.. hsgruder-that gentleman
having been absent whom the oath wss admin.
sss s.9s 9sS.,sd ss sr &. lower
branch, announcing their readiness to 90 into
Joint meeting for the purpose Of choosing com.
mlssioners Of election. ...
JOINT MEETING.
The members Of tho lower Board having been
: ushered intI tho Aldermeu's Chamber
On motion 0i Mr. BOhrer, Mr. Richards, Pres.
ident OF the Board Of Common Council, was xp.
pointed chairman Of the joint meeting.
Mr.. Wilson, Of the Board Of Common Council,
were appointed telfers.
Ths following genilemsn were chosen com
missfDners Of election: ....
Calvert, VIM. Riggles. Second ptescint-J. W..
Dyer, RObt. Earl, Jun, y. Hanley. u.-
Second wsrd-lst presoinot: Geo. W. Stew
art, J.. W. spauldlng. /. +. Clark. Second pre-
seinci-E.C. seine Dyer, Samuel Lewis, William p.
Third ward-lst presoinot: P. u. Martin, J.
n. Towers william q. Pope. Second pre-.
scinot-George 8. Gideon, B. u. Getting, g. A.
Fourth ward-lst prescinot: r. A. Klopfsr.
Z. q. EokloH. James English. Second pre-
scinc@.Jsmes A. Kennedy, Geo. ". Cochrans.
Fifth Wsrd-lst prssoinc,: william +. Wal.
lace, John Mills, b. g. Handy. Second pre-
soinot--wilsm Slater, A. T. Richards, =. o.
Casteel.
Sixth ward-lst prssoiuot: George Brown,
:oinoGwiihsm 1 .. vsn;bis. FSoms: 2. white,
seventh Ward present: henry Lee,
John 7. Casse!. ?. Y: Pearson. Second pre-
sSinct.J. r. Holmsad, William I. Doniphan,
The joint meeting then adjourned.
The Board then proceeded to the transaction
Of regular business. .-..-..y. d.
water register TO dispose of certain water
Mr.. Moore presented the petition of John T.
Neale, for the refunding Of money paid for an
unused license. The petition was granted.
PASSENGER RAILWAY BILL.
The passenger railway bill was then taken
up, when Mr.. Brodhesd Introduced the follow
ing substitute, 10 the shape Of an amendment,
for the original bill; ...2
AN ACT giving the assent Of the corporation
Railroad Company, for the construction Of
branch railroads In Washington.
Be il enacted, That tho ssssnt Of this oorpo-
ration be, and the same e hereby. given 70 the
with the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company,
for the construction Of branches OF their rail-
road from the depot to other places In Wash
ington; and that the Mayor b, and he hereby =.
execute the same.
SEC. Z. And be Il further enaoled, That imme.
diately after the oompietion Of the branch rail
road from the depot to s.A ne Navy Yard and
Seventh street west to Boundary street on the
north and the Potomac river on the south, and
Fourteenth street west 10 Q street north, each
from the sL, branch % on PenIn.yivani. avenue. venue
participated in by most Of the members pres.
emit
On motion Of Mr.. Magrudsr, It's further dis.
cussion wss postponed until the next meeting /;
and that all the paRers referring TO the matter
be printed in the proceedings ofths Board.
BILLS FROM TIE LOWER BOARD.
The following bills were received from the
lower Board, and passed.:
A bill for grading and gravelling Seventh
street west, from L street u Boundary street.
A bill for the repair Of Eighteen and Nine.
tesnth strpets west, between l. and n streets;
and Twenty.hrst street west, between Z and l.
streets.
A bill for repairing Eighth street ssst, from
Pennsylvania avenue to the Navy Yard gate.
bill to regulate the price Of gas 10 the Con.
tire Market.
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON CoUNCIL.-The President laid before
the Board communion from the Major trans.
mitting bis approval Of the aot authorizing the
tearing down Of certain burnt walls.
The monthly report Of the Intendent Of Asy.
lum was presented and referred ~ the Commit.
tee on the Asylum. IT..
Mr.. MOhun offered resolution calling on the
Mayor for information as 10 the cause Of the
dilapidsted condition Of some Of the pumps.
Adopted.
Mr. Edmonston presented tho petition Of
Thomas G. Ford, In relation 10 the erection OF
frame building. Referred TO the Committee
on improvements.
Mr.. Wilson presented joint resolution In 70.
latiOn TO the large number of aged and debili.
tated GOlOred persons, and that the committee
before Congress be asked 10 devise some means
to provide for the support and proper care of
the old and INDECENT people of African descent.
Mr.. Wilson, In answer TO inquiries, said that
he knew very well that tho District 10 going to
hNF unA L.. 49, ~.