The national Republican., 1862-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.
0iTY OOUHoiLs.
Mondou. AnN.st is. les2.

cation rom The Mayor, transmitting his ap.
prH Hso 3. oom%uuisaion Ssnn IS i from Hs honor call.
ipE attention 70 the necessity for repairs on
TWsnty sixth street west, at in intersection
"Il Xl.o, AGO ! ccS%unios.,on @ from the Board Of
Netvopolitan Police, aekiDg an appropriation
OF S33,s00 TO build Avs ttation houses for the
different police stations IN this city. Referred
- NJ. Pepper, from the Committee on Improve.
ments, reported In favor Of the bin for the i'm.
Proyement Of the Common Council chamber
N, ssmmss, from the Comm,ttss on Drain.
nomination for the once Of water Taper. Ap.
Ths same committee reported bill to lay a
sewer on Four tssnth street west, and New York
The same committee, TO whom was referred
the resolution for Q sewer from Sixth TO Seventh
strssts, along d street, with branch running
Int tAs I1,.. sllsy asked 'has BE- laid on the
n. Sargent reported In favor Of the nomlna.
tion Of p. Stahi ior city soavsnger, for the sao.
ond district, Second ward. Nomination oon'
The ni,tss on Police reported in favor
Of !sa.i.s ,ot No. In square No. lso.
ported back the bill from the lower Board in
reference to granting licenses In this city,
which requires all. persons before taking out
y license 10 take the oath Of allegiance, with
BY Congress. The amendment vas adopted,
The same committee reported bill for
the pounding" Of certain sutmAle whioh are
,rsgsrded az oommon nn!s.noe. a.,,r Rsssrrsd;
strusting the Oommittss 90 Improvsnente 70
report bin for bridge over the canal below
II. ssmmss. nom the COMMITTEES en- Canals.
iSs Washington canal. Laid on t6s table.
Several bills from the Board OF Common
Council were taken from the Gable and referred
" the appropriate committees.
M. Richards offered . resolution Of inquiry
a. to the condition Of the alley in square No.
6Ss. Passed.
Adjourned. .r
ConxoN CoUNcIL.-kr Wilson In the Chair.
communication was received from the
Mayor, approving the act making an appropri.
.Sn for The q SounsiSs e %
the sewer In square No. 379.
PETITIONS, BILLs, 40.
Mr.. Donoho presented the petition Of Amos
Grimm asking the remission Of u ane. Referred
10 the Committee on Claims.
Hr. Raub presented q petition from eiti.
xens on d street, between Twelfth and Thir.
tssnth streets. asking the repair OF gutter
10 front OF their premises. Referred To the
Committee on improvements.
Lewis. Referred to the Committee on Ways
and Means.
Hr. Lloyd introduced an Aot increasing the
compensation Of the clerks Of markets. Re.
fsrred 70 Committee on Markets.
NJ. Ellis presented the petition Of Thomas
Champion, ssking that he may. be allowed 70
remove gas sAving governor from the Horth
ern Market, for which he has not been paid.
Referred to the Committee on Markets.
" hall tv,tp raA LAT far Hha
Improvement Of Centre Market Passed.
frhe resolution looks to converting the two
market houses into one.l
REPOkrs.
Ar. Lloyd, from the Committee on Claims, re
portrd . bill for the relief Of u. Corrigsp.
Passed.
Nr. Ellis, from the COMMITTEES on Police, 70.
ported q bill prohibiting the storage Of hay.
&o., within nf,y feet Of any dwelling house un-
less Il be for immediate Use, and imposing =
penalty Of ten dollars per week II the same ID
not removed alter the ownoris notified. Pass
Hr. Gordon, from the Committee on Schools,
reported The bill for olassifying the schools,
Mr.. Gordon. In xfew remarks, explained the
amendments stating that this was no time whom
the citizens wore taxed higher than they had
ever been, to raise salaries. He had there.
Principal Of Male Grsmmar, including con.
~ nsstiOn for night schools, $1,000 instead Oi
81 200; principal Of female $500 instead Of $3.50;
principal Of male intermediate, $3.50 instead oi
stead Of $50; prinoipai Of secondary. $500 in
stead Of $3.50; principal Of primary, $500; prin.
cipsl Of sub.assistants. 500.
Mr. Lloyd opposed the reduction.
Mr.. Utermehle offered an amendment to the
I'd section, reducii the num6er OF secondary
schools 10 six and providing for the establish
ment OF An additional primary school In the
second district, and At considerable length
urged the adoption Of the amendment. stating
that It We. actually necessary 70 have. smother
NJ. Utermehle inquired II the revenue 70
csived for school purposes was sufficient to
meet the proposed increase.
amply sufioient, and stated that the receipts
TO the school fund would probably amount to
from s37. 600 10 sSs, 900.
The vote was then taken on the amendment
reducing the salary OF the teachers Of male
primary, and It having been defeated,
NJ. Gordon asked leave to withdraw the
other amendments, as hs saw there was dis
position 10 pass the bill No It oame from the
Aldermen; and the amendments were there
upon withdrawn.
Tho bill was then passed.
The special Oider-the bill, organizing the
hrs depxrtment-was taken up, and tho ques
tion recurrsd on the amendment TO the hrs,
section offered BY Mr.. Lloyd, providing that thu
nremen shall sot' In conjunction with the police
in preserving order ut nres; which Wal
adopted.
Mr.. Lloyd then moved to postpone the oon
sidsration OF the bin to Monday next, and tba
II be made the special order. Carried.
YROM THR ALDERMEN
The joint resolution authorizing the Mayor Il
lease lot No. s, In square 490, (On O street
near Four.snd shslf,) to Mrs. d. II. Burr, wa
recsived and referred to the Committee OF
. p, licc
AdjourL /.
Personal.
Lieutenant W. K. Campbell, Of the Nintl
Pennsylvania cavalry, and who WAS wounde,
and taken prisoner at the skirmsh some tim,
ago with MOrgan's guerillas, near 'TOmpkins
vile. Kentucky, and afterwards paroled, 10 II
J. A. Fairfield. Mich. B. D. Peck, Mass. G
D HancCx, U. 8. B. Hero, are Ut the National
Lieut.. Col. MoKsan, Sixth p. r. O.. Captain
Oh. HcRsynoids. N. Y; +. b. Gsfdnsr, 4. D
Evans, Col. 7. r. Rich, James D Simpson,
Thomas Wood, committee from Baltimore, Nd
are xt the Metropolitan.
Col. A. Moore 10 Ut Kirk woods.
G. W. Field, OF New York, 10 at Willards'.
The Revival At Mckendrse Chapel.
The meetings At this church have now beel
10 progress for three weeks, and the interes
taken IL still on the increase. On Sunday, bot
10 the morning and at night. so great was th
crowd that preaching services were held Il
large that numbers we're unable 10 obtain nd
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