The national Republican., 1862-07-29
CITY COUNCILS.

CITY COUNCILS.
Common CousorL.-The Board mot Yesterday
Ms usual, the President In the chair.
The Secretary being absent, Mr.. Wilson
moved that Mr.. W. A. Kennedy be requested
TO act az Secretary. Adopted.
Mr.. Raub presented BILL for constructing q
sewer on Fourteenth street. Referred.
Mr.. Raub also submitted bill for relsying \
gutter on B street north. Referred.
Mr.. Raub also offered q resolution to prohibit
the use Of the Council Chamber for any other
s1GsPs, sh: ssGs, % q the
bers, Mr.. r. withdrew the resolution for the
present, after explaining the reason for Offer
Ing II, which was that the lock Of his drawer
had been repeatedly broken open and impor-
Mr.. Raub also offered bill providing for
general distribution OF water In this city. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Raub also presented a claim Of A. A..
Sloan for $lo.75. Referred to the Committee
on Claims.
Mr.. Shepherd (Mr. Wilson in the ohair) pre-.
sented the petition Of Mary Jerton asking the
remission Of u ane. Referred.
Mr.. Shepherd then submitted the following:
Whereas the President Of the United States
in putting down The rebellion, and whereas the
corporation, sensible Of the vital Importance
Of Immediately placing this city's quota In the
field, and desrOus Of enabling the volunteers
from this city to provide, in some measure, for
the wants Of themselves and families, 30 as to
promote enlistments: Therefore
Be enacted. That the sum Of my thousand
dollars, ($50, ,0O0,) or so much thereof a. may
be necessary, be and the same 10 hereby ap.
propriated out Of the general fund, TO be used
tsersd into service in this city, to Be disburssd
under the direction Of the committee herein.
after provided for.
And be Il further enacted, That Immediately
after the passage. Of this aot, the Mayor shall
oils, and two citizens not members thereof,
who, With the said Mayor, shall constitute q
committee Of I'VE, to be called 1.-THE Committee
TO Encourage Volunteer Enlistments," !" and who
shall disburse the money herein appropriated
In bounties to volunteers, under such regula.
tions as they may prescribe; and said commit.
tee are hereby empowered TO solicit voluntary
subscriptions from the citizens. to be sppro.
priated to the same end, In order that the quota
Of troops TO be furnished by the city may be
And be u further enacted, That the Mayor be,
and he 10 hereby, authorized to anticipate the
revenues Of the present fiscal year, by tempo.
rary loans or otherwise, to the amount of t5O,.
600, to be applied to the purposes herein pro.
Hr. shepherd said that he supposed there
was not member here who would not vote
for this proposition. Our city 10 tho very cen.
tre Of military operations. We have been pro
tscted in peculiar manner In the midst Of
this rebellion. and our city should not be mac
tive In efforts TO fill up the ranks Of our dsple.
ted army. 1--we rely on Individual contributions
for this object, the loyal will be heavily taxed,
while those who have no sympathy with the
Government in It's present struggles (though
property and life) will not be required TO con.
iribute. BY the system proposed here all will
be required to contribute for this noble object
Mr.. Lloyd said he was decidedly In favor Of
loyalty and devotion to the Government BY
passing this measure. He trusted that II would
pass.
Mr.. Shepherd called for the yeas and nays.
The bill then passed by the following vote:
Hsdriok, Lewis, Lloyd, Murtagh, Psake'
Raplsy, Rsub, Stephens, Thompson, Tslbsrt,
Wilson, and President-l6.
MIR. shepherd then offered the following bill:
An ACT In relation to the erection of public
school houses In the city Of Washington.
Be Il enacted, That Immediately upon the pas.
sage Of this act, the Board Of Aldermen and
Board of Common Council shall each select two
of their members from each Board, who, in con.
junction with the Mayor, shall constitute n
committee. which shall be styled "COmmittse
upon the Erection Of Public School Buildings y
Sec. 2. II shall be the duty Of such commit.
lee, Immediately upon their organization, to
select four suitable building sites for the ereo.
one to be located in each of the four districts
of this city; such sites to be selected with y
proper regard for economy, space, and con-
venienos Of access 10 the children OF each dis
may be possible, it 10 hereby recommended
that they select such lots as may belong to the
corporation.
Sec. 5. And the committee are hereby d.
rected (after having selected suoh sites) to
report 10 their respective Board the location
of such sites, by whom owned, the legality oi
the title thereto, and the price at which they
can be puroha hased, with bill providing for the
purchase Of such lots.
SEQ. I. And II shall also be the duty OF said
committee To advertise for plans and specihoa
tions for one school-hOuss, offering re,odrd
fee of one hundred dollars for the plan which
shall be deemed most suitable and which shal
be recommended by said committee, NJ q
model for the whole nuwber of buildings to be
erected for public school purposes.
Sec. 6. And the said. committee shall repor
the result Of their deliberations to their re-
spective Board, with such plan and speoiacs
tons and estimate OF cost ~ may be deter
mined upon by them, together with q bill
making the necessary appropriations for thu
immediate erection OF such buildings In eaoi
of the districts of the city, or In case this is In
sxpedient, In those districts most In need o
them. And further enacted, That to defray tn,
&c., &C., and pay the amount offered for plan
specifications, No., the sum Of ono hundred
and ifty dollars, or so much thereof as may b,
necessary, be and the same Ia hereby appro
priated, payable out Of the school fund.
Mr.. Stephens presented the petition of Henry
Rosenfeldt and Henry Laokner, asking the re
mission of u fine. Referred.
Mr.. Lewis offered u bill to lay flag footings
the Intersections OF Ninth street, west, and
street, north, across N and Ninth. Passed.
Mr.. Ellis presented the petition of 4. II. Rob
inson, asking the remission Of fine. deferred
Mr.. Peake presented the petition Of Henr,
fsrred.
Mr.. Aurtagh presented the petition of JOsepl
\ Nasha, requesting the Councils TO legalize tn
erection OF stable. Referred
Mr.. Thompson, from the Committee Of Way
and Means, reported the annual appropriation
bill for the general expenses Of the corpora