The national Republican., 1862-08-05
LOCAL NEWS.
o,rY COUNCILS.

place, the president In the chair.
moved ssss es ,ss
taking M tbe annual appropriation bin.
Al ihss suggestion of M. Richards, the bill
in reference to the superintendent OF public
schools was included in tne aooye s mouon. ., A..
school bill was considered hrst:
The bill was read tho third timo and passed
-7tO3.
ing he. should move reconsideration OF the
Mr.. Cisphane moved lis immediate rsconsid.
Mr.. Richards moved to lay that motion on
The bill making The annual appropriation for
the expenses Of the Corporation for the year
Tho arst, third, fourth, nfth, sixth, seventh,
ninth and eleventh amendments were not oon-
The second and tenth amendments were con.
Mr.. Sargent moved TO 90 amend the eighth
amendment that the city shall not pay more
than the price last fixed by the last Congress-
for all the public lamps In the city. Adopted,
and the amendment az amended was concur.
red In.
The chair then read a communication from
the committee Of arrangements Of the great
war meeting extending an invitation to this
Board to attend. The Invitation was accepted,
to meet in the Aldermen's room at O'Clock.
The Chair laid before the Board cOmmuni.
cation from the Mayor, transmitting q commu.
nication from the Board Of School Trustees. ask.
ing the passage Of q law for the rsclassihcation
OF the public schools Of this city. Referred to
the Committee on Public Schools.
Mr.. Pepper presented the petition OF VIM.
Mohun and others, for the removal Of nuis-
ance. Referred.
Mr.. Sargent presented the petition Of James
Mitchell, praying the remission OF hne. Re.
M. semmes presented the petition Of Michael
Corrigan, asking the remission OF hne. he
Mr. Brodhead, from the Committee on Fl.
nance, reported the bill from the lower Board,
appropristing $4,000 bounty for volunteers,
with the following amendments:
/. Not more than s25 shall be paid to each
volunteer.
:. And ipr the relief Of the families of resident
volunteers.
Mr.. Semmes moved 10 SO amend the second
amendment, that the bounty shall be paid to
the families Of resident volunteers who have
been and shall bs mustered into the service OF
the Government. Adopted.
Mr.. Lloyd moved an amendment. that no part
of this appropriation shall be used to pay boun.
ties to levies for new regiments until the regt
ments now in the field shall be filled up.
Adopted.
MI. Lloyd also moved that an additional tax
of Ave cents on every 500 shall be levied, for
the purpose of paying this bounty.
M. semmes moved to make it 10 cents on
the 500. Lost,
The motion OF Mr.. Lloyd then passed.
The following bills were reported from the
Committee on improvements and passed:
A bill to grade and gravel Second street east,
sn Fourth anS saS no s.ss wss nS'
pair Second street east, from Ninth to the
boundary; to repair Second street east, south
Of Pennsylvania avenue; for the improvement
of Sixth street east, from pennsylvania avenue
No. 1877; to repair Eleventh street west, from n
TO P; to lay q flag fOotway In the Second ward;
and TO lay \ flag footway across Ohio avenue
and Thirteen and ahalf street.
Mr.Sargent offered bill TO repair the cross.
ings on New York avenue, from Fifteenth street
TO New Jersey avenue. Referred.
Mr.. Pepper offered joint resolution that 3
select committee Of Ave bo appointed to wait sI!
force at his command for the purpose OF rs.
pairing the streets Of the city.
In offering this Mr.. Pepper desired to correct
an impression which had gone abroad that ho
had made some disrespeotful remarks in refer.
snoe TO Gen. WadswOrth. He was reported 10
have said that Gen. W. ought TO take his wool.
ly heads to do certain work. He did not use
the remark "woOlly heads" in reference to
Gen. WadsWorth's forces, but in relation to the
poor house. He did speak Of the forces" un'
der Gen. Wadsworth.
The resolution was passed, and the Chair
appointed Messrs. Pepper and Cephane on the
committee on the part OF this Board.
Mr.. Semmes said he was opposed to putting
the negroes on our streets. He wanted the
white laborers to do the work.
Mr.. Brodhead, from the Committee on Police,
reported n bill for the removal of garbage,
Passed.
Mr.. Semmes reported bill to supply def
cheney Of $47s in the last years appropriation
for medicines for the poor. Passed.
Mr.. Richards, from the Committee on Schools
reported back the original bill, prepared by
abe public school trustees, for the reclassihca
tion of the SCHOOLS, with recommendation
that It pass. .
remarks, urged the immediate passage Of the
bill; proving by the figures that no increase Oi
expenditure would be made over present ap
preparations, and $50 more children would be
accommodated, and six new schools would be
organized; while the whole system of public
schools In this city would be nearer what II
ought to be, and more worthy of the age In
which we live.
Mr.. Sargent said he hailed this movement NJ
n happy omen Of future progress and greatness
for the city of Washington, and favored its pas
Several bills from the lower Board were taker
bill lsppropriatinE $500 to build a new schoo
house In the fourth district was passed.
A bill appropriating 81 900 to repair the Com
mon Council chamber was taken up for action
This elioited quite humorous discussion.
Mr.. Pepper thought the bill ought to pass a.
the voices Of the members could not be heard
owing to the peculiarly awkward shape Of the
room.
Mr.. Lloyd thought the bill ought to be refer
red to the Committee on Health, M 1t seemed
10 be matter of weakness Oflungs.
Mr., Richards said that Demesthenes prepared
for his great Efforts by practicng with pebble
in his mouth he thought the orators Of thi
Board had their powers tried In the lowe
Board, and that accounts for the Demosthene
we have here.
Mr.. Lloyd urged AZ another reason for hayin
this matter referred to the health committee
that II is an important matter, and the chair
man of that committee usually took lon
time to deliberate OH matters referred to hir
by this Board. We should be sure II would rt
csiye that serious and deliberate attentio
which 1t ought to have.
The bill was referred TO the Committee o
improvements.
The Board then adjourned.
COMMON CouEcIL.-Board met at the usu,
hour, Mr.. Shepherd In the chair.
communication WAS received from III
Mayor approving several acts pa1eed at the la'
session.
Also, u communication from ve Sevent
Ward School Trustees, asking An additional al
preparation Of three hundred dollars for scho'
purposes.
Mr.. Wilson, Of the Seventh ward. introduce
u bill to erect a schoolhouse for primary scho'
Mol. Passed.
(This bill appropriates eight hundred dollar