The national Republican., 1862-09-23
CITY COUNCILS.
8fondov. Sept. ~, 1852.

BOARD or ALpERxsN. Mr.. Richards present.
cd u petition Of J. r. Unces and Jno. Gamer,
for remission Of fines. Referred
The Chair presented the petition OF J. I; X.
Plant, for permission 10 lesse = certain alley.
Refer ed to Committee on improvements.
Mr. Lloyd, Seventh ward, presented . peti.
,ion Of l.. Grover, asking that n rate Of license
RsfsrTed %as re- Is'S 10 Gommiitse M on Poiics. '
Mr.. Sargent, Fifth ward, from the Committee
| on Police, repOrted back the bill Of the lower
Board, In reference to granting licenses In the
city OF WASHINGTON; which WAS read third
mittee, reported hack n joint resolution Of the
lower Board, requesting the Mayor to have en-
forced tho law regulating the weight and quan
tity Of bread; which was read third time and
ported back the bill from the lower Board In
relation to the storage Of hay and straw, and
| other combuslible mater rials; which WAS read
| the third time aud passed.
Mr.. Lloyd introduced bill amendatory OF
| the 4" Act relating TO hackney oatr ages" ap-
proved February 10, 1862; which was read n
third time and passed.
Mr.. Pepper introduced a resolution request.
| Ing the Committee on Canals 10 report = proper
plan for properly dredging the same; which
Mr.. Richards presented resolution author
izing the Trustees Of public schools to grant the
use Of ono room In the school house on corner
| of Sixth street and New York avenue 10 the
I
pOses; which WAS lost on the third reading.
| A bill WAS reported from the Committee on
Public Schools, TO organize an additional pri
mary school In the second school district. Read
the third time and passed.
NJ. Richards reported back the bill from the
blower Beard, in relation 10 the erection OF n
school heuso IN the city Of Warrington, with
an amendmeHt, which WAS adopted; and the
bill, az amended, WAS read the third time and
passed.
Mr.. Pepper reported back the bill of thi.
Board t"repair Twenty sixth street wes,; which
was road the third time and rresed.
Mr.. Plant introduced Il Dill making appropri'
| a,ions tor repairing tho abutnent walls Of the
bridge on boundary street, between Seventh
and Eighth streets. The hill was read the third
| time and passed.
| Adjourned.
COMMON CouKclL.-The Board met rs usual.
The President, Mr.. Shepherd, in the chair.
| The Chair laid before the Board communi.
cation from the Mayor, inclosing Ms approval
Of certain acts.
Also a communication from Mr. Eedrick a
member II the Council from the Fifth ward,
rendering his resiyn3tion N member Of the
Goth Council. Referred.
Mr.. Lloyd presented the petition Of J. N.
Pearson, In relation to certain monies paid Re.
TERED.
Mr. Mitchell presented tho petition of Henry
l,oa, asking Nh appropriation of&27 for the bu.
rial of paupers. Referred.
Mr.. Wilson presented the petitions of Patrick
B,rland ard Andrew Small, askiDg the re,His-
sion of certain fines. Referred.
Also, the petition of 4. Evans and others
for a water main on Marylan avenue. Referred.
Mr.. Barr presented \ resolution to allow Mr.
J. Lane H. Smith to tap the water main IN
street. Passed.
Mr.. Utermeble presented n bill 10 improve
the Northern Market House, and appropriating
the sum Of $1,000 to put the market house IN
complete order and remove the sheds OF
Seventh street. Passed-yeas II, nays2.
Mr.. Lewis presented n bill TO revive an nc,
!" construct n sewer on Tenth street west
Passed.
Mr. Lewis. from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported IN favor "f setting the curb
stones and laying y k,ot pavement on the eas,
side OF fsquare No. All. Passed.
| The same committee reported 4 bill to repair
; q street north. from North Capitol street tc
the toll gate. Passed.
. A bill TO repair Twenty sixth street west and
| street north. and approprating &2l6 for thai
. purpose. Referred.
M. U.ermehle, from the Committee On In
Z provements. reported \ bill from the Board Of
Aldermen, authorizing the appointment Of com
| missinners on improvements, with certain
( amendments, one Of which requires the ap
with a salary Of $3.50 each. The amendment,
ws,e adopted, and the bill passed.
Mr.. Lloyd, .fIom the Committee On Claims
reported adversely to the petition Of Henry
i Iseman. and asked to he discharged from the
. further consideration Of the same. Granted.
81 Mr. Murtagh, from the Committee on Public
5 Schools, reported in favor OF = bill from thu
. Board nf Aldermen to authorize the Mayor Il
rent or lease the souih part of lot No. L. square
No. 257, and to purchase the building thereon
for Rch'Ul purposes. Passed.
Mr.. Raub offered the following:
r RESOLVED, That the Committee on Schools be
and are hereby requested TO examine the piar
/ Of Mr.. smith to Amsrioanizs the German Tea ID
? srs' Home, and report to this Board at theil
earliest oonvenianca concerning the praotiCa
bity Of the same. Passed.
Mr.. Knight presented resolution authorizing
!, the expenses Of special election. tp be bel(
in the Fifth ward, inr u member Of this Board
and including the appointment nf the followi
conduu ora Of eleclionY: FirSt pracinct-E. g
Handy, W. +. Wallace, and John Mills. Seoon;
4 nrecinct-wm. Slater, A. F. Richards, and q
N. Oyster.
&. The following, from the Board of Aldermen
i we're acted on:
! The joint resolution, requesting the Presiden
| Of the United States 10 direct the immediate
construction Of railroads from Washington I,
: the deep water Of the Chesapeake Bay, ant
D to Hagerstown by way Of Point Of Rocks.
+ Messrs. Gordon and Wilson urged the i'm
3 porelnce Of the measure.
/. The resolutions pas 'ed -yoas Is, naysO 0.
A bill to allow Samuel Warner to erect
n brick blacksmith shop against u frame dwell
0 ing. Referred.
IL 4 resolution to secure the nre,plugs from in
An act to pave an alley in'quare No. 5Gs wa
D passed.
8 Tho special order, heing the bill to reorgan
I, izs the Are department, WAS then taken up.
I'll Mr.. Utermehle oti.red the following:
:, Issoiped by the Board Of Common Council
o Thi, the bill for the organization Of \ ire de
y partnent for the city Of Washington be re
q ferrsd TO the Committee on the Fire Depart
|, men,, with instr ructions to inquire into the eI
b pedien0y Of organizing \ paid Are system. AM
of purchasing at least three steam Are engine
n aud sufficient number Of h"ss carriages; hOol
=, and ladder companies to he propOrti0nabl
Z; distributed throughout the city.
10 Mr.. Uterruehlo urged the reference at som'
10 length.
4 Mr.. Wilson opposed the proposition of Mr. u
,s| Mr.. Gordon said that money should not b
/, m object In egislating on matter so import
h ant IL the interest and welfare Of our city. H
o favored tho organization Of u thorough, we
Il paid steam fire department.
N Mr.. Shepherd WAS opposed to n paid Are de
rs partment. He could not.say that the presen
\. bill is perfect, but he favored this az the he's
70 yet presented. The Are department had me
ID and agreed on this bill and he desired to &C
d csde to their wishes. He believed that stesI
70 tre engines are necessary. But the Mayo
does not, and be even intimates that he wi
veto q hill proposing to introduce them.
n Mr.. Lloyd gave 4 history of the BILL an
Al urged. at considerable length, the passage q
n the bill.
r. A great deal Of further debate followed
j. when the question was taken on the resolu 10