The national Republican., 1862-07-22
CITY COUNCILS.
MONDAY, .Jllv 81.


BoARo OF ALDERMEN. Board met At the
usual hour.
communication was received from the
Mayor approving, on the leth instant, IAN sct
shops In the city Of Washington" 60.
Also, communication from tho same, trans.
mitting communication from VIM. A. Brad.
Icy, in relation to the repair Of the whArves At
the foot Of Eleventh street west. Referred 10
Committee on Wharves.
communication was received from the
Trustees OF the Public schools, enclosing reso
lutions Of the Board recommending that pro.
Bile public school buildings. Referred to the
Committee on Public Schools.
The petition Of Daniel File, praying for the
remission Of fne, was presented, and re-
terred to the Committee on Claims.
The draft Of = bill for the organization Of .
Ore department was presented, and referred to
the Committee on the Fire Department.
A bill for the relief Of n. n. White was In
troduced, and referred to the Committee on
Health. ~ eh'r
The petition Of Joseph b. Bradley and others,
in relation to the bill to prohibit the running Of
omnibuses on Sunday, was presented and 70.
ferrsd to the Committee on Police.
A resolution WAS adopted requiring the Com.
mittee on the Market TO remove the stalls be.
tween the two market.houses In Centre Mar.
kst, and place in lieu thereof stalls for the use
Of butchers.
Pennsylvania avenue to q street south, was
presented, and referred to the Committee on
improvements. '.,
The petition of Samuel warder, asking per.
mission to erect frame building adjoining his
brick shop, was referred to thu Committee on
improvements.
x bill from the lower Board, for the improve.
ment OF Second street east, between O and
streets north, was introduced, and referred to
the same committee.
The nominations Of the following physicians
to the moor were Connrm0d:
lst Ward-J. G. W. Ramon, N. d.
ID ward-Chas. y. Taft, N. D.
Sd ward-Geo. M. Dale, N. d.
s.h Ward Jos. T. Howard, N. D.
bth ward-Geo. Mccoy, N. D.
6th ward-w. b. Coomb, N. D.
7tb Ward-R. O. Croggon, II. d.
The Committee on Claims were discharged
olution 10 relation to asking Congress 70 author.
ize the metropolitan police to collsot nnes due
bill was introduced making AZ propriations
10 repair Second street east soatS OF psnnsy
improvements.
pe,itlon was presented from Hrs. George
Parker, and without being read was referred
to the Committee on Drainage.
The nomination OF Randolph Coyie Tor water
Registrar was confirmed
Adjourned.
COMMON CoUNCIL.--The President laid before
the Board several communications from the
Mayor, in answer to resolutions Of this Counoil:
one on the subject Of the Washington and Alex.
andria Railroad Company; in which he says
that the loose rails, &C., were sold at public
auction by J. B. Stewart, substituted trustee
under the deed of trust, from which he had
realized nearly $4,000, which he had drequssted
Mr.. Stewart to pay over to the corporation. but
as yet he had received no response
Also, in answer to q resolution onthe subject
of water stock, In whioh he finds tlOl 900 Of the
sl5o,0o0 authorized By law. has beer issued.
The Mayor also recommends the payment of
tho bill Of B. H. Clements d Bro, for $l4s. for
Committee on Markets.
The President announced the following as the
Committee on Markets: Messrs, Wilson, Uter-
mehle, and Gordon.
M. Barr presented a petition from certain
citizens, asking repairs on Eleventh street,
west, from N to streets north. deferred:
Mr.. Rsub presented u petition Of P. White
and others, asking the building Of water main
Referred.
Mr.. Rsub also presented a bill to pay the eI'
penses Of the special election Of alderman in
In the Second ward. Passed.
Mr.. Raub presented a petition On the subject
Of the ,torage of hay in frame buildings DO
Mr.. Shepherd offered u resolution requesting
the Committee on Improvements to report a
plan foraltering the Council Chamber. Passed.
Several petitions we're presented and re-
MIR. wilson, at the request OF certain dele
gates to a lreman's convention, offered bill
Tor the reorganization Of the fire department
of this city. Referred to the Committee on the
Fire Department.
Mr.. wilson also offered bill to revive an act
tor the erection of a school house In the fourth
district. Passed.
Mr.. Wilson also submitted a bill requiring tin
screensto be placed beneath the paintings OF
Henry Clay and Andrew jackson, 10 the Cham
Der, thst they may be protected fr'm the heat
Of the stoves. Passed.
MI. Thompson. from the Committee on Wayl
and Means, reported n bill TO pay the amount
ofjtdgment against the corporation in the suit
Of r. G. Woightman, amounting to 81, ,lA0
Pasted.
NJ. Lewis, from the COMMITTEES % Improve
meits, reported a bill to lay flag footway on
Virginia avenue, near square No. 2l3. Passed.
Tle same committee reported sbill to CON
strict sewer on Seventh street west, near the
intersection of Massachusetts avenhe. Passed.
Also, a bill to lay flag footway % Fourteenth
street west, on tho north side Of Nstreet north
Passed.
Also, q bill to lay dag footway across Ohio
avenue, on Thirteen.and.a.half street west
north side. Passed.
street east, from @ to Istrset north. Passed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the committee on the sub
ject oi the distribution of water, reported gen
eral bill on the subject of supplying more than
one adjoining tenement with water, In which
it Is proposed to amend the water act, 80 as to
allow any adjoining tenements to 10 thus sup
piled, IL they are all owned by thb same per.
son or firm, us long as the water rent is paid.
Mr.. Wilson moved an amsndmentso as, In case
of sale OF one or more OF these tenements, the
seller shall be allowed to cut ud the water
under the direction Of the Water Registrar.
Adopted.
Mr.. Utermehle offered an amendment, pro-
vdng that whenever any house Is not ocCu
pied, the owner shall not be reqtired to pay
the water rent. Lost.
The bill was then passed.
Mr.. Lewis, from the Committee on Improve
. ments, reported bill to grade and gravel l
street north, from Fourth 10 Fifth streets west
Passed.
Mr.. Wilson reported bill to lay water
main on Seventh street west, fromB to H streeti
south. Passed.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee on Claims
reported adversely 10 the petitol Of ]. L. Day
ton, and asked to be discharged from the fur
thsr consideration of the same. Granted.
Mr.. Barr, IRON the same committee, reported
adversely on the petition Of Herman Cash, and
asked to be discharged. Granted.
Mr.. Utermehle, from the Committee on Unhn
ished Business, reported an enormous amount
of unfinished business of u private nature
which came from the former 6auncils. II wai
referred to appropriate committees.
A communication from the Board of Public
schools WAS read, and referred to the Commit
tee on Public Schools.
bill from the Board Of Aldermen establish
ing horse market, was passed.