The national Republican., 1862-05-13
OlTY COUNUrLs.

OlTY COUNCnLs. gartgtI
BOARD or ALpxsxN. Board met xxrssably
to adjournment, whom r7- q
A Communication from the Mayor. nominAt-
ing Richard 7. Morsell, jr., trustee for public
schools, In the. nrst district, vice John Lar.
Further from the Mayor. 10 reply to rssOlu.
to the employees OF the corporation taking the
oath of allegiance, and thattns resolution pre-.
ns Sss ssa c Ssss s soS 'SnfS MS
Commissioner Of Pubic Bulldog. asking IN
advance Of u 500 from the corporation 10 sna
BILE him to pay laborsrs employed IN cleaning
A lstter wss rscsivsd from Samuel Andrews
IN reference to the purchase OF portraits Of
Martha and George Washington. .tr. I
A communication was received from B. r.
Miliigsn and 0eorge sfablsr, 10 reference 70
the Committee on improvements. a'. fu- Lltri
petition was presented from JSmes A. Bean,
for the erection Of 4 frame house on the oofnor
Of street north and Eleventh street east. Re.
ferred TO the Committee on Police. ~
bill to lay \ Waterman along n street
north, from Ninth 10 Tenth street. Passed.
A bill for laying q wstsr.main along Raeventh
street west, from Psnnsylvsnia avenue to @
A petition was received from J. @. Kiliap,
asking for the remission Of fne. Committee
DISCHARGED from further consideration. Z.
An act for the relief Of J. @. Killisn. Passed.
The committee was discharged from the fur
thsr consideration Of the petition Of John r.
Neale.
Reports Of tho ward spothe hecaries were re =
ported back and placed npon he. l'H i.
An act sppropristing 81 500 TO pay. the ward
physicians for yxccinating patients during the
prevalence OF the small pox, af,er considerable
debate, was passed. ..0-. aI9l -..a.7s r3sfry
A bill WAS offered, to restore AN sct authorix
ing the setting OF curbst0nes and laying OF
fNntv r.. ANfA kAtu
Sixth and Seventh streets west. Referred to
committee on improvements.
bill WAS also offered, entitled an act for tho
relief OF Frank I. Sands. Passed.
An act to revive An a6t to repair the alley in
square l69. Referred to committee on In
resolution WAS offered, requiring COM
mittee Of elections to take the oath Of a'lsgi
Mr.. Lloyd then offered a resolution reading
AS follows: .. ...
Resoloed, That the COMMITTEES on finance bs
and they are hereby instructed TO report = blu
10 relieve tho negro population Of this city,
from every tax imposed on them for school
When Mr.. Moore offered the following as
substitute by way of 40 amendment:
Resoiued That the Mayor be requested to
inform this Board what amount Of money has
been paid into the treasury Of this corporation
on account OF taxes accruins during the year
1861. discriminating on tho taxes paid on per-
sonal and real property; and Also stating spe-
Gially what amount OF such taxes, OF each class.
has been paid by colored persons, and also what
amount OF said taxes were paid prior to the
2Gth day Of August last, and what amount sub
sequenily thereto. -s'+.-.. '.. .-.
After much discussion upon the subject, and
after various amendments and propositions
we're offered, the original resolution was. for
the present, Withdrawn. .t'
The following bills were then appropriately
referred: 7I.g
l.,ii 1T. L. .S Sx.sA Aka
Commissioner oi Pubic Buildings.
Abill authorizing the Mayor 70 advance 81 500
until June next. - .r-.. ... .f-.. at
bill authorizing ths Mayor to construct =
gravel tootwsy on Eleventh .n b. street. from Penn
A bill to gravel Fourth street to East Capitol
street.
"A "A, bin to TO pay the bill. asA'us. the Franklin
Fire Company. a-syt eLs.1 L.. III,
A bin for grading and grsveling Ninth street
west. 'T'
The following resolution WAS then offered:
Be Il resolcsd, &C.. That he committee Of
these Boards, to represent tho interests OF this
corporation before Con aress, be instructed to
ask Of said body that means be provided for
the support of such persons Nh have been oman
oipated under the iats act OF Congress, a. are
unable. from inhrmity. to support themselves.
Passed without opposition. aa a
On motion, the Board adjourned.
COMMON CouscIL-The President laid before
Transmitting his approval of an act TO repair
Eighth streeat east, form Pennsylvania avenue
to the navy yard gate; o..
Also, n.act for repairs on Seventh stree,
west, from l. street to the boundary;
Also, an act for repairs Of Eighteenth and
Nineteenth streets west, between L and d, and
Twenty FIRST street west, between and l..
Also, u communion from the ward. .physi-
Of the children oi the public schools. Referred
10 the Committee on Claims.
Mr.. Raub presented the petition OF certain
citizens, asking for repairs on Ohio avenue
Reisrrsd to the COMMITTEES on lmprovemsIts.
Heaiey, for the remission of nne. Referred.
Mr.. Mulloy submitted n resolution on tho sub
ject of the Asylum, and demonstrating against
the caring for alien blacks to the exclusion OF
worthy poor whito persons Of this city.
On learning that similar bill was already
pending, he withdrew his resolution. =,
Mr.. Hitz offered \ hill appropriating $25 L
lay walk on Second street east. from north 4
Mr.. Murtsgh submitted the following join,
resolution: ..-...,.
Resoloed, &c., That the Commissioners o
Election, before entering upon the duties o
their ofices, be, and they are hereby. required
msnt of the United States prescribed for th'
officers oi the corporation.
Mr.. Turton asked IL the law does not now re
ouire these oiicers to take tho oath?
the law, and found that II did not provide fOf
the commissioners of election.
Mr. Turton WAS. opposed 10 the resolution
.He thought this was running the thing into the
ground. ''
Mr.. Mulloy endorsed the remarks Of Mr.
Turton.
Mr.. Murtagh was In favor Of applying The
oath to all tho officers of the corporation. H,
wanted the oath administered to every com
missioner before he deposited his vote.
Mr.. Mulloy thought the object Of this move
msnt was to induce Congressto pass test ostl
MIR. Murtagh said that Congress was fully abl,
to take care Of itself. a .......
Mr.. Mohun ask cd where we are to obtain the
authority, We are taking power which doe,
not belong To us, and rendering ourselves re
diculous III the eyes Of the world. T. ~.
Mr.. Shepherd did not care any thing abOu
the rediculous appearance OF any action o
this Board. The only question to influence ht
mind was, AS to whether II IL right or not. n,
should do his duty in the matter, whateve
might be thought OF II. -..'. T.
MIR. Wilson moved to postpone the subjeC
indefinitely. Carried-l0 TO 7, as follows;
Yeas-Messrs. EdmonstOn, Emerson, Given
Hitz, Mohun, Morgan, MuIoy, Tslbert, TurtoI
and wilson-l0
Nays-Messrs. Byington, Lewis, kurtsgh
Psaks, Raub, Shepherd and Richards-7.
Mr.. Given, In explanation OF his vote, said h
was opposed to tho resolution, because he con
sidered that 1t transcended our powers unde
the charter.
Mr. Wilson said he WAS In favor OF the resO
iution hut thought We had not the right I