The national Republican., 1862-11-04
OrTY ooUNCILs.

PoARD or ALpxRxxs.-Ths board met aocord.
ing to adjournment, the president In the chair.
Mr.. Sargent presented the petition OF Peter
Nc Namara. asking that 4 certain portion OF
Mr.. Lloyd presented the petition Of g. Dewey,
asking the privilege OF erecting building
across Tiber creek, near Pennsylvania avenue.
Referred.
Mr.. Pepper presented a bill to pay all out.
standing bills against the central guard. house.
Re. committed.
Mr.. Sargent presented a bill to create the
ofioe Of superintendent Of police instruction
IN tho city Of Washington; which failed upon
Mr.. Clephane presented a bill to organize and
govern the fire department. Passed.
The Chair read the following bills from the
Board of Common Council:
Bill to grade and gravel Eighth street east
Referred.
A bill making an appropriation to repair the
entrance Of the main alley in square los.
Passed. =.
A joint resolution appointing a day ofthanks.
giving. Passed.
| A bill making an appropriation for intro.
duoing gas into portions Of the western market
A bill for tho relief of Messrs. Chapman and
Matlock. Passed.
Adjourned.
| COMMON CoUHCM.--This board met Last night
| as usual, Mr.. Shepherd, the president, in the
chair.
Communications were received from His
Honor, the Mayor, In approval Of certain acts.
Also, y communication from VIM. Forsyth,
the city surveyor, in roply to a resolution Of
this board on the subject OF defective drainage
| on NJ street, in which he says the drainage Is
gutter be built across Massachusetts, avenue to
| connect with the gutter at the Circle. Re-
| ferred.
Also, a communicable from the Same, on the
subject OF grading Boundary street, from Third
street west TO Seventh street east, and reports
the estimated cost to bo 81 ,6s9.
| Also, Il communication from tho same, esti-
mating the cost of grading and gravelng L
| street at 81 ,G20.
A. petition Of James Redmond, praying the
mittee on Claims.
Mr.. Wilson offered the folloSing:
Whereas 1t has been proposed TO purchase
steam fre engines for use in this city, also TO
change the plan of butid;ng public school
| houses, and, also, TO make some changes In
| reference TO market houses; and, whereas,
some of the Northern cities have recently made
radical changes upon all these subjects. and
their experience would probably be valuable
| to enable us to legislate understandingly, and
to the great advantage of tho oity on these
| subjects, therefore
| BE Il uresolped, ETC., That the Board of Alder.
| men and Board Of Common Council visit Balti.
more, Philadelphia, and New York to examine
1 SutD tu0 ARRANGEMENTS anu WOrklDR6 OF Ine86
| three interests; and to pay the expense there
Of the sum Of one thousand dollars, or so much
thereof as man % necessary, is hereby appro.
priated out Of the general fund.
The resolution passed to q second reading,
but not ordered TO third reading.
Mr.. Ellis, from the Committee on Police, re-.
ported bill to authorize Messrs. Chaplin and
Matlock to erect a stable on q street, in square
No. Asa. Passed.
A bill from the Committee on Markets, ma.
king an appropriation TO furnish gas in the
Western Market house was passed.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on Markets,
| reported bill for the extension of Centre Mar.
ket, which bill proposes TO build two story
brick building, to connect the two market
| buildings opposite Eighth street, at II cost Of
$l6, 900.
Mr.. Wilson, in Offering tho report, stated that
tho bill had received the close attention Of the
| committee for several weeks. 1t was believed
| to be an improvement greatly needed, and one
which would be quite romunerative to the cor
pOration.
The bill was laid on tho table and made the
| special order for the next meeting.
MI Ellis, from ahe special committes y ON N. ths
District, reported that the committee had de-
cided on the purchase OF square No. 90l, be.
tween Seventh and Eighth streets east, and
between Pennsylvania Avenue and g street,
sOuth-this square containing about los 900
l square feet, and cost about 81, 900.
| Mr.. Utermehle, from the committee -the
subject OF paving tho streets of this city, pre-
sented an elaborate and voluminous report on
that subject, to which tho following resolution
was appended:
ResOlued, de-, That the joint committee OF
the Councils, whose duty 1t Is to attend to the
interests Of the corporation before Congress be
/ and they Are hereby instructed to urge upon
| that body, at its next session, the propriety OF
| amending the charter of the city, 30 as to give
| the corporation the right and power to pave
| The streets and avenues Of tho city, and to pay
i for the same out of the funds of the ward In
which the said work may bo done. Referred
A bill explanatory of an act to repair the
Western Market, which has passed this Board
and had been amended by the Board of Alder
men, came up tor cQpcurrenCe, and the amend
ment was cOncurred in.
A resolution from the upper Board, in rela-
i tion to the public reservations, &c., was re-
i ferred TO the Committee on Police.
| Mr.. knight moved u reconsideration of the
vote by which tho bill to repair B street south
between Second and Third streets, was re-
jected. Adopted.
On motion Of Mr.. knight the bill passed.
A resolution that the Committee on Improve
ments enquire into tho expediency Of grading
and graveling l. street south, between New
Jersey avenue and First street west, was
| passed.
Mr.. Lloyd, from the Committee On Claims
| reported in favor of u bill for sixty dollars
of N. NJ. White, for the burial OF deceased
smallpox paupers, and 1t passed.
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/ a petition of Francis j. kenney, praying fol
the remission of u fine, and asked to be dis.
charged from the further consideration of the
same. Granted.
Tho committee reported In fave1 of bill for
the relief Of Jamos +. Larkin for the remission
Of u fine of $50 for an alleged violation of the
law relating to gambling.
Mr.. Utermehle moved to strike out ths pro.
viso whereby the petitioner is required to pay
the cost of prosecution. Adopted.
The same committee asked TO be discharged
from the consideration of the petition Of Jere
miah Costello. Granted.
Mr.. Lloyd moved that the petitioner have
leave to withdraw the papers in the above case
i Carried.
i The same committee reported u bill to reim
burse Joseph N. Pearson the sum Of t6l. 80, fol
an erroneous tax sale. This bill produced
| n lengthy debate between Messrs. Utermellt
and Lloyd, on the legal points involved in the
case.
Mr.. Wilson moved to refer the papers bach
TO the Committee on Claims, for tho purpose
of obtaining the opinion the corporation attor
ney. Adopted.
Mr.. Wilson, from the Committee on Markets
reported bill making an appropriation L
gravel the court yardSn the Centre market
Passed.
MIR. Barr, from the Committee on Claims, re
ported a bill for the remission of fine imposed
on Joseph Whitney. Passed.
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