The national Republican., 1862-09-09
CITY COUNCILS.


yesterday afternoon, Mr.. J. +. Brown, presi.
dent, In the chair.
Tho Chair laid before the Board communi.
cation from the Mayor Illuminating Mr.. Joseph
Hedrck for inspec !yf -four and sailed pro.
visions. Referred.
Mr.. Pepper, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported in favor ut the following bills,
and thoy were passed:
Bill to grade ard gravel Thirteenth street,
from Pennsylvania avenue tn tie canal to lay
nag foot way and Gr'iss gutter on N street
north ut It's Intersection with Eighth and Ninth
streets; to lay II nag foot way across First
street east, on the north sido ofC street north;
TO lay u nag foot way across q street north on
the east side Of Tenth street west; to revive
an act Of the 2sth Of April, 1850; to lay flag
foot-way and crosa gutter across o street
. cross gutter on street north, west side Of
Sixteenth street.
Mr.. Bro dhssd reported in favor Of bill for
thArelisf OF A. A. Sloan. Passed.
Mr. Pepper reported in favor Of 4 bill to re-
pair Twenty. street west and l street
north. Passed.
Also, Il bill 10 lay curbs and foot pavements
on street south batweea First and Second
streets. Passed.
Also, H bill authorizing the ourbstons to be
set and footway 10 be mtdo in front OF square
No. All. Passed.
Mr.. Sargent CiIsrod II bill 70 amend an act
entitled An srt providing for the appointment
Of Commissioners OF improvements, and pre-
scribing their duties" Refarred.
Mr.. Richards reported back the nominations
for ward apotheGAries. with recommendation
that they be confirmed. Passed.
bill from the lower Board, authorizing the
President OF the Board of Aldermen and the
President Of the Board nf Common Council to
procure suitable rooms for tho meetings OF tho
Two Boards while the City Hall is occupied as
n hospital, was paSsed.
The Board then adjourned.
CoxxOs COUNCIL A Communicat TN was rs.
Ceived from the Mayor informing the Board OF
his approval of certain acts.
Also communication enclosing the bill pro.
yiding that persons taking out licenses shall
hrst take an oath OF allegiance; which was re-
turned with Il veto
1.-THE bill had been amended In the Board of
Alderman, by subsiituing fer the oath At irst
prescribed, the oath intended for employees OF
the corporation, from which they had me-,
elected 10 strike out the words land that will
we'll and faithfully execute the duties Of the
ofice."-Rgr.l
Mr. Wilson briefly explained how the mistake
occurred, and Immediately Ufer0d tho bill
with the portion relating 10 the office stricken
out; which was passed.
A communication was received from the
surveyor relative to draining Fifteenth street;
which WAS referred to tho Committee on In
prOvements.
Mr.. Raub presented the petition OF l.. H.
Bergman, asking ths passage of = bill 10 pro-
hibit the staining of horses and cows neal
.-wellings. Referred I" tho Committee on
PIlius.
Mr.. F,llansbeo introduced a resolution call
ing on the Mayor to inform the Board as tC
what disposition had been made Of the funds o.
the Fourth ward ii the Bank oi Washington
Passed.
Mr.. Utermehle introduced a bill for esiab
fishing an additional primary school In The
second district, which, after some explanation
was passed.
ing the Presidents Of tho respective Boards Il
procure suitable rooms for the meetings Of The
Boards whie the chambers are used rs hos
pital. Passed.
for the appointment of four Commissioners Q
improvements instead OF two az at present
Referred to the Committee on improvements
Mr.. Hedriok presented the petiion "f JohI
M, Locke, asking tho remission Of 4 hno. Re
ferred 10 the Committee On Claima.
The bill from the Board "i Aldermen, author
izing the laying Of Il plank trunk under the gut
ter on First street east. belwaen q and ID sis.
Mr.. Utermsbls asked II the Fifth ward hat
funds sufficient to It's credit, and stated that
by the books of the corporation the Fourh
ward had saoO to its credit, and yet whsr
had none or that IL had been expended IN othe
wards. He offered nm amendment, providing
that tho work should be done when the Flttt
ward had funds to It's credit.
Mr.. HedrIck said, that if such an ainond
ment was adopted, the bill might Ms well b,
abandoned. The Improvement was actually
neoessary.-the recent rains having washed nj
banks In that locality ~ as I" endanger tn
houses in that locality and the lives Of thos
living there.
Mr.. Wilson stated that this WAS one of th,
evils growing out of the ward System, and OK
planned why II waB that the fnnds OF som
wards were ~ far behud those Of other wards
Mr.. Utermehe's amendment was then Lost
yeas 6, nays 7, aud the bill WAS passed.
The special Order--the bill organizing a FIR
departmsnt-was taken up and ordered 10 b
printed, with ths amendments, aud made III
special order for next Monday.
Adjourned.