Daily national Republican., 1863-07-14
LOCAL NEWS.

\ LOCAL NEWS.
l BoARD or ALpnR,HH.-Ths Board met pur-
snant to law, Mr.. semnss, the rrsadsut, n tn
chair. .. ... g-... -. =. D..
TlsCssir laid before ths board Communication
from the Mayor approving IN cot authorizing 'hs
a Sing Of wator main IN Twslfsh strest west non
street north to the centre Of Massachusetts svs-
The Chair also ia,d bsiors yAs Board ssenuni.
cation from the Mayor sakins NE following son
inations; '' 70 3fn..
For conMrssIoxEas OF MAnSrr6-Gmsrs Nor.
ha-D. L, Jackson, J.P. Barthoiow, Thomas Pdr.
Northern Msrksf--yohn 9. wiliiams, Harrison
|ATaylor, and Geo. w. Robinson.
ksshrA Marksf-Hs Clements and Samuel
Tor Wood a~d Coal Measurrs-wm. ,. Ellwood,
BIZ @ Roblnson, David .. csiss, wn. burroughs,
y f. ,oSa sssi@ 's 81 w.ssA" .~l n s.ur.-,o.sph =.
g - isspeeior Of Flow s"A ss'sd Prov'''0~'--'os.
The Chair also Laid before the Board eonmuni-
alton, inclosing . Communication from Joseph
Lowry, In relation to certain alterations to IRE
Iplugs.
n A communication was also received from the
giving estimate Of the cost Of grading
and gavsiing street south, from ssooad street 70
ixth street east. .a...H..t..
The Chair laid before the Board the following
hominations for scavengsrs: ..
First district, First ward, Jno. chism, First dis
eSond Ws9S. MisSsSi sshi; r.s District Third
ward, Peter sohweitssr, second district, Third
1:s S .ssS H::
S,rnes, Yirst district, aIth ward, ean'l Armstsad,
first district, seventh ward, Francis sallsngsr.
Also, q communication from the Mayor nomi-
mating David Hepburn for eommissisnsr Of Wash
ington Canal. ..r
Ne. Utermehie press nted the petition Of Daniel
Harmon, and asked that II Be referred without
reading to the Committee on Drainage. 50. re-
ferred. ....
nEPonrs from conNiTTErs.
From the COMMITTEES on Improvement:
NJ. Turton reported back ths bill authorizing
the footways to bs paved and surbstones to be set
on South fr.nt Of square sss. Read the third time
and passed. .... ..Y...
Also, bill authorizing the footways to be paved
and curbs to be set In squsrss so7 and sso Passed
Also, . bill authorship gutter to be laid on
the East side Of ssventh street west, across T
street north Passed.
Also, bill from the lower Board, making on ap-
preparation Of ei60 Of the Third ward fund.- to re-
pair an alley In square s7s. Passed.
Alan, bill making additional appropriation to
he n and gravel Ninth street, from to N street
SfgM. Passed.
Issnso, bill making an additional appropriation
for the repair Of alley In square 6ss Passed.
Also, bill to pave the csrriasewsys on street
north, from Fifth TO Seventh, was reoomnittsd for
reference TO the Corporation Attorney, to know
whether the act Of June 9Th, lsss In relation to
,ysd carriagewsys, IL binding.
y Also, an act to revive an act approved May u,
issoy entitled "An act to trim and gravel street
north, between FIfth rand Seventh streets.n Passed
Also, bill from the lower Board appropriating
out Of second Ward fund the sum OF 600 for the
purpose OF repairing alley In square No. si1 Of
Second Ward, and also the gutter In the mouth Of
said+ alley. Read . third time and passed.
Mr.. Turton also reported back bill Of lower
Board making appropriation to repair certain al
leys in Fourth Ward.
This bill caused eonsidsrabls discussion in the
Board, in which Msssrs. Turton and Utcrmehls
participated, and was reoommitted.
Also, . bill from lower Board to repair an alley
In Fourth ward, appropriating Sloo for the sane,
out Of Fouth ward fund, with 40 amendmsat o,
that instead Of square 6S the bill read square north
Of SIS. Amendment was concurIed in and the bill
passed.
The bill to grade and pave the unpaved portion
Of street north, from Seventh to Ninth street,
and to build four sewers, was reported back with
an amendment, and the bill - amended passed.
Also, q bill from lower Board to repair street
north, from Third street east to Boundary, appro-
priating ior the same the sum Of $500. Read .
third time and passed.
Mr.. Tuiton stated that the amount appropriated
was based on the estimate Of the Commissionsr.
:, Mr.. Plant, from the Committee on Improvement,
st6aSted back favorably the act making an appro.
priation 10 trim and gravel Eleventh street. Read
the third time and passed.
He also presented . bill making an appropria-
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TO six teenth streets west.
Mr. Lloyd said that 1t was q useless expenditure
iof money.
| MIR. Sergeant fully concurred with him.
The bill, after considerable debate, was read the
third time and passed.
Mr.. Plant also presented bill to make appro.
psistion for repairing stone pavement In alley In
square $50. Passed.
From Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Lloyd, chairman of the COMMITTEES ON ~.
nance reported back the bill Of lower Board for the
relief Of c. Msgruder, refunding go for tax paid
on an erroneous assessment.
The petition Of Chas II. Anderson was reported
back with bill for his relief. Passed.
bill for laying water main on Maryland ave.
nus, from FouI-and-a-Half to sixth street west
Passed.
From Committee on Drainage:
The petition Of Ernst Loener, praying for the
laying OF WAFER main On fOurth street, from
Massacnusetts avenue to New York avenue, and
thence from New York avenue to First street.
The bill OF lower board, to lay water main or
= II street north, from Third to Fifth, was reported
back with substitute, and passed.
The bill to provide for supplying the Western
Market with water, was passed. -.as.a
Mr.. Utermehle reported back the bill of the las
Councils, requiring the city depositoriss to max,
quarterly returns.
Mr., Utermehle thought that the ground which
the Mayor took In vetoins the bill was perfectl,
tenable, and he moved that It DO referred to tn,
/ Cohmittee on Finance, with instructions to alte
1 It to suit the objections Of the Mayor.
The nominations Of Joseph >. HodgsoI, for seal
i er of weights and measures Of Joseph Hedriok
for inpector OF -four and salted provisions OF Dan
Hepburn, for commissioner of canals, were report
ed upon favorable and confirmed.
The act to prohibit the throwing Of fruit pairing
on the pavement was reported back by Mr.. Utter
mehle, and recommended for passage.
This bill causing long and desultory debate.
Mr.. Lloyd said fhAt II the Board wish to pass bill
to prevent persons falling down, they must legii
! late to prevent the sale Of ardent spirits.
The petition Of John Critchenson, asking tn