Daily national Republican., 1863-07-28
LOCAL1 NEWS.

BOARD or AlpExxEN.--Jno. n. Semihes,
frssident ofthe Board IL acting AZ Mayor In the
absence of the Mayor. II, tn rcfore, devolved on
the Vice President Of the Board. Jno r Pepper, TO
preside, but he being sbssnt, Aldermen sargent
was, oh hotisrl of Alderman Lloyd, called to the
chat. 75' ls.l !, 10, II ,,.,s 4. d.
proving the following acts, was read
V "An act for trimming and srsvellns street
north, from Eleventh 10 Sixteenth street west.n
" Also, An act to revive the set 10 grade SECOND
. bttest wet, nom Virginia svenue 10 y street
y scrth. . .l. "'0.'
' Also, "An act for trinmios and sraveiins
Eleventh street west, from Pennsylvania avenue
Also, Sn ae! ioi supplying the Western Market
\. making s an .ppsop.s,,0n e, ID; q;
squares subsequent TO 1876" ..
ALEC, An act :. lay /. water main In Fourth tl
York avenue, and 10 New, York avenue, from
h'' '' y ' 'sos II. sI,iArs, Astint Mayor.
MT. Tuttop presented the petition Of John u
Lydes and others, and asked Tor its reference to
ns f %es Un NE paitoS of B. Fer
guaon, and ssked that II be referred to the Com.
lnitteo on Police. 30 referred.
.4 .s IEPoRTs EhoM COMMITTEES.
T From Committee oa Finance:
Mr. Lloyd, chairman Of the Committee on Fl
tEG,tsSl asking e. Ss Sa monies
paid to ihe city register. The committee was dis
charged from its fa'ther confederation.
nf Tnitoh reported fatorsbis on the bill to re.
pair the gutter On the west side OF Eighth street
west from . 70 .treeta north, and On the north
west The bill was read third time and passed.
The bin to repair Eighth street west, from G to
4 bil % tax. up and relay gutter between
First and Second streets east on the south side Of
Last Capitol sttest; wst paused.
csiP.ei e. .ca,S set%sen f fsnS and kisssnS .srss':
west, was passed.
biz sscompsnying ths pe!ition Of Charles @ S, Sn.
The petite petition n Of James Adams, % to grade Third
:Ss SE Win 5 S ss
The petition Of n W. Ferguson, In reference to
the west side Of Fourth street east at the junction
Of street north, was reported back BY bill and
From Committee on rulire %
klr. Utermehie; chairman Of the Committee on
Police, to which was referre the bill originating
sh act entitled AN act for the establishment Of
pounds throughout the city" which was approved
s s s fspoTsq sa% M sra 1ns
The committee was allowed another week for
the consideration Of sundry nominations made by
the M.yor, and referred to II BY the board.
..Mr. Jternehle reported adversely on tho peti.
.ion Of Robert Raineyi but maiority report 81 q
granting the request Of Robert J. Rainey. Upon
this the ayes aud noes were ordered, and the fol-
Ciephane, Lewis, Morgan, Plant, Rapiey, and Tur.
ton. In The negative, 6-Messis. Gordon, Lloyd,
sargent, U.ermehls, and Gqliek.
The special committee 10 Which was referred q
bill to cause the curbstones to be set and the foot
rod ha In nj raa a
recommend tile passass OF The bill. Passed.
sGx% :xSa T~eh @ so siss
west. Referred.
AM Az .:t Of the lower Board, to grade alley In
Resolved, That the lomn.iitee on improvements
Ss.ains 70 sfeet T % from seventS to Fweih str.ets,
from Fifth to fourteenth street Also, to Inquire
Tenth, Eleysnth, Twelfth, and Thlrtssnth streets,
from to Peunsylvania avenuei Thirdstreet, from
oa hs SS HA S .,ssH.
Ressipsd, That the Committes on Police be in.
sisw regulating the use OF boards for posters Ia
the streets, and Of dimension, and that they report
MIR. Utermehle introduced an act to increase the
compensation Of Commissioner OF improvements
Of Fourth ward. Referred TO COMMITTEES on Fl
Mr. Turton, from the Committee on Improve.
ments, reported back with an amendment the bill
In reference to paving the alley in square A. Pass
The Committee on improvements were dis.
CHARGED from the further consideration OF the bill.
and Ito take up and relay the gutter on street
north, across Twcnty-second street west"
an. TO r% nnd ersye ssess %s.
from New York avenue to L street north. Passed
A bill nu'honrins the surveyor TO change the
grade Of street south, in the Sixth ward, was
4 bill .rpropriatins 500 to repair the eros.
cutters on the east and west side Of sixteenth
way oS the noTis sds q stree. noh eros
iii 10 .sSv. an act
street north, from sixth to seventeenth street
BILLS PROM BOARD or comnon COUNCIL
The following bills Of lower board were all re
ferred;
An act to lay a flag foot way across Twenty
second street west, on the north side Of stree
4 bill to repair the defective paved carriage wa,
of Ninth street west, from Il to y streets north
An act for the relaying Of the cutters and L
widen the same on the south fronts Of squares u
An act authorizing the Mayor to cause a grave
foot walk to be made on the north side of 4 stree
south, between Third and Fourth streets east.
An act to grade and gravel FourtesnsA stree
west to Maryland avenue.
An ACT making an Appropriation LOT tnc puTposs
of grading and grAveliDg Third street east from
street south to Pennsylvania avenue.
An act to grade and gravel Massachusetts ave
nue. from Thirteenth to Fourteenth street west.
A bill for the Improvement Of y street nortf
from Ninth to Tenth street west.
An act to cause the stone pavement In the allie!
of Resery ation " to be repaired.
A bill making an appropriation TO pay Tor two
An act granting additional powers to the Mayor
A bill authorizing the curbstones to be set an,
the footway to be paved on the south front o
square south Of square No. 66.
An act fol the relief OF Curtis Dearing.
An act regulating the sale OF lime
An act making appropriations to defray the gen
eral and contingent expenses OF tho Corporation
for the year 1883
An act to regulate and license livery stables.
A bill increasing the compensation OF Resiste
and imposing additional duties
An act for the teiief OF A. u. Stoughton wa
amended by the lower Board, and passed there a
amended. The amendment was concurred in.
An act, originating in Board Of Aldermen, max
ing an appropriation 70 pay certain claims Agains
the Corporation, was amended In the lower boar
and passed as amended. The amendment was cor
CURED in-the following voting In the Affirmative
Messrs. Clephane, Guiick, Lloyd, Lewis, Plan
Rspiey, Turton, Utermehle and Sargent. In tn
negative, Mr.. Morgan.
Mr. Turton offered resolution requesting tn
city surveyor to examine the northeast coiner {
square l0i, and report to the Board the result {
his examination.