Daily national Republican., 1863-03-24
local NEWS
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"Asths season ls near al hand when money can
be judicionnly expended for such purpoaes and, As
the nepes.itles fOr Il are 20 apparent and urgent,
the Mayer deems u Imperative IN him to suggest
the propriety Of speedy and liberal appropriations
for repaifs and putting IN paaAablo condition the
public thoroushfAfcu, &e. The accidental omission
on the part Of Congress 10 favorably respond to
the appeas Of Tho corporation on thlS subject rem
derp lfberel appropriations neoesaaryp
Referred 70 fhs Committee on improvements.
The Mayor nneloses lstters from Messrs. Bacon,
Coombs, and Queen, hxlng the terms at which they
are willing 10 dlupote OF their hay scales by which
II will be seen that the appropriation made by the
act Of FshruAUi2i, isel, IL insufficient for their
purehaae. and Ne respectfully asks an additional
sppropriation for mat atpurpose.
Mr.. bacon asks saz5 to s7SO, original cost 500
Mr.. Coomba, sixth ward, ei6o, frat cost $3.50, Mr..
Queen, half value, sS75 r r..'
Another communication was received from the
Mayor nominAting police Magistrates under the act
approved March n, 1883, Wis ....
First vArd--samuel Drury.
Third ward william Thompson.
Fourth wArd--Glbsrt L. Glbsrson.
Fifth ward--B. U, Ferguson.
seventh wArd-@wiilIam n, stratton.
Referred 10 the commltte on Police.
COMMITTEES DIsOuARaBD.
The COMMITTEES reporting adversely on the petit
tion Of J. B. claggett, they were discharged nom
the further confederation Of the subject.
raas BILLS PASSED. .r ...r r"..
Bill appropristIng sass for repair and pfeserva.
ton Of maps, books ko., In the once OF the sur-
bnl supplying the city with water plugs, amount
ing to e2s.
Bnl 70 protect and facilitate fremen at and du-
ring the continuance Of Ares. Persons are herein
prohibited from assembling In such numbers 40 to
obstrust their operations, &o. The firemen are to
be designated BY badges, 40.
BilleppropriAting 09oO for tho purchase Of badges
for the Fire Department.
Act amendatory Of tho act organizing the Fire
Department. This was -mended 90 a. to road,
"eaeh ensino company shall keep one suction, en-
sine, &c, !" in lieu OF all Its apparatus.
Bill from the Board Of Common Council, making
an appropriation for tho American Hook and Lad.
der Company, to enable them TO house and preserve
their apparatus.
MI ot william P. Particle, for the remission ol
. fine.
Dr.. Brodhsad here introduced . bill to provide
for the vaccination Of the poor Ward physicians
are to be employed at not exceeding charge oil
hfty cents each.
The Mayor is authorized to employ an ambu.
pox eases, and also to provide hospital, &C.
The bill was referred to the Committee on Health
and will, no doubt, be promptly attended to.
.-rr.4 PETITIONS.
Petition Of Mrs. Bestor for leave to erect frame
pASsageway next TO brick dwelling. Referred
COMMITTEES.
Vice President ClcphAne said he had been 70,
queSted by the president OF the Board to announce
the following committees;
On the Metropolitan Hook and Ladder House
L. slsphanej on Canals, Mr.. Turton; on the addL
q. ton 10 the Centre mArkot-house, Mr.. Richards
committee OF conference on the Washington and
Alsxandria railroad, MeSSrS. Brodhead, Pepper
JOINT MEETING.
A committee was here appolnted-BIessrs Tur
ton and MehArds--to inform the Board of Common
Council that this Board is now ready to 10 into
joint meeting TO consider the proposals for Iaying
water mains and furnishing Corporation stops dur
ing the ourrontysar.
Arocesu was then taken, and in y few minute,
the Board OF Common Council, accompanied By
their ofioerS, appeared In the Chamber.
A. r. shepherd, ESQ President OF the Board O.
Common Council, was appointed President Of the
Joint Meeting, and Samuel v. Noyes, Secretary.
Business was then commenced.
Proposals were received from Joshua Register
for s. W. Register, Of Baltimore, from John Col
burt, Henry MoArdle, Myers McGhan, jeremiah
CSstello, Augustus Watson, and R. s. Hill, jr.
On motion OF MF. Wilson, from the Seventh
ward, tho whole subject was referred to the Com
mittees Of the two Boards on Drainage and DiHtri
button Of Water. The Joint Committee is in
struoted 10 assume that, during the current oaIan
der year, there will be laid I2OOo feet of uixincl
main, and O,oOO feet OF iour-lnch main.
The Joint meeting was now dissolved, and IN,
Boards resumed the consideration Of business,
The Aldermen took up the Joint resolution froH
the Board Of Common Council in reference to ,
grand Union mass meeting In Washington, whIcl
was adopted unanimously, and MeAsrs. Richards
Plant aud Gordon appointed committee on tn,
part OF this Board . 49,
On motioh OF DR.. Brodhead, chairman of IN,
Committee on Finance, an act was passed appro
priAting 5000 to supply deficiency In the print
ing and binding for the Corporation for the curren
year.
bill from the lower Board to gravel footwall
on Georgia avenue, between Twelfth and Thir
teenth streets east, was referred.
The Board here adjourned.
Mr.. Clark, from the Committee on the Asylum
read the monthly report OF the lntsndent, furnish
ing StAtiStiOa, &C., and which was ordered to b.
entered on the Journal.
COMMON CoUHCIL.-A communication was re
eeiVsd from the Mayor, announcing his approyA
Of several acts.
PATRIOTIC RESOLUTION.
Mr.. shepherd introduced the following resolu
tion, which was unanimously adopted.
Whereas, II 10 duty and privilege of the elf
Zens OF washington to Teatlrm theiF unalteFabI
and undytnB devotion to the cause Rf the UnIo,
and TO the support OF the Government, both in pub
lie and prtvAtej and whereas, the recent mohste
mAss-meetings held In our sister cities have bee
conducive o. great good in cheering the hearts o
all true patnOts, and uniting all parties In a NOR
vigorous and determined defence Of the country,
lmporiled honor and nationality, and b0lieyin
that the holding OF such meetings In this metroDu
lis would accomplish like results, therefore,
Be HTetolped, ThatA select committee of thFe
hom each board be appointed, who are heTeb,
empowered and directed TO make ArrangementS 10
holding Union mass meeting at the eaTliegt nos
glble moment, in the Hall OF the United STATE
House Of Representatives, or such other suitNbl
place AB may be obtainedi and be II further
ReSOiUed, That said committee wait upon Hon
Andrew Johnson, Of Tennessee, and such othe
prominent speakers as may be accessible, and re
At that time.
The President appointed CounCllmen Murtagh
Lloyd, and knight as the committee on the part o
this Council.
ELECTION To Fill. A