Daily national Republican., 1863-05-22
LOCAL NEWS.

BOARD or AI.DKRSEN.-An adjourned meet
ing Of this board met last evening. rrr.....-
The following petitions were referred to Com
mittee on improvements Elisha Fulcomef, for re-
lsfj n. P. Curtiss and otheru, protesting Asains'
opening First street, between M and Nreets
Johnson HELEN, - enlarge the gutter on the Wes'
side OF Fifth street, between D and =,
The petition Of J. h ciAgstt was Informally laid
over. ...
act Tor the relief Of Isaac Reed an act for the re-
Lief Of John y. Clagett. ...
An sst 40 trim and gravel New York avenue to
Fifteenth street weSt was referred to the Second
and Third ward delegation.
bili making additional appropriations TO grade
and Travel Ninth street west, from @ TO N streets
north. was referred to the delegation Of the Third
ward This was done on motion Of the President
An act amendatory 10 an act Of April ~ 1854, re-
la,nR to seavengerS was referred 10 Committee on
Police. This act excited considerable discussion.
n The chairman OF the Committee on Claims re-
ported adversely to the petitions Of VIM. Tucker,
Timothy Gleason and O. Thompson, asking to be
rsmittsd from certain fines, and asked to be dis
CHARGED from said committee. Agreed TO.
Mr. Clephane, chairman Of the Committee on
Fire Department, to whom was referred the report
OF the chief Engineer Of the liro Department, re.
ported the same back and asked that 1t be filed
among the proceedings.
The following acts were pASsedi
An act entitled an act 10 pave the carriage way
on = street, between Fifth and seventh.
bill to repair the stone pavement on d street,
between sixth and Tenth streets west
- An act 10 grade and gravel First street west from
Indiana avenue TO PennHylvania avenue.
An act for the relief Of Elisha Faleoner.
bill TO repair the alley In squares Nos. 2ss, 40
Aql, and co. in the Third ward appropriating $500
for HAme
An act to repairth public alley in square Is6 in
the Fourth ward.
An act making appropriations to repair and grav'
81 South street.
A bill making appropriation to trim and gravel
NJ street north from sixth TO Tenth street.
bill for the construction Of q sewer on C street
orth.
A bill to build a sewer and stencil trap on Sixth
street.
Mr.. BroAdhead moved that the bill for the RELIEF
Of John B. ClAgett be taken from the table and
acted upon. Agreed to, and passed.
A bill authorizing the repairing and improve
ment Of nag footways was passed. The passage
ofthiS bill caused lengthy discussion.
An act making an appropriation to build house
for the Western and American hose companies
was passed.
Bills from Common Council:
An act to supply a deficiency in an appropriation
for the grading and graveling Of First street west
from street to New York avenue, was passed. .
A bill TO repair the alley in square s71 was
referred 10 the Committee on ImpToments,
An act entitled An act TO purchase hoSe car
riage for the use OF the Franklin Fire Company
was passed.
An act to provide for the purchase OF medals and
premiums to be distributed among the public
schools was taken up and passed.
An act to Introduce Potomac water into the mar
ket houses was referred to Committee on Markets
An act for the relief Of C. W. Harvey was re-
ferred to Committee on Claims.
An act for the relief Of James Daily was referred
to Committee on Claims.
An act for the relief of Frank T. Sands was re
ferred to the Committee on Health.
An act TO open, grade, and gravel MAssAehusettI
avenue from Fifteenth street West to sixteenth
street West was passed.
An act providing for the laying Of HAg foot
way across street South, on the East side OF New
Jersey avenue, was referred to Committee on I'm
provement
An act to repair brick culvert on X street south
between Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets, wa
passed.
An act TO grade and gravel street south, from
Seventh TO Eleventh streets west, was passed.
The Board concurred In the amendment OF tn
Common Council.
Mr.. Richards introduced a resolution, which wa
agreed to.
Il was a resolution enquiring whether or not
necessity existed for additional hose companies.
The Board then adjourned.