Daily national Republican., 1863-07-21
LOCAL NEWS.

LOCAL NEWS.
BoARp or ALpsannx. Board nss lass
night, pursuant to law. Ths Prssidsss IN.
semmes) WAS In the chair.
The following acts were approved p ns Mayor
Al act to lay water nAin On naSyiAAd avsnues
fron Feurs.d-s- ham 10 axtA stssst west. 3 luH
Ano, On sst 70 suppiy ds1sisasy n ~ aysss-
psisticn ~ the washingson Oty Asylum sof NE
nssaI year snlins Juns - 49, n
A.. an sst Sos ths rslisf Of Asshsl p. wilson.
me MAYOR recon nanAsd tAs innediato rsvtvai
Of he aet TO graAs and gravel ssrsst north, nor
sixth 70 ssvsatssatA street west, approved De-. >
ieea ~ ict 50 90 -.
resolutions ADOPTED By the Board Of Tfusssss Of
Public schools At tAsir regular Meeting on the sth
Tse Chair laid bsfors tbs Board two souaunisa.
tions from Chas. ,. UhiEann, County Surveyor,
which were referred 70 the Committss on Improve
ments. ..Ht gsFr. .s-. ~
me nrvt eoumunioasioa rslatsd 10 IL rsso..
alteration Of law grading ? strsst end sse1ssese
that street should Be grsdsd asd gravelisd p.
tween Pinh and North Capitol stsssss, y hss etP
street. -. .y..--t.3.. ~
Of ~ Board 10 the ast that ~ Lsvy cosS - ees
County And District have passsd - 80 70 vsosa
the extepvion Of North Capitol seses, 70 0lsuwood
cemetery, ssd II was suggssssd tAaA, - nsasss
Of iustIce 10 the peopIs Of the eoaaty, tAS sAAil
pises OF Capitol street, fron New York Avesus 10
boundary, sbould b put In the ssss eoaditioa -
the county roea' PETITIONS. ir.g i"
Mr.. 0uiiok prsssatsd pstitisn Of D. A. woiiss-
sou and oshsrs, which was rslssvsd - csansssss
on Improvsnents. S .-ts y,
nrponTs rnon connlrrRrs. Oh.
From Coamittee on Ptnsoss: 20
~, Ilovd. chairman Of the Connittss on n
nance. reported favorabiy ON IL bin Of ths lower
Board to publish the Journals of proesedAn Of The
councils, and recommended its pa0ags. h.sssd.
MFR. Lloyed introduced rssolutioa 70 appoint q
joint committee, eonsissins Of three nsnbsss Of
the Board OF Aldermen and four Of the Board Of
Common Council, to take into considsration all
the questions relating 70 street railways. Passed
A hill to grade and gravel C street south, from
Tenth to Fourteenth street, was referred to ths
Committee on improvements.
From the Committee on Improvements:
N,r. Turton reported favorably upon the bill
making appropriations to repair certain alleys In
the Fourth ward. Passed.
Also. the bill to repair the gutter on the wesi
side Of Ninth street west, between H and streets
Aos Also the bill 10 take up and relay the gutter 90
Hs sas S .s ne thrS time
hiso, the bill to improve Thirtesn-and.a.hall
Also, i a biil to take up and relay the gutter on
the north side Of X strsst, between seventeenth
and Eishteenth strssts -. -. ....
striking out sSs" aaa Inserting sss. was passsai
as amended.
from sinetesn,S tee n 70 TOT T.en,y.Srst street. f.sssd
bill OF lower Board, TO Improve Ninth street
was reported back with an snsndnent and passed
From on, Somnist.e g nsnit con % Drsiasss: .
A bill 10 lay a water main on = street north
from ThlItsenth TO lftssnth street. Passed.
The nominations BY the Mayor for scavsngers o.
the different wards were confirmed.
Ths nomins,iSSa. by the Mayor for police nasi'
The noninssiSs. q y the Mayor for police con
The nominstions for wood and coal msasursrs
with the exception Of VIM. ?. Eilwood, Esq, wsr'
reported upon iavorabiy and conhinsd.
Mi ns E.ood sS%S: NJ. GtsP.sSis &. ssee
ed very saiisfactorly that the rssstioa q NJ ~
wood was not oes.slpnsd ~ ~ psaiti;ai aa,lia
.Sst the @ aGs.tioa q ccssrnstic: = postponed N
: next meeting to give Mr.. Eiiwood An opportunit.
iss ssry
TO erect : frame building within twenfy-four fss
Of . brick building, was referred.
which was reported to the committee Of which h
was the chairman, and recommended its passage
The bill was amended 20 mat " eh0uid 90 INT
operation on the first Of Ostobsr, nd IL was the
p'fi The nomination of the Mayer for ssalsr q
Weights and Measures, was reported upon favor
AZ act, smendatoIy Of an act relating 70 the CON
pensstioh Of se.yeoser., was reportedbaek for tn
on motion Of Mr.. Cisphane, It was reeommittst
with a view 10 ascertain the scale Of siIss an
An act providing for the removal Of offAi, slopl
From Committee on Claims
for tho relief Of John Il. RiShsrisoa and Jos. 4
Carson. Passed,
Mr. Clephane reported favorAbly upon the pon
nations by the Mayor for Commissioners of'MA
kets; and they were unanimon.ly " confirmed;
F. r. Dorsstt As Commissioner Of the First wart
and moved It's rejection ythe Board.
o
the nomination, together with the papers, be n
ferrsd to Committee on Polioe.
Dor.sit, and was, therefore, satisfied With lis "a
''tdr' Mr.. 'Turton hoped that II the nominssion wa
Of the First ward for the months Of April, Msy an
June.
nS 'Ss: q: r.y:. .s: ,sf s:. .. s.'h
nomination was referred.
MT. Utermshis presented . petition signed ,
ior the reorganization Of the Fire department b
purchasing steam fire engines. A bill seeompanie
the petition appropristing go 900 for the purchas
OF four steam hre engines. The bill and petitio
, was referred, on motion Of Mr.. Lloyd, to the Con
mittee1on Fire Department.
The following bills were received from the Boar
" An I act for The relief Of the Columbia Fire Con
pany. Passed.
An act amendAtory OF an act for the establisl
ment OF pounds for animals. The act excep
sheep accompanied by . shepherd.
An act to provide for uniform system OF sew
crage Referred.
Al act to pave the unpaved alley In square
An act fixing the compensation OF the tax sler
At 81, 400 to take effect from July ist. Referred
Committee on Finance. -.
An act to take up and relay gutter on sire
north, across rwenty.second street west. Referre
An act to take up and relay . gutter on sout
side Of Esst capitol street, between First Al
An act to repair the gutter on the west side
Eighth street west, from g to streets, and {
north side Of g street north, between Eighth al
Ninth streets. Referred.
An act to improve Eighth street west, from G
X streets north Referred
An actto open and grade @ street north, fro
Ninth to Tenth streets. Passed.
An act causing the fo0tways to be paved and Il
curbs to he sci on the west front Of square o!
Since there was no plat accompanying the bill u
Chair stated that 1t would have to be referred
the Committee on Improvements, with instruction
Mr., Tu ton said that the the surveyor charg