Daily national Republican., 1863-11-03
LOCAL NEWS.

met last evening, At the usual hour. All the mem.
bers present except Mr.. Donohue.l ~ 'f, Il l
The President laid before the Board message
from the Mayor announcing his approval Of eeI-
tain acts. '.''
Also, message from the Mayor in favor Of the
construction OF q wooden bridge on Eighth street
west, at the intersection Of street north. Re.
ferred. .'1nJ 20 rfra a.
Also, message from the Mayor In answer to q
resolution OF the Board Of the 26th ultimo In 70.
gard to the amount Of money paid by the Corpors-
tion to the Metropolitan Police Commissioners,
for increase OF compensation to its officers. The
Mayor replies that si 40 per month has been paid
each month since May-makinG total Of ss.sso.
His also states that the Commissioners have not
returned to the Corporation oneafth Of the deduo.
tons made In the pay of the members Of the police
force, nor any part Of the same.
Also, the following message from the Mayor;
To the Board Of Common Council:
GENTLEMEN: return, without nv approval, an
act entitled an act to amend an act approved Feb.
2s, 1868, to authorize an increase In the pay for
labor on Corporation work. The act OF Feb. %,
1868, which 1t 10 now proposed to anend,was itself
an amendment to an act Of May ~, 1859, which di.
the city to increase the compensation Of able.
bodied mon mployed on Corporation work to o. 26 |
PER day, and each horse and cart 10 per day and
III! iii I: another amendment proposing to
IssCs tss Si q 1r
By sS.tsS, prsss ws,r y fs.,Ts. .S
Bois ne EiSS. ci labor WHICH
provide for are absolutely necessary, and equally
without either Of which the work cannot be- done.
The rule OF compensation should, thereiore bc the
ii the paw Of the able bodied men 10 to be Fixed
bSthe standard Of current prices, or what II u
worth, tfor l take the current piics Of labor to
ssS :soua nos be snsd by tss same AN Standard
s S. s ns hSr''
bodis1,msn" should reach the price liked BY this
sble.Sod,sd man, doe. any one believe that m.
Corporation could get the horse and cart and able
han i labor Tor an ab
bodied man became less, the value OF the horse
and cart driven by m able bodied man would ike
NV objections to this bill are, therefore, that Of
the two kinds Of labor. required for the work Of
a, sssr q shs
the work cannot be done, different rule or stand.
ard Of compensation 10 provided.one capricious
and vacillating, the other fixed and determined.
Respectfully, sc, RICHARD WALLAcH
The President stated the question to be: :" Shall
this bill pass notwithsi anding the objecons OF the
Yeas-Niesars Follansbee M. .L.rner, and Raub-a.
Nays-Messrs. Barr, Garfield, Ferguson, knight,
snS "a stspnsns e W.on and he @ @
M. Caniieid subsequently, introduced a bill to
authorize an increase of pay for labor on corpora
sss9,on of the "e. V of Nay entitled IAN act
providing for the appointment Of commissioners OF
To pSTSerire lie somnis.ionefs to allow per
day for each able-boot man employedon Corpor-
alton work. and ss 80 per day for each A., h"rse cart
| tent Win ii Ike provisions of this apt The Bill was
@suS % introduced rs.ctioa fcGuesting the
sury eyor to furnish the Board with an estimate Of
the probable coat OF . sewer from the canal to the
north side of Pennsyl vAnia avenue, and for o.
Test barrel sewer connecting at the north side Of
the Avenue TO street north. Passed.
to sess 10 Of
OF Warrington before Congress, TO urgs the building
OF new iail in Judiciary Square, or some other
He also introduced resolution, requesting the
Mayor 10 direct the Commissioner Of the Second
I,ss 91S MAJ: ss s:s ssHp;
Mr.. n. d. Lsrner presented the petition Of W:
W. ssaton and Others, asking tbs construction, 81
the main sewer on D stieet, between seventh and
Eighth streets west. Referred.
Mr.. NJ. Larner introduced q resolution directing
the Committee on Contingent Expenses to inquire
whether any money, and If so, what amount ha'
hecn paid to any person or persons for fitting W
an equivalent therefor: Passed.
Dir. Canheld, from the Committee on Police
asked to be discharged from the further considera
tion OF the bill providing for the sale OF certain
vegetables by weight aad tnst It be referred to the
Ccnmittee on Markets e. Agreed to: a., r,. n.
partment, reportt back the last monthly report
Of the Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depsrtlent, ant
tee fully ooncurrcd in the opinion Of the Chief En-
gincer In regard TO new paid fire department, bu
no action at present was necessary In this Bosrd %
which was now under consideration In the Boar
Mr. H. c. Wilson, from the select committee OF
the subject, reported adversely on the communiea
tion Of The Mayor, requested some further legislA
ton to provide for the better registration Of voters
Mr. knight submitted the following Joint resolu
tlon:
has required the removal Of various obstruction
from the sidewalks upon Pennsylvanta avenue
and whereas amongst the articles included In tn
number to be removed are the large sh0w-cAses O
various Photographic oestablishments-whiohs shoy
cases are of an ornamental character, do not IN
would be = great hardship to the propristors Q
those establ lishmentsj therefore,
RcsoirLa &c. That hat ao.,% SS%%'tse son:i,tin
and three members from the Board Of Commo
Council, be appointed to wait upon the Commit
S the said ID photogrsphsrs Be excepted from the r'
quirements OF this order
After considerable discussion, In which Messr,
Shepherd, shedd, stevens and McCAthron oppose
the resolution, and Messrs. Knight and Raub SUI
porting 1t, MIR. knight withdrew the resolution
. tioa @ might obtain this privilege By appealing
the Commissioner In person.
Mr.. Ferguson introduced . joint resolutio
directing the committee to represent the interest
OF the city before Congress to urge the imprOv
ment of Anacostia river, from the navy yard to th
mouth of that river. Passed.
Hills Passed.
Mr.. N. d. Larner introduced the following bill
which were passed;
A till to construct a wooden bridge on Eight
street west, at the Intersection ot street north
4 bill to supply q deficiency In the appropriate
to grade and gravel Ninth street west, from
street north to the Boundary, and
A bill to widen the CUTTERS IN the east and we
niis of Ninth street, from to New York averu
Mr.. N d. Lsrner, from the Committee on lu
proyements, reported the following bills, whia
were passed:
A bill, from the Board OF Aldermen, to repair u
culvert on Twelfth street east and street sout
A bill, from the Board of Aldermen, to grade 81
gravel d street south from Thirteenth to Fifteen
street west
A bill to supply deficiency In the appropriate
to grade and gravel Third street east from Pen
sylvania avenue to Z street north.
He also, from the same committee, reported Il
bill (BOard of Alderman) tn grade and gravel
street north from Tenth street to Fifteenth sire
west, with an amendment as q substitute. Agre
10. "
Also, q bill to grade and gravel street nor
from Tenth street to Fourteenth, with an amen
ment rs n substitute. Agreed to.
MIR. NJ. Larner, from the Committee on Drainag
&c., reported the bill (Board st Aldermen) autht
izJng the erection OF tre-plug on the north 81