Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-24


The President 1sia before the Board message
from the Mayor, transmitting a petition of prop
erty holders and residents on Seventh street eItt
Asking that water pipes may be laid that street.
from PennsylVAAla NveRus to M street south, and
on @ street south, from Eighth 10 Sixth street.
He also laid before the Beard a message frsm the
Mayer, enclosing the following CON munIeAtion
from Hon. JsIeph J. Lewis, Commissioner OF In
tornh Revonue: 90
TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
OTFIcE OF INTERNAL REvESSI,
WAsHIEoToS, May 2, 1894
sra; By the direct tar law Of August s, 1854,
. tax Of t49,HTH was imposed on the District Of
SssS Assumed BY tie nuSIs, a .atSSritss Of tSs
collected. UsIsSi the tax shall be i'm sdisisiy as.
for this department. to Sfder It's SELECTION. Iahail
be pleased to learn frsn you that the expense Aad
osiise nae so much as to Inform ne whether the,
tax will be assumed Aad duly pAid. .r'r. 50
Yours, respectfully, JosErHI =. LEWm,
Commissioner
BrLLs INTRoDuCED.
Mr.. shedd Introduced bill to pave the carriage
way on street north, from Tenth TO Fourtsssth
the same under the late act Of Congress.
Mr.. Garfield objected to the passage Of the bill
until , 81 further COULD Be- As.cItsnsS IN
stood the bill Of Congress. would bear very hard
on the poor people OF the outer wards, and In
ms.y eases miEh' take all their property to i'm
Mr.. shedd urged that the time OF the Council
was short, aad this was an improyement greatly
MT. Garfield did not dssirs ! precedent to be set,
and on his motion the bill waI referred to tho
Committee on improvements
Mr.. N. D. Larner introduced = bill to provide
for deficiency IN the appropriation for the Board
| Of Assessors. Passed .r ..
Also, a bill TO construct Lewer on seventh
street west, to L street. Passed. ..
Alae, bill for the erection or horse rack IN the
| Northern Market House. Passed.
AlGO, Joint FsAOlutiOn nj y a ~ on
Tenth street west, IIoa New York avenue TO n
o street north, from Ninth street west 70 Vermont
avenue. Passed.
Mr.. NJ. Larner introduced bill to lay water
AAin oA south Carolina avenue aHd Twelfth
| street east. Passed.
Also, a bill to lay . water main on seventh
south, and on street south from sixth 10 Eighth
| Mr. C1nneld Introduced a bill to construct a
gravel footWAlk on street north from Second to
| Seventh street east. Passed.
Nj. Ferguson introduced shin to pave the gut
OF street south. Passed.
Also, a bill TO improve the square OF Ersuad on
which the new school house In the Sixth ward 10
Mr.. Donohus introduced a bill to lay water
main on TWenty.afth street fron PennHylv Anis
AIenusto KstIset north, and from thence to Rock
REroRTs or COMMITTEES
Mr.. N. d. LArner, frsm the Csmmittes en- In.
ssSi rem CStreSt north 10 PssnsylTAnia avenue
Passed.
Also, a bill fer the IMPROVEMENT Of Connecticut
avenue from Twentieth street to boundary
Passed.
Also, ALnl %. Az to pave the sarrlAse.way on
sixth street west hoH PeAASylVAnih avenue to l
street Horth. Passed.
Mr.. FerSuAoa, from the Comnitiee On Claims
reported the bill B. Al for the relief OF 7. RedeGer
| Passed.
He also, from the select committee on the cod n
sAtsa Of the laws OF the Corporation, repeated
that the work was prog eSsihg, and AHked further
time; which was granted.
| lILLs FROM THE hoard OF ALDERMEN.
| bill to improve the GutteT On G street Aorth
AHd the east side OF Second street east. Passed.
| bill to improve the south front Of the square
south OF square No. 662, en- MASSAehusettA avenue
! between Second and Third streets west Passed.
A bill TO construct gutter aersEs Maryland
AVeAus and street Rorth, on the east side o.
} Second street. east. Passed, - ,....
: The joint resolution authorizing the Mayor Il
publish certain sections Of the act entitled Al
act 10 prevent RuiBAneeB" approved June ., 1859
40, was EeturAed with an amendment, which wal
The bill to repair the cutters on street ssrtl
. and Fourteenth street weSt was returned with al
. amendment, which Wal Sonourred In.
The Sll 90 construct = sewer o. South CAROLYN.
avenue and TWelth street eabt WAB retuFne cd will
an amendment, which was eSncurred In no.
BOUNTY FUND. o" %
Mr. shepherd Introduced the following joint res
olution #hl
RsISIpsG &c., That the Mayor be and he Is hereb,
requested to urge upon Congress the passage o
0 the bill now before the Senate providing for th
' raising OF . loan Or necessary taxation to pa
bOuHtieS to volunteers in case further cAll'fo
Received, Further, That the Mayor be also rs
: questea to urge upon the proper Authortties tina
!, prompt and effective measures be taIen to proven
; Recruiting In this District BY persons and agent
. from ether parts Of the Unlsn,
NJ. shepherd said ho offered this resolution +
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