Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1864-05-17


The Board met at the usual hour: All the mem
bers present, except Messrs. Knight, Ruff, and H.
The President laid before the Board message
from the Mayor, approving certain acts.
RHsoLUrIoNs
Mr.. Raub intredueed the following resolution;
RsSolued, That the Mayor be, and he 10 hereby,
repairing pumps, So, In the Second ward, to be
snnulled, sAd Mat tho same be given to the lowest
M. q. stated that the contractor in the ward
had put old bricks from sinks aAd sewers In = new
well.
tion from the second wAro.a ~ , ~
Mr.. shepherd introduced the following rssslu.
GG Tsih sss shsni, Of III, Board b. and
are hereby rendered to Gen. N. c. MeiEI, for the
Donation Of PhotsLr.phI and dsAwinSs q The
Is hereby requested 70 transmit TO him copy Of
MT. Shepherd introduced the following joint res
EsIoipsd, &C., That tho Committee on Improve.
ments be and they are hereby requested to prepare
and report bill pISvidinS for n. paving and sew
needed, between the Presidents House and the
Capitol, north OF eennSylvaniA avenue, under the
81 % ssnd y e s.S
| "Setwesn the Capitol AID Gsorgstown," and lei
the improvement extend thr'uES the whole OF the
Ths Imsndnsnt was Agreed 70, ana the rsSolu-
tiSa as amended was ASrsed 70,
| IILLl INTRODUCED,
to be built nor street north 70 Il. ssaSi' on
| Fourtsenth street, Referred.
Mr. P o:S q :s.ssI NAV n !:
lnid Ana surhI 10 be set On street north bstWesn
Twelfth Gad ThirteeAth Itrsetl west. Referred.
Mt PSSsas SS s 70
refund to that Institution the sum Of tol.es for
taxes .erroseou.ly assessed and collected, accom-
A long debate sSsued a. to the propristy of 70.
'u @T. sA.dd thought tina. If .A, money wa. paid
pavement on r street. in iroit OF the church, and
moved an amendment to that e1eot.
Mr.. N: D. LArner replied that St, PatriSk'I
proVement for the last year, but the CorporAtloH
would not grade the street:
bill was introduced and passed IN ne Council i
since that time In the upper board. As far A. hll
bill, However, was ssnsernes, II was right thai
M. Shepherd explained that all property Of eel
lsTeH and other Institutions Of learning were sx
eapt frSh taxation. He urged the PAsiAss Of sh'
The bill was Lsn passed.
Mr.. n, ,. LArnsT iEtIoaused . bill 10 improve thu
gutter tsA the east side Of RiAth street west, b
tween Y AAe streets north. Passed.
Mr.. MoCAthrAA introduced bill for the improve
nsRt OF NiAth street east from street north Il
PenHsylVaniS avenue. Referred
REPoRTS or coMHITTEEs.
Mr.. Barr, froA the Committee on Claims, Abke,
to DO discharged from the further confederation
the petitions OF Alvin Richards AAd Nelson Wylie
Agreed to.
Mr.. Canaeld, from the COMMITTEES on Police, re
ported bill to suspend ~ much Of the act Ap
proved February 20, 1884, a. relates to the STORM
Of old rags for the space Of sixty days, but sal
suspension shall not apply TO any person who hG
gone into the business siaes the act went into e
|. Ieot. Passed,
: Mr.. NJ LArner, from the Committee oOnsiItiu
|, ofthe water Registrar, and the ohAirmen OF tn
!. Committees on Drainage OF the two boards, I
q whom were referred the bids for water pipeI
and the laying sf water mains, submitted fepoI
: accompanied BY the following billIi which Wsr
lSS'rX6in au.hOr,IlaG the Mayor 10 contract wit