Daily national Republican., 1864-03-19
Board OF Common Council.

boaru OF Common Counohs
The Board met At the usual hour. Present all
4 mssssEe nom the Mayor, informing the Board
that the Sh wharf had been tented for the present
siS S,s !" ss @ Ss ~ o he poS
and aeoounts Of other parties for hire OF rooms for
holding elections Was read, and 80 much a. relates
mites en- Police, and 90 much AZ refers TO other
aooounts TO the Committee on Claims.
Also. q message from the Mayor enclosing q
letter received ~ him from John v Kennard & Co.,
upon the subject Of placing the town In communl-
cation with Washington In the use OF the nre-alarm
tsl.sraph, was read and referred to tho Board OF
MI. collins presented the memorial Of sunary
Ss on esy ss Of
Of Gay strssf be established. Referred,
Mr.. English offered message in writing 70 the
ao o. or o opening
itth Instant, and ior the further purpose o. Wit
which was adopted and referred to the Board Of
Aldermen; whereupon message In writing was
received from that Board ooneurring In the propo-
The The two boards then held joint meeting over
which w. $. Cox, Esq, President oil the board Of
Tho certificate OF the judges Of election was
opened and II appeared that W. L. Clements, having
s sss'i@ M 9 Sens
was qualified by taking the oath ofoilce before w:
II. Tenney. The Joint meetipg was then dissolved
4
Dr.. CrAigin, TO whom was referred certain reSo-
lutions of the corporate authorities Of Hagerptown
on the subject Of smallpox, was, At his request,
Mr. Shoemaker. from the Committee on Police,
to which was referred the communication Of the
i supefintendent OF Police, asking that an appro-
prfaiion be made to clean and furnish the station
house OF the town, made verbal report thereon,
and asked that the committee be discharged from
the further eonsideratiou OF the sut5ecti which
Mr. Collins moved 10 instruct the Committee on
Police to report bill making the appropriation
asked By the superintendent OF Police. coneurred
Mr.. Hill presented the petition OF Mr.. J. II. Rob.
inson, renter Of the Fish wharf, asking that a
ssrtain advance be made In the prices OF W wharfage
| Mr.. Clements presented the memorial Of nundry
butchers and othep, doing business In the market
house be postponed till after the war. Referred
Or. Crsgfn, from the Committee on Claims re
ported . resolution In favor OF Dr. J. s. Lanek
The resolution nxinE the EalAry Of the clerk o
the Board OF Common Council was pasted.
1 Mr.. Shoemaker offered q resolution In relation
70 ths st,tiSn-hogSe which was PsG.sd upc,Sn nli
Of the soayenger with s2s. --
| BLLs TRoH TIE BOARD OF ALDERMEN
resolution In regard TO certain leases referred
TO the Committee on Ways and Means.
Aresolution authorizing a losn. Passed..
A bill amendatory OF the ordnance supplement
tAry "to an ordinance for the erection OF a new
/ mAfket-house Passed.
On motion the Board adjourned.
ExHIBrTIoN OF THE PUDLc ScHooLs.-Tht
quArtsrly distribution OF cards Of merit to tn,
pupils OF the public schools Of Georgetown tool
place yesterday, at the school-heuse on montgom
cry street The exercises consisted OF songs, reel
tations and readings. The exercises throushou
were very interesting, and reflected great credi
| upen the children and their teachers, and thI
parents of the children expressed themselves
highly gratihsd with the Improvement Of tn
| scholars.