Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-06
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siE CITY COUNCILS.
Doard OF Aldsrns..
NEnuabAf ADfiik
IN. .d,ournSe meeting Of the board or Al.
dansn was held Hst eveninE the President,
GaiPk, Pepper, NOyes, Garfield, Mecathron,
eonavElcATioss Tssn -Hr MAYOR.
The Chair laid before ffonJard q eommu-
pioatiou from the Mayor, COLO Ing copies Of
rssolutipAa Afopt By the water Boarl, urg-
ln1 the neees,ltY % Pufshsslpg pipes and
ether material ~, the laytng. % iiSr psiuS
curing the e " rear md g. %nsPdlns
10 contrast with Mrssrs Gray and Noyes for
the supply OF Cooperation atop-cocks, and
with .. N. MsCiellaa for tifty Of HIS four.wAy
ltop-eoehs, at aptiee not exceeding one hun
drsd ao s... s.sh Includes irsnes snd COW
Also COMMUNICATION from the Mayor an
nonnclng hts approval OF al act 10 Iepair tho
sehool building In the Seventh ward. Al as.
prsn,e1Hs n, stc;sss q I..s 1.1,l,ic. q
lion Of additional ere alaIih eieual boxes
An act authorizing L. ! Middleton 10 erect
40 ies-houas near the liver.
Al.o 4 con @sp,s.!,sP IrsH ne Ore CON
Isnt ~ trial Of The new steam Ore enginss
an Tuesday, the tth instant, The tine having
pasfed, TIE RESOLUTION, was ID on the table,
sPlCtAt ophRn.
The tpseial order OF the evening vas the
hill TO Dot the curb stone and pave the tootwAy
on the north side OF y street, south from
SECOND 10 Fourth streets east. Passed.
Also, ahih NH pg an, app,opIiation Of Sit,
! i60lfnr the payiheht OF the 7th and sth install
4 esrtain bonds Of the Washington AND
GEORGETOWN Railroad Company, guaranteed
By the Corporation Of Washington
Mr.. Lloyd hoped the eInsiaerstion Of N,
s s SN J. pr... RG''s U S1 ;sa su R. SS
Company should be sued BY Mr.. Kigs', snt
thus have the matter settled.
Mr.. Plant hoped the bill would be passed
II was the duty Of the Corporation 70 pay th'
and then tue the RAiiroad Company.
Mr. Pepper thought the cooperation WA
bound 20 pay the interest, and Mr.. Rigg
should have his money.
Mr.. Lloyd said the corporation was boun,
for the money and Mr.. Riggs was secure. n,
wanted ~. Hggs to sue the eompany in orde
10 bring them TO q settlement with all parties
Tho motion Of Mr.. Lloyd TO postpone tn
bill was lo.t BY the following vote;
NAyS-Messrs. Car tleld, MeCAthron, Plant
/ Pepper, and the President, Mr. Brown.
The question then occurred upon the pas
Sge o; The bill, upon whiqh the yels and nay
were ordered and the blu was passed BY Oh
Ysas- kieIsfs. Garfield, GIullek, Ndecsthton
Noy 81, Plant, Pepper, and the PrGGident-T.
Naya-1homal 4. Lloyd.
Mr. Pepper, from the Committee on I'm
| provements, reported back the bill TO paw
the north front Of square eil, 10 the sevent
ward, and moved TO amend the pill restfiotin
the price OF paving to Z per foat- Recon
mlIted for the purpose OF having the Opinion
II Of the corporation attorney,
Nc. Guiiek introduced bills to lay hs
lootway on street south, on the west de {
Fourth ltreet east TO lay the isI footway o
the nsrth aide OF street south and Fourt
.ds Of FodrtS Street east, scros. p PssnsylS'
mia avenue.
Mr.. Noyes, from the special committee o.
pointed to wait upon Provost Marshal Gel
eTsl Fry In regard TO recruit. being credit,
to rennsylvania, repoI ted that the commits
hAd wAit(d on General Fly. and he STATED
themthEt such recruits had been credited
4 PennyslvAnia In n few oxcspii0nal oases--n'
more than half n drZen--where, for apeel
resEons, substitutes had been so oreditedI b,
~ that the rule was against II and would be Q
forced. He readily admitted that auok
practice, carried to Auy extent, would DO
dsAdvantage to the District, but thought u
Eases were 90 few In number that the eiie
you'd not be appTeoiAble. The report OF =
committee wa. EeSeptei, and the commit
was discharged.
Mr. Lloyd offered the following reEolutLC
and asked that II be laid over until next Mc
RssolUed, That the Mayor DO, and he 10 hel
BY, authorized aud dire Sled to commence o.
AgAinst the Warrington and Alexandra Rs
road Company for tbs recovery OF the Amou
already paid by the Corporation for cert
b 'nds Guaranteed BY the Co. poration for
een.ht Of said WAShington and Alexand
Mr.. lloyd, ffom the Committee on Ftnsp
ss q he asyoPsaa oS
Also, biil for the relief Of the Third
Orel Baptist church. Passed.
The following bills fromth lower Boz
A blIl to pave the footway on the east 81
Of Sixth street, from q TO n streets north
bill to pave the foRf way on the east front
square hA, and rbill 10 repair the oatTia
way on street north, from Ninth to lei
The following bills were referred;
A bill authorizing the Mayor TO contri
with T. Edward Clarke for the erection o
Corporation wharf at tho end Of Elevel
street east; a bill TO pave the footway on
south side Of PsndsylyAbiA avenue, tr
SiNta to Eleventh streets east; q bill TO I
vent the defAeirg OF buildingsi q bill for
relief OF Jno. n. Murray and bill TO pave
from 1 to G streets south, and on the @
side Of said Third street, from G street so
70 FonnlylvaniA avenue.
I'll Beard OF OOmmOn Council.
Ill The board met pursuant 10 adjou nmt
N MI tno memDcru present except metstAs 4
,nI EaIon, Kelly, Rhsem, Wilson, Walker
The President laid before the Board n
sage from the Mayor, transmitting petit
n OF property owners residiog on II street W
ID IRON Fourteerth to Seventeenth streets W
Mking the Improvement Of that str
Referred.
BILLS PASSED.
r. The following bills were introduced
by Mr.. simms; A bill 20 repair the earri'
. way on d street north, between Ninth
4, By Mr.. LGrnsr. A bill TO set the curb
ii pave the iootaGy on east front Of square
nj bill TO set the curb and pave the ioOtway
nj the east side Of sixth street west, iroI
N 70 r street.
g The following bills were Introduced and
ny Mr.. 0Eenl A bill to set the ourbSto
Of and pave the footwAyS in the First, seet
al and seventh wards.
al By MIR. LGrneri a bill TO pave II street nj
"a IRON Thirteenth street TO Pennsylv
a 1,Is and bill 70 lay w,ses Ia N ~
Y Add q bill for the cOnstI uotlon Of . aewe
Sevelth street west, from street mort
lTk the Washington canal.
o. By Mr.. stephens; A bill TO amend an aoI
ID htled IAN act TO license, TAX, and regu
~ hotels, tayorns, ORDINANCES, IeItaursnts,
W By MI. Ruff: A bin 10 take up and enl
~ sGIt.
y REVOLUTIONS.
~ MI. Pough Iubmittod the following res
u9ni vh Oh was agreed 10;
tn toiucd, That the Committee on the
Department. be inStruetedIto ibQuiIe into
slusea Of the delay In procuring water At
ave IRE on PennI yIvAnia avenue, betv