Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-12-06
DEFERRED LOCAL NEWS.
COUNCIL PRoCEnpINos.
Board OF Aldermen.

I'd. Oomm unicauons were received rom the mayo
transmitting q statement Of the number Of men
d, horses and carts employed BY the corporation
for the removal Of garbage, cleaning alleys, &c.
together with the amounts expended for th'
same from June I, 1884, until August 81, 1855.
= Aiso, the opinion Of the corporation attorney
as TO the power vested In the corporation undel
the act ofCongress Of February q, 1905, TO grad,
and gravel streets and levy special tag.
The Mayors nominations for superintend emit
efehimnsy sweeps were reported back by Mr.
The billto increase the compensation Of ward
phyAlcians was lost.
The bill increasing the compensation Of ward
commissioner TO u, 600 per Annum was passed.
bill to organize an additional primary school
In the Third district was passed.
bill TO erect a school house in the Third
school district was referred.
a resolution was received from the Board Of
Common Council directing the committee repre-
sentngs abe interests OF the Corporation before
Congress to appeal to that body to have the price
u illuminating gas reduced to what II was in
Mr.. Masrudcr offered the following resolution
asa substitute:
Resolved, That the committee representing the
interests Of the Corporation before Congress- be,
and they are hereby, instructed to urge upon that
body The aSsSls ate necessity Of taking some se
pauy 70 furnish this city with purer article Of
iiiuminating gas at a reasonable price.
A number OF other bills were passed or referred
tothe committees; and the Board adjourned.
~r Board of Common Council.
All the members present except Messrs. Joyce
aud Williams.
Tho following is a report OF the importan. bus
iness:
Mr.. Stewart presented = Communication from
Josas Adam, RET Intenoant Of the Asylum, in
reply TO comma 0icstion from II. Clay Stewa!.
Esq, in which that officer shows the number Of
paupers frvm each State nov in that Institution,
rs follows:
Males, n: females, 50; total, l5s-of which
in raj nd in
Z tn England, . In Canada, 2 in Scotland, In
France, ~ In Maryland, Is In Virginia, ; In South
Caroliua, 3 10 New York, z in New Jersey, SO in
WashingtoH, d. c., in Ohio, in Vermont, 2 in
Indiana, l at sea, aud unknown. Referred.
Tho President submitted q resolution, request
ing the Committee on Police to inquire Of the in
spsetors OF gas as to the correctness Of gas meters
In this city, and report their Information to the
Board in writing. Adopted.
Also, offered resolution requesting the com.
mtttee representing the interests Of the District
before congress TO petition Congress to reduce
the price OF gas In In this city to the price paid in
the year 1884. Passed.
Mr.. Peugh introduced a resolution requesting
that the Mayor ask the President Of the c hes.
apeake and Ohio Canal to have that canal cleaned
out at street north, that The water can be LEI
In from Rock Creek. Passed.
Mr.. Peugh, from the select committee on the
subject reported the following bill for the i'm.
proyement Of the Washington canal:
Whereas the condition OF the Washington canal
Is such as to require the abatement caused by
depoaits from the sewers Of the city; and
whereas the health OF the city deman ds imme.
diate and vigorous efforts for this purpose, and
as this work Is one which should be preserved
and improved forits great commercial and eco.
nGnieal importance 70 the city Therefore,
Ne enacted DC That the Mayor be and he Is
hereby authorized 10 adopt the plan laid down
by Mr.. seyerson In his Communication to this
Board OF the = ultimo, with such notifications
IN detail as experiences may suggest In the pro.
proval OF Joint committee Of the Two Boards
hereafter to be provided for.
Sec. That the Mayor and said Committee
snail cause the sediment within the width OF
thirty feet from the south side Of said canal 10 be
exeavated, and to be deposited on the south side
thereof, and within the same, and which shall be
protected by such wall or other structure ~ said
committee may agree upon, so that the line Of the
canal shall not exceed ninety feet in width from
sixth street west TO q point at or near Seven
teenth street west, as said committee shall de-
termine.
sec. 3. That the Mayor be, and he Is hereby.
authorized to anticipate the revenue OF the Cor
poration, as may be needed from time to time or
BY negotiating loan during the progress OF said
work OF an aggregate sum, for not more than a We
years, upon which he Is authorized to pay six Der
eentum per annum, semi-annually; and, to pro-
vide FOR the paym OF the same, the revenues Of
the canal be, and the same are hereby, pledged
aud appropriated until the said debt aud Interest
shall be fully paid.
Sec. l. That said work shall be executed nm
der the direction OF competent engineer, whose |
pay shall not exceed two thousand dollars per |
annum, or for any less time the same PRO rata
compensation, all OF which shall be subject to |
the decision OF committee Of three me bers Of |
the Board VI Common Council ADD two Of the |
Board OF Aldermen, one Of whom shall be the |
presiding ofhcer thereof, with the Mayor Of the |
city, who shall be the presiding otieer Of said |
oint committee.
Sec. .. Said work shall be commenced within |
one week Of the passage Of this act.
Mr.. Edmonston moved that the above be made |
the special order for next Monday evening.
Agreed to.