The national Republican., 1866-10-30
Aatiunal Aspnblitau.
LOCAL HTmVV0.


CRY Couxons - Board of Aldermen
The Board met last eysni..g q u: usual hour,
Prs..ntmMsss.. rsIt, Mssrudsr, 6ross, Tartop,
Given, Barr, Guiisk, owsn, MoCathran, Noyss,
A. lloyd and Rdnonston. "a =
The 6haif lsid before the Board . eommunioa.
tion from ths Mayor announoins bis approval Of
IL. Own presented the petition Of Thomas css.
tsllo.i nsfsrrsd 10 the Committee on Claims
NJ. Dsrintroduesd bill TO relay the gutter on
the sast front Of square 202, Second ward Passed.
NJ. Owen introduced bill granting permission
10 Msssrs. Noyes, Dawson and Owen to erect an
Iron railing feet outside the building line. PSSssd
Mr.. Given presented the petition Of thirty three
BARRIERS, asking that tho law allowing BARRIERS 10
keep open on Sunday be repealed Deferred 10
the Police Committee.
Mr.. Edmonston introduced bill to take up and
relay the gutter the north side Of E street. be-
tween Finh and Sixth streets west. Passed.
He also introduced resolution requesting tho
COMMITTEES on Drainage TO amend the water law 30
- To allow pssons 70 the street washers 10 front
Of their buiiding from the 1st Of October to the Let
o'clock q. N. and four and Ave o'clock p. m. Re.
fsrred. yI..s.. ~. ....1"r
Mr.. Guliek presented memorial from commit.
tee Of the Board Of Trade, asking that sppropr.
mao river, from the Long Bridge to the Arsenal.
Rslsrrsd to the Finance COMMITTEE.
Mr.. Gross introduced . bill to repair the arch on
X strsst south, bstwesn Fourtssnth and Fiiteenth
streets east. Passed. -.s
M. Gulisk introduced bill TO lay gutter across
NJ. auiict, from the Finance Committee, re-
ported bill sppropriatins $500 to purchase .
horse for the use Of the water department Passed.
Mr. Turtop, from the Drainage Committee, re-
ported back the bill, amended BY the lower Board,
Tor The construction Of = barrel sewer along the
south front Of square 4os, and along Eighth street
= Mr.. Given, from the Committee on Police, re.
ported back The bill regulating the inspection Of
he also introduosd . bill to amend the act en-
titled "An act TO provide for lighting the city with
Ras." Referred. -.
Mr.. A. Lloyd, from the Committee on Improve.
msnts, reported . bill to complete the bridge and
improvensnts on N street north, between North
Capitol and Third streets east. Referred.
Mr.. Magrudsr, from the COMMITTEES on Claims,
reported bill to remit = hne to VIM. Anderson.
Passed.
Also, bill for the relief of WIN. Lyman. Passed.
Mr.. Turton reported back the bill making an
appropriation to straighten the creek between New
York avenue aud 0 street north. Passed.
Mr.. A. Lloyd, from the Committee on Claims, re-
ported adversely on the petition Of Lucy Freeman,
and the committee was discharged.
He also reported q bill to remit . fns to D.
IThs petitioner in this case wathned s21 for soli
citing orders for California Wines and he states In
his petition that there 10 no law against soliciting
orders but only against selling goods BY sample
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Mr. Gross, from the Committee on Claims, re.
ported favorably the bill for the relief Of George
N. Miller. Referred to the Sixth ward delegation.
Mr.. Noyes reported back the bill for the supper,
Of the public schools for the year ending June 80,
This bill Is Substantially the sams as that passed
BY the Aldermen several weeks since, and which
has been held over In the Lower Board. The ap.
propriations made are the same as In the Alder
Mr. Owen, from tho Fire Department Committee,
reported bill consolidating the Hook and Ladder
Company with the Steam Fire Engine Company
provided for In the act entitled Z" An act author.
ising the Board Of Fire Commissioners to create an
additional Steam Fire Engine Company, approved
Dec. ., 1885, and for other purposes" Postponed
Mr.. Msgrudsr, from the Asylum Committee, 70.
ported unfavorably on the petition Of W. II
Hoover, and the committee was discharged.
He also introduced bill to purchase two horsel
md vsas;; a. to SS1ssy p'Gn: from the p0''
Mr.. TAFT, from the Committee on Health, 70
ported bill to pay the apotheoaries Of the Second
Third and Fifth wards for medicines furnished th'
outdoor poor. Passed.
Mr. A. Lloyd introduced resolution requesting
the corporation attorney to inform the Board II
nonresident can be fined for soliciting orders fol
goods, wares and merchandise without samples
Passed.
Mr.. Barr introduced resolution requesting tn,
Mayor TO suspend action the not relative to tax
ing life and fire insurance companies. Laid on th'
The bill granting certain privileges to Mrs. Saral
v. Monroe, as amended by the Lower Board, wa
passed.
ID Rail ood !,
construct horse railway along Water street, from
M to N streets south, was received from the Lowe
Board.
Mr. Noyes arose to a personal explanation ant
said, because he had introduced this bill in tn
Board Of Aldermen he had been assailed in tn
Common Council by tho President Of that Board
who charged him (Mr. ny with being in the in
forest Of the Richmond and Fredericksburg road
d Mr.. Noyes disclaimed any such motive, and sail
he introduced tho bill only that the street on whcl
conclusion, Mr.. Noyes moved that the bill be lai'
on the table; which motion was adopted, and th
Board adjourned.
Board of Common Council.-The Boart
met at the usual hour, all the members present sx
cspt Msssrs. Drury, Talbert and Walker.
Mr. Baker submitted . resolution TIM
the Committee on Markets to inquire into the ex
pediency Of prohibiting travel with horses and We
hicles on the south side Of street north betweeI
Nineteenth and Twentieth streets west, durini
market hours Agreed to.
Mr. Peugh submitted resolution requesting tn
Mayor to furnish this Board with the last state
uent Of tho Bank of Washington in relation to th'
account Of the Corporation with that bank
Agreed to.
The following were introduced and referred B,
Mr.. Mead: A bill for the improvement Of th'
Washington Asylum; By Mr.. Mulloy: A bill Il
regulate the issuing Of licenses; By Mr.. Wright
AbiIi to amend an act entitled "An act to con
tinus the construction Of the sea wall on the Po
tomao river" approved May 8, 1865.
Mr. Anderson introduced . bill for the relief o
Margaret German. Postponed.
Mr. Psugh from the Committee on Ways ant
Means, reported q joint resolution requesting tn
Mayor to have prepared directory Of the officer
of the City Hail. Passed.
Mr. Psugh also reported h joint resolution "A.
requesting the Mayor to carry into effect the join
resolution entitled joint resolution In reference
TO the erection Of o school building in the Firs
School District" approved March IL, 1854, an,
that IT, In the opinion Of tho Mayor and the build
inc eotpmittee, II becomss necessary to borrow
money to secure the completion Of said building
The Mayor Is authorized to anticipate the accruinl
revenue Of this Corporation to an amount nscessar,
for the completion Of the said work ut rate Of In
forest not exceeding six per csntum
Mr.. Moore opposed the joint resolution, an'
stated that he would at the proper time to In
definitely postpone the joint resolution and ole
the following as q resolution Of this Board: