The national Republican., 1866-11-27
LOCAL NEWS.


LOCAI. NEWS.
Orr Couxcns- Board of Aide,men.-l
The Board nst last svssing n The usual hour The
President Il. .. Lloyd, ESQ., In the chair. Pres
snt: Msssrs. TAFT Barr. Neyes, Cres, Turton, Mo.
Cathran, 0ivsn, 1Ansnstes, ouliek and Magrudsr.
TIE Chsir leid bsfos he Board . conmunisa.
tion from .hs Mayor announcing his approval Of
Also, : sonnunication from the Mayor snslos.
ing NE petition Of Philip 0Rsllly Askins the pas
sass Of an cot for Ne rsnia.ioa q hns Referred
the Metropolitan Police, asking the passass Of .
law requiring parties 10 keep their licenses posted
up IN their fsspsetivs places Of business Referred
70 the Police Committee. a
miltine nsnorisi non 4. D, oimstsad, supsrin.
tsndsnt Of the Pest Once Department, requesting
The passaxs Of set ehangng the grade Of Seventh
sss 1lssA Streets between D and streets north.
M Edmouston introduced bin to repair certain
bridges In the Fourth ward. Passed.
He also prsssstsd the petition Of Frank. Lasksy
and othsrs, asking that First street east between
@ and q, bs GRADED. Referred.
A.o. y. petition q M.Y Kelly asking the re,
Also, . rssolution requesting the Mayor to in.
form the Board how many students are now en-.
ploysd In the alms-houss Passed.
Mr.. Barr, from the Police COMMITTEES, reported .
bill granting psrmission 70 WIN. Thoma. 70 erect
On iron railing hvs feet Outside Of the building lins
in ffont Of ii: residence. Passed.
| He also introduced blu fixing the rate Of L.
esnss to be paid BY life insurance companies. Re-
fsrrsd 70 the Police Committee.
Mr.. TAFT, from the Committee on Health, report
Cd f.yo,ab,Z On th' bill for the relief Of T. v. B.
Nj. Gross reported fsvorabiy on the bill for the
relief Of Richard B. Lloyd to refund certain taxes
srronsossy paid. Passed:
the Register and provide for the appointment Of An
assistant. Referred to Finance COMMITTEES.
The special order for the evening being the bill
to augment the powers Of the Board Of Health, the
sslhs was taken up,
question raised By him last Monday evening. - to
clothing the members Of the Board Of Health with
authority TO enter any house
Mr. Msgrudsr said he had often heard THAT the
world was governed too much" and he thought
sueh was the e.ss certainly q regards the District
Of Columbia. We had here, Arst the aovsrnmsnt
Of the United States the supreme government Of
the country then We had the courts Of the District
next the Mayor and City Councils, then the Levy
Court; and finally the Board Of Metropolitan Po.
lice Commissioners, who bid defiance to all the
thought the day would come whom the Police Board
would swallow all the governments In the District,
from tbs President Of the United States down to
the members Of the Levy Court. He hoped that
C0nRroe1 W0ulQ ou1cb D law eetepI1nlnR Dut one
municipality in this District. Mr.. N. doubted the
power Of the Corporation TO oloths the Board Of
Health with such authority, and hoped the matter
would be referred TO the Corporation Attorney.
After several amsndmsnts 10 the BILL the question
Is to eonfsrring the power on the members Of the
Board Of Health was referred to the Corporation
Attorney for his opinion.
The bill providing that potatoes, oats, rye wheat,
and shsllsd corn should hereafter be sold BY weight
instead Of measure was taken up and passed.
| IA AI.k- L.. .I-Nl &. a -
the bushsl, rye SO pounds, shsllsd corn So pounds
oats 81 pounds, potatoes 90 pounds
Mr.. Cross reported back the bill for the relief OIL
George ~ Miller which was rejected.
Mr.. Mssruder introduced . bill fixing the com
psnsation Of the Water Registrar st q, 500 POI
snnum. Referred to the COMMITTEES on Drainage.
The bill granting psrmisson 10 W. H. Pope I,
opsn the street for the purpose Of introducing "a
10 bis residence was rscsivsd from the lower Bosrt
TT lower Board returned q ,ub,tituts for IN,
Aldsrmsn's bill fixing the compensation Of certain
ofhosrs Of the paid Fire Department, and the Sam
va made the special order for next Monday even
Ing, and the Board adjourned.
Common Council.-The Board met at tn
usual hour. All the members present, sxcsp
III. following bin. and petition. v... introduce.
tion Of Geo. B. Wright and others, asking for rs
duetion Of the license on Life and Accident Insur
!, sncs companies. By Mr.. STANDARDIZATION Of I
R. Burlsy, astins ths remission Of ans. By Nj
STANDARDIZATION Of John Brown, asking the remis
sion Of q dns By Mr.. Psugh-Bll granting addi
tionsl compensation to the tax clerk. By Mr.
Nslley-Bill TO curb and pave the south side Of
street north, between First street east and Dela
. ware avenue. By Mr.. .Andsrson-Potition Of p, J
Tornsy and others In relation 10 the removal Of
|, steam saw mill on New Jersey avenue, bstvss
First and Second streets north . bill TO curb an
pave the west side Of Second street west, betwse
Psnnsylvania avenue and Indiana avenue. By Nj
Msad-A joint resolution granting permission I
s MuIloy-A bill granting permission to John Jons
!. 70 erect sgn-board In front Of his premises on
street north.
NJ. sinn; introduced bill granting osrtai
r Mr. Nalisy moved to lay on the table the rspor
Of the committee Of conference the bill relstIn
y 70 the compensation Of osrtain officers Of the pal
nre dspartmsnti which was agreed TO.
. Mr.. Moore introduced bill relating 70 the com
psnsation Of certain ofesrs Of the paid fire dsP.r,
!! mont This bill supsrcsdss the above bill, whic
i was laid on the tablet Passed.
Mr.. Psugh, from the Committee on Ways an
Means, reported the Joint resolution (B. A. n
qussting the Mayor to communicate with the au
/ thoritiss Of asorgstown and the county Of Wash
n ipgton to make arrangements to procure suitabl
;. rooms for the Orphan; Court and the Register G
3 Wills, 10. Passed.
Also, . bill (B. A. suthori,ing the sale Of th
Corporation lot on street. In square 400. Passed
hr. Stewart, from the comnlttss on Improve
msnts, reported bill (B Az to take up and rels
the gutter In @ street north, between Ninetesnt
" and Twsntisth streets west. Passed.
Mr.. Eimms, from the Committss on Drainsg,
reported bill (B. Az to purchase shorss for the vi
5, Of the Water Department. Passed.
u Also, . bill making an appropriation to oarr
into effect the act approved February Q, 1855, .,
thorising the purchase Of water pipes and Oth'
material. Passed.
Mr.. Joyce, from the Committee on Police, n
ported In favor of the adoption Of the smendmsn
Of the Board Of Aldermen to the bill regulating Il
inspection Of lumber, which were agreed to.
Also, bill (B. A. requiring public wharvss Q
Is the Potomac river to bs lighted at night. Pssss
Also. the following rssolutioni which was agree
= tot
D Rssoipsd, That the Mayor cause the iron fsnc
II lately srsotsd on ths north side Of street nort
between Connecticut avenue and Seventeenth sire
Wsst, to bs moved, the same being contrary to la'
M. AorsslI, from the COMMITTEES on Police, r
ported . bill repealing the act entitled can ~
Granting osrtain priyileQes to J, P, Denpisn Whit