The national Republican., 1867-07-30
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Board Of Aldermen.

hfo*.u " hhutEt8ths
The Board mot, John D. Turton, ESQ, In the
chair, the president, Mr.. Barr, still serving on
the Surratt jury. a
nENoRfALs, PETITIONS, rro.
Mr.. Lsrman presented the petition Of M. 8. M.
Mexican, for the abatement Of nuisance. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Elyahs presented the petition Of the Plumb.
ers and aasotters' Society against the further
use Of iron pipes. Referred
Also, presented the prote-t Of Coyie, Mohun,
and others, against laying Q foot pavement on
tho north side Of street north, near Twelfth
street. Referred.
Also, presented the petition Of q. s. Chandler
and others, asking the repeal Of section hve Of
the act Of May "a, 1858, In relation to markets.
Also, presented the remonstranoe Of J. M.
johnson, jr., and othsrs, Of the Third ward.
against the connrmrt.on Of Mr.. James ]. Camp.
bell As commissioner Of the Fourth ward, TO,
gethor with letter from the Adjutant General's
0tfioe showing that Campbell was drafted In 1895,
but did not respond.
Mr.. Moore begged to state that the two state
ments handed In on the last meeting night were
forgeries, and he then handed In the names Of
some twenty persons, who said their names were
used without permission. That Of John T. Hal.
leck, he said, was one he referred to. These
objections were advanced, because certain mon
did not obtain work.
Mr.. Elvans said tho only proposition before the
Board was that Of Mr.. Csmpbeil's having deser.
ted from tho army Of tho United States II was
on that that gentlemen must vote.
Mr. Noyes said the boat Of this question was
anchored to two stakes. One was that Mr..
Campbell had opposed certain gentleman as
Alderman from the Fourth ward, and the other
was that Mr.. johnson was after Mr.. Campbells 9
place. He had been to Mayor wsllaoh and had
asked for his plaes In case no was rejected.
Mr.. Moore did not believe that the gentle.
man Mr.. o. was disloyal He had q man
promise him that he would procure him q sub.
stitute, and he failed to do 90. Consequently
Mr.. O. went away to get . substitute, but, like q
fool, he got drunk, and his time run out, and he
had no substitute.
Mr.. TAFT said hs had just learned from gen.
tlsman OF integrity In the hall that when Early
made his raid on Washington Campbell refused
to 60 into the trenches. He was reported to the
Quartermaster General, and he was accordingly
discharged. He did mot desire to vote on this
question until II had been fully investigated
He would move that the matter be referred 70
the Committee on Improvements, with power TO
send for persons and papers. 1t was so ordered,
and the matter 90 referred.
Mr.. Given presented the petition Of Benjamin
Cooley for the remission Of hne. Referred.
Mr.. Moore presented statements signed by or.
teen men who were employed under Mr.. Camp.
bell, testifying that they had always been paid
BY him for their labor Referred to the Com.
mittee on Improvements.
Also, presented statement from Mr.. John W
Dyer, nominated rs Commissioner of Improve.
ments, In which he explains that be used the
stones that hs Is charged by o'Day with stealing
to pave around the pumps Of the ward.
Also, presented the statement Of Patrick Mul.
doom, who testifes In favor Of Mr.. Dyer.
Also, presented the statement Of Mr.. Vonde.
lshr In relation to the charges made agains,
him, Of having wrongfully signed an application
for liquor license.
Mr.. McCathran moved that the case Of Mr..
Vondslehr be taken up for consideration.
Mr.. Richards was sorry that Mr.. V. had hurt
bis own case BY making certain assertions. He
would have to oppose his confirmation, as he
could not trust Mr.. v. He could show to the
Board that Mr.. Name, the name under which the
license was obtained, never carried on the busi.
ness there. He would oppose It, as ho had besn
hero misrepresented.
Mr.. Moore denied that Mr.. Richards veracity
was Questioned There was no affront offered
him. But II was bis duty to give all tho infor.
nation he had and he would do Il. If tho gen.
tleman persisted In being offended he must ind
his own remedy.
Mr.. MoCathran moved the previous question,
and It was ordersd-ysas q nsysA. n
The Board then proceeded TO vote on the con.
hsmation of M. Ye.asishr BY ysas and nays;
which resulted ~ follows
Yeas = Messrs Elvans, Given, McCathran,
Moore Noys, Talbert, TAFT, and Turton--s.
Nsys-Messrs. Grinder, Larman, and Rich.
ards-3. -
So Mr.. vondelshr was declared confirmed a.
commissioner Of the Second ward.
Mr.. TAFT offered q bill 10 set the curbstones
and pave the footwsys and cutters on the north
side Of I street south, between Third and Fourth
streets east. Passed.
Mr.. Grinder presented tho petition Of James
Steel for the remission Of q hne. Referred.
Mr.. McCathran presented the petition Of WIN,
Owner for remission Of money paid on sewer tax
Referred. ..| -
Mr.. Noyes presented tho petition Of William
B. Mills, r. b. Clark, and others, to have
changed the grade Of NJ street south, between
Third and Four-and.a-half streets west. Re.
ferred.
Also. presented tho petition Of Michael BOr.
land. Referred.
Also, presented bill to revive IN act passed
June 8, 1865, and asked that 1t be referred with.
out reading. II was 80 odered.
Also, presented tho petition Of Thomas Dula.
ney and Others TO set the ourbstones and pave the
footways on the south side Of e street south, be.
ween Third and Sixth streets west. Passed.
Mr.. Given presented q petition Of Conrad
Finkman and others for q sewer on Twelfth
street west, from the canal to Massachusetts
Mr.. Elvans submitted bill providing for the
mode Of collecting assessments for sewerage and
paving taxes; which provides that from and
after Its passage, "upon all assessments on pri.
vate property for the laying Of sewers or the
paving and grading Of streets, made in accord.
ance with law. II shall be lawful for the City
Collector to receive payment In the manner fol.
lowing: Ono fourth Of such assessment within
two months after the same shall have been filed
In his office, and have become chargeable on the
property. The balance In three annual install
ments Of equal amount, with interest on such
deferred payments at the rate of ten per cent.
per annumi PROVIDED, That nothing contained
10 this act shall be 50 construed as to prevent
full payment BY any party liable Of entire as.
sessment, within two months. without interest;
nor to preclude the Collector from receiving any
deferred instalments any time before the ma.
turity at proportionAte reduction Of interest. u
hr. Turton onsrad 4 resolution, inqulrlng Of
the Mayor tho number Of horses, carts, and
laboring mon employed in The year ending June
80, 1867, 90. Adopted.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Finance.-Mr. Given recommended the pas
sage Of joint resolution, passed by the Board
Of Aldermen Of the last Council, providing for
the taking Of the census Of the city Of WASH
ington, and appropriating 81, 900 in aid Of that
work, to be done by the Bureau Of Education.
The bill has been published In full, heretofore.
BY us.
Mr.. Moore said Congress only had authority
10 order tho taking Of tho census Of this city
the city was entirely powerless In the matter; Its
charter did mot provide for IT, The act Of Con.