The national Republican., 1867-10-29

OF inquiry, calling upon the Mayor for tnforma-
tion about ihs claim Of George W, Risgs, WASH.
Mr.. Given offered . resolution calling upon
the corporation attorney for Information as TO
the power Of the Board In relation to the wharf
sites on the Potomac river. withdrawn
Mr. Moore from the Committee on Wharves,
| reported q bill granting permission to ]. II.
johnson and e. IL. johnson to erect q wharf BE- /
low Twelfth and Thirteenth streets, on the Pote.
mac, with 2 substisute, and request that IL bs
printed. II was 80 ordered.
Me- Lloyd, from the Committee on Claims, 10
whom was referred the bill for the relief Of Jas
Rogers, reported fayorabiy. Passed.
number Of bills from the Common Council
were received and appropriately referred.
Adjourned. Cd
Board of Common Council.
President Dulln In the chair, and all the mem.
bsrs present except Messrs. N. d. Clark, T. G.
Connolly, Crocksr, Dalton, and @. ". Miller.
The Chair laid before the Board tho following
communications, all Of which were referred:
The Mayor sent In his approval Of the follow
ing sots: An act granting permission to Henry
Moore to erect an iron railing; to construct o
sewer on A street north from Second street east
TO Delaware avenue; for the relief Of Patrick
Quirk; authorizing the laying Of q wstsr.main in
street south, from Tenth 10 Twelfth street
west; granting permission to William 8. Walker
to erect an iron railing to lay certain water.
mains In P, Q, and Fifteenth streets west to
grade and gravel Fifth street east, between Vir
ginia avenue and @ street south; to lay water
main in street north, from Ninth street west
to Eleventh street west; to grade Q street north,
| between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets west;
| to set the ourbstones and pavo the footways and
cutters on the south side Of B street south, be.
tween Seventh and Eleventh streets east; to set
the curbstones and pave the footways and gut
/ tar. h. snnth sida Of
between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets east /;
to set the curbstoncs and pave the footways and
cutters on the north side Of I street north, be.
tween Twsnty.second and Twenty third streets
| west.
The Mayor returned without his approval the
act entitled "An act to cause tho pavements,
clrbstores, and cutters to be laid on First street
| east, square 726."
The Mayor says: The bill In its body does
not conform TO its titlo and provides besides for
| setting the curbstono and laying the cutters on
the west side Of square No. 1885, that First street
east bs graded and paved, without limiting or
defining what part Of that street II Is intended
so to grade and pave, and cannot suppose II is
intended to grade and pave that street through.
| out Its whole length from the city boundary to
| the river. Tho act approved June 10, 1867, en-
titled An act for the establishment Of the Office
| Of superintendent and inspector Of sewers, carr
| risgeways, footuays, &c. provides that work OF
that character should be done under the super:
vision Of the inspector Of sewers, paved carriage
ways, TO-, and not under that Of the city sur.
veyor, as provided by the bill return to you "
| Also, . message from the Secretary Of the
Board Of Trade, in reference to meeting oi
committee in reference to the Loudoun and
Hampshire railroad.
PETITIONS, 40.
Mr.. Slowen presented the petition Of Patrick
Downey for the remission Of hne. Referred
| to the Committee on Claims.
Also, petition Of Mrs. Woodruff and others,
asking the oonstructiou Of . sewer on @ street,
| to connect with the sewers on Seventeenth and
Ninetesnth street sewers. Referred to the Com.
mittee on Drainage.
Mr.. o. 8. Baker presented the petition OF
| Chas. r. Barnes, about 70 feet In length, In 70.
lation to wharfage and harbor fees, making some
thirty charges against the present harbor mas
ter. Referred to the Committee on Wharfage.
Mr.. Pau introduced q resolution extending
the time for e1cavating for watsr.p pipes sewers,
10, to December !; which, under a suspension
| Of the rules, was referred.
Also, bill making an appropriation oi
$50, 900 out Of the water fund to pay for water.
pipe-to carry into effect the act Of May 81,
1867. Referred to Drainage Committee.
Also, petition Of james X. Young, @. W,
Adams, and L. p. Brooks, asking the removal oi
the hack stand from Fourteenth street. above the
| Mr. Nalisy p..---..- . position, with viri, ~
open public alley in square No. 4l9. Referred
| Mr.. Arrison presented the following resolu.
tion:
Re,Oired, That the corporation attorney b,
| respectfully requested to transmit TO this Board
his opinion on the following question: whether,
In view Of the recent decision Of the court, pro
/ nouncing tho eXaction Of harbor fees unconsti.
tutional, and therefore illegal, the corporation
| or tho harbor master, which ever party has the
money thus illegally collected, Is not bound to
return the same to the parties from whom 1t was
wrongfully taken.
Mr.. Arrison asked a Suspension Of the ruleI
to Immediately consider the resolution, which
was agreed to-yeas, l3; nays, 4.
After some debate, IT was laid on the table.
Mr.. Arrison offered the following, which wal
accepted:
Whereas, at the railroad meeting at Lees
burg, Va, on the 23d inst , held to consider the
plan for constructing u branch Of the Alexan
aria, Loudoun and Hampshire railroad to Wash
ington and Georgetown, and q branch Of said
railroad from Leosburg to Aldie, Loudoun county
Va, q resolution was adopted that the citizen.
Of Loudoun county, the corporation of Wash
ington and Georgetown, the Board of Trade oil
Washington, the Merchants Exchange Of George
town, the corporation Of Alexandra, and th,
Corn Exchange Of Alexandria, be requested tc
appoint committees to confer with the board o
directors Of the Alexandra, Loudoun and Hamp
shire railroad upon the construction Of sait
branches, and the opening Of books for subscrip
tion to the capital stock Of said railroad upol
condition that the same be applied and expended
upon said branches
And whereas II is necessary to the growth an,
prosperity OF the city Of Washington that the ia
. cilities for communication with the turroun1u
country DO extensively increased: Therefore
BE II res0ired, That five from this Board an
three from the Board Of Aldermen constitute
, committee to confer with the directors Of th
Alexandria, Loudoun, and Hampshire railroad
upon the construction Of these branch railroadi
Messrs. Dulin, Connolly, A. p. Clarke, Bal
and S. s. Baker were appointed.
Mr. Dulin introduced a bill for footways o
south side Of B street south, between Sixth an
Seventh streets east.
Tho following were received from the Boar
!, of Aldermen Council bill fixing the width {
!, the sidewalks Of Grant street Referred to tn
= Committee on improvements. Bill (B. A. fC
!, sewer in Eighteenth street, between and 1
Referred to the Committee on Drainage. Bi
: making an appropriation for the purchase of
furnace for the Washington Asylum. Referre
to the Asylum Committee. Bill to repair bridg
, on Fifth street west, between . and street
= north. Referred to the Committee on Improve
u ments Bill for water main In Maryland ayI
, nue., from sixth to Seventh streets. Referre
to the Committee on Drainage. Bill for sew,
> In Second street, between D and L streets nortl
n Referred to the Committee on Drainage.
Al $40, the Board adjourned.
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