The national Republican., 1867-05-07
Board Of Common Council.

The Board met at the usual hour all tho
members present exoopt Mr.. simms. ~ 2
The president LAID before ths Bosfd nsssage
following astsi An act Tot the relief Of p. M.
Ohrksi an 40 20 repeal portion Of the act of
NAY ~, 1858, In rcfsrenosto laying paved foot
ways and guttern; en act 70 compensate Samuel
ourand, Mayors clerk, for extra labor In the
disbursement Of the Metropolitan Police fund;
Joint resolution authorizing the printing Of the
sss,sy sssona report Ofths Board Of Trustees Of
Al,er . message frem the Mayor transmitting
communication from the Fire Commi ssione
asking an additional appropriated for making
repairs In engine -housss. Referred,
Also message from the Mayor, inciosing a
eonmunicssios nom B. seyerson, $50, engineer
In charge Of the canal Improvement, requesting
the appointment Of person to attend the new
lock In the causeway, foot Of Seventeenth street.
Also, inclosing the petition Of Catherine Bau-
man, asking the remission Of q fine.
Also, comm unicatlon Of the surveyor in an
sver to n resolution, giving the following state.
ment rs to grades In the First ward Twenty.
first and streets, 6T.6li Twentieth and I, 1911;
Nineteenth and I so.2ei Eightesnth and I, IA IA;
sesentsenth snd !, 6alo; 900 Psnhsyivania asl
enue, 7l.Oo; Seventeenth and Now York avenue,
45.3S.
Mr.. Joyce submitted resolution requesting
the surveyor TO inform tho Board what wodfd be
tho, length Of sewer along L street, commencing
st Sixteenth street and extepding 70 Book Creek,
following tho ma of tho salycv of Colonel Han!
rard. and What sise sewsfiuilI probably be re.
salred, and tho probahls cost per running foot.
Agreed 20, B.gAoso
Also, = sssolstlop requesting The Mayor to in.
Y u II. Ds,,s5 sas5.n
tion ana wooden stabe on the corner of Fiitoenth
street west and street north. : Agreed to n !
Mr. Drury presented the petition Of J. II.
Stinchcom and others, 10 set the curbstones and
pave the footway and cutters on tho west front
Of square 16; and the petition Of VIM II. Worm
Icy asking permission to erect q frame building
on Sixteenth street wen. Referred.
Mr.. Joyce introduced bill granting certain
privileges to james O. Kennedy; and bill au.
thorizing tho Mayor TO appoint Q superintendent
OF sewers and Inspector Of bnildings Referred.
Mr.. Pugh intoduced q bill for the improvement
Of NJ street north, between north Capitol and
Sixth street east. Referred.
Mr.. Morsell presented the petition Of Thomas
Craig, jr., asking remission Of hne. Referred;
Also, q joint resolution directing tho Surveyor
70 establish and record the gradation Of Grant
street and other alleys in square 37S. Passed.
Mr. Anderson introduced bill to grade and
gravel Third street wost, from X street north Ia
New Jersey avenue. Referred
Mr.. Moore introduced bill 10 cause o new
fenco to be erected on the south side Of 4 street
north, between Fourth and Fifth streets west; q
bill to sot the curbstones and pave the footWays
and cutters on the north side OF @ street north,
between North Capitol street and Tiber creek a
bill 10 set tho ourbstonos and pave the footway
and cutters on tho north side Of L street north,
between New Jersey avenue and North Capitol
street, and q bill to set the ourbstones and pave
tho footway and cutters on the north side Of d
street north, between Third and Sixth streets
wost; also, along the east side Of Sixth street
west, from B street north to Missouri avenue.
Referred. ....'t '-ifs
Mr.. Poush, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, reported bill (B. A. to pay z. B. Brooke
linquent water tax list, and bill (B. A. for the
relief Of the Southern Accident Insurance Com
pany Of Lynchburg, Va. Passed.
Also, reported bill to credit tho Bank Of Wash.
ington for taxes ovorpaidj which, on motion oi
Mr.. Wright, was postponed for two weeks,
ments, reported bill to grade and pave the al.
Icy inn tuaro No 1885, q bill (B. A. making an
appropriation to repair Twenty first street west,
\ at tho intersection Of II street north; bill to
grade and pave street north, from Second street
west to Fifth street west, and Massachusetts,
avenue, from said Fifth street west to Sixth
street west. Passed.
Mr.. Nalley, from tho same committee, re-
ported a bill to pave the oarriagoway Of Z street
north from tho wost side OF New Jersey avenue
and the east side Of Fourth street west and bill
to sot tho curbstones and pave the footwAy and
cutters on the east side Of Third street west, bo.
tween IL and streets north Passed.
Mr.. Mead, from tho Same committee, reported
bill to grade and gravel D street north, from
New Jersey avenue and Second street cast.
Passed.
Mr.. Joyce, from the Committee on Drainage,
reported the substitute Of the Board Of Aldermen
to tho bill authorizing the construction Of GER
tain sewers In the First ward, with amendments;
and having been further amended on motion OF
Mr.. Moore, the substitute, as amended, was
adopted. -.
Mr.. Joyce, from the Committee on Police, 70.
ported bill granting certain privileges to
Mossrs. s. O. and E. Wroe Passed.
On motion of Mr.. Mulloy, the bill ID. Az to
sot the curbstones and pave the footways and
CUTTERS on the east front Of square $685. was taken
up and passed.
Mr. Wright, from the COMMITTEES on the Fire
Department, reported bill making an appro-
priation to enable tho Board Of Fire Commits
several cngine-houses. Passed.
concurrent resolution authorizing the ap-
po!ntment Of committee to consider tho question
OF additional election precincts for the coming
election, was received from tho Board of Alder
meni which was oonourred In, and the president
appointed Mpssrs. Baker, Joyce, Calvert, Nalley,
Mulloy, Marche, and Wright as tho committee
on the part Of this Board
The committee will meet on Wednesday oven
ing in the Aldermen's chamber
In pursuance Of the resolution above adopted,
the two Boards will meet on Thursday evening
next to receive the report OF the committee.
On motion Of Mr.. Marche, the Board nd.
journed.
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