The national Republican., 1867-04-30

and rave ths footuAys on the south hido Of V
strsst nortk between Thirtsenthsn and Fourteenth
''ls Al, .' %.,..s. tros.h. S.yor ,rsn,mi,,iDs
pass ssSs.s ,Ss an s1' .ppropsiSn Ss.p % pay "
for the printing Of 900 copies Of the annual re.
port Of the Board.
Also, . message from the Mayor transmitting
Communication from D, 6eyerson, Esq, engi-
neer In charge Of Improvements Of the Washing.
ton canal giving . detailed statement Of the
lprogrsss Of The work TO the present time, and
making certain suggestions In reference to lie
INA Drug inNOducsd sbil 10 trim and gr.vsi
u strest nVth. between Fifteenth and ssvsu-
tesnth streeh west. Referred
Also, q bill to lay . water main In L sired
north, between Twsnty.third street west and
Pennsylvania avenue. Passed.
Y Mr., Stewart presented the petition Of Everett
In front of his tssdence on the corner Of Twenr
tieth street weA and K street north. Referred.
Mr.. Nslly introduced q bill to repair the car
|riagsuay Of ssysnth street yyest hstyssn Penn
sylsahia evspae sad x strsstnorth = Pesssd.
Also, Q bill to curb and pave footways and
cutters on the east side Of Third street west bs
weep II and ! strests perth Rsfehsd. AL
L NMf.Andsrson introducsda bili' 70 erade And
gravel D street north between New Jersey ave,
Aiss, asksd thAt the ps.iti6A q Adam htssf
be taken from TIA Alas and referred to the Com
mittse on Claims. tAgrssdto.
Mr.. Moore presented tho petition Of Thomat
Mason and others, asking the rebuilding Of 1
bridge in Jackson alley across Tibsr creek,
RAfsfrsds lB Ab1JE-b SIa sAJh
Al.s in,s;dssss 5ss.,S.9n SI.rs,.iaE < 2! Y.
~ tie surface q the strssls abots t6s i.ysi Of
the tids st the interssctiou of and Twenty,
hrst streets; Of I and Twentieth streets; OF
and Nineteenth streets; Of and Eighteenth
streets. and I and Seventeenth strsetsi also at
the intersection Of Twsntieth street and Penn.
sylvania aysnuei Of II and Nipsteenth streets At
and at the intsrssttion ofNsw Yofk avenue and
Seventeenth street. Agreed TO.
Mr., Mplloy presented the petition Of William
Day, asking the remission OF hne. Referred,
Mr.. Peugh, from tho Committee on Ways and
Means, reported A bin to reimburse the Bank Of
Washington for m overdraft. Passed.
Also, submitted report on the communities
ton Of the collector In relation To thstsxes that
have been claimed to be "due byth Bank Of
Washington, with . resolution dischArging The
OommiSsioner from the further consideration Of
the subject Agreed 10. ,,, .,r
Also from the same committee, reported q
joint ,rssolntlon (B. A.Jrequssting the Mayor to
terminate the lease for the use Of the grotna at
or near the intersection Of Sixth street west and
the canal. Passed. q f.s.fl.fG. 4.Iru /
Mr.. Stewart, from tho Committee on Improve.
rnents, reported bill to set the ourbstones and
pave the footwsy on the east side Of Eighteenth
street, between New York avenue and + street
north. This BILL as numerous others which Mr..
s. said he had In his hand, contained new ciauss
requiring the property owners to psy the cost Of
paving CUTTERS A copy of the bill Is therefore
published for information. 1t is rs follows:
A a. - .laNa ..al L.. fnaN
ways and cutters on the cast side Of Eighteenth
street west, between New York avenue aud !
street north. gyI 'lE .aDIB
Be IL enacted 6y tie Board Of dl.ierpEn, and
Board Of Common Council Of ihe city Of Wash.
ingto,i, That the Mayor be, and he 10 hereby,
authorised and requested TO cause tho curbstonsi
TO be set and the footways paved and the guttsri
made on the east hde Of Eighteenth street west,
bstwsen New York Avenue and =, sttest north
and 70 Jeffrey tho expsnss of thh inprovsnent I
special tar equal 10 the cost thereof be, and the
same Is hereby imposed and levied on all lots OF
parts Of lots bordering on the line OF said i'm.
provement, to be assessed and collected In CON
, formity with existing laws, Ths work 70 DO done
. under the direction Of the Commissioner Of tho
ba appointed by the Mayor. ~,
\ Mr.. Mulloy objected to tho clause which placed
the expense Of paving the CUTTERS on ths property
owners, and argued against departing from the
old custom, and would vote against inserting
that clause without some higher authority.
Mr.. Stewart replied that the chairman Of ths
Committee on Improvements ofsths Board Of AL
tdsrmen Mr. Lewisl had informed him that he
!; had the opinion Of the Cooperation Attorney 10
which he stated that the Corporation had the
power to assess the cost Of CUTTERS on the prop
erty-ownsrs. under the act Of Congress Of Nay
. %, 1865. ....' Be- OF s.si7
1 Mr.. Peugh read the act referred to, and ar.
gued that he thought II was clear that the Law
which gave the Corporation power to assess the
cost Of carriago.uays and pavements on property
owners, could also be eonstrusd TO include tbs
4 CUTTERS. n'' ~ +hH aaN ~.
Mr.. MullOy said he represented o, ,eonstii tiiusncy,
Of which some would bs obliged to cell thsir
property 10 pay tho expense Of these improve
ments. Il would be simply selling them out
He had no objection to passing bills in the pro,
posed shape for those who potltionod for 1t, 'but
could nOtvots to compel the poorer olaasss't pay
| this tax. Isrm .Isia8 ~ Is o.. N |
! Mr. Marchs said that hs also represented !
constituency, q great many Of which were mot
able to pay for the cost Of the guterss He
would prefer 10 pass only those bills which the
| property owners petitioned for. III 1t was re-
quired BY Congress however, he saw NO way 70
The bill was debated at great length, when Mr..
Moore cdled attention TO the fact that these aots
Wouha oohhios WIN tho ttn nooavn VI tuu NV VI
May %, 1883, and introduced the following bill;
which was read three times and passed: NJ
BE ii enacted. 9e, That 90 rnnch Of the set of
the 23d Of May, 1858, as requires the Mayortp
pay for tho cutters laid in front Of my newly
paved footway out Of the ward funds DO, and the
same 10 hereby, repealed, a1. ". ~,
The bill reported by Mr.. Stewart was then
passed.
Mr.. Stewart Also reported the following bills;
which were passed - .lul.'.gL II I
"A bill (B. Al to set the curbstone and pave
ths .footway on the north side Of D stfsst SOUTH
between Sixth and Seventh strests eaair bin
B. Az to set the ourbstones and pave the foot.
| way on. the west side OF Tenth street east, be.
tween b and streets southj bill (B. Az to set
the ourbstones aud pave the footWay on tho east
side Of Twenty sixth street west, between X and
L streets north bill (B. A. TO set the curb
stones and pave the footway on the south side Of
X street south, between Twelfth and Fourteenth
streets east a bill (B, b to set the curbstopes
and pave the footway on the west side Of Thir-
tesnth sreet east, between @ and I streets southJ
bill (B. A. to set the curbstonss and pave the
footway on the west side OF Seventeenth street
west, between I and X streets north; u bill tB.
A. to set the ourbstope and pave the footway
on the north sido Of X street south, between
Eleventh and Twelfth streets east q bill (B. A.
to set the curbstones md pave tho footway on the
east side Of Twelfth street west, between Rhode
Island avenue and II street north bill (B. Az
to set the curbstones and pave the footway on
tha ueaL sida of Twsntv.dfaL strest hat xaan l.