The national Republican., 1867-05-21

' Bill sppropriating $3.50 to r. G. Klop.cr fol
revising corporation laws Passed.
Bill to appoint a committee to wait on Gen
Michler and ask him 10 have opened Sixth street
west, from Maine avenue TO the canal. Passed
and Mr'Noyss was appointed on the said com
Mr.. Noy.. called up the bill for the relief o
Georse W. Tucker; and II was passed.
Mr. Barr moved TO make Samstsg Co.'S bill
the special order for next Monday evening
Agreed to.
On motion the Board adjourned.
Board OF Common Council.
The Board mot at the usual hour; all the mem
Ssrs present, except Ms,srs Calvert, Joyce and
The President laid before the Board . msssag.
from the Mayor announcing his approval Of q
number OF Improvement BILLS an act making Al
appropriation 10 enable the Fire Commissioner,
tocomplsts the necessary repairs In the several
engine.houses, and an act to divide the ssreral
wards ofthe city into election precincts.
He also laid before the Board q message from
the Mayor, transmitting letter from the Regis.
ter asking action in relation to the bill 70 tar,
rsgulats and license Insurance companies and
their agents. a.
Mr.. Drury presented the petition Of Catharine
Morgan, asking the remission Of Q hne.. Re.
ferred. hEL EE.,
Mr.. Peugh introduced Q bill TO construct a
sewer in square BAT, between and streets
north and Tenth and Eleventh streets. Re
ferred. :. a. ... D9.Hsl '. fif
Also, presented bill from Snow, CoyIs 4 Co.
for publishing extra proceeding, and laws In the
National Inisiligenor. Referred. ~ a = r
Also, q bill to pay Z. J. Kopfsr for certain
work In preparing the digest Of corporstion laws.
Passed. II
Mr, Morssll submitted a resolution requesting
the mayor to inform the Board what amount, II
any Of the deferred intsbtsdnsn OF this oorpo-
ration, AZ shown BY his last annual report To be
then standing, has since been paid By him, giving
the several items going to make up said amount.
Adopted. 49,. 80 T,... .
Mr.. Nalley introduced a bill to construct a
sewer In Il street north, and q bill TO set the
curbstones and pave the footways and cutters on
the east side Of Second street cast, between
| and / streets north. Passed.
Mr.. Mead presented the petition Of J. A.
ing. Referred.
Also, a bill to lay . water main In First street
east, from d street south to D street south, and
In street south and @ street south TO New
Jersey avenue. Passed.
Mr.. Mulloy introduced bill to set the curb.
stones and pave the footways and cutters on the
| south side Of street south, between Fourth and
| Sixth streets east. Referred.
Mr. Wright presented the petition Of Rev. G.
O. Meador, asking the opening Of an alley In
| square between Four-and.a.half and Sixth streets
west, between and D streets south. Referred
Also, submitted concurrent resolution Ap,
pointing committee Of one from each Board to
urge upon Gen. Miohler the Importance Of open.
| ing Sixth street west from the canal to Maine
avenue. Adopted; and Mr.. Wright was Ap.
pointed on the part Of this Board.
Mr.. Peake introduced bill to set the curb.
stones and pave the footways and cutters on the
east side Of Seventh street east, between Penn.
sylyania avenue and South Carolina avenue.
Passed.
Mr.. MullOy introduced a bill to lay water.
main in Delaware avenue, from A to @ streets
north. Passed.
Mr. Peugh introduced a bill for. making a
bridge nt the Intersection of L street north and
Fiftb street east Passed.
Mr.. Peugh, from the Committee on Ways and
Means, asked to be discharged from the further
consideration Of the bill authorizing the Mayor
to cause lightning rods to be erected on the City
Hall and Public Schools Of this city. Agreed to.
Also, reported q joint resolution (B. A. S26)
In regard to obtaining census Of the popula.
tion Of Washington city which was rejected on
its third reading
Mr.. Stewart, from the Committee on Improve.
ments, reported bill for the repair Of the foot.
ways In the Western Market; Q bill to open and
grade s street north, between Fourteenth street
west and Rock Greek; . bill (B. Az TO take up
and relay a gutter in the Second ward; bill (B.
A. to set the curbstones and pave tho footways
and cutters on N street north, between Twentieth
and Twenty. first streets west; q bill (B. A. to
grade First street westi which were severally
passed.
Mr.. Nalley, from the same COMMITTEES, reported
Q bill TO cause the alleys in square No. sol to BE-
graded and paved. Passed.
Mr.. Marche, from the same committee, reported
. bill to set the curbstones and pave the footwayi
and cutters on the east side Of Seventh street
cast. between East Capitol street and A street
north. Passed.
Mr.. Drury. from the COMMITTEES on Police, re.
ported bill granting certain privileges to W. H,
Mr.. Baker, from the Committee on Claims, re
ported bill (B. Az for the relief Of Samuel Dawes
Passed.
A concurrent resolution was received from the
Board Of Aldermen, that when the two Boards
adjourn, 1t be to meet on Wednesday evening
next.
Mr.. Mulloy moved to strike out "wednes.
day" and insert "Thursday which wa,
agreed to.
The resolution was debated at length, BY
Messrs. Mulloy, Peugh, Marche, Drury, Moore,
and others, tho principal subject Of debate being
the fact that tho judges Of registration had moi
yet made any suggestions In regard to the aoi
monts had yet been mads by them to carry oui
that act. Il was important, In the opinion Of
Mr.. Peugh and Mr.. Mulloy that the boards
should be ready to act at any moment.
The resolution was then adopted by tho fol.
lowing vote:
Yeas--Messrs. Anderson, Dudley, Mead, Mul.
10y, Nalley, Peaks, Peugh, Stewart, Talbert,
Walker and the President-1l.
Nays-Messrs. Baker, Bryan, Carroll, Drury,
Marche and Morsell-6.
Mr.. Mead called up the bill to supply a def.
cheney in the appropriation for the Washington
Asylum which was debated at great length and
passed.
Mr.. Moore, from the special committee on the
subject Of the inordnRte charges Of tho gas
company, &c, submitted a written report; which
was ordered to be printed.
A bill (B A to set the ourbstones and pave
the footway and CUTTERS on the north side Of
Pennsylvauia avenue, between Third and Eighth
streets bill to grade and gravel V street north,
from Fourteenth street west to Vermont avenue
and Boundary street, from Vermont avenue to
Seventh street vest 4 bill to grade and pave
street north from the west side of Fifth street
west to the east side of Sixth street west; bill
to drain Q street north at the junction Of Thr.
teenth street west and bill for tho erection oi
sheds in the Eastern Market, were passed.
Several bills were made special order for next
Thursday evening, and tho Board adjourned to
that evening.