The national Republican., 1867-05-29
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
ADsouasED MEErING,
nonr,l of Alderman

Board of Aldermen.
The Board met In adjourned session last eve.
ming, Mr.. John D. Turton In the chair, the Pres.
idsnt (rhomas Z. Lloyd absent, and s.V. Noyes
Secretary. -
Absent M,srs. Gross, Given, Msgrudsr,
Noyes, and 7. =. Lloyd.
Aldermen's bill to license, tar, and regulate
insurance companies and their agents was 70.
oeiyed, amended, from the lower Board Tho
amendments were coneurred In, and the bill
r'c1 o. motion d Mr.. Mecs.hrap, the Secretary
petition presented TO this Board By him.
Mr.. A. Lloyd offered q bill sppropriating $3.50
additional TO oompsnssss Msssrs. Snow, Coyls a
Co., for publishing laws, &c,, ofths corporation.
Lost on third reading
Mr.. Lewis presented bill for tho appropria.
tion Of certain sum Of money TO rscsmpsnse O.
W. O Eslin for work done In square No. S2s'
Referred.
Mr.. A Lloyd moved that committee Of two
be appointed 10 wAit on the Mayor and asoer.
tsin whether or not he has any Communication
TO make TO this Board prior 10 Its adjournment
ans die. Carried; and Messrs. A. Lloyd and j.
Russell Barr were appointed a. said committee.
A Joint resolution Of request 10 the Mayer
from the lower Board, 10 have posted up at the
various precinct polls the initial letters Of voters
on the day Of election, was passed.
appointed . committes to walt ON the lower
Board, and inform them that this Bosrd had
completed their labors and were ready to adjourn
nine de.
Mr., A. Lloyd, Of the committss appointed "a
wait on tho Mayor, reported that the COMMITTEES
had proceeded % the door Of the Mayors Once
and thsr. raped rsPeatsdiy, but reesiysd no re
Council chamber, and there searched diligently
for his Honor, but found him not, On inquiry,
they learned that he had been there, and had re
tired from the chamber only few minutes pkiol
to their appearance. '' ''iE
Mr.. Guliok suggested that the committee con
tinue their search.
Mr.. TAFT remarked that the Mayor, proba bly,
had gone to q radical meeting. and was enga gee
In making speech. ... .,. .....L ..
A bill was returned from the lower Board, viii
amendments for the grading and paving Of Il
street north, between Fourth and Seventh street,
west. The amendments were non. .concurTed in
and the bill was defeated.
Mr.. McCathran, Of the committee appointed I,
inform the lower Board Of the readiness Of thi
had performed that duty, and that tho chair o
that Board stated that he would oommunieat,
with this Board on the subject.
A bill To repair the alloy In square 368 was re
ceiyed from the Board Of Common Council, will
a substitute therefor; which was adopted.
On motion, the Board adjourned to Thursday
Board of Common Council.
The Board met pursuant to adjournment. Al
the members present except Messrs. Baker and
Peake.
The following bills from the Board Of Alder
men were passed Bill for the relief Of Patricl
Murray bill making an appropriation for pay
ment to r. Waters on account for printing th'
corporation laws; bill for tho reliefof ]. W Nye
bill defining the limits Of the Northern market
bill for the relief OF Edward Bourke; bill TO 10,
a water main In Eleventh street west from I
| and o street north, and also In street nortl
| from Ninth street west To Vermont avenue, an,
| also in Vermont avenue from o street north /
the centre Of NJ street north.
| The following bills from the Board Of Alder
men were referred: bill for the relief Of william
buckley bill to erect q bridge over the cree
| at the Intersection OF Third street west and
street north; bill to grade and gravel Thir
street west, between New York avenue and
street north; q bill 10 repavo the alley in squar
No. $685. bill to repave the alley In squar
| No. 368.
Tho joint resolution (B. A. authorizing th
| printing and posting Of the boundaries Of tn
several election precincts. was considered an
| laid on tho table.
Mr.. Anderson submitted a resolution request
ing the Mayor to have posted up at each pr'
| oinet Of each ward the initial letters OF votei
entitled to vote at the different precincts
Passed. .............,.,,.,,-, 90. ....... a.,
Ths bill (B. Az granting psrmil,ion to Con
modore W. b. shubriok to erect an iron railini
which the Board refused to order to 4 thir
reading.
The Bin ID. Az to grad. and pave the 90
riago way Of II street north. between Fourth
Seventh streets westi which was amended al
passed.
The Board Of Aldermen non concuuod In Il
/ amendment, and this Board recsdsd thersfrom.
A committee from the Board Of Aldermen, col
sisting Of Messrs. MeCathran aud Owen, Appears
in the chamber and announced that the Boal
Of Aldermen had finished its business, and wei
now ready to adjourn. ~ a-s -LT.
i The following bills from the Board Of Aide
men were passed: Bill to set the curbstones an
pave tho footways and cutters on the east side
/ Of Eleventh street west, between and X stree
north bill authorizing water. mains to be laid
Fourteenth street west, FROM TOW streets mort
and In V street north to Thirteenth street wes
and along Thirteenth street west to r sire
north, and In II street north to Fourteenth sire
west; bill to set the curbstones and pave tho foo
way and cutters on the south side Of Virgin
| avenue, between Sixth and Seventh streets ives
bill to grade and pave boundary street, fro
Seventh street west 10 Rhode Island avenue; bl
authorizing q water.main to be laid In Virgin
| avenue, from -Four and. .a.half street west to Il
canal; bill for tho relief of silas Holiness bill
set the curbstonss and pave the footways ar
cutters on the south side Of P street north, b.
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets ives
bill to set the curbstones and pave the footwi
and cutters on the east side Of Eleventh sire
west, between P and r streets north bill to pa
the footways and cutters on the north side Of
street south, between Fourth and Sixth stree
east bill to provide for the erection Of schot
house In the Fourth school district.
The bill %. Az authorizing the Mayor to co
tract with Samstag& Go. for the removal Of mig
soil was debated ut length, Mr.. Wright, NJ
Peugh, and Mr.. Marche In favor, and Mr. NJ
10y, Mr.. Nalley Mr.. Drury, and Mr.. Moo
against, whsn the Board refused to order the
to q third reading-yeas 0, nays0.
On motion Of Mr. Mulloy, the Board adjourn
to Thursday evening, June 9th. at u o'clock p.