The national Republican., 1867-04-09

Mr.. 7, +. Lloyd, on leave, introduced n reso.
luton asking the appointment Of q special com
mittee Of three to devise q plan TO relieve tax
payers Of the cost Of advertising, and for better
mode of collecting taxes In the future.
lie read, In this connection, bill rendered
Mr.. R. II. Graham, in which he was charged
50. 20 as water tax, eli. 40 for advertising, and
81 90 as commission, he having already asked
for his tax bill and paid IL.
Mr.. Cross explained away tho cause Of this
mistake.
The resolution was adopted, and the Chair ap-
pointed as said committee Messrs. T L. Lloyd,
q. +. Gulick and J. Russell Barr.
Mr.. Noyes introduced bill granting Mr.. 7
E. Lloyd the privilege Of erecting an iron railing,
Eve feet outside the building line In front Of lot
8, In square 35l. Passed.
Mr.. Gross introduced bill to set the curb.
stones and pave the footway on tho north side Of
X street south, between Eleventh and Twelfth
streets east. Referred to the Committee on In.
provements.
Mr.. Owen offered a petition asking the setting
Of the ourbstones and the paving Of tho footway
on Sixteenth street west, from X street north to
Boundary street Referred.
Mr.. Cross introduced a bill to inclose the res.
ervaton at the intersection Of X street south and
Virginia avenue. Passed.
COMMON COUNCIL BILL.
Bill granting privilege 10 j. NJ. Dalton TO erect
frame bath h-house against his dwelling. Passed.
Adjourned.
Board of Common COunciL-The Board
met at the usual hour; all the members present
| except Messrs Marche, Simms, Talbert, and
Wright.
The President laid before the Board message
from the Mayor, asking an appropriation Of
$5, 900 for furnishing new station houses, and to
gent expenses of the Metropolitan Police, for
the year ending June 80, 1867. Referred.
Also, ono inclosing the accounts Of the Apo.
thecaries Of the Second, Fourth, and Sixth
| Wards. Referred.
Also, a letter from the typographical Society,
rendering its thanks to the Board, for the privi-
lego Of placing the portrait Of Michael Cation, in
| the Chamber Of the Board.
Mr.. Carroll presented the petition Of NJ. W.
| Ryan and Others asking to be relieved Of q por.
| tion Of the expense Of constructing n sewer on
L street north, between Twentieth and Twenty.
/ third streets. Referred.
Mr.. Peugh submitted resolution instructing
tho Committee on Improvements to inquire into
| the expediency Of paving the alley In square No
| 28G, between Twelfth and Thirteenth Streets
and New York avenue and street north.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Nalley presented the petition Of L. Wal
| decker and others protesting against the pro-
posed erection Of bake shop by Philip Hesse.
| mer on L street north between Fourth and
/ fntn streets west helefTcu
Mr.. Moore presented tho petition Of Mrs.
Elizabeth Ellis, asking relief because Of the want
Of drainage Of her property, q private sower
which formerly drained the samo having been
| cut In two ny the laying Of the water main by
the Government. Drainage.
Mr.. Baker presented the petition of Adam
Ritter, asking the remission of fine Referred.
Mr.. Mead introduced a bill to gravel G street
north, between Second and Third streets west,
and bill to grade and gravel Sixth street cast
| from Pennsylvania avenue TO street south.
| Referred
| Mr.. Peugh, from tho Committee on Ways and
Means, reported bill to pay the apOth-
ecaries of the Seventh, Second and Sixth Wards
| for the medicine, furnished the poor Of said
Wards for tho quarter ending March 81, 1867.
Passed.
Also, reported tho joint resolution requiring
tho acts Of Congress relating to the city and all
the opinions Of the corporation attorney to be
printed with the pamphlet edition Of tho corpo.
ration laws, with an amendment. Agreed to,
| and tho bill passed.
Also, reported the bill Cd. Az amendatory Of
an act approved April IL, 1864, and of the sec.
ond section of the act to tax regulate and pro-.
| tect theatrical exhibitions, approved June 3,
1853. Postponed and ordered to DO printed.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Committee on In.
provoments, reported the following bills, which
| were passed A bill to cause the alleys in square
/ OOo " W bIuucu uuu phNeuI u Dlll ID. h.) hu-
| thoriLing the grading and gravoling Of Twelfth
street west, from Maryland avenue to the Po-
tomac river bill ID "A y providing for grading
and paving the alleys In square 53Ii bill ID. Az
to lay certain footways in the Second ward; q
bill to curb and pave the footway on tho east
side Of Second street west between ii and X
| streets north; n bill for trimming and grayeling
L street north, between Twenty third and Twen.
Il ty.fourth streets west bill to set curb and
pave the footway on the south side of NJ street
SOUTH between Third and Four and a half streets
west; a bill for the relief Of William Hutton; a
bill (B. Az to lay flag footway in tho Second
ward bill to lay aag foOtway across G street
south, on the east side Of Fourteenth street west
Also, asked to be discharged from the con.
sideration OF tho petition Of John s. Gallaher,
asking tho paving Of an alley in square No. 2lS,
and that 1t be referred to the Board Of Health
Agreed to.
Mr.. Joyce reported bill granting permission
to James NJ. Dalton to erect q frame bath.
| house. Passed
Mr.. Baker, from tho Committee on Claims,
was discharged from the further consideration Of
the petition Of L. F. Queen, and II was referred
to the Committee on Police.
Mr.. Joyce. from tho Committee on Police, re.
ported the bill (B. A. granting permission to
George +. Gulick to erect m iron railing five
feet from the building line In front of lots Nos
4 and 8 in square 600.
Mr.. Peugh moved to amend, to allow Hon
| William Sprague to erect an iron railing around
the square between Fifth and Sixth streets west
and L and NJ streets north, which was not agreed
to, Mr.. Peugh only voting in the affirmative.
The bill was then passed.
The bill (B. A } making further appropriation
for the purchase Of horse for the use of the
| Washington Asylum was passed.
Bill (B.A.j to grade First street west bill (B.
/ A J to pay the citys proportion Of tho salaries
of the new appointments by tho Metropolitan
Police Board bill (B. Az to grade and pave I
| street north from the west line Of Fourteenth
street west to the west side of Connecticut ay-
enue and bill (B. A. amendatory of the acts
| entitled ian act to regulate the weight and sale
of hay, &c, approved Oct. IA, 1859, and the
| act entitled Fan act to establish public hay
scales, and for other purposes" approved Feb.
| a. 1868, were referred.
| On motion Of Mr. Baker tho bill to grant GER
tain privileges to Hon. d. F. Butler was laid on
/ the table
| On motion of MIR. Peugh, tho bill to license,
| tax, and regulate insurance companies was made
the special order for next Monday evening, at s
| clock.
On motion the Board adjourned.
WASHINGTON CRY SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION
The regular meeting of the Union was held
last evening at the Seventh Presbyterian church,
| (Island,) A. X. Browne, esq, of tho Young Mems
Christian Association, presiding. The recording
| secretary being absent, on motion, Mr., X. Q.
Fox, corresponding secretary, was elected secre'
tary pro tenn.
The Union was opened by singing, in concert,
the hymn entitled "Shall we gather at the