The national Republican., 1867-08-01

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tho fact that the bin Of the last council for the
establishment Of the ofico Of superintendent
and inspector Of sewers, carriAge-ways, foot.
ways, and now buildings, has created an anima.
ted discussion In the present council, We repub-
lish tho following act Of Congress, approved May
9th, 1854, which may have some bearing on the
subject discussed:
An ACT to amend "An act to incorporate the
| Inhabitants of the city Of washington, I"
passed May fifteen, eighteen hundred and
twenty.
Be IL enacted 5y tie Senate and Houss of Rsp.
yssentatipss of tie United Staiss Of AnerIoa in
| Congyess asismbksd That the nrst paragraph Of
section eight Of IAN act to incorporate the in
habitants Of the city Of Washington" passed
May fifteen, eighteen hundred and twenty, be
amended so as to road rs follows: That tho said
corporation shall have full power and authority
to lay taxes on particular wards. parts, or Sec
tions Of the city, for their particular local i'm.
provements, and to cause tho ourbstones to DO
set, the foot and carriage ways to be graded and
| paved, or so much thereof as they may deem
best and tho necessary sewerage and drainage
facilities to bo introduced under and upon the
whole or any portion Of any avenue, street, or
alley, and also to cause the same 10 be suitably
paved and repaired, and to be at all times prop.
erly cleaned and watered, and also TO cause
lamps to be erected therein, and to light the
same, and to pay the cost thereof out Of the
| luuub OF tne WhT0 IN winch buCn Improvement
shall be made; this provision not to be con.
strued as repealing but being intended as auIil-
iary to the power they already possess TO make
local improvements on the application Of the
owners Of property benefited thereby.
| SEC. 2. And Be it JiIythtr enacted, That i'm
mediately upon tho approval Of this act the said
corporation shall designate some proper officer
thereof whose duty II shall be to see that the
provisions Of this act are properly executed, and
that the priHcipal avenues and streets Of the
said city are SO cleaned and watered as to.be at
all times reasonably clean and free fromj dust;
and also to keep the pavements and sidewalks
upon said avenues and streets at all times In
suitable and proper repair, and 1t shall further
| be the duty OF the said corporation to take such
measures as they shall deem wise to promote
somc uniform and general system Of drainage for
said city.
Sac. 0. And Be it further enacted, That in all
cases in which the Streets avenues, or alloys Of
tho said city pass through or by any Of the prop
erty Of tho United States, the Commissioner Of
the Public Buildings shall pay to the duly au.
thoriEed officer Of the corporation tho just pro-
portion Of the expense incurred in improving
such avenue, street, or alley, which the said
property bears to the whole cost thereof, to be
ascertained in the same manner as the same Is
apportioned among the individual proprietors Of
the property improved thereby.
A CONSCIENCE CAsE.-Yesterduy morn.
ing, United States Treasurer Spinner received
the following letter, postmarked Dubuque,
Iowa." which explains itself
SIR: Inclosed Is $3.50, which was unjustly
taken by me, while In the United States service,
in Communication for rations for servant when
had no servant. Thoro Is enough inclosed to
pay the interest on the same, and more too, as II
did not amount to $3.50 originally. Please de.
nnaft thiR In hs arahit nf thn ITnitad glaiaa
obligo A Repentant Ex.yol. Officer.
An OLD CAsE.-A German by the name
Of George Dresher was arrested yesterday by
Detective Bigley on the charge Of having com.
mitted IN assault and battery with intent tc
kill upon the person Of Gotlcib Stolp, q baker ro
siding on tho corner Of Sixth and g streets, somt
two years since. Drescher, at the time, escaped
beyond the jurisdiction of the District, but, re
turning q few days since, warrant was issued
for his arrest. Justice Walter gave a hearing II
the case yesterday, and Daseher was committed
for court
REGISTERED LETTERs.-The city registry
clerk at the city post ofiioo has registered durin
the current month $50 letters to outside custo
mcrs, $40 re.registers, and l,I7o departments
letters.
The money order clerk has issued 693 none,
orders during the same period, amounting In th
aggregate TO sl3, 5ss ~, and paid orders to th
amount of sl2 osO.7O.
Sr. MATTHEW'S PARIsH.-The parish o.
st. Matthew has recently been diyided-th'
new parish Of St. Stephen being formed Of thai
portion Of the original parish Of St. Matthew
west of Twentieth street. The first services In
the new parish will bo held on Sunday morn.
ing, at Q o'clock, at the schoo.house on Nine
teenth street, below II, Rev. John NcNally, Off
chatting.
SANITARY CoaPANY.-Twenty written
and thirty.six verbal notices wero served yester
day on persons having nuissnces existing on theiI
premises. A number Of carcasses were also re-
ported and removed. Mary A. Green colored,
was arrested for creating a nuisance, and fined
81. Becoming disordcrly about the penalty i'm
posed, she was again nulcted In the sum Of S2
REAL ESTATE SALEs.-Messrs. Cooper
and Latimer, auctionoers, have sold, since our
last report, parts Of lots Nos ~ and 30 In
square No. 72s fronting on Second street east,
to Wm. D. Brown, for fifty cents per foot.
Messrs. Morgan 4 Rhinehsrt's wharf, foot Of
street north, to Clement L. Hughes, Of Philadel.
phia, Pa, for $500
In A FIT.-"Charley,' newsboy and
| residing at the "Home" on Seventh street, had
q convulsion in car No. IL, Of the Washington
and Georgetown railroad, on Monday last
Proper remedies were applied by those in tho
car, and when restored to consciousness, he was
taken to the "Home."
DIsoRDERLY CoNDUCT.-LiZzie Wake
field, housekoeper, and Patscy Lucas, her servant,
INDUCED In very disorderly conduct annoying
the ncighbors very much. They were arrested
by Officer Hughes and were fined So each by
Justice Thompson.
POLICE TELEGRAPH BUSINESS. Yester-
day the superintendent Of the telegraph, at
police headquarters, Mr.. M. Y. Holley, informed
US that there had been transmitted and received
at that Office, during the month just closed,
1850 kilograms.
ASSAULT AND BArTERY.-Peter Brooks,
colored. was arrested on charge of committing
assault and battery upon a male and femalei
and was sent to Jail by Justice Walter in default
of security to keep the peace.
| MARRIAGES IN JULY.-During the last
month there wero issued from the Clerks Office
Of the District Court 1855 marriage licenses OF
which lO3 were for white and 90 for black