The national Republican., 1867-08-22
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.

Board Of Common Council, Special Session
The Board met last evening pursuant to ad.
journment; all the members present except
Messrs. Connolly, @. W. Miller, L D. Q. Miller
and Tilley.
Mr., o, s. Baker presented the, petition Of
Joseph Anderson and others, for opening.
grading and grayellins Twcnty.fourth street
west, from M 10 N streets north. Referred.
Mr.. Dulin submitted resolution requesting
the Committee on Police to take into considers
tion tho propriety Of changing the existing law
as 10 compel dealers In berries and small fruits
TO use dry measure instead OF wine measure, and
to report BY bill or otherwise. Agreed to.
Mr.. Arrison, from the COMMITTEES on Improve
nsnts, reported bill to lay Gag footwsys on
Fourteenth street west, at its intersection with
the north side Of Rhode Island avenue, Q, r, 8,
7 and U streets north, and the south side Of
Rhode Island avenue. p, 7, and V streets north
and Boundary street; q bill TO close the alley in
square No. 70, opening on Twenty.6rs street
westj q bill TO set the ourbstones and pave the
footways and gntters on the north and south
sides OF P street north, between Thirteenth and
Fourteenth streets west bill TO pave the alleys
In square No. $685. bill to open, grade and
pave the alley In square No. $685. . bill to set
tho ourbstonss and pave the footways and gut.
tors on the south side Of Pennsylvania avenue,
between Eleventh and Thirteenth streets cast;
which woro severally passed.
Also, q bill to erect hay scales at the intersoc.
tion Of Tenth street east and Virginia and 0eor-
gia. avenues, with an amendment The bill ap.
propriates $500 for that purpose.
Mr.. Dalton moved to amend by striking out
$500" and inserting $500" which was agreed
to, and tho bill, as amended, was passed.
Mr.. Pfau, from the Committee on Drainage,
reported bill 10 rovivc m act TO construct o
sewer In street north, between Sixth and Sew
enth streets west, approved September l, 1865,
bill to construct q sewer In Massachusetts av.
enue, between Sixth and Seventh streets west; Q
bill (B. A. to lay water main In First street
west, from II to streets north; q bill (B. Az to
lay water main In D street south, between
Third and Four-and.a-half streets west; which
were sevsrally passed.
Mr.. Pfau presented tho petition Of Harriet A.
zantzingcr and others asking reassossmont Of
the cost Of constructing q sewer in the alley 10
Reservation No. 10. Referred.
Also, asked that tho petition Of Andrew Hen
son, on the files Of the Board, be referred to the
Committee on Claims. Agreed TO.
Mr.. s. s. Baker INTRODUCED bill 10 lay water
main in Maryland avenue, between Ninth and
Tenth streets, and In Ninth street west from Ma.
ryland avenue to street south. Referred.
Mr.. Brocker, from the Committee on Claims,
reported adversely on the petition Of Sandy
Lacy, asking the remission Of fine imposed on
him for letting his pigs run at large. Agreed to.
Also, reported bill for tho relief ol Albert
Brooks, apprOpristing SIS to reimburse him for
furnishing q substitute as o drafted man In
October 1857. Passed.
Mr.. o. s. Baker, from tho Committee on Police,
reported bill (B. Az granting permission to Ger.
mond Crandell to eroot an iron railing
In front Of his residence on II street north,
between Sixth and Seventh streets west; 4
bill (B. Az granting permission to Henry
Moore to erect m iron railing In front OF his
residence on Rhode Island avenue; and q bill
granting permission to tho trustees Of Ryland
Chapel to erect an iron railing in front Of that
church, which were severally passed.
Also, bill granting permission to William
Boyd to erect q shed or wash house on the corner
Of Seventh street cast and Virginia avenue.
Passed.
Also, bill granting permission to @. @. Mel.
son to erect an iron railing In front Of his resi-.
dence on l street north, between Ninth and
Tenth streets west, amended by the Board Of
Aldermen which was agreed to.
Also, bill for the abolishment Of the offices
Of Corporation Police and Police Magistrates,
amended by the Board Of Aldermen. The bill as
amended Is as follows:
Be it enacted, Se., That all acts or parts of
acts authorizing the Mayor to appoint Police
Magistrntes and Police Constablss for the several
districts Of the city Of Washington be, aud the
same are hereby, repealed.
The amsndmsnt was eonourrod IN.
mr. n. ID. Oiarhot from tho Oommittoo on tho
Asylum, reported bill making appropriations
for certain repairs at tho Washington Asylum.
Passed.
Mr.. s. 6. Baker moved to take up the bill to
erect water.closets In the several markets. which
was passed.
Mr.. Slowen, from the Committee on Health,
reported bill for the removal Of night soil, gar.
bage, and caroases Of dead animals, from within
the limits Of the city Of Washington, as follows
BE IL enacted, &e., That within sixty days
after tho passage Of this act, the Mayor be and
ho Is hereby authorized to enter into contract
with W. B. Griffith, NJ. Samstag, or representa-.
tiyes, and W. W. Bennett, for the removal Of
night soil, garbage and carcasses Of dead ami.
mails from within tho limits Of the City Of Wash.
ington, upon such terms and conditions, aud
for such time as 10 hereinafter provided.
Sec. 2. That the parties Aforesaid shall be 70.
quired to remove all deposits Of night soil as
often as Is now required by law, and shall be
entitled to charge and receive from the owners
or occupants Of buildings the same amount for
cleaning Of privies as tho city scavengcrs are
now authorized by law to collect.
SEC. 8. That the vehicles so used In removing
said night soil shall bo Of the same size and ca.
pacity as authorised by law, and now used by
the present city scavengers, and that for each
and every load so removed the parties aforesaid
shall pay into the treasury Of the corporation
the sum Of one dollar, the same to be applied to
tho exclusive benefit OF the school fund, and
that at the end Of each month they shall be 70.
quired to make under oath q return Of the mum.
Der Of loads SO removed during that period, and
the amount Of money paid into the treasury
aforesaid.
Sec. 4. That tho parties aforesaid shall be re.
quired to give bonds In tho sum Of $1,000, with
two responsible sureties for the faithful perform
ance Of their contract, said sureties shall bo
freeholders to double the amount Of security
given.
Sec, s. That the parties aforesaid shall remove
the aforesaid garbage as often as II now required
by law from the premises Of householders, and
that they shall receive from the city corporation
$50 per month for such removal for each ward.
Sec. O. That the parties aforesaid whom mott.
fed by the proper authority, shall remove
promptly within a reasonable time all carcasses
Of dead animals frem within tho city limits, such
as horses, cows, calves sheep goats, mules dogs,
and cats, and shall receive from the city for such
removal 81 per head.
Sec. 7. That the removal Of the aforesaid ami.
mails shall bo subject to proper sanitary regu.
lations, to be determined by tho Board Of
Health.
Sec. 8. That the Board of Health may desig.
nate suitable place for the deposit for said dead
animals and garbage, and for a fertilizer manu-.
factory, at q distance not to exceed one milo
from the city limits.
Sec, 0. That the parties shall be required to