The national Republican., 1867-08-07
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Council ProeeedinGs-Bosrd of Alder
men.
Tho Board met last Monday evening, pur.
suant to law.
CONGREGATIONS FROM TnE MAYOR.
To q resolution Of inquiry from the Board o.
Aldermen as to the number Of horses, carts anu
men employed in the First ward for cleaning
alleys, streets and cutters, and for the removal
Of garbage, and the cost Of the same for the year
ending the 3Oth Of June last, Mayor Wallach
transmits communication from the ward Com
missioner, Mr.. John W. Dyer. This paper
shows that during the ps,sss as atS fsr 20 ,ns
$3,64s; and for garbage, 81, ,673.
The report Of the Washington Asylum for the
month Of July was also received.
The latter were appropriately referred.
The Chair also read communication from the
Committee on Accounts and Expenditures Of the
Board Of Trustees Of Public Schools for the fiscal
year ending juno 80, 1868; which was referred
to the Committee on Public Schools.
Petitions being In order, the following were
read and referred:
From S. M. Thorn and others, for repair Of
Nineteenth street west.
Thomas Stackpole, concerning fsh wharves.
Edward Lilly, remission Of fne.
Thomas Geary and Others, In regard to the
rates Of hire on hackney coaches.
Property-holders that live on Pennsylvania
avenue, between Seventh and -Four. and half
streets against tho removal Of hackmen's stand
along this line; and Of Thomas Eddy and others,
that they may be allowed to resume their old
hack stand, as before the war.
or q. W. Bruner and others, asking that curb
stones may be set on the west side Of Sixth
street west, between P and Q streets, accom-.
panied by bill.
From DR.. Frederick May, for improvement Of
street south, from New Jersey avenue to FRS
street east.
citizens of Fifth and Seventh wards, Mkin,
that the temporary structure over the canal at /
street south remain.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Mr.. Moore, chairman, reported the following:
The Committee on improvements, to which the
subject was referred, herewith report . bill to
repeal the several acts Of this corporation icon.
cerning free negroes, mulattoes, and slaves, u
and also to repeal an act laying tax on the
slaves Of non-residents," " as the same are EN-.
bodied in sheahan's Digest, from Jnage 245 to
page 2j6, inclusive.
The committee, in reporting this bill, deem II
not improper to remark that they do not regard
its passage necessary to abrogate the ordinances
referred to. These ordinances which were en-.
ac,ed under the charter for the protection Of
slavery, and adapted only to q territory In which
slavery existed, wero actually annulled by acts
Of Congress abolishing that Institution and
changing the condition Of that race Of people,
quence Of this legislation, on the part Of the Ma.
tional Legislature, these acts ceased to have any
force or effect and have already been stricken
from the statute.book Of our corporation by tho
committee Of the two Boards appointed under
the act Of December 10, 1868, to supervise the
publication Of new edition Of the ordinances.
That new volume has been printed, and refer.
ence to 1t will show that 1t does not contain any
OF these acts, the most stringent provisions Of
which had ceased TO be operative many years
prior to the recent legislation Of Congress.
The committee, however, In Difference to the
opinions Of members Of both branches Of the
Council, who think that these acts should be
formally repealed, report the accompanying bill
ior That purpose, and recommend Its passage In
lieu Of the bill sent from the other Board.
wM. W. MooRE,
G. s. NorEs,
JoHS r. ELvANs.
An ACT to appeal the several acts concerning
free negroes, mulattoes, and slaves, and also
the act laying tax on the slaves Of non.
residents
BE 1t enacted, 9c., That the act entitled ''An
act concerning free negroes, mulattoes, and
slaves" approved the 3lst Of May 1927, and
the several acts supplementary thereto or amend.
atory thereof, and also the act entitled ''An &C,
laying tax on the slaves Of non residents" ap
proved the 5th Of April, 1868, as the said act
appear in Sheahan's Digest, from page 245 anC
256, inclusive, be, and the same are hereby 70
pealed, and that the people who were heretofor,
subject to those several ordinances be hereafter
subject to the penalties and benefits Of all othe
ordinances, in the same manner and to the ex
tent as all persons.
Read three times and passed, and ordered /,
to be printed.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported favorably on the bill to curl
and pave the south side Of II street south, be
tween Four.and-a-half and Sixth streets
Passed.
Also, similar improvements to alley in sQuar,
19S. Passed.
Also, bill to revive an act passed June 8, 1865
Passed as amended
Also, to take up and relay q certain gutter il
tho Fifth ward. Passed.
Also, to grade and gravel Third street west
between New York avenue and street north
Passed.
Mr.. Noyes hors presented the petition oil
Samuel Ceds and others, accompanied by a bill
to lay foot pavement on east side of Eighth street
west, between d and D streets. Referred to the
Committee on Improvements.
Mr. McCathran, from Committee on Markets,
reported bill to regulate and license dealers in
cattle. Passed.
Also, unfavorably on petition Of George Kali
and others, asking for the erection Of n she'd 4,
Centre Market. Discharged.
Mr.. Tait unfayorably on bill allowing gees
and goats going at large, COMMITTEES discharged
MI VI SOmmlttee on CblmB, asket
to be discharged from further confederation 0
bill in favor Of james Steele. Discharged.
Also, fayorably on the bills in favor Of VIM
Owen and N. P. Causin Passed.
On motion Of Mr.. Elyans, the Board resolye
to reconsider the bill in reference to water mai,
on Thirteenth street, o street, and Rhode Islan
avenue, Circle. (Sse below
From the Committee on the Asylum, Mr.. Nc
Cathran reported favorably on bill making AZ
preparation (Sl, 1907 for removing and repair
ing stables, barns, &c. Read three times an
passed.
Several bills from tho Board Of Common Coun
Gil were here read and referred to the apprC
pirate committees.
The bill designating the Daily Moynin,
Chronicle and Erening Star to publish all tn
laws and ordinances Of the Corporation, provide
the cost to each does not exceed 81, 900 per an
mum. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Elvans introduced the following bill:
THAT Immediately after the passage Of thi
act there shall be appointed board of three pei
sons, to DO denominated the Finance Board
Tnenhar If vxhich shnII he anpotntad n, ,b