The national Republican., 1867-04-09
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Cry CoUScus-Bodrd Of Aldermen
The Board met at 1880 p. m, the president,
Thos. L. Lloyd, ESQ, in the chair, and s. V.
Noyes, secretary. Absent: Mossrs. A. Lloyd
and Turton.
coMMUsIcArIoss.
Tho Mayor transmitted O communication In
which he sigpihed his approval Of the following:
An act to dofray the contingent expenses Of the
Fire Alarm Telegraph for the present fiscal year
an act amsndatory Of an act entitled IAN act
relating 10 hsh wharves or docks;" and an act
for the relief Of Thos. Coyo use Of Il. @. Morgan.
Also, message In answer TO q resolution OF the
Board, Of the 1st instant, In which the Mayor
says: 'In relation to public exhibitions have
TO say, that l knew nothing Of any proprietors
being taxed by private parties. No private party
has any such right. The vacant ground at the
intersection Of. Sixth street and the canal Is,
however, leased by the Corporation, as other
canal fronts, TO private parties, who have the
right TO sub.let it."
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr.. Given submitted o resolution requesting
the Mayor to instruct the Canal Commissioner
to repossess himself Of tho wharf property at the
foot Of Sixth street west, and TO terminate the
lease with the party now holding 1t, and asked
its passage.
The Chair suggested that the above be made
joint resolution, and II was withdrawn.
Mr.. Barr presented the petition Of sundry citi
zens Of tho Second ward demonstrating against
the paving Of Twelfth street west from Pennsyl.
vania avenue to street north. Referred.
Also, O petition from Moses Samstag, pro-
posing to modify his proposition to relieve the city
Of night soil. Police.
Also, 4 resolution instrueting the Committee
on Finance to consider tho propriety Of intro.
ducing bill fixing the salaries Of the Collector
and his clerks. Adopted.
Also q resolution asking the Corporation At.
Nornay for nartain inflammation concaFninV tho
ownership Of certain property. Adopted.
Also, q communication from W. ii. Wilson
and others asking tho use OF the Aldermen's
Chamber for tho German Evangelical Congrega.
tion. Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Given presented the petition Of James H.
Stone asking the construction Of a sewer In alley
in square 425. Drainage
Also q bill to extend n sewer in Tenth street
west, from New York avenue to Pennsylvania
avenue. Drainage.
Mr.. TAFT presented the petition Of Daniel ].
Burns for the remission Of n fine. Claims.
Mr.. Gulick presented the petition Of Mary D.
Beall asking leave to erect fonce four feet out.
side the building line. Police.
Mr.. Cross presented tho petition Of Joseph
Walsh, for privilege to erect franc house on L
street between Sixth and Seventh south. Police.
Mr. Noyes offered the protest of Mr.. job n
In square 800. Referred to the Seventh Ward
delegation.
Also, the petition of Mr.. John d. Church,
asking an appropriation for the repairs Of the
Long bridge. Referred to the ward delegation.
Also, presented the petition Of VIM. Buckly
for money claimed to be due. Claims.
Also, o bill to authorize tho Mayor and School
Trustees to purchase a lot on Nineteenth, bet
tween @ and Ii streets. on which to erect a
school building. Referred to tho Ward delega-
tion.
Mr. Magruder presented the petition of Mi.
chael W. Bryan for the construction Of q sower
in L street north, between Twentieth and Twen-
ty.frst streets west. Improvements.
Also, asked the Chair to appoint member on
the Committee on Drainage, inplace OF Mr.. Ed
monston, deceased.
The Chair appointed as said member Mr..
Lewis
Mr. TAFT asked that member be appointed on
on tho Committee Of Health, in place Of the
same, deceased.
The Chair appointed Mr.. McCathran.
Mr. Magruder moved that the gas bill be made
the special order for 81 o'clock on next Monday
evening 1t was so ordered
Mr.. Given offered joint resolution requesting 6
the Mayor to instruct tho Canal Commissioner 7
to rspossess himself Of tho wharf property at the
foot Of Sixth street west, and to annul the lease
existing. Passed.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Finance.-Mr. Given reported adversely on the
petition Of James Bowen for money for services
asked that the committee be discharged from its
further consideration. 1t was so ordered.
Improvements MIR. Lewis reported fayora.
bly, bill to grade and gravel part of Third street
east. Withdrawn.
Also, favorably bill to grade street south,
from Sixth to Seventh streets east. Passed.
Also, favorabIy q bill to grade and gravel
Eleventh street east, from Pennsylvania to South
Carolina avenue. Passed
Also, favorably a bill to grade First street
east, from I to N street south. Passed.
Also, favorably bill to grade Fifteenth street
west, from NJ to Q street north. Withdrawn.
Also favorably bill to relay gutter on the
south side of G street north, between Tenth and
Eleventh streets west. Passed.
Also, fayorably 4 bill to improve street
south, between Third and Sixth streets west.
Mr.. Noyes moved to strike out the proviso,
provided thero Is money In the Seventh ward
fund not otherwise Appropriated" Adopted, and
tho bill passed.
Also, favorably a bill to grade and gravel I
street north, between First and Seventh streets
east.
A motion to strike out similar proviso to the
ono granted above prevailed, and the bill passed.
Also, favorably bill for the erection Of a
fountain at cost Of s., 900, at the intersection
Of G street north and Louisiana avenue.
Mr.. Gulick moved TO lay the bill on the table,
and II was so ordered.
Also, a bill to grade and paw, an alley in
to the Seventh ward delegation.
Also, with amendment, q bill to grade L
street south, between Eighth and Ninth streets
east The amendment was lost, and the bill
passed.
Also, favorably a bill to grade and pave
Twelfth street west, between N street north and
the Boundary. Passed.
Also, favorably bill to grade Fifteenth street
west, from NJ street to Q street north. Passed.
Also, favorably a bill to grade and gravel
Tenth street east, between II and Istreets north
Passed.
Also, favorably bill to grade and pave the
carriage.way on the south side of Eighth, Tenth,
Twelfth and Thirteenth streets west, between
Pennsylvania avenue and F street north. Post
poned one week.
Also, unfavorably on large batch of bills,
(some FIRST introduced in 1897 and asked that
the committee be discharged from their further
consideration. 1t was so ordered.
Police.-Mr. Barr reported unfavorably the
petition Of Michael Kennedy, and asked that the
committee be discharged from Its further cOnsid,
GRAFTON. II was so ordered.
IIealth.-Mr. TAFT reported favorably on the
nomination Of DR.. Charles Allen as member OF
the Board of Health and asked his confirmation.
Ho was accordingly confirmed.
Claims.-Mr. Cross called from the files and
reported favorably on the petition of Nathan
Blum, for the remission of fine. Granted.
Schoola-Mr Noyes reported unfavorably on
on the bill providing for the classification Of the
coIleotion Of certain taxes. The committee was