The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1867-06-25
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
Board OF Aldermen.

J. Russell Barr, ESQ.,, IL q member Of the Jury
In the case Of John II. surratt, J. b. Turton
vice president, occupied the chair.
| Absent-Messrs. Barr and Noyes.
| CoNnUNIcATIoNs.
The Mayor approved the following acts, passes
by the last Council: To license, tax, and regu
late insurance companies and their agents; au
thoriEing the Mayor to build two primary schoo
houses in the Third school district; making al
appropriation for repairing, painting, and white
washing the public school houses, corner Of
Twenty second street west and street north
to grade anil pave the earrisse,way Of Eighth
Tenth, Twelfth, and thirteenth streets west
from the north side Of Pennsylvania avenue 4
the south side Of + street north; for the relic
| OF Silas Holmes; to lay water main In Eleventh
| street west from N to o streets north, and othel
| streets; for the relief Of Edward Bourke; Ia
| grade and pave II street north, between Fourth
| aud Seventh streets west authoriIing the
| extension Of the oulvert on Seventeenth street
| east and Georgia avenue; authorizing the lawns
Of water mains In Fourteenth street west, '
street NORTH, Thirteenth street west and R street
north; to relay the gutter on east side oil
| Seventh street west, from the north side Of
Louisiana avenue to Pennsylvania avenue
| making an appropriation for a payment to r
A. Waters on account for printing the corpora
tion laws; to grade and gravel Ninth street west
between N aud p streets north; authorizing q
WAFER mhln 10 Uo lhtu IN virginia avenue, IrOm
Four-and half street west TO the canal; to re-
pair an alley in square No. $685. for the relief OIL
Patrick Murray for tho relief Of Charles Stow
ETti 10 gralc aud pave | street north from th,
west side Of thirteenth street wsst to the veal
side OF Connecticut avenue granting certain
privilege 10 u. A. waterstOni making an sp
preparation 20 pay the judgment and costa
against the corporation In tho case Of Thomai
| Lewis W. the corporation, making &C Appropria
tion for the purchase of hose for the Northern
market; to set the curbstones and pave the
footwsys and cutters on the east side Of Twenty
fret street west, between l street north and
New Hampshire avenue to set the ourbstonei
and pave tho footways and cutters on the east
side Of Vermont avenue, between Rhode Island
avenue and street north; TO set the curbstones
| and pave the footways aud cutters on the east
side Of Thirteenth street west between Q and X
streets north; to set the ourbstones and pave the
footways and cutters on the south side Of street
| SOUTH between Fourth and Seventh streets east;
| to set the curbstones and pave the footways and
cutters on the south side Of Virginia avenue, be.
| tween Sixth and Seventh streets west; TO set the
curbstones and pave the footways and cutters on
the north side Of A street south, between Fourth
and Sixth streets east; to set the curbstones and
pave the footways and cutters on the east side Of
Third street west, between New York avenue and
p street north to set the ourbstonss aud pave
| the footways and cutters on tho north front Of
square No. j72i and TO set the curbstones and
pave the fOOtways and cutters on the following.
named streets: east side Of Fifth street
west, between o street north and Bound
AIRY street; south side Of X street north,
between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets west;
north side Of X street north, between Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets west; north side Of v
street north, between Vermont avenue and
Eleventh street west; west side Of Eleventh
street west, between NJ and o streets north; east
side Of Eleventh street west, between p and n
streets north to relay the gutter on the ives,
side Of Seventh street west, from the north side
Of Market Space to Pennsylvania avenue t.
set thei curbstones and pave the footways and
cutters on the south side Of street north, be
tween Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets west
granting certain privileges to Com. N. b. Shu
brick; for the relief Of W. II. Edelin,; to grade
and gravel Q street north, from Fourteenth street
| west to Connecticut avenue; for the relief Of Ed
ward Corridor; authorizing the construction oil
sewer on street, in front of square No, 425,
to connect with the sewer on Seventh street
west providing for the erection Of a school
house in the Fourth school district to reset the
curbstOnes and pave the footways and cutters In
the following named streets: south side Of East
Capitol street, between Second and Third street.
east east side of Seventh street east, between
East Capitol street and North Carolina avenue
north side OF East Capitol street, between Finl
and Sixth streets east joint resolution for the
relief Of J. W. Nye; and Joint resolution grant
ing permission to John +. Bridget to retain hi
repair or smiths shop situated on d street north
between Thirteenth and Thirteen. and "A. hsl
streets west.
The Mayor transmitted In a communication
for the consideration OF the Board the following
resolutions received from the secretary Of The
Board of Health, which have been passed by that
Board
Resolved, That, in the opinion of this Board
the Importation and sale Of oysters between tn,
LIST Of June and the lst of October Is prejudicia
to the public health, and should not be allowed
and that the Councils be requested to enact Q
law prohibiting such importation and sale be
tween the dates mentioned.
RssOired, That the Councils be requested tc
take into consideration the propristy Of modify
Ing or repeating entirely the prohibitory ordi
nance In regard to privy vaults.
RsSOivsd, That We condemn as a nuisance that
portion of James creek and grounds adjacent
lying between ii and N streets south and Firs
and Fourth streets east and that 10 should b,
abated at once.
Also communication from r. +. Boiseau
secretary Of the Board of Trustees of Public
Schools, extending q cordial invitation to the
members Of the City Councils and other officer.
Of the Corporation, and to all friends Of popular
education, to attend and participate In the ex
summation of the public schools, now in progress
The Mayor returned an act entitled IAN act
for the relief of Thomas Joyce" without his ap.
proval.
The Chair read, from Mr.. Barr, a communioa
ton stating why he was unable to be present in
the chair.
The Chair here read the following list Of stand
ing committees for the Sixty fifth Council, 1857.
'BS, for the Board of Aldermen:
On Finance - Messrs. Given, Moore, ant
Richards.
On IuprOVements-.Messrs Moore, NOyss, aut
Evans.
On Markets-Mossrs. McCathrau, TAFT, and
Given.
On Drainage, &c.-Ms''rs, TurtOn, Talbsrt
and Wheeler.
On PoIice-Messrs TAFT, MoCatbran, an,
Wheeler
On Claims-Messrs A. Lloyd, Evans, an,
| McCathran.
On Public schoOls-Messrs. Noyss, Richards
and Lloyd.
On Fire Department-MesSrsT TAFT, Lloyd an,
| Larman.
On EIections-Messrs. Given, NOyes, an,
Richards.
On Canals-Msssrs Talbsrt, Grinder an,
Noyes.
On Unfinished Business-Messrs Wheeler
Larman, and Grinder.
On Gas Lights-Msssrs Moore, Turton, Rich
ards, Given, TAFT, Mccathran, and Wheeler.
| JOINT COMMITTEES.
| On tho Asylum-M essrs. MoCathran. Turton
| and Grinder
On Health-Msssrs, Turtou, Evans, aud Tal
| bert.
0n.Eligibility of AssessOrs-Messrs Richards
McCathran, and Larman.
On Wharves-M essrs. Wheeler, Moore, an
TaIbert
On Washington Canal-Messrs. Talbert, FL
vans, and Lloyd.
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