The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-08-20

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Mr. DAVE resd tne fepor. aS OF ,ns JGlnu com.
mi,rs N ~ ,ay,,ood, adonted N'NA
ana hsi stinn rom he Mavor I'm re,,.
NOE 10 oPeh'"s VI ''o'""'" '''' was
ferred ga, and laid onthet .bis.
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petIion ITO" NE aus"'' '' N "
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a.. .oms,on rosinn a. MI Rsmsbnrr. Mr.. English
took the chair. ,ou,n,,,se Ia
mr: hamsouIs mo'ssuu 'u ~. "a ~ A idermen
appointed to Inform the bondd nat az ~ Rosrd
mat quorum was PIesenr sna ~, h,.,nas thst
was prepared 70 uansact any BUSINESS '""'
might come before it. 49,, .h,,.
Lne yhsn hPPonNu III snmn,i,tee ,vbo
retired and shortly after returned, reporting
that they had dischafged tneir guy.
MT. lhomss, o. tne hiue,e ~ sa h.d heen
In the chamber, and reported thnt ~ m haa oesn
instructed to inform the board that mere e WA
quorum o. me bosru o. t,ansant bipa,ness
In their chameer READY 70 nansaot v 'a.r ~.
when ne unuetsioou 70 oe 70 consus se
Mayors communication relating to the Lou
a .SIn n and ,np WHEN wanna he sub@itted
this Distfie,, anu Whivn mouiu w 'u'"i's'
70 tnv NATHAN Of M. Rsmsburr, the Board then
took a short recess.
upon reassemV y, ~ ,n Roera a pennTt and a
joint resolution relating 70 the ehtehsh,on o.
INC Loud2un anu han'psTnh e rs.olation ia as
Fena Ior in'ofma''o"
Resolved, &c, Thst the mayor, heeo,eer, an1
President, Of the bouu OF tUm1n Srsit'
be, and they are hereby. eonsusv'eu nntant
tee to procure the sessi ~ MAKING he ioint
survey Of the bestand most praeticaele route t.
ior afaiiiosu Ioni st onaoun and Hamp.
steam OF the hisrsnuI,n, Lout nv ,nrnnosI n
mittee OF this corporation on ,he ,o'n .n,;on ~
| Mr.. newman opyete 4. n,.a tbs Plymouth
Mr.. Collins moved that ne report r &c 1s,a
temporarily on the tso,ej Anu 'h"' '"' ''''''
ti2n DC e onsiueIeu go ,hnn rc,d , second and
third time, and adopted. t. ,ou.,,
communication from ,he msy0, ~ rsce33ved
to the opening OF StodaaIu v.h VS. I.Id
from the Boafd OF Aid iy, ""
on the table tempoIa,ip r.,o,siaeration
of the vote be had by which the resolution
was passed, in order that the views OF the
Aldermen who voted foT II might be obtained
| Mr.. Romsb,ifE said he thought Georgetown
was moi In financial condition to build
railroad alone. He favored the road going
near Alexandria, as nothing w9uia os nS' ovey
ueoiBeto"n " .ha ',.nad,cp much EXPENSE
the piers OF inc ,q,n,eo a., Al ooo 10 he too
would be snycd. ne ueemeu 49, sHryev
large suufeo be thrown away iVt an..tre IL q
| Mr.. Collins thought the toaa foss ,sS tn g
aaueduet would not 10 AWAY wiz" 'u''''"e
the ROAD. N, -. .o o,,,,e,v with Mr..
| n am.burg and argued In favor of surveying
! hn routa In order To ascertain the most direct
rnnte 10 This city, by which means members
wcuid be enabled to act intelligently on the
snbiect.
bT,er acme further debate the resolution
| mas nut On ia naasnpe and adopted.
Tbe nnestion then recurring on the ac-
| ecptance OF the report, IL was piaceu On 'he
| hles OF the Board. ,,,., ..,,,o,,,,a
Mr.. Darby offered feeoiuuon Isluesttiins
the Mayor to call Jury lot eonue ,ain ~
and benefits IN relation 10 'he opening VI
| Stoddsrd street. ...,,,,o, a, t.vo,
| MIR. Wellman oneteu IV p,t :" 1os
| OF I. Donohuei Also peuoh " Enm'
Goddard, which was reierreu 10 'he So"'