The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-09-29

| tor, &c, and was accepted and approved by
Mayor Wallach, and most of 1t by j. Nondu.
lehr, then Commissioner OF the Second ward;
that one of the Assistant Commissioners died
before the work was completed, and the other
| declined to approves thatthe cost OF the work
was f25, 05t30, Of which sum 81, gl0 IS has been
paid, leaving balance oft3l3l Oj outstanding,
| for which, however, corporation scrip or Ger.
| tihcates have been Issued, the payment OF
| which, understand, is resisted on the alleged
ground that the sewer Is worthless, and the
| requirements Of the contract were nCvCrprOp-
erly executed. Much Of that was paid under
| protest
The cost Of proper sewer hal ing been rs.
scssed on the property fronting on Fourteenth
| street, and the Corporation having, through
| Its officers, failed TO have such q sewer con
sttucted, and the present one being In dan.
| gerOus condition and worthless, | know OF no
other course to pursue but to take 1t up and
construct another thatwill answer the purpose.
That there was gross direllction Of duty on
the part OF some of the Corporation officers in
! connection with this work, and that base
! fraud was perpetrnted upon the citizens inter
Gated In this matter, Is Obvious. But on whom
the responsibility rests, do not pretend to
state. Whether suit for damages should be
instituted against the contractor aud his sure
tics, or the officers who approved the work
and accepted it, leave for the Councils TO
| Judge. But an example should he set in some
such case, ms y means Of lettering those who
make II business to porpctratc frauds on the
| corporation, from pursuing their ncGariOus
| purposes" Referred to the Committee on
| Drainage and ordered TO be printed.
Also, one In answer to resolution respect.
! ing 1.-THE construction of sheds for butchers
stalls in the Centre market, in violation Of the
l law Of the corporation" statiHgth "applica-
| tion was made TO me for leave TO erect certain
| stalls In that market by many pCrsoLs, aud
| after being assured that the commissioners
| and clerk of the market favored II, md that y
would be public convenience and add 10 the
! revenues OF the corporation without iuyolv.
I lug IT In any expense, gave such consent,
| and 1t was under that aud the approval Of the
/ comm sgiOncrs and clerk of the market that
i Nnll hi.
erected Referred to thcCommittec on Mar
| meeting.
| Also, one enclosing the resignation Of
Joshua Whitney, assessor Of the Second
ward. Referred to the Committee OF iIcc.
! tions with instructions to request the Mayor
. vacancy.
Also incosing letter from Gen. y. Mich.
! Ter, Commissioner of Public Buildings, in.
forming the Corporation that Congress mad
Z appropriated 5000 to build an Grchcd road
! way oyer Tiber creek at North Capitol street,
provided that me city appropriate sunieioht
sum TO complete 1t, The Mayor states ia At hr
has directed the surveyor to make an rati-
mate.
Mr.. kelsey presented petition for the rc-
mOval OF very offensive nuIFAnCC-hIiCk-Ailn
and yard on Twentieth street aud NIlssa, ~.
4 sets avenue; referred.
Also, n resolution calling On the $upcrln-
teudcnt Of Sewers to examine Eighth street,
from Il to Boundary streets, ard report the
most feasible means Of dispostng Of tie water
. course; referred.
Also, bills for fDutways On both sidts uf
Z Fifth street cast, between Pennsylvania and
Virginia avenues; = street, between Four
teenth street aud Connecticut nvrLUr; east
side OF Teuth, from = to Boundary streets;
Eleventh, from q to But,Hdhry streets; and
bills TO grade and gravel same streets, c>crpt-
ing the ilrst-named, NIL of which were :rirrrrd
TO improvements Committee.
MIR. Ball presented n petition for n sewer UlI
Fourth street, from + street month to New
York avenues referred to Drainage Conl-
mittcc.
Also, resolution calling on the surveyor for
an estimate 70 grade l. street north, from See.
onu TO tlith streets west. Adopted.
MIR. SHrGO introduced n resolution that the
Committee On lmrrLN, mruts be- requested to
inquire into the CONDITION OF sixth street.
from Il street To the boundary, and Ninth
street, from N street to the lIuUn larry, and
also Boundary street, from sixth to Ninth
streets. with n view to macndCmiZc the same,
mat said streets may lie passrllc 10 wagon
+ travel In Indictment weather, and report tie
Passed.
Mr.. Bates introduced resolution, acttirg
iofth mat AS certain reports al mllHdmiuis-
lated, and as Mr ssC, chairman Of the co COM "
mittCe, is absent, that a committee of two hr
appointed to act with the Committee ON the
Asylum, that all the facts touching the pres
ent and last years administration may he in
Mr.. Kelsey stated that Mr.. Chase would be
here next week, and Mr.. Bates Withdrew the
resolution
The tax bull was taken up, and at the sug-
gcstion of Mr. l.. u. y Miller, 1t was laid over.
The bill creating the street department was
/ taken up, and laid over for three weeks.
The general appropriation bill was laid over
until after the tax bill Is acted on.
MIR. l.. Is, :. Miller, from the Committee on
Ways and Means, reported the bill appropriate
Ing 5000 to pay the expenses OF the last gen.
cral election, aud stated that he had bills for
printing notices amounting to about - 800 or
g COO, and the bills for Vnstcrs were not in
yet Mr.. Miller said this amount would IN.
cllidc all expenses, registration, rent, Nc.
After some debate, Mr. Brown moved to IC-
commit the bill. Carried.
MI. Taylor, from the Committee On Improve.
ments, reported hill to grade and gravel :
street, rom Twelfth to Fourteenth streets
wcs'i and to set the curb tnd pave the luu'wNy
ON the mouth side of street north, from Thir-
pissed.
Mr.. Kelsey, from the e, wmitter On BRAIN.
age, reported bills for wntC. .rhihs ia { street
, south, from First 10 SccuL streets east and
on II and DrlrCcs street, from Fist street
west to North Capitol street, which were
, passed.
q reported adversely on the iii to prohibit con-
tractors from assigning their claims. Com
mittcC discharged.
Mr.. HIur, from the Committee on Police,
! reported on the petition asking u modification
y of the cow law; that in the law AS published
. IN Webh's Digest there was misprint, 1t az
b two cOw1 should not retail milk, when the
law gives them permission. Committee dis.
| charged.
Also, reported joint resolution Euthorilin.
the Board Of Police to take chmrgr OF tic
/ premises On the corner OF and Ninth stIccts
for police pulpOses. Passed
At sHj the Board Adjourned.
,PH%rGHs' GRAYT AND CoLrNH Cl r.--Thc
. club met on saturday evening. Several per-
/ sons were elected as members
| TN motion OF MIR. SERVER, y CumHIttcr, Cuu-
Stating Of McssTs. ScTiN or, Brock, and liark-
T man, were appointed by the CHI to- rrrr.N"
, General Ulysses ;. Hrrnt on his return % this
/ city.
| Letters were received from General Butlrr,
/ Scnnt0r Wilson, John ". BrOOmaIl, GOvCruur
| Ward, Of New Jersey, and Thomas l., Iullusk,
! in answer to the notification of the correspond
/ Ing secretary informing them OF their election
/ MS honorary members of the club.
| They were read and approved.
Mr.. Van Burrn moved that the rules he sus.
| pended for the purpose Of Clrcting delegates
to thc convention At PhilhLrlphih, and moved
| that said delegation consist OF five members.
! Agreed to.
Messrs. bryan, PrcalI, Littlcnrld, nnd Scri.
yer were appointed the delegation.
Captain 4. Brock addressed the club briefly.
Informing them that the prospects In Nu,Cm.
her were growing brighter each day.
Mr., ]. II. Maine addressed the club, urgiEs
! those present to do their duty. and not forget
| to cast their votes Mt the coming election, no
matter how ilttterins the prospect was LcluIr
them.
MIR. NJ. l.. LitiIenelI declined the honor OF
being delegate to the PmHdclphiH rOuyrn-
ton. Mr., l.. +, Clements was appointed Ia
his place.
Alter addresses by Mr.. J W. MattuIly auI
others, committee wLB Instructed to secure
hall for thc use OF the club, with view to
holding the meetings on other than saturday
nights.
4 resolution was offered that the executive
committee be instructed TO secure speaker Tor
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