The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-11-17
LOCAL DEPARTMENT
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1865.
Board OF Alderme en-.


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Board OF Aldermen.
The Board met at the usual hour; the presi.
A. Hall, secretary. Absent-Mr. LsrmAn.
M,vor tsss,TIsisd
proving the following acts: To authorize ths
re.furnishing OF the assessors' roomi author
i,irS the Mayer e love, III. GRADE IN street
York avenuej to authorize the Mayor to ap.
point a janitor Of the west wing OF the City
Hall, to set the curbstones and pave the foot.
ways and gutters IN the east and west sides Of
Twelfy-fourth street west, between NJ and N
streets northj providing for the appointment
Of an as.i.tsnt music teacher toS The public
street west, and authoriling the employment
OF q clerk for tho board Of assessors.
communication was received from MT.
Bliss, the City Surveyor, submitting the dia-
gram and elevation OF grades at the various
points, as required BY resolution Of the 9th
Instant, and ststing that 4 will be observed
ofUarrisse and Footwsys, at the southeast
intersection OF A street north and First street
east, is sixteen inehcs too high. Also, at the
streets It 10 seven inches too high. Referred
to the COMMITTEES on Finance.
Also, q Communication from Henry NJ. STOW,
wedge wood pavement at the Intersection OF
Pennsyivania avenue and Eleventh street
Also, a Communication from the Board Of
Health, enclosing proposed Law relating to
births, marriages, and deaths, and asking Its
passage. This proposed law We have already
Published.1 Referred to the Committee on
Mr.. Richards moved that q committee OF
members OF the two Boards DO appointed, with
msot alluded to BY MT. stow, and report 20
this Board. v
Mr.. Moore disagreed with Mr.. r., and
AZ aaa 40 10 sSad
all understshd 1t and make their reports II
they desired.
connection with the Mayor, visit the improve.
Mr.. MsCathrsn moved that the communiea.
tioq be received and referred 70 the Committee
In this Mr.. Richards acquiesced.
Mr.. Moore thought there was q disposition
TO moropoli1e the matter. .
where the shoe pinches. He would move the
gentleman from the Fourth ward Mr.. Moore)
be appointed as chairman OF the committee:
The sonnunication was referred to the
The bills Tor medicines for tho poor In the
Third ward were presented. Referred.
Mr.. oooEi A Bill to sc, the earbstones and
II Ninetsenth sfrest west, between q and r
Also, a series Of resolutions from the Work,
inEmen's Association, asking that corporation
work be done By days labor, under the com
and that work on the strsets, &c, be done dur.
Ing the winter. Referred.
rhese resolutions were printed In full In
the sasR ppsou from GER
avenue and q street north, asking that the
S SssSsss tsas W ao erwin Win e
sutkoriiinr the work p Do Suspended ri 4
period not exceeding fourteen days. which
Nj. Crooker presented a petition to lay
water and gas pipes In Ooreoran street, be-
tween Tourtsenth and Fifteenth Streets In
Also, presented a bill to lay a water main In
the sboss.named street; which was paused. :.
,.s n s to fa; . .fsSsS.I ana s'ss:
Fifteenth street westn Rhode Island avenue.
Mr. Moore pressated a Communication from
along their property has bsen excessively As
and hs sssa me- as DO
Agreed to; and Messrs. Moore, Morsell, and
Clarke were appointed such COMMITTEES.
M; Moore presented = resolution requiring
after the present year, It would not be better
to procure the medicines for the outdoor poor
ofths sity, Adopted; ,,,,.. ,..u wu,,,u
OF nneS. Referred.
MT. Olaske presented a. petition from DR..
Also, q bill to set the curbstones and pave
the footways and CUTTERS on the south side q
Maryland avenue, between Third and Ninth
the west side OF Eleventh street east, between
East Capitol street and Maryland avenue.
Also. RESOLUTION , 3, rsqniri1g 2 "ommittes q
three from the Board Of Common Council,
the eorporatfon for bills contracted on and be:
fore June 80, 1893, and to allow an interest OF
not more than Q per cent, n deemed proper.
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
Mr.. Baker pIesentedA bill T. open, grade
land avenue to water strest. Referred.
Also, bill to set the eurbstones and pave
the footwsys and cutters In ThiTteenth street,
between street and Maryland avenue. Re
Also, a bill to permit Charles Allen to erect
frame house on square No. 429. Referred.
main .s .SaS q. NV f.syy
iS Tvs 70 fHiTS az" nd csrh ,sss :S. Re- Re-
M. Kaight: bin 70 ley ga main: and to to
tween d south and the river. Referred.
Also, the petition Of Mrs. Harding. for the
MI. Oroeier presented a bill to lay gas
main 10 oorcoran street. Referred.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES.
FInAncf-Mr. Croker reported fayornbly
. bill to repair and reht the Offices OF the
Mayor and City Register, and appropriating
1850 therefor. Passed.
Improvements - Mr.. Richards reported,
favorably, tho following bills, which were
passed. To set the curbstones and pave the
footwAys and CUTTERS on the east and west
sides OF Filth street east, between Pennsyl.
yAn)a avenue and Virginia avenue, south
aide OF u street north, between Frat street
west and New Jersey avenuej north aide OF @
street north, between Second and Third
streets westi to grade and gravel q street
north, between North Carolina avenue aud
Second street east to grade and gravel TWEEN.
ty-nrst street west, from PennsylvAnia ave.
nue. TO l. stFsst north; act to revive an act to
change the grpde OF Fifth street east, between
PennsylyanJA avenue and q atreete north to
take up and repair the alley In square No Pill
TO grade and pave the alleys Id square No.
b00i to act the eurbstOnsa and pave the foot.
ways and CUTTERS on the east aide Of Second
street east, bstween the canal aud 9 street
northj to pave . carIisgeway on D street
north, between Second street west and New
Jersey ayenuej to set the elirbstones and pave
the footway and CUTTERS on tho north and
south side OF + street north, batwesn Seventh
and Fourteenth streets westJ to set eurbstonel
and pave 1ootwAys and cutters on the east
side OF rhirteen'and-a.hA half streets west
between b and y streets south; to make a
like improvement on the east side OF Nine
teenth street, between @ aud II streets north