The national Republican., 1868-12-29
Hoard OF Aldermen.

Absent coNxuSIcATtoSs.
The Mayor trsn:%i.ted sGI%Snisntiop .n,ns snnta
P5i,,ssioC, C,iT iTr OF wsshn for the year
ending JGS9e, me S lsSp psrt Of % %ones @
geSuifed BY the act Of Congress approved
Iniy ~, 1885, to be paid to the trustees OF col.
orn3 schools; for changing grades In the First
wssi' and Joint resolution In relation to the
"assn,n "asIn = seoSmunication from A. X. Browne,
SSsq,he Hoard Of Trustees OF Public Schools,
ptSgcommeuding that the Councils make "an
agpToPTnis,SGtt snS transmitted to the hoard Of Al
senoU'r sOOnn .ome two weeks since. Mr.. b. recon-
mend. nmedi.,s ocilisP, as Rst.,,ss
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr.. Richards presented petition for a de-
aSSGiIy stieet north, from FourteestS to
MI Grinder, being III, here called Alderman
RaLsr to the chair, and then retlred.l
NJ CTocker presented resolution request
ipg the Finance Committee, q practicable, to
prepare a bill to appreciate the % bonds Of this
'CsRc'tCihk IE' CiSTk " submitted tho following joint
resolution; n,x ,,,
toSa oTa'T That the Board Of Trustees OF Public
schools be, and they are hereby, authorized
to ,hs e2 s9 sna 70 esPsSd from
priation already made for the support OF
nuhIIc schools for the current hscal year, $500,
or 40 much thereof as may be necessary, the
same to be expended under the direction OF
said board OF trustees.
Mr., Moore moved to amend to make the
,vord Hann read "onen evening school, and to
All aand tn at any other act establishing public
night schools be repesled.n ,
Mr. Crocker thought that, as there Is already
Public schools to establish such schools, the
resoiution should be dropped.
Mr. Clark desired, with that understanding,
A rRaOlutlOQ. Agreed to, aud
MT Clarke presented a bill appropriating
$1,000 which ,ne citissos Ms to imespve The pub.
lie PROPERTY, streets, alleys, &c. Referred
sPEcIAL ORDER.
Mr. MeCAthran called up his special order,
being a joint resolution for the Improvement
Of the Washington canal: .-,
Mr. Baker offered q substitute therefor, pro-
viding that the Mayor have the course OF the
canal between Fourteenth street and virginia
ayenue changed, and the angles Strengthened;
the canal to be waheu SO as 20 rno.es tne ~
same to he dredged below low tide; the basin
to be dredged and wharves to be built; for the
~ srchea from the west side Of Fourtee nth
street to Virginia avenue, the Mayor to have
work done under the ts
PsMnr PsSnt, Hs'. and making appropriation to de
fray the expenses of the same.
NJ Moore opposed the bill because 1t woulI
be a burden on the citizens In the shape Of al
onsto1s Mt uroeker desired to have the bill post
nur eins prepsred TO be submitted to this Board
He did not believe there was money enough
ANYHOW, to devote to the Improvement OF th'
canal 1t did not need Ii at present at al
MI McCathran said of all the low, NEAR
political triekery that any people e. nave ave @ beer
miserable than that that has sprung up behind
this very canal subject; he was astonished Al
,ano,t Of the committee. He would like to
know what further information was wanted.
believed every th Sis aen ntS ms Us
this canal and given estimates of Its dimen.
sions, Improvement, &c.
should be had on this subject Congress
would soon and very naturally conclude that
the corporation does not propose to remove
the nuisanee-the eye'sore-from their sight
at all.
money for the especial ana sole purpose OF
tSe 30 aG go to But he hoped they
SsS mot oa Pr Re sTcet s9 then e to ali Il
up again. Pass this act, and you only put
twenty men to work; for these will be sum.
Mr.. Moore desired to know why the Alder
man from the Second ward was not ready to
vote on the bill. He had long been in the
Councils, and they had no ASSURANCE that he
would be prepared two weeks hence At all
events he was opposed, too, to appropriating
at Al for thS MopS srsp
MT. Crocxer replied tina. he refused only 20
after Il would be voted,
Mr.. Morsen opposed any postponement OF
MI CrocEer would show that the canal i'm
proyement would cost such an enormous sun
as would cause the Councils TO iorbear takinl
that the estimates submitted to the commit
tee by the engineer Of the Warrington cana
TSy Tss ssS Of 1he sse could
expended by the Corporation on this canal
according to the bill, would be s27 900. HI
believed that land Spectators were In this
The motion to postpone was defeated by th'
Yess-Messrs. Baker, Crocker, Richards, an
the President-i.
Larnan, McCathran, Moore, Morscll, and Tai
The substitute was then defeated by the foI
Yeas-Messrs. Baker and Crocker-2.
Nsys-Messrs. CLARK, Cook, Fenwiek
kissstds kniSst Tassft sSd she
The third reading of the bill was the
ordered, and it was passed by the fOlOwin
Yeas Messrs. Clark, Cook, Fenw!ck
knight, Larman, McCsthran, Moore, Morse
and Talbert-9.
and the President-4.
The Chair laid before the Board council bill
appropriating 5000 for the relief OF the poo
OF the city; which, on motion OF Mr. Moore
was referred to the Committee on Finance.
Council bill providing that the Mayor an
two members Of the upper and two member
OF the lower Board, shall compose a committee
to audit the bills against the corporation con
tracted on or before the 30th day OF June last
and appropriating for such service " each pei
day for the actual time thus engaged, wal
taken up, discussed, and passed,
Council joint resolution making appropria
IN dpfray tho of roofing norton
of Centre market, was taken up and passed.
The Council amendments to Aldermen bill
permitting persons to keep more than one COW
during five months of the year were concurret
in, and the bill was passed.
The bill for the relief OF Dr. Charles Aller
was passed.
Mr.. Fenwick offered q bill appropriation
$1,000 out OF the general fund, u 900 to b
placed in the hands of the Aldermen AM
Councilmen Of each ward, to be expended 70
the relief Of the poor of the city. Referred Il
the Committee on Finance.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES,
Finance-MT. CrOcker reported favOrably
bill aPpIopriating 1000 to be expended by III,
Mayor for the benefit OF the poor in provision
and fuel; which was passed. Also, unfayor
ably the bill requiring the secretaries Of th
two boards to distribute their reports to tn
members by Friday evening Of each week
and asked the discharge OF the committe
from Its further consideration. II was oI
dered. Also, reported favOrably the petitio
of Sayles J. Bowen to be relieved from tn
payment OF taxes due on lots Nos. and 2, /
Equare No. li2. "
postponed.
fayofAbly bill permitting Isaac Childs an
William Mackey 10 grade X street south, be