The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-07
COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS
sIxTY.BIxTH COUNCIL.
Board Of Aldermen

Tho Board met last evening at 80 y. m, Mr..
y. Richards lthe presidenD In the chair, and
Cook, Croker, Grinder and Knight.
The clerk, Mr.. II. A. Hall, was at his post.
These waited until nearS O'Clock, uhsn It
members remained away on purpose Of pre-.
1t was Afterwards stated that Mr.. Lsrnsn,
the hall beow but that osps Moore a pss MEM m
Der from the Fourth ward, had Induced him to
accompany him home. Thereupon Mr.. Lar.
Cspt.. Moore in search Of him, but did not nnd
him there. He then proceeded to the ONCE OF
MT. Asbury Lloyd, where the Conservative
full In finding him. He then returned to the
Board and SO reported.
| Upon this announcement, at $50 p. m,
and stated that there seem.d not to DO a quo.
rum OF members present. The charter, he
continued, gives ample power to the Board to
trsnsacting the business OF the corporation.
| He would not ind fault with any man or set
Of men, but 1t was evident that those who
1t only exhibited a spirit OF faction. Tho
Board could adjourn to any hour tomorrow,
when they would meet to choose all the on.
ready to receive any motion the Board might
MT. Orosker moved to adjourn to meet at
joint session to select oiilcers Of the corpora.
| tion. Agreed to.
And the Board adjourned.
Board Of Common Council.
The Board was called to order at . O'Clock
by the president, I. t. Fowler, esq. All the
Dalton, q, W. Miller and Nailey.' D''
Mr.. Taylor presented the petition OF Owen
Thornton and Others, asking that the work OF
trading the sidewalk on NJ street north, be-
ween Eighteenth and Nineteenth streets west,
IN the line of that Improvement eau procure a
proper grade. Referred.
MT. Kelsey introduced a bill to amend an
aet entitled IAN act for the establishment of
bail. IIns., &c." .pproyed June 10 1851, NC"
tTh bill abollshes the office Of inspector OF
seven ', and directs his duties to be performed
by The surveyor. 1t also authorizes the ap-
pointn' ent OF an assistant surveyor, at a
salary ,of si,eoo per annum, and a clerk, at
After q lscussion Mr.. Arrison moved to lay
the bill over Informally until tomorrow;
MT. ArH son submitted a resolution reouest-
Ing the Go. mmittee on Markets to take into
conHiderati, IN the feasibility OF establishing
good, suit;ab 10 and comfortable market-honses
~ each Of tn . wards OF the city, and report by
MI s"ro % said the subject was now under
e9nsiderat ION In Congress, and hoped the
on every 90 ,neI. He moved to lay the resolu-
mr. A5ri. s%fES,tsd that he had ersly
mittee could take such action as 1t thought
proper.
The resolui hon wss adopted.
The CHAIR announced the following CON-
On Ways an d Means-Messrs. L. b. =. Mil
Ter Hine, Ssr 10, Taylor, kelsey, Nslloy, and
On Improyemt nts-Messrs. Taylor, Arrison,
Bates, Chase, Ii rown, Dalton, and Ball.
On Drainage and Distribution OF Water
Messrs. Kelsey Bates, Torrey, Bartlett,
Juenemann, Ste wart, and Russell.
Nalley.
Kelsey.
. On Oanals-l .essrs. Bates, Rutherford,
Davis, l.. u. 5. Miller, Russell, Sardo, and
JuenemAnn,
On Fire Depsrtu ,ent-Nessrs. Dayis, ssrdo
and Kelsey.
On the Canal-M essrs. Rutherford and Hine.
On Enrolled Bills Mr.. Arrison.
Brown.
On Police-Messrs Hine, L. u. S. Miller,
Dalton, NAliey, Sard 0, Chase and Davis.
On Public school, -Messrs. AFrison, Geo.
Miller, Stewart, Kelsey, Hine, Bartlett and