The national Republican., 1868-12-29

| appointed to investigate ch srges that may be
brought against members Of the corporation.
| Hoard of Common Council.
| The Board met at the usual hour. all the
| A message was received from the mayor
| announcing his approval of several acts.
| Also, one calling attention to the sunerlng
poor, and begging that the Council no longer
M Mayor rs .ay.i sU fhe number ofdsstituute among
| us exceeds hat probably of any past winter, and
s%SuG, trus q she viii nO M
journ this evening TIL liberal appropriation
10 made-enough to prevent this unfortunate
elias: from starving and freezing to say 'he
Also, one calling attention to a deficiency in
the appropriation for furnishing medicines for
q, osi.s5. There was a deficiency at that date
| In the appropriation for the burial OF outdoor
currency and t3sO in bonds have been paid,
| and bills amounting to t2es rs are filed, which
do not include the bills Of the First and Second
% s,s PC Ct eco Is .rayP
| and q deficiency exists, and to defray the ex-
penses Of the current year he recommends an
| be made for medicines furnished, except on
| bills passed by the Councils, II 10 unnecessary
sS spy 10 epveP the SeSiensy sass
| Also, inciosing a petition for the erection OF
q lamp on First street east, between and
First % and Second streets east.
Also, one inoiosing account OF r. A. Bacon.
| apothecary OF the Seventh ward;
Ways and Means, reported bill sspEropriatin,r
Is 900 for the relief Of the poor OF this city, to
~ ths sSSse,y IN
Mr.. Rutherford moved to increase the
| amount to 5000.
M, Chase moved to appropriate 10000.
Mr., Ssrdo moved to amend, IN 6y I'M inserting 9, tPgg
I -. ha ms ana n
| resentatives In the Councils OF the wards
| Mr. Russell moved to amend, by striking
| out "the Provident Aid society" and insert
.:,.d, .S.s 3 such citizens as he ''A' Mayor may
- Chase accepted the amendment of Mr.
Mr' Ball moved to strike out $4,000" and
| insert uk3, ,00O;, which was not agreed to.
| The amendment OF Mr. Chase was rejected
The bill, as reported by Mr.. l.. B. 5. Miller,
| was then passed under the operation OF the
Mr.. Taylor introduced a bill apprepriatlug
Mf. Davis introduced a bill regulating sd:
mission to places of public amusement and
entertainment. Referred.
tions from the First Ward Workingmens AS
1 sociation in opposition to the bill introduced
BY. Mr.. Fowler at the last m meeting; =, tho
and not respectful; and the Board refused to
FeSs,s esslMepssRs NE psReto oSsse SS see Miller
Rutherford, Stewart, Taylor, and the Presi.
! dent-7.
lett, Brown, Dalton, Hine, Juenemann u. W
! ! | Miller, Naliey, Russell, Sardo, and Torrey-l3
= Mr.. Rutheriord submitted @ fesolp,ion pa re-. re-
!, what authority contract has been awarded
y ior completing the Franklin School building
MIR. Brown introduced a bill granting privi
q leges to A. Berkeley. Passed.
ME. Ball introduced Sill to pay py the e. ETem TTT,
y Mr. Torrey Introduced a bill to cause gas
l. pipes to be laid on Third street east, between
!, | Pennsylvania and Georgia avenues. Referred
e Mr.. Dalton presented petitions for gas.pipes
u on Sixth street east, from Psnnsylvania ave
4on e ana q acorss aVesues on
D | + street south, from Fourand.a-half street to
| Virginia avenue. Referred.
Also, bill to lay water mains on Third street
Also, petition of W. II. Wright to Greet a
frame bai5SlGg ,is Reie,rSd ie,rcaoo resolution TO
furnish locks for the desks of members
Mi. Hine presented petition for the grading
and paving OF = street SOUTH between Third
| and Four-and.a-half streets west. Referred.
Mr.. L. b. 5. Miller, from the Committee on
bill to pay the interest on corporation bonds
in gold, and the report was concurIed In.
Mr. Taylor irS9 the TomTitsss Htss 9a gsb1S bn
street east, from Maryland avenue to north
| Boundary street. Passed.
| Bill authorizing an eXperimen mt for protecting
the flooring OF bridges. Laid on the table.
Bill making an appropriation to rebuild n, 6he
culver, on Second street east: Passed; s Biii ,tn
east to the west boundary.
Mr.. Bates, from the Committee on Drainage,
seS O rd% S S,ss F,esDsS TS'iI to na& n
streets west, and In Sixteenth street west
from NJ to r streets north bill to lay water
mains In Fifth street west from N street to =
street north, and In street north to SIXTH
and thence in Sixth street TO U street north.
Passed.
reported bills for the relief Of Albert Brooks,
Patrick Howling, simon Buckbender, Gran.
( Middleton; ali of which were passed.
Mr. Hine, from the Committee on Police,
reported bills SShSITing Hon VIII Si sprngT,e
9 ting certain persons to retain fence In front
OF their premises; Passed
i some Misunderstanding in relation to the res
olution lately introduced by him, he had mod
Q flied it, and would again present it, as fol
e Whereas there arc many destitute men IL
i this city anxious to obtain work; and whereaI
Il tits the purpose Of the Councils to beneht n,
Be- q rs'oISsd, -, That the Mayor be re
d quested to instruct the commissioner of tn,
I, 90 per cent. OF what is now paid persons ii
/ their employ, that twice the number may b'
L The Joint resolution WAS laid over.
Mr. Hine, from the Committee on Wharyes
reported q bill to change the act In relation Il
{, the harbor master of the city of Washington
j, Laid over, and made the special order for mex
Monday evening.
n Mr.. Hine submitted a resolution requesting
g the Mayor to inform the Board whether or no
he has refused to allow payment to be made 4
<, | B, Seyerson, engineer of the Washington cit!
IL canal, the amount due him from the corpora
tion upon his salary as such engineer durini
Is the current year, and II he has so refused, Il
u state the reason therefor; Adopted. Dahl,
IL Mr.. Arrison, from the Committee on Publ
u schools, reported q bill appropriatlng 500 tt
e, establish night school, Passed.
Mr.. Arrison introduced a bill authorizing
d the Mayor to conclude a sale OF the Franklin
-s school building In Its present condition to thu
70 United States Government or any other re
l. sponslble parties offering for the same, pro
r made at less than the actual cost Of the same
s at the date OF the sale, and that all acts ol
parts Of acts Inconsistent herewith be, and
: the same are hereby, repealed which wal
n postIoGCd,
MI. Arrison, from the Committee on Health
y reported bill for the relief OF J. B, Gardner
Passed.
d Mr.. l., b. S. Miller called for the special or
der, and after several iuehectutl attempts tC
u adjourn, postpone, &c,
Mr.. Hine, from the Committee on Police
e reported the bill introduced at the last meet
se Ing by Mr., Bates, relating to hotels, tsverns
d ofdinaries and restaurants, and which was
n published In the REPUBLICAN, last Tuesday
o and 1t was passed by the following voter
Neas-Messrs, ArriaOn, ball, Bates, Dalton
Hine, Juenemann, q. W. Miller, l., B. 5, NIL
a Ter, Russell, SardO, Stewart, and the President
c Ia.
- Nays Messrs. Bartlett, Brown, Chase
| all INF fnrI lyI nd rnF 1