The national Republican., 1868-12-15

| boundary street; also, bill to set the curb
Snd sss aSa
south to Water street, also, bill to grade and
| gravel S street north, between Sixth and
sna tie tG and cutters
on the east side of rhirteenth street west, be-
| tween street south and Maryland avenue;
the Tn '%s south % side Of street norts between TSer
creek and Seventh street east; to grade and
gravel First street west, between I and X
No. ssa; to set The curbstones and pave the
| footways and cutters on the east side OF Ninth
street west, between and + streets south; to
or near X street north. Passed.
| BY Mr.. Fenwick: Bills to set the curbstones
P,Sss the n s.,s:, ,sS and % o. rsl, she
teenth and Fourteenth streets west; to grade
and gravel X street south, between Sixth and
o ,ss f fhflS hfsds ssa sna ssiyS
street west, between Msrylsnd and virginia
sysnu lcn TSusnSs to s,Ssas s1a f6''f! avs 5s' .s
q street south, between Third and Four.snd.
Also, uufayorabiy, to open and grade Thir.
teenth street west, between Maryland avenue
Mr.. Baker moved to recommit the bill.
Also, to grade and gravel F street south,
between Four-and.a-half street and the bridge;
! 10 Eelhy the ButteTb On rOur-hnu-h-nhlI
between @ and II streets south. Passed.
BY Mr.. Richards: A bill to increase the com
pensation of the Commissioners of the wash
from the lst Of July, 1868. Postponed.
square No. 7a2; Passed.
iIing the Mayor to have erected sss-lamps on n' a
number of streets. Passed.
Drainage-Mr. Baker reported bill to lay
q sewer In l. street north, between Sixteenth
aud Twenty-second streets. Passed.
Also, a joint resolution authorizing the
Mayor to secure the services Of competent
engineer to cooperate with the inspector o
sewers in aseertaining the best system OF sew
0'T Tho Oh Chair M here e sPpoIntsi Mr. orocker as til,
member Of the committee to supsrintend the
erection Of the Jail.
} 0an.l.M,; MeCathr.n reported a join. res
ton canal.
The committee reported recommendation
that the canal be Strengthened at several points
and that the following joint resolution be
adopted:
Common Council Of the CITY Of Washington, Ths,
this corporation approves the plan for straight
ening and otherwise improving the Washing.
the committee representing the interests of tn
city before Congress is hereby instructed re-
sPeetfully to urge upon that body the propricty
And be Il further resolved, That the engineer
of the canal be, and is hereby, instructed 10
hS under the q
Board OF the Councils, to dredge and deepen
the canal to depth Of four feet below the
this account be paid out Of the appropris Ito a
heretofore made for this purpose IN the sct o
no further work shall be done until the bill
now before Congress shall have lrst become a
Mr.. Croker moved that the bill be d o,,
poned, and the same printed Agreed to.
Adjourned.
Board Of Common Council.
The Board met at the usual hour. All tn,
members present except Messrs. Torrey ant
D The President pro fem. (Mr. Sardo) took tn,
= chair, and laid before the Board a messaR,
from the Mayor, inclosing a communication
= ployment OF convict labor In dredging and i'm
proving the river channels contiguous 10 tn,
. city, to which he invites early attention. Mr.
., Endorsed by the Board OF Trade, informali;
approved BY the judges of the Supreme Cour
/, OF the DISTRICT of Columbia, favofably consid
| considered by the District Committee of m,
J House OF Representatives.
Also, message announcing his approval o
i certain acts.
Also, a communication from the Board o
Fire Commissioners, inclosing the petition o
Eicaa.a Il t nohR'2s he hSltsF IF Me- F"6"
e =. Also, one from A. P. Pardon, secretary OF tn,
Trustees OF Public Schools, enclosing resolu
tions OF the Board requesting that each mem
!, Der Of the Board be furnished with a copy O
Webb's Digestj approving the bill Of Alderman
:, Clark, to increase the efficiency OF the Board
and asking authority to rent rooms for the
use OF the Board.
Also: 9 message from the Mayor enclosing
mitting draft OF a bill to aid them ia reliev.
ing the poor, &c. Referred.
Also, resolutions from Metropolitan Divi.
sion, Sons OF Temperance, complimenting and
thanking the members who voted against the
bill of Mr.. Hine.
Mr. Juenemsnn said the temperance people
city affairs, and thought that they should al.
tend to their own business. He moved to lay
the paper on the table.
: the Committee on Police; which was agreed to
: ., Also, message from the Mayor, transmit
e OF St. Paurs and ST. Mary s Episeops IL @
0 churches In Twenty-third street west. he
c The President laid before the Board the
resignation Of the secretary, (NIr. o. s. Baker;
{ which was accepted.
M, LIB Bates s suomittsa resolution sPPEopris!
> Pope be sppoiGted to Ill the vacancy. @ A" IL
{ The first branch OF the resolution was agreed
= to.
( The President pro TEN. put the question OF
the latter portion of the resolution; which
I. was agreed to, and VIM. II. Pope was elected
secretary seer 81 the Board for the remainder OF
Mr.. Taylor presented a letter from William
Forsyth, esq, in relation to an alleged errope-
Gus assessment for sewers in the First ward
referred; Joint resolution for repairing the
bridges spann ming the Washington city canal
passedi bill to change the grade of Twenty
hrst street west-laid over.
Mr.. Chase presented a remembrance OF
property holders of the Second ward against
the construction OF sewer In Eleventh street
west, between the canal and street north
reierredi petition OF A. q. SpAlding and others
LOT the erection OF gas lamps on Eleventh
street west, between N and q streets north
rClief-referTed.
Skating Club to attend n grand carnival al
their park on Tuesday evening" which was &C.
cepted.
Dir, Bell introduced a bill to extend the cul.
vert and building stone abutments at the in.
tersect!on OF Second street east and + street
north.
Mr., Arfison introduced a bill to nave the
| Iootway, &C., on Fourth street east, between
| Pennsylyania avenue and East Capitol street;
referred. Bill to pave the footway, &C., on
avenue and A street south; referred. Bill sus.
pending an appropriation for the Eastern mar.
| ket-house. Passed.
Also, bill to create the Office OF superintend.
ent OF public schools, at a salary of %, 600 per
annum. Referred.
Mr.. Arrison, from the Committee on Publie
schools, reported bill (B. Al making appro-
priations for the support of the public schools
for the present fiscal year, and to provide for
the payment Of the proporii ionate part OF
proved July 20, 1866, to be paid to the trustees
of colored schools.
Mr., Stewart moved to amend by striking out
! in the appropriation for the colored schools,
go 400 o2 and inserting SO 775 Os, and BY strik
l fnTtV-nnR hnnhFnHth ND md al -.