The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-07-17

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ton relative to lighting The streets OF wash
ington, reducing expehsest and for other pur-
poses, Introduced %; the House on Tuesday
mittec, authorizes and directs the Mayor and /
soi levy snS eoiiest tax from the pfoPsity.
holder Ss, q y, ne ss me
and street lamps Of said city with stxfcet
from dark until Daylight aud keep said isnI n.
re- reots the secretsry o. me Interior for the
Government Of the United States, and the
Mayor and CITY 2, npsS ~ ny
SAGE OF This Joint res solution, scyeraliy to con-
tract with the Washington aa,light Company
q ssid shall agree th ,In,ss fsi ne
Goyernmept, and for the city for such term,
not exceeding nfteen years, as may be agreed
upon, for AiI the illuminating gas required
st. sss and for the syenue and street lamps
and public ofices Of the city In the city Of
Warrington, in aecordanes with the provis.
price Of three dollars net per thousand feet;
under said contract shall at no time within
~ d sompsng to he c ne o.
Washington, and that the quality Of said
illuminating gas shall not be less than fifteen
e. s !. r9 TSsa s ., T an
to the Mayor and City Councils Of Washing.
ton to nnnul the contracts authorized hereby
At any time sf.er ten Year., By giving two
the Mayor and City Councils OF the city of
Washington to increase, from time to time, as
the public good may require, the number Of
leys, public ways, and grounds in the city OF
Warrington, and to do any and all things per-
tanning 70 the we'll lighting Of the city, and to
holders thVeforj and provides that in the
event OF the failure Of the Mayor and City
Councils to levy md collect the tax author
Secretary Seer 70 o. he interIor is Authorized n and
directed to levy a tax upon the property Of
the city and to collect the same, sufficient 70
Ss rss a s s.. iof the % use
said Mayor or City Councils to light as di.
Teoted, and to fully execute the provisions Of
this Joint resolution In the place and stead Of
vides that nothing herein contained shall be
construed to relieve the said Washington Gas
light Company from paying the internal rcve-
nue. tax imposed BY law.
DRAP AND DUNN INsTITuTE.-The appro-
priation bill for the Columbia Institute for
the Deaf and Dumb passed the House on
Be q enacted, &c.. That the following sums be.
and the same are hereby, appropriated out Of
any moneys In the Treasury not otherwise
Institution for the instruction Of tho Deaf and
Dumb.
For the support Of the institution, in sddi-
increased expense OF main aiming pupils whose
admission was authorized by an act OF Con-
gress approved March 2, 1901, 5000. .,,.a.
For continuing the work upon the buildings
OF the Institution, in accordance with plans
heretofore submitted to Congress, 900.
Sec. 2. And Be further enacted, That, In ad-
70 seen pfosseS for S ls% sheas
shall be three other directors appointed In the
following manner One Senator by the Presi-
SSn ,ss q ,ss az "na
TO hold their Offices for the term OF a single
Congress, and to be eligible to n re-appoint-
Sec. .. And be u further enacted, That no part
Of the real or personal property now held or
hereafter to be acquired by the said institu-
tion shall be devoted to any. other purpose
shall any portion Of the real estate be alicned,
sold, or conveyed, except undor the authority
Of the act Of February 10, 1857, as allows the
payment Of one hundred and fifty dollars per
annum for the maintenance and tuition OF
OF the Interior, be, and the same is hereby, re-
SEQ. 8. And be q further enacted, That the
ment from The several States, as sutSoriHed
by the act OF March 2, 1867, shall be increased
from ten to twenty-five.
POLICE MATTERs.-Officers Leach an Drane
arrested Timothy Mccormick and Charles W g.
Murray In the Seventh precinct, for contempt
to justice, In not appearing as witnesses, after
being duly summoned. Justice Harper hned
Mccormick ", and committed Murray to jail
for "a hours.
william shelton, colored, WAS taken before
Ger Tucker, for making threats OF Violence to.
wards his wife, Ann, and he gave bail to keep
Ofiicers Mills and Eaton, OF the Eighth pre-.
bridge Buckley and Peter Summerville, before
Justice Lynch, who aned them ~ each, for
| bathing In the Potomac river.
William Queen and John Faunco were take
before Justice Thompson, In the Second pre-
cinct, BY officer Hanes, Of the county, for tres.
passing on the premises of William Walker,
y s sSsaHs trees 'h'f'''0" ana they were nn'a
Thomas Grady was Arrligned before the
same justice by 0nlcer Williams, for commit
| ting an assault and battery IN his wife, Mar
garet, and he gave bail to Keep the peace.
Onicer Doyle, OF the Fourth precinct, ar.
rested Thomas sullivan, school boy, for com
| by cutting him with a pen-kulfe. Justice Nor
sell held him for a hearing.
Thomas Young was taken before Justice
and a e @ WIZ oSf shs s hog
catchers.
Onicer Hurst took Lucinda Garter, colored,
before the same Justice for making threats oil
violence towards John W. Smith, and she gave
security TO keep the peace.
| James West, eoiored, was taken before Jus
tice Clark, In the Fifth precinct, by Oficer
| Wilson, for committing an assault and battery
| on Henry Frere and making threats OF yiolence
toward the same. He was fined IS for the first
offence and held In security to keep tho peace
| for the last case.
| The following amounts of fines were I'm.
posed In the various precincts; First precinct,
sSl.oos Second precinct, slsi Fourth precinct,
t5j Fifth precinct, A15; Sixth precinct, AL
Seventh precinct, ~; Eighth precinct, Ell.
Total amount, tl02 90
ANOTHER SUDDEN DgATH.-Yosterday morn
Ing, In m alley, between Seventh street and
Madison, and NJ and N streets, Mr.. James COL
Inns, rag dealer, died quite sudd emily, at abo
| O'Clock. He had been drinking large guam
tity OF liquor during the day previous, but
went to bed without complaining Deceased
had lost an arm In the Union army, and he
was about % years OF age. No inquest was
| held.
THE GRANT CLun.-This club held large
and important meeting at their rooms, No.
$40 Pennsylyania avenue, last evening" Apple
| ton p. CLARK, esq, in the chair. No business
ola public nature, however, was transacted.
AWARD or CoNTRACT-Messrs Gleason Il
Glenn have been awarded the contract for
furnishing the quartermaster's department
| 1900 cords Of wood.
| No ELECTION. - The Seheutzcn- Yerein
| failed to elect q president Of the association
| on Wednesday-the contest being between NJ r.
| Ii. Henze and Mr. =. Stosch.