The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-02-26

Canal Interest," ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,oo3 20
Third ward fund. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. l,oSt 90
Fourth ward fund. 1889 Is
W. Dixon, collector. 3sIoi o.
A. O. Hail. ollcctor................... Ssl,2l' 70
rotal.................................eb,, S04 G.
Balance. eli, $50 %
Balance in bank to pay corporation .,,,,
Balance in bank subject to draft. tsS q
Total" Eli, 332 o2
Referred to the Committee on Finance.
MEMORIALS, PETITIONS, ETC.
Mr.. Elvans presented the petition Of Henry
Coleman 4 Co and others, asking certain priv.
Mr.. Lloyd presented the petition of George W.
Taylor, praying that certain moneys enormously
Also, petition of W. b. Wylie, asking permits
sion to make additions to his frame house Re.
ferred.
Also, the petition of Albert Bouldin, pastor OF
the. Third Baptist tcolored) church, Fourth and
l. streets, complaining that the hremcn destroyed
the steps OF said church while at a fire in the
vicinity, and asking remuneration therefor.
REPORTS OF COMMITTEES.
Improvements-NIr. Moore reported n bill, ia
vorably, to grade and pave the alleys In square
| No. igs. Passed.
pave the alley Id square No. 400, as per petition
| Of Bartholomew shea. Passed.
Ss an o ,eus S pSS
Ing OF cutters and footways shall be done on all
streets, alleys, Se, that are already laid out and
Mr.. Richards hoped the bill would pass. II
was proper and Important bill:
Mr.. Moore said the bill would empower the
Mayor to contract for and order within the next
| year this work on all streets in the city. lie
was opposed to putting all this power in the
Mr.. Richards called for the yeas and nays on
the third reading of the billj which resulted-iu
favor Of the bill, 2; sgains'd. So the bill was
Gas Lights-Mr. Moore reported back, with
an amendment bill providing for the more gen.
ordered to Be printed and made the special order
| for next Monday night.
Poliee-Mr. TAFT reported fsvorably bills regu-
were made the special order for next Monday
| night.
the relief OF Anthony Hell. rcmitting i hne I'M
posed for permitting geese to run at large in the
Fourth ward, since he was fined under a law of
| lisa which was at the time repealed.
| Justice Morsell, the sitting magistrate, sends
| the following certificate:
toned was rendered by me under a misappre.
hension OF the law, the station. ouse not having
been supplied with the law Of 1850 repeating
| that Of March %, 1868, under which he was fined,
and would eheerfully and respectfully recon.
mend the remittal OF the said fine"
Also, reported favOrably a bill for the relief of
VIM. nj. Quigley, asking a remission OF a fine
imposed for selling liquor 10 minors,
Mr.. Lloyd said he felt satisfied that policemen
| sometimes procured persons to obtain liquor
week.
tute for the bill the We light and sale Of
hay. The substitute prov ldes thar from and NJ.
ter I. passage OF this bill 1t shall be required
that all carts and wagons bearing hay or straw
shall have plainly branded on such vehicles the
numbers de,1otng TIE weight q such vehicles
vehicles shall be reweighcd.
Mr.. Elvans offered an additional section an
J amendment, providing that hay and straw sha y
| no nll hu ha nat m IFal nd that Ana
lowance shall be made for moisture, mud, &c
connected with the hay or vehicles also, thai
every 2,00o pounds shall constitute ton.
The amendment was adopted, and the bill was
passed.
Holmes Bros. Referred
Adjourned.
Board OF Common Council.
The Board met at the usual hour. All N.
members present except Messrs. o. 5. Baker AM
The President laid before the Board a mess, o.
act Tor the relief Of Henry Heimsiey, and an a, !"
First, Second, Third, Fifth, and Sixth ward VI"
The following bills and petitions were pretente,
and and referred ieS BY MI Slowsa petitions of J. W
John Batters, severally asking the Remission ~
anes. BY Mr. Croeker; petition o. numeron,
hack stand from the east side ii Wilnrd,s Hots
to the south side. BY Mr.. Connolly; bin 10 req
Mate e ne weight t and ss' Of hay, straw, &C. Bs
|
mission OF hne. BY Mr.. Nalley; bill for add
Iomh eompehs .tion to the tax clerk. BY Mr.
Bs P of Of Jas Dubois. asking for the :,
pepafrVLent By Mr.. Arrison petition OF q, "
LinnV;Ile, asking permission TO erect rsRm,
pui.ding; and the petition OF A. Schonborn, ask
,ag permission to erect fence. BY Mr.. Slowen
Siiis granting certain privileges to Geo. ", 4 J
Mr.. Arrison submitted u concurrent resolu
ton that the committee on the construction o
the bridge at street and Rock creek be H.
OF Common Council and two members from tn,
Board Of Aldermen, and that al the plans now
under consideration, either by the original com
committee for their report.
The resolution was debated at great length
and finally adopted.
Mr., Crocker submitted the following resolu
tioni
) Where's, by the charter md laws now in fore,
In this city, the members OF the Board Of Alder
men and Board OF Com mon Council are each en-
tltled to a certain compensation for their ser
wees ana whereas an act making an aDproDriA
tion for the full payment OF such condensation
has passsd both branches of the city gov ernmen
ana been approved BY the Mayor; and wherea,
city treasury to enable the Mayor to make suct
payments; and whereas the Mayor has paid i
portion Of the members Of each Board the
amount oil their salary now due and payable, but
has given out that he will not pay other mem,
esrs o, tbs Board the amount dae,hem, or here
hitef 10 become due as such members or any
part thereof and has actually refused to make
such payment, and still dOes " fuse, contrary "a
ease made and proVided' ssw, tSere a BE- iI II
hsoiped, Ihat the CDngress OF the United
states be, and hereby AZ, ,ost respe fully re-
questeu 70 pass such "a act o. resolution No will
compel the Mayor to pay TO each member Of tn ID
Board, and OF the Board Of Aldermen, the full
amount oil salary now due them for their ser.
wees rs such members, or that may heyeafter
become Que them as members OF the Slxty-Fifth
Councils OF the city OF Washington.
Mr.. Nalley inquired what membera had been
paid and being answered that Mr.. Moore had
been paid, stated that that gentleman had bee n
paid BY az pdiyiduai, but the corporation had
| not paid Go bill yet.
MI Rutherford said that he had received his
ray.
| Mr.. Croker remarked that he had information
| that these allegations were true.
| Mf. RILEY said that he had called on the Mayor
| LOT his pay, and was told latter the Mayor had
referred to list On ms table, that he could not
be paid, because he was not assessed on the 81 al
| of December, previous to the election
| Mr.. Cfocker Aubstantiated the statement
Mr.. Pau remarked, as chairman OF the Flee
| tion Committee, that the action of the Mayor
was q most unwarrnnted assumption OF mower
Nj L. b. - Miller. Why don't you impeaeh
| Mr.. Pau. The Democrats have enough of that.
| The resolution was adopted-yeaB n nays g.
| Messrs. Ball, q. W. Miller, and Nailey
The bill to promote the efficiency OF the schools
| was taken up; when Mr.. Quick, chairman, sub.
United report, which was ordered to be printed,
sna the Pill was made the special order for Mon.
Mr.. Tilley submitted the lolIowInu rssoIution,