The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1868-10-20

Brooks. Referred.
., MT; Baker, I",s sb,il to lay aw',er main in p
streets west. Referred.
Mr; Knight; A bill to grade and gravel +
seventh street west. Referred.
Also, petition from John P, Murphy and
others, in relation to pay for the laying OF a
Mr.. Larmsn. A bill to grade and pave alley
in square No. ITS. Referred.
REPORTS or COMMITTEES,
Improvsmonts.-Mr. Richards reported IN.
yorably, with amendment, bill to repsve and
lay nagway In the alley in square No. 49,
The amendment was agreed to, and the bill
was passed.
Also, bill to change an alley in square No
Also, bill to change the grade in Sixteenth
street west, between and T streets north,
meeting OF the Committee OF improvements,
and he was not prepared TO report.
A motion was made to rccommit, and the
to reoommit was lost.
The bill was then postponed.
Mr.. Richards offered q bill to have the grade
chsnged At the Intersection OF street north
Mr.. McCsthrsn objected to the reference.
Mr.. Moore Objected to the reception Of the
bill II was out of order.
The Chair called for the vote to refer; and II
bill was referred;
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, CLARK, Cook, Croker.
Fenwick, knight, Larman, Lloyd, Morsell, and
Richards-l0.
Nays-Mcssrs McCathran and Talbert.
Sewerage-Mr. Baker reported favorably
substitution Common Council bill-a bill to
lay sewer in Fourth street west, from +
street north to New York avenue. The sub.
stitute was adopted, and the bill passed.
petition OF Patrick Murphy be referred to the
Committee on Claims, and that the petition
Of s. J. Hoover be referred to the Mayor
also, that the petition Of Newly be re-
ferred to Committee on Claims. Agreed to.
Heslth-MI; CLARK reported favorably the
biz Of d. 9. Rldgeley, First ward DR.. Percy
OF the Third ward, for furnishing medicines
to the poor. Passed.
Also, fsyorsbly; bills to pay f. b. Bury,
Fifth ward, and T.. '. Il. Boswell, Seventh
ward, fer medicines furnished the poor
Passed.
Ciaims-Mr. Larman reported favorably n
bill to remit q fine imposed on Geo. Lawson
by Justice Lynch. Passed.
Schools-Mr. CLARK reported a bill author.
iIlng the Board OF School Trustees to employ
| an assistant music teacher, at salary OF aGGO
per annum, 1t being a substitute for the bill 10
employ four music teachers.
Tho bill was read n third time and passed.
BILLS YRoa THE LOWER HOARD
Bill to pave the cutters on the north and
south sides OF o street north, from Third to
Fourth street west. Passed.
bill defining the duties Of the Surveyor,
on motion Of MIR. Moore, was laid on the table.
Bill to take up and relay the gutter and lay
q footway on the north side of o street south,
from Ninth street west to Maryland avenue:
the lower Board, and the bill passed.
Several other Council bills were duly re-.
ferred.
WASHINGTON CANAL.
Mr.. McCathran reported favorably a bill
authorizing the canal commissioner to make
such repairs to the dyke, locks, &C., at cost
The Chair, GU motion, appointed Messrs.
Moore, Richards, and Knight to inquire what
hiss become OF the five hundred copies OF
Unhh Ne htVAa NJ Va Na1R
been purchased for the use OF members Of the
Boards.
Adjourned:
The Board met at the usual hour. All the
members present except Mr. q. W, Miller.
The President laid before the Board mes
provsi OF the following acts: For the relief Of
John q. PferiTcr; for the relief OF William
Schooler; far the relief Of !. A. Boswell, city
registers for the relief OF Joseph Spear and NJ.
I. DAILY; to improve the alley In square 2O9
called Chestnut street; to set the curbstOnes
and pave the iootways and CUTTERS on the
Jersey avenue and North Capitol street, su.
thorizing the laying OF water main iu X
street north, and Defrces street north from
First street west to North Capitol street;
auth oriIing the Mayor to cause the sewer on
street north, between Tenth aud Eleventh
streets west to be Tceonstruetedi authorizing
for the use Of the sealer of weights aud meas.
urcs; to provide for the issue Of bonds to pay
the floating debt OF the city; to cause water
main to be laid along sixth street east from
Pennsyl yRnis avenue to Is street south, aud
along Is street south to Seventh street east.
Also, message from the Mayor, In reply
toa resolution OF the 18th instant, but not re-
nth, submitting the reports of the commits
sioners of the several wards.
Also, a communication from the superin-
tendent OF sewers, etc., submitting AN clAb-
crate report In relation to draining the Sec
ton Of the city near the Wallach school build.
ing. Referred.
ting a resolution adopted by the Board of
Trustees Of the Public Schools at Its meeting
on the 25th Of August, and resolutions in rela-
tion to the Franklin School Board, both Of
which have heretofore been published.
Mr.. Nalley moved to refer the resolutions
In relation to the Franklin school building to
the Committee on Public Schools, with In
structions to bring In a bill to carry out tho
object OF the resolutions; which was adopted.
Mr.. Taylor presented the petition of +. NJ.
Drainey, asking the remission Of fine. Re.
Mr.. Stewart introduced bill to construct a
sewer In l. street north, in the First ward.
Referred.
Also, a resolution for the Improvement Of
the Western Market. Referred.
Mr.. Kelsey introduced a bill to grade and
Tenth west and o and p streets north-re.
ferred; bill to construct bridge at the inter.
section OF Third street west and street north
-referredj bills to set the curhstOnes and pave
tho footway on the west side of Thirteenth
street west, between s street north and the
Boundary, and on the west side Of Thirteenth
street west, between street north and BOun-
dary-refcrTed; bill for the purchase OF wagon
for the Water Board-relcTrcd.
Mr.. Rutherford introduced bill to pave
the footway on tho south side Of q street
north, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets wcstj referred. Bill to prevent inter.
ference with the official duties OF the city sur.
Veyori referred.
Mr. Bali introduced a bill to grade and
gravel X street Forth, between North Capitol
| street and Boundary bill to repair an alley In
square 5Tli petition to grade y street north,
between Sixth and Seventh streets westi bill
to erect lamps on First street east, between u
| and U streets south, and on Ninth street, be-
tween N and 4 streets northi referred,
Mr. Arrison introduced resolution, In
htructing the Committee on Public Schools
| to report = bill to sell the Franklin school
house, and to report by bill or otherwise.
Mr.. Nslley moved to lay the resolution on
Yess-Messrs. Ball, Bartlett, Brown, Chase,
! Juenemann, Kelsey, l.. u. S. Miller, Nalley,
Russell, Rutherford, sardo, Taylor, Torrcy,
and the President-l4
,Neys-MeS,r.: Arrison, Bates, Dalton, Ds.
| via, Hine, and Stewart-0.
MIR. Ball presented the petition of Emile
Jordan, asking the remission Of fine. Re
MIR. l.. b. $. Miller introduced a bill to lay .
water main In Third street east, between East
| Capitol street and Pennsylvania avenue. Re-
MIR. Bates presented the petition OF Tn omns
NJ. Crouch for the remission OF hne. Re-
ferred
Mr.. Hine introduced n bill to pave the foot
way, Nc, on q street north, between Second
| and Third streets westi bill in relation to dis
| eaaed animals. Referred.
| Also, a bill dehning the duties OF superln.
tendent oil sewers, Nc, authorizing the APP
| polntment OF an assistant at a salary of 200,
and giving the superintendent free Acess to
the books, records, &c, OF the surveyor,
| MIR. ATrison moved to amend so ms TO pro-
there Office