The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-05-18

streee Westi Dill Tor the relief OF Charles
Rdmonston; and the bill to provide for the
introduction OF the German language in the
public schools.
The amendments Of the Board OF Alder.
men TO the bills authorizing the Society Of
the New Jerusalem TO erect buttresses In
front Of their Temple; authorizing the con.
structlon Of . sewer In Twelfth street west,
between N and NJ streets north, and down NJ
street north 10 connect with the Fourteenth
street sewer, and Joint resolution In rcla-
tion to the First ward sewers, were con-
CURED In. -
Mr.. Nalley moved TO take up tho bill (B.
Az to exempt church property from taxa
ton In certain cases.
Mr.. Bartlett moved to strike out "church
property" and insert 'houscs Of public wor-
ship and parsonages."
Mr.. Davis suggested that the houses and
property Of members Of churches DO ex-
empted. Laughter.
Mr.. Arfison opposed the bill, and could
sec no reason why church property should
be exempted from special taxes.
Mr.. Hine favored the bin, In Its present
shape. $50
section the followingi "That any buildings
or lots OF ground which have been or may
hereafter be let, used, or given for church or
religious purposes, be, aud are hereby, cx-
empt from all taxation"
Mr.. Stewart submitted the following reso.
luton; which was agreed 10, -
Rs,oiped, That the city surveyor be, and he
IAN Ssy Co.. n slss. ias rom
Twentieth to rwenty.seeond streets, and that
the said infor nation be furnished Al the next
session Of this Board.
Also, the following resolution; which was
agreed TOT
Received, rh,t the Mayor be, and he IL
sidewalk 10. squire ls3, on Sixteenth street
and completed aeeording to an act passed. by
the Sixty. fourth t64th) Councils.
Mr.. Chase presented the petition Of II. Y.
Van Dusen and others, In relation TO orna.
meptal fences. Referred.
Mr.. Bartlett Introduced q bill TO extend
the sewer on Tenth street west. Passed.
Mr.. Sardo Introduced q Joint resolution In
favor Of the tax clerk. Passed.
Mr.. Ball introduced bill to pave the foot.
way, &C., on the cast side Of First street
east, between ii and X streets north; bill
granting certain privileges to Thomas j.
Adams, and bill TO grade and pave mn alley
In square No. GOT. Passed.
Mr.. Arrlson introduced bill 10 authorize
Reuben Collins to erect a frame building.
Passed. ~
Also, petition Of ". #. Langley aud
others for tho grading and paving Of the
alley In squire 924. Referred.
Alsa, q bill eIemptlng the running OF veloc
ipedes upon the sidewalks from any penalty.
Referred. ..'..
Mr.. Atrison also submitted the following
resolution:
Resolved, nhat Professor wilcox DO invited
to commuplests his. plan for carrying on Gov
eminent with out taxation, to the Council Com
mittee on Finance, with the special view oil
exempting all valuable property from bearing
Mr.. Arrison moved lis reference to tho
Committee on wass and Means.
Mr.. Davis moved 10 fefer Il TO Mrs. DR..
Walker and Mr.. Arrison. tLaughter.l
Mr.. L. B. 8. Miller wanted TO DO put on
the committee, II Mrs. Dr.. Walker was on
It. Laughter.
Nj. Da!i. moved to lay the bill on the
table; which was agreed 10.
Mr.. l.. D. 9. Miller introduced bill In 70
lation TO weights and measures. Passed.
Mr.. Dalton submitted the following reso
lutionj which was agreed toi
Rs,oiped ty ne Hoard Of Contus,a Council, Tn,
the Surveyor be, snd be 10 hereby, requested
to report to this Board whether the east alley
~ square pas can be removed 20 feet south oil
w. presesn,t iine without detriment to the pub
Mr.. Russell introduced q Joint resolution
In relation 10 the scayenger OF the Sixth
ward. Referred to the special committee
on the subject.
Mr.. Bates introduced bill granting Ger.
tain privileges to Leo Karpeles. Passed.
Mr.. Hine introduced joint resolutions
granting certain privileges 70 John Cameron
and Thomas McWllllams. Passed.
AIan hill tl.a e.
Of the board Of assessors. Passed.
Also, bill 10 pay Peter Mcnamara foI
work done on the canal In 1865; which was,
after lengthy debate, referred to special
committee, consisting Of Messrs. Brown, L.
B. 8. Miller and Arrison.
The canal bill and the bill to reminder
houses were postponed to next Monday
evening. s-r-.
Mr.. Nalley moved that the Committee on
Claims be discharged from the further con-
sideration Of the bill for the relief OF DR.. l..
Draper, and that II be referred to the First
ward delegations which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Arrison, from the Committee on Pub
lie Schools, reported bill to repeal section
Of an act entitled can act to create the
office Of superintendent of public schools,
defining his duties" &c.
Mr.. Russell moved to recommit, which
was not agreed to-ycas 0, nays IL.
The bill led to lengthy debate, and was
passed-yeas IL, nays ., (Messrs. Arrison
and Torrey.)
Mr.. Davis introduced bill granting GER
tain privileges to Colbert 5. syphax.
Passed.
Also, bill to grade R street north, from
Sixth street west to the Boundary. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Rutherford introduced a bill for the
relief OF Andrew McKenna; which, on mo-
ton OF Mr.. Davis, was referred to the First
ward delegation.
The bill was then rejccted--yeas s, nays
10, as follows:
Yeas.Messrs. Arrison, Chase, Dalton,
Davis, Hine, Rutherford, Taylor and Torrcy
s..
Nays-Messrs. Ball, bartlett, Bates,
Brown, g. W. Miller, l.. b. 8. Miller, Nal.
ley, Russell, sardo aud the Prcsident-1O.
Mr.. Davis, from the First ward delega-
tion, reported the bill (B. Al for the relief
Of DR.. L. Draper. Amended and passed.
Mr.. Bates, from the Committee on Canals,
reported a bill (B. Az to clean out the
canal from N street south to the south end
Of the canal. Passed.
Mr.. Bates, from the Committee on Claims,
reported bill for the relief of WIN. Day.
Mr.. Bates, from the Committee on Drain
age, reported bill for the relief of Chas. W.
King. Passed.
Mr.. Arrlson, from the Committee on
Claims, reported bills for the relief OF Z. v.
D. Boswell, j. 8. Jones, J. B. Gardner, A.
X. Lineweaver, r. A. Bacon, A. Kloek-
zewski. Passed.
Mr.. l.. B. s. Miller, from the Committee
on Ways and Means, reported bill for the
relief OF David W. Heath, and bill for the
relief Of Thomas Woodward. Passed.
Mr.. Taylor, from the Committee on In
reported bill to curb and
pave the east and west sides of Twenty-nrst
street west, between Pennsylvania avenue
md D streets north on the north and south
,ides Of North Carolina avenue, between
avenue and Eleventh street
asst on the west side Of Sixth street east,
between Pennsylvania and Maryland ave,
lues; on tho south side of Maryland avenue,
between First and Sixth streets east; on the
'outh side Of A street south, between Third
md Fourth streets east. Passed.
Mr.. l.. b. 3. Miller moved to reconsider
he vote by which the bill to repeal the
ourth section Of the act creating the office
II superintendent Of public schools was re-
ected: which was agreed to; and after dis
usslon the bill on Its passage resulted as
ollows:
Yeas-Messrs. Arrison, Chase, Dalton,
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