The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-24

The amendment was agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart presented u bill for the relief
Of Willis Moore; petition Of VIM. Cline for
the erection OF gas lamp on northwest cor
ner OF Twenty-fourth and l. streets north
petition OF j. G. Hall and others respecting
sewer In Pennsylvania avenue, between
Fourteenth and Fifteenth streets west; of
John lyman aud others for laying q water
main; all OF which were referred. Joint
resolution to obtain plans and specifications
for q new market-house, TO be erected OH tho
site of Centre market-house, and appropria-
ting $500 for that purpose, was passed.
Mr.. Chase presented bill reylving an act
to purchase school building In the Second
ward. Referred.
Resolution requesting the city surveyor to
furnish estimate Of the cost Of grading and
graveling Fifth and Sixth streets east from
NJ street north to street north, and also l.
street north from First street east to Bound
airy street, Of correcting the grade Of NJ
street north from Fourth street west to Sew
enth street west, and restoring TO same a
gravel surface, were adopted.
Resolution resembling resolution adopted
| by the Board Of Aldermen, requesting an
opinion from the Corporation Attorney, was
adopted.
Protest of H. Bergling aud others against
the laying Of a sewer In Fifth street, between
L and @, was referred.
Mr.. Clark offered bills to grade aud gravel
z street south, from the canal to Fifth street
east; to set the curbstones and pave the
footways and cutters on the west side of
Fourth street east, between A street and
Pennsylvania avenue; which were referred.
Resolution requesting the City Surveyor TO
furnish an estimate of the probable cost of
grading and graveling East Capitol street,
from Second to Eleventh street east.
Adopted.
An act to revive an act entitled an act to
wall Tiber creek, from Indiana avenue to
Pennsylvania avenue. Referred.
Mr.. McCathran presented bill for the cree
ton OF lamps and iamp-posts In the Sixth
ward. Referred.
Bill regulating the compensation of the
superintendent and the operators Of the fire
alarm telegraph. Referred.
Communication from Louis Baker on peat
as deodorzcr was referred to the Commit
tee on Health.
An act to grade and gravel Tenth street
west, from L street south to Water street,
was referred.
A number of bills from the lower Board
were referred.
Bin &C. Co. permitting John Coulson to
erect q lime-kiln In the Seventh ward was,
after some discussion, referred.
The arst special order OF the evening-the
bill abolishing tho contract system In making
certain neutrality-suspicious.
up.
Mr.. Moore opposed the passage Of the bill,
and stated that there was law already
authorizing the Mayor TO have work done
by days work whenever II would be for the
interest of the public. There were provisions
In the bill that would make Its enforcement
unjust aud oppressive. At least the paving
and improving Of alleys should be exempted |
from lhe provisions ofthc bill, and he moved |
to sfSke out that part which had reference |
to "the paving and grading of all alleys and
the filling up OF all lots that are below the |
graduation Of the streets on which said lots
shall 'front.'"
Mr.. Stewart opposed the bill, because he
the repeal Of past acts would re-
'ult oppressiyely to the poor owning property
bordering on our alleys.
Mr.. Chase defended the bill aud lis pro-
isions, and said the best argument in It's
ivor was that the contractors were all op-
osed to Il.
The motion Of Mr.. Moore to strike out the
,oye clause was lost. Also, motion to strike
1t Sand such other persons as the law may
rect"