The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-21

sho"lnS tunt uuIlhk tno nscal year euulnB
June 30, 1869, 16,e0i.76 has been paid for
rent Of school buildings.
Also, Communications from the surveyor,
inclosing the following estimates, grading
and grayeling New Jersey avenue, from New
York avenue to the Boundary, si3,i40. 80;
grading Second street east, from ID street
south 10 Virginia avenue, $500. 50, do. Nine.
tenth street west, from to + street,
sl2S.l5; do. Twentieth street, from c to r.,
sl2l.SO.
Also, In answer 10 q resolution, stating that
Boundary street, between Eighth and Ninth
and Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets west,
cannot be Strengthened without interfering
with private property,
Also, Communications from @. d. Curtis,
secretary, incloslng resolutions Of the board
Of trustees Of public schools, with report
made by Mr., Newton on the admission of
children In the schools without distinction as
to color.
A lengthy debate took place on tho correc.
tion of tho journal.
Aftor the message of the MAYOR in relation
to the Fourth street sewer had been read,
MI. prowno nrnscnted commnn}co.
ton from Jeremiah Costello asking the
Board 10 order an assessment TO be made on
the work done on the Fourth street S, sSw1r
she az nna osyao, " Rossrrcd with Tho MESSAGE
tne same erect hci Sr Miu sne an praiS
age.
| On motion Of Mr. Piper, the communica-
lion Of ,be sprveyor in relation 10 strnight
tIVn v, m, 'ne ~, go. $500. rt,.l,h So,
ening Boundary street, between Elghth ana
Nlntn s.reets W., was sy, , NJ sp T
Soininittoe, So,sis'inB Vi Messrs' riper, i"s-
iot anu pe,rlGk.
Mr. Taylor ihttoduced OIL 10 increase INC
salary OF the pook-kecpcr OF the corporation
to s2,OOO per annum. Referred.
a n n n nj tn
gravel Iwenty-sixth street west. Passed
Mr.. Thompson introduced bill for the re-
dcmptlon OF water-stock certificate No. $50;
, bill for the Improvement OF tho registers
Office. Referred.
Mr.. Hall introduced bill to set the curb
stones, &C., on the cast side OF Twelfth
street west, between o street north and
Rhode Island avenue. Referred.
Also, bill TO abolish the contract system
on corporation work. Passed-yeas, l'i
nays, ., (Messrs. Browne and Holmes.)
Also, petition for the paving OF an alley III
square No. Hi petition OF Mrs. Griswold,
asking permission to erect flame building.
referred.
Mr.. Burgess submitted the following rcso-
luton; which was agreed TO-
Resolved By he Board Of Common Council Of
ne eIgQ WaA!agion, That the city surveyor
DC, ana &c h Is nesfesoy' pciuestsed 70 VISIT ths
street north. and tenth" street west and 10
report To this Board at its next session what
means will be necessary to get a proper drain
age OF tho properly now Inundated At that
poW," r p,rross r,ovo, ,,., clio o,os ,,,,,o,o,
H. a.iJn, a, ,ho nv, '. ,,I.,i, W.
' In - Nv 'II Lls' nloe',ns on
hossIs; Dea'i, piv"ne, iloLihes anu h'''oh
'' VI p'. "N I. We az 'oou 10 ,-,.
mi. Dus ~ ih.louuSeu o'li 70 lurnIsn
r"C Rcfcrrcd .'''''o"''' Vi '"'p'0'0'
i"s Wt' pctrjci Iuiroiuccd n blu IN construct,
III ,i S M, oiii 70 SohsLuet
orluge over oTanch OF iloer creek at inc
| intersection oil First street west and L street
! north; u bill to grade and gravel Fourth
street west, between X street north and
! ~, -. 49,, . IN ~ -,
BOUNDARY stfeeli Dill 10 grade ana graycl
lhlrd street west, from street north to the
! boundary. Referred.
Mr.. Beall introduced n bill to Law n flag
footway across Ninth street west and Massa-
chusetts avenue, or on New York avenue
across Ninth street. Referred.
Mr.. Holmes presented the petition of
Schafcr " Clary for the remission OF fine.
Referred,
A. H., i,,,.o,,o., . lii A., y,
h'' nation 'h'Iouuecu pill " sInuc hlli
sravel Fourth street east, from D to IL
streets north; q bill to grade and gravel
Boundary street. Referred.
Mr.. Holden introduced Il Joint resolution
authorizing the Mayor to cause n pump 10
hc crcctcd M Tho corn,r If / nna Cntt, :
s'roo,s Iii, nre Ill, y, mIu Soaia "
Streets' Diii granting certain privileges to
, DeniiI eye',i u p,h 70 rcguiate the com
pesou y, M. eieiA W ',o 'luyVr 10 St,yVV
~ r. oIa, o,'r W u"'p ana PAN anS Tast siae
Oar,h Pas,aro "a"'' oe'"eou anu s'rec''
Az ~ ,,o,i,i. -, p,.,o. u.,
,,LnsS Iii ~ 49, y. 49, iieu'n"" "uu
a,,oro snn p ~ .on,si''''o" vi pump Oh
Also The foiiowing rcso,u,io,. which vos
,groeS' Wv, t1e '''''"'ns 'eso'u''ohi which was
whereas NUMBER OF erroTs have occurred
IN utug stores, WHEREBY NE has been lost OF
errors 10 mos, In stances are in conseSIene eco o.
,neonpe,enSy OF 'Po'hecaties anu theIF 'ssis
tsnts; therefore,
ReIoirrd, That the Committee on Health be
s anu arc heteoyi lastrpstSl 70 report biIl To-
l .he eonsiueIston 81 thls board ~ It's mex
! meeting, regulating the sale Of medicines.
Mr.. Mcknight submitted the following
, Joint resolutiou. which VIVA referred IN M
/ Eon,,nS,,aa o. narLn,s. w ""
Q a"'l,N', a, VA ,-.,-
Il three me mGers from this Board and two meS
o eers from the Board ofAidctmen, be appointc
= by their respective presidents to select site
Is thu report me icaslbliity OF erecting
y cisy Aef"o"se III 'ho eastern section oil IN
Nr. Mcknight spbmIttcd ,bc fo,Iowt,,
: resolution, which was agreed 10;
: p,,oyr,J That Tho sutyoyor h. an, ho Z,
hereby. authorizcI and re3Uestei To- "T a,r M
an cstlmate of the expense OF grading an,
, gfavelhg FIRST street east, between and
streets north.
The president called Mr.. johnson to The
chair
} Mr.. Mcknight Introduced hill proyidiul
! for an assistant commissioner for each ward
at q salary of 81 900 per aunum. Referred
! Mr.. Mcknight also introduced the follow
ing billi which was referred:
BE u enacted, &c, That the MAYOR be. and H.
10 hereby, authorized and requested to pay al
me lnooring men who have been at work 70
tercst nn iii thnir Two uHiihts per d,y, 10
to them thirty DAYS alter thev were due Et pro
ridcd, holrepef, That this act Is only Tor III
benefit OF those employed since July !, lsOs
> S Su'' ", 10y, - ,,r,,., ,o,..., III, -,
, I,SoJcrs cnwagcI by the tn,nnr,,ia n' , a.
shall not be paid oil every thirty DAYS shal
:, pc entitled 70 interest ior every month whicl
nc Is cnmpeIieu 70 whlt thefeAiter;
see y ih9 DC u JuiHcr enacted, That 10 carr
: thls set into eheet, the amount sunlcient to p
! cost theteoi Is hercby appropriated out oil III
general fund.
! Sec, !. And BE- u tW'her enacted, That all act
Or parts OF acts inconsistent herewith be, An,
the same are hereby repealed.
h. Mr.. Mcknight also introduced bills 10 SC
the curbstones, Nc., on the east and wcs
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