The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-08
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
Special Meeting OF tho Hoard Of Al.
dermeu.

special Meeting OF tho Hoard Of Al.
dermen.
A special meeting of the Board of Alder
men was held last evening, the president,
John 8. Croker, In the chair; present, all
he members, except Messrs. Chase, Nc
Jathran and Knight.
A communication was received from the
Mayor announcing his approval of number
Of acts for improvements In different parts OF
the city.
Mr.. Moore said he would give notice of his
intention to move a reconsideration Of the
vote by which the bill for changing the boun-
darles Of the wood and coal districts was
passed, In order that at the proper time q
resolution might be introduced providing for
the determining of the disputed line OF Sew
enteenth street wharf, by the city surveyor.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Drain
age, reported bill to lay water main on
VI street north, between Twentieth and
Twenty first streets west; In Twenty-flrst
street west, between NJ and N streets north;
and in N street north, between Twentieth
and Twenty-nrst streets west; to construct
barrel sewer In the First ward, commenc-
ing at the intersection Of Eighteenth street
west with @ street north, thence west TO
Twenty first street, thence north to street,
thence west to Twenty-second street, thence
north to street, thence west to Rock creek,
with the receiving arms and branches to &C.
commodate the natural surface drainage In
that section Of the wardi which bills were
passed. ~
Also, bill approprlating ss,6oi.4o to ena-
bic the Mayor to refund to General o. o.
Howard the amount advanced by him In lay
ing water mains from Third to Fifteenth
streets east, to supply the tenement houses
In square 1,054.
Mr.. Moore hoped the bill would not be
pressed to its passage tonight. He desired
time TO obtain information from the Mayor
whether the work was authorized by the cor
poration or not. He wanted the facts, and
as the Mayor had been absent for several
weeks he had not had an opportunity of see
ing him, and therefore moved that further
consideration be postponed until next Mon
that the bill be recommitted to the commit
tee, with instructions to report the Items on
which the bill was founded; which was also
lost.
Mcssrs. Baker and Davis, of the commit
tee, explained that the report was unani-
nous; that the work had been examined,
and was entirely satisfactory. Persons liv-
ing along tho line Of the water main
had awaited themselves of the privileges
afforded, and that 1t had been substantial
improvement to that part OF the city.
Also, reported bills to lay water mains In
Sixth street east, from Pennsylvania avenue
to street south; In l. street north, from
Nineteenth street west to Connecticut ave-
nue.; in Twelfth street west, from n to o
streets north, thence along o street to Thii-
tenth street west; In E street south, from
Seventh to Eleventh street west; In Virginia
avenue, from Four.and-a-half to Seventh
street west In c street south, from Twelfth
NIL AZ
Fourteenth street west to b street south; In
street north, from Fourth to Flfth streets
vest in II street north, from North Capitol
to First street east; TO extend water main In
Rhode Island avenue; to lay water main
In X street north, from North Capitol TO
First street east. All of which were
passed.
The committee reported adversely on the
petition Of J. II. Hall and others, and were
discharged from Its further consideration.
Also, offered the following concurrent res
olutlon:
Resoipsd, (the Board OF Common Council
eoneurring,) That = committee of two mem
bers of each Bosrd be appointed to report =
more efficient plan Tor the construction Of
sewers, and report at the earliest moment.
Passed.
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on Claims,
reported favorably on the following acts:
For the relief of Theodore Sheckells; Wash
ington Carter and others; Alfred CHM;
James Liverpool; Joseph Killian and j.
Georgue; VIM. Kline; Cornelius McAulif;
Edward Iilley; VIM. Smith; Willis Moore;
Lawrence West; all of which were passed.
Mr.Clarke, from the Committee on Schools,
reported fayorably on the bill appropriating
10000 to erect school building in the
Third district in square Sol, now occupied by
q tobacco warehouse. Passed.
Mr. navta frnuY thn l0mmttpp Police
reported favorably on bills granting certain
privileges to Geo. A. Lane, TO Jacob Frank,
TO ]. Moran, to Johu Herman, TO SaIIiuel
Strong. tn Patrick Kelly; all Of which were
passed.
Also, a bill licensing hand carts at the rate
Of 81 per year. Passed.
Also, bill graduating licenses OF non-rcsi-
dent traders, which provides that the license
for six months shall be Sl25, for three
months s75, for one month or less $50.
| Passed.
Also, bill in relation to weights and meas
urcs, which provides that any person who
shall, without authority Of law, stamp,
seal, mark or paint upon any scale, weights
or measures used or TO be used In the city oil
Washington for weighing or measuring
either dry or linear substances, the ordinary
| Government stamp or any other stamp,
mark or device that would have tendency
| to deceive or mlslead as to the exact capacity
of such measures, shall, upon conviction,
be fined not less than $50 nor more than
$50 for such offence,
Section provides that after the LIST day
of November next, 1t shall not be lawful to
use for weighing any article for sale In the
several markets or elsewhere any spring
balance scale, and authorizes the sealer Of
weights and measures to seize and take
any such scales so used after that date.
Section proydes that platform scales
shall be examined and certified to by the
sealer of weights and measures before used
The bill was passed.
The committee was discharged from the
further consideration of the following bills
and petitions: For the protection Of birds
within the corporation limits for Offering q
reward for the arrest and conviction of In
cendlaries; granting permission to Thomas
| Z. Jacobs to erect a frame building In rela.
ton to the erection of carpenter shops; of r.
B. Wheeler Il Son to display a sign; to cause
the city pumps to be repaired; prohibiting
the raising OF bees within the corporation
limits; granting certain privileges to II. B.
James; prohibiting the blowing Of oyster
horns, &C.; complaint against Union League
Hall building, on Ninth street restricting
the quantity of baled hay to be kept on hand
by dealers authorizing James Williamson
and Alexander Patterson TO erect an orna
mental WOOucn lenct III front VI luClI prem
ises.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on Gas
light, reported bill authorizing the cree
ton and lighting lamps in the following To-
| calities: A street north, between First and
Sixth streets east; North Capitol street, be-
tween b and c streets; southeast corner OF
Connecticut avenue and street north
southeast corner OF Seventeenth street west
and L street north; Y street south, between
| Seventh and Eleventh streets west; | street
south, between Sixth and Seventh streets
east Virginia avenue, between Fourth and
Sixth streets east; northwest corner of Twen-
ty-fourth street west and !. street north
Tenth street west, between G and II streets
north; East Capitol street, between Second
and Fourth streets; q street north, from
New Jersey avenue to Seventh street, G street
south, from Four-and.a-half to Tenth street
west. Passed.
Mr.. Champion, from the Committee on
Health, reported favorably on bills to pay ac-
counts Of X. A. Bacon, apothecary for poor,
Seventh ward W. NJ. Slowcn, apothecary,
First ward j. s. Jones, apothccary, Fifth
ward, and Arthur Nattan, Fifth ward, for
medicines furnished the outdoor poor all
Of which were passed,
Also, adversely on letter Of Louis Baker in
relation to peat as n deodOrizer; and the
committee was discharged from Its further