The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-17

The president laid before the Board COM
munlcatlon from the Mayor approving the
following acts, Authorizing the laying Of
water main In Twentieth street west from N
to r streets north; TO amend an act TO grade
and gravel 8 street north, approved March
%, 1858, and joint resolutions granting cor
tain privileges TO J. NJ. shomo and II. r.
Maryman.
Also, communication from John Z. Ken
dali, In which he says; I have number Of
certificates issued by VIM. Dixon, collector,
for lots sold for taxes june 20, 1867, for the
first instalmcnt for laying water mains,
which are found to DO erroneous, and there
appears 10 be no provision Of law for re-
funding the money paid In such cases. Ia
II not within the province OF your duty 10
recommend TO the Boards Of Aldermen and
Council the passage Of q provision TO meet
these cascsf
Also, a communication from the city sur.
vcyor In reply to resolution OF inquiry Of
this board, In which he states that there Is
no material deviation Of the grade Of Eighth
and Ninth streets east from B TO NJ streets
south.
Also, a communication from the city sur
veyor, In reply to resolution Of this Board
OF the 26th ult., requesting an estimate Of
the cost OF building "sea-wall" from the
west side OF the canal and the north aide OF
Eastern Branch to Bartholows' wharf, &c.
The surveyor forwards q sketch Of the
ground, showing the proposed course Of the
said wall, and says: "The cost Of construct
ing wall 10 feet high, feet thick at base
aud 81 feet thick at top, and built In foot
OF water, at low tide, will be about SIS, 900. "
Also, q bill authorizing the teachers Of
public schools to be paid 10 ten lnstalmcnts,
their yearly salaries. Passed.
Also, a bill to reminder the houses and
buildings In the city OF Washington. Re-
ferred.
Also, a bill authorizing the Mayor to plant
trees In and around the City Hall grounds.
Referred.
Also, bill repeating tho 14th section Of
the act imposing taxes for tho year 1859,
and substituting section therefor. Re-
ferred.
The bill is as follows.
Be u enacted, de-, That section fourteen Of
the act entitled can act imposing taxes for
the year 1885," approved July 10, 1860, be,
and the same Is hereby, repealed.
And be u Further enacted, That In lieu OF
the fourteenth section Of the above-named
act, repealed, the following be substituted /;
That on all taxes accruing under the above
named act, the collector is hereby authorized
and directed to allow an abatement Of five
per cent. upon taxes paid on or before the
fifteenth day Of October next, and that amer
the first day of October no abatement shall
DO allowed, and interest at the rate Of six
per cent. per annum shall be charged upon
the amount Of taxes until paid; Provided,
That the abatement herein provided for shall
not be allowed upon the taxes accrulng upon
property already In arrears OF taxes for gen.
cral purposes until such arrearages are paid.
Mr.. Pardon submitted the following r C.
luton; which was agreed to:
Whereas several dogs have been rabid In
this city during the present season, and the
owners Of dogs seem to almost utterly disre.
gard the proclamation OF the Mayor and Al.
low their dogs to go unmolested, thereby en-
dangering the lives of citizens, therefore,
Re,oir,d, That HIS Honor, the Mayor, 70 70.
speetfuily requested TO inform thi. Bosrd why
| ditionAl legislation Ia necessary to protect
! citizens from the danger Of being bitten by
mad dogs.
On motion of Mr.. Holden the bill (B. Az
for tho relief of J. B. Gardner was passed.
Mr.. Taylor introduced bill to pay def
ciencies In the appropriation for grading and
crawling Q street north, from Fourteenth
street west to Connecticut avenue, and Six
teenth street west, from Q street north to
the boundary; bill to construct sewer In
L street north, between Sixteenth and
Twenty-second streets west; a bill to set the
curbstoues and pave the footway and gut
tiers on the west side Of Eighteenth street
west, between X and l. streets north; bill
to Get the curbstones and pave the carriage.
way OF Vermont avenue, between ii and
streets north; bill to SGT the curbstones and
pave the footways and cutters on the north
side Of ID street north, between Seventeenth
and Eighteenth streets west; petition for
sewer in street north, between Twentieth
and Twenty -second streets west. Referred.
Mr.. Hall introduced bill making an APP
preparation to gravel Thirteenth street west,
from Vermont avenue to the boundary; q
bill to set the curbstoncs and pave the foot
ways and cutters on the west side Of Boun-
dairy street, between Ninth street west and
north W street; u bill to set the curbstones
and pave the footways and cutters on the
north side OF Canal street, betweet Ninth and
Fourteenth streets west; bill making an
appropriation to paya deficiency for grading
and graveling NJ street north, from New
York avenue to North Capitol street; re-
ferred.
Mr.. Piper presented the petition Of John
+. Brown, asking the refundng OF money
paid for liquor license which was not
granted by the board Of police. Referred.
Mr.. Hall submitted the following resolu-
ton; which was agreed to:
Whereas the Commities on Markets have
been three months consid ring the propftsfy
. Of reporting bill to destroy the market NO.
nopoly; ANA whereas we are led to believe
that the committee favor the continuanee OF
this monopoly; therefore, nm.
BE n resolved, Tht the same committee De
! requested to report n hill limiting the number
! OF parsons authorized to conduct any and
! every kind OF business within the limits OF
! this corporation, so that nv legislating COM
| petition out Of existence the fortunate ones
| left In business can amsss fortune without
| the annoy anee and rush so common TO all
And Be Il further resolved. That the com ittee
be requested to so frame this law that the per.
/ sons authorized to do business under the act
shall be authorized to choose their own sue.
] Ia a n az 10 hlltrhRFn
! under the present law.
Mr.. Piper submitted the following resolu-
ton; which was agreed to:
Resoiped, That the superintendent OF sewers,
| carriagewAys, footways, 30, be, and he 70
| next meeting, whether the sewer now about
| being constructed In Twcll street west from
Pennsylv Ania avenue Is Of SUFFICIENT depth to
| drain the property In the vicinity Of Pennsyl.
| want, avenue and Twelfth street, or whether
| the sewer should be extended to the canal In
order to give proper drainage to the sNid prop.
! efty.
Mr.. DERRICK Introduced bill to revive an
act TO grade and gravel N street north, from
New Jersey avenue to North Capitol street.
Referred.
Also, the petition of Andrew Hanson ask
ing remuneration for damages done to his
property by the Franklin Fire Compeny.
Referred.
Mr.. Browne presented a petition OF resi-
| dents OF the fOurtn Whru LOT sewer III
Fifth street west, between L and G streets
north. Referred.
! Mr.. Browne submitted the following reso-
lutions; which were agreed toi
| Resolved, That the Mayor be requested to
| transmit TO this Board copies OF the contracts
| for grading and graveling X street north, from
| North Capitol to boundary streetsi NJ street
north, from North Capitol TO boundary
streetsj q street North, IRON North Capitol
| to Second streets east, and First street east
from q to II streets.
| Resolved, That the city surveyor be directed
to inform this Board whether or not on those
parts OF NJ and X streets north, between
North Capitol and Boundary streetsi q street
north, between North Capitol and Second
streets east, and First street east, between q
| and II streets, on which the grading and
| crawling Is completed, the grading 10 fully up
| to the established grades of said streets, and
what thickness Of gravel has been laid on the
| above named parts Of said streets.
! Rssoired, That the register We directed to re.
port to this Board what sums OF money have
been paid for grading and grayeling X and Nj
| streets north, between North Capitol and
| Boundary streets; q street north, from North
Capitol TO Second street east and Flrst street
east from q to II street, with the names Of the
| persons 10 who paidj and the names OF the
oficers OF this corporation approving the sew.
eTAl bills on which said moneys have been
paid.
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