The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-26

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10 Second west; south side Of o street north,
from Tenth to Eleventh street vest TO lay
flag footway on Ninth street west, at Louis
lana avenue; TO cut, pave and gutter on
west side of Twenty-thrd street west, from
l. to NJ street north; both sides OF North
Capitol street, from New York avenue to
Boundary north; east side OF Delaware ave-
nue., from B to streets north; set curb
stones, &C., on the north side OF Z street
south, between Seventh and Eighth streets
east; on the east aud west sides Of New
Jersey avenue, between north N and Bound
airy streets north; on both sides Of Twelfth
street east, between South Carolina avenue
and Lincoln squares on the north side OF X
street, between Fourteenth and Fifteenth
streets west; south side OF Maryland avenue,
between First aud Second streets east; on
| the east side Of Third street east, between q
aud N streets south; west side OF First street
east, between A and B streets north; east
side Of Second street east, between l. and NJ
streets north; cast side OF Twelfth street west,
from o street north to Rhode Island avenue;
west side OF Twelfth street west, between
Rhode Island avenue and Boundary; south
side OF b street south, between Third and
Fourth east; both sides Of X street south,
between Third and Fourth east; south side
| of street south, between Second and Third
east; east side Of Third street west to X
street south; east side Of Second street east,
between Massachusetts avenue aud G street
north; west side OF Third street east, be-
tween d and @ south; south side OF d aud
Massachusetts, avenue, between Second and
Fifth streets east; west side OF Third street
west, between o and New York avenue;
both sides Of Eleventh street east, between
Pennsylvania avenue and East Capitol street;
west side Of Ninth street west, between X
and Massachusetts, avenue; south side Of r
street north, from Seventh street to the
| Boundary; north side of Z north, between
Thirteenth and Fourteenth west; north side
| of A street north, between First and Second
east; east and west sides OF North Capitol
street, between d and @ streets north;
north side of P street north, be-
tween Sixteenth street and Rock Creek;
west side Of First street east, between B and
Q streets north; repair pavement on south
side Of A street south, between Sixth and
Seventh streets east; repair sidewalk Third
street and q south; east side OF Sixth, be-
tween and b north; west side Of Sixth
east, between A and B north; to relay gutter
on street north; relay gutter on east side
of Eighth west, between L and NJ north;
on Eighth street west, between G and
II north; flag footway on Ninth street west
and Massachusetts avenue; bill to improve
the office Of the city register; to pave car
riageway on Z street north, between Sew
enth and @ streets west; an act to construct
q wooden bridge over Tibcr creek at its In.
tersection with NJ street north; also, at
street west and First street north; for
cleaning and repairing surveyors office;
to pay deficiency for grading and crawling
VI street north, from New York avenue To
North Capitol street; to pay deficiency for
south B street, between Seventh and Ninth
streets east; to survey and open Boundary
street, between Eighth aud Ninth streets
west; to reset curbstones on south side Of D
street south, between Ninth and Virginia
avenue; to grade and gravel Second east
from D street south to Virginia avenue; t.
grade and gravel Tenth street west, from
: to r streets north to grade aud gravel !
street north, between First and Third street
!, west; to grade and gravel First street west
. between Pennsylvania avenue aud lndiani
|. avenue; to grade and gravel E street south
between New Jersey avenue and Fifth stree
" east to grade and gravel Connecticut ave
Q nue., from street to the Boundary; to grad
= and gravel East Capitol street, from First l.
II Eleventh street east; to open, grade an,
e pave an alley In square 4l9. All the abov
were passed.
Mr.. Morsell offered bill for the relief o
d. Connolly, Isaac Beers, D. S. Hardness
George T. Raub, Henry Yost, Geo. Worbeck
and q. W. Rouudlett. Referred.
Mr.. Davis reported bill &c. CO. for renum
bering the houses of the city.
, Mr.. Baker moved that the bill be post
poned two weeks, and made the special or
der after the call Of wards.
| Mr.. Connolly moved that II be made thu
special order for Wednesday night next
Lost.
: The motion to postpone for two week
then prevailed.
The special order (school appropriation
bllD was postponed until next Monday.
On motion Of Mr.. Baker, the Chair was
added to the Joint committee 10 provide an
iron railing around the Lincoln monument
in front Of City Hall.
At 1905 a. IN. the Board adjourned.
Board of Common Council.
The Board met at the usual hour; tn,
president Dos. Williams, esq In the chair
The president laid before the Board mes
sage from the Mayor, incloslng the accounts
of R. A. Bacon. apothecary OF the Seventh
ward. Referred.
The substitute OF the Board of Aldermen
to the bill authorizing the Mayor to pay de
flclencies on certain contracts was concurred
In.
The bill (B. A. authorizing the erection
Of and lighting Of lamps In certain local.
ties, and the bill (B. Al making appropria
lions out Of the water fund for the fisca
year ending June 80, 1870, were referred.
4 Mr.. Browne moved to reconsider the vot
by which the bill regulating the compensa
;. ton OF the superintendent and operators @
q the fire-alarm telegraph was passed. Agree
to, and after debate the bill was rejected.
}. Mr.. Taylor introduced a bill TO set tn
curbstones and pave the footways and gu
c tiers on the west side Of Twentieth stree
a west, between Z and G streets north. X
fcrrcd.
d Also, a bill extending the provisions ,
20 the tax bill to December, 1S69-allowin
4. an abatement Of Ave per cent. for prom
h payment VI taxes until December /, 1856!
Laid over informally.
10 Mr.. Hall submitted tho following resolu
" ton; which was agreed to.
II Rssolped That the Corporation Attorney b
# requested to inform this Board whether, I
|. his 0pinion, this corporation has the power t
:, remit assessments made upon property 70
/, sewerage purposes,
Also, a bill for the rellefof John Newman
- Passed.
Mr. Hall submitted the following:
To the board Of Common Council:
II The charm IN Of the committee appointed t
N Investigate certain charges preferred AgAins
the Mayor aud Others respectfully beg s leAy
~ to report that the committee have diIgentl
pr inquired Into the said charges, and taken
IL m.ss OF testimony, much Of II relevant Rn
I'd proper, and very much of II having no bearir
upon the questions under investigation, Tn
= evening last, counsel for the prosecution d
e. sired to have one more night or meeting
order to close that side Of the questio
IL whereupon counsel for the defence notify IN
III committee that they have several witnesses
~ call, and that further examination must l
~ proceeded with. Upon this state Of affai
rs the undersigned begs to report progress to tn
Board and ask for Instructions This commi
,e tee have been diligently employed In this II
a vestigatton nearly two months. Both pArtii
IS gate witnesses aud Inquire into every minut,
N Of evidence appertaining to the case, and
submit that 10 my opinion the Interests OF tn
10 corporation do not require = further CONT
of this committees;