The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-30
LOCAL DEPARTMENT.
COUNCIL PROCEEOlSGs.
Board OF Aldermen.


Board OF Aldermen.
special meeting Of the Board of Alder.
mon was held last evening, the president,
Mr.. j. 3. Crockcr, In the chair. Present, all
the members except Messrs. McCathran and
Stewart.
The object OF the meeting was the transac-
ton Of new business. The Grst dilatory mo-
tlon was that OF Mr.. Davis, OF the First
ward, on the reference OF bills from the
lower Board.
Mr.. Moore objected. The purpose of this
meeting was, as explicitly agreed to, the
TRANSACTION oil new buslncss-a specific I'M
Mr.. Davis insisted on his motion, and
made few remarks In defence OF the posi-
ton taken.
Mr.. Moore called for the reading Of the
first bill offered for information. III the Al
dermen wanted to depart from their agree
ment then he was ready. lie called for the
reading OF the bill for Information.
On this motion controversy sprung up
as TO whether the reference OF bills from the
lower Board was under the head Of new
business.
Mr.. Connolly moved that their reference
be deferred. Agreed to.
Mr.. Connolly, from the Committee on
Finance, reported favorably on bill estab.
fishing the pay Of corporation laborers at the
Also, bill to defray the expenses Of hold
Ing the last municipal election, appropriate
Ing 81, 200. Passed.
Also, bill 70 repay the pastor of st. Mary's
church, on Fifth street west, the sum of
s3i7.G7 for the construction Of q public
sewer; also, bill Of like tenor In favor of
me herman Lutheran church, corner OF
Fourth street west and z street north, APP
propriatlng s270.67, also, bill of like tenor,
appropriatlng Si00.27 to Foundry NJ. Z.
church; all OF which were passed.
Also, bill refunding to Cornelius Kane,
s6l.0O for taxes enormously paid. Passed.
Also, bill exempting Corcoran Art Build
Ing from taxation. Passed
Also, an act increasing the compensation
OF the clerk OF the Western market TO 5000
per annum. Passed.
Also, bill regulating pay of superintendent
OF nre alarm telegraph at 1000 Heretofore
sl,5oO) per annum, and operatives 81 200
heretofore 1000 per annum. Passed.
Also, bill &c. c. providing for the publ
cation Of Council proceedings in REPuBLI.
CAN, Chronicle, Express and Star, with
amendment that the proceedings and laws
be published in - newspaper, and sub.
mitted the following report:
The Committee on Finance, to whom has
been referred a bill for publishing the pro-
ceedings OF Councils, beg leave to report
that they do not believe the public welfare
requires the publication of these proceed
lngs In greater number of newspapers
than appears to be sufficient for the Congres
of the United States and that they do moi
believe the city should pay 5000 for such
service. They, therefore, return the bill to
the Board with several amendments Indl-
Gated therein for adoption, restricting the
number OF papers to one, and fixing the
compensation at 81 500.
Mr.. Moore thought it was not necessary to
fNtth1 ha .
laws were all that 1t was important to have
published. The proceedings were fully pub
lished In the newspapers Of the city, while
the laws were what The people needed to be
Informed about the most.
Hr. Moore moved to amend BY striking
out the publication Of proceedings"
Agreed to.
On the motion to SO amend as to include
the IateliJdHccF, historical debate ensucd
In which the patriotism of the lo0uacious
members was considerably excrclsed, more
or less, and a protracted discussion ensucd.
The motion, however, did not prevail. and
the bill, including the REPUHLICAN, Chronl-
Gle and Star, was passed.
Also, bill regulating the publication of tax
sales, limiting the amount to not less than
$40 In each case, and descriptions 10 be given
as briefly as possible. Also, allowing the
collector two per cent. on the collection of
all such amounts. Further consideration
postponed and ordered to be printed as |
amended by the committee.
Also, favorably a bill requesting and au-
thorlzlng the corporation attorney to compile
and index the corporation laws. Passed.
Mr.. Chase, from the Committee on I'm
proyements, reported favorably on bill to set |
the curbstones and pave the footways and |
cutters on west side Of Boundary street, be- |
tween Ninth and north W street; on west |
side OF Connecticut avenue, from street to |
the Circle; on north side of p street west,
nom Fourth to Sixth streets east; on west
side OF Third street west, between NJ aud o
streets north; on south side of PENNSYLVANIA
avenue, between Thirteenth and Fifteenth
streets east; on east and west sides of Ninth |
street east, between l and NJ streets south;
on north side of Virginia avenue, between |
Ninth and Tenth streets cast; on the north |
side Of Pennsylvania avenue, between |
Eighth and Thirteenth streets east; OH the |
west side OF Eleventh street west, between o |
and 7 streets north; on the north side of NJ
street south, between Third and Fourth
streets east; on south side of street north,
between First and Second streets east; to Law
nagways, set curbstones, &C., on b street
north, between Second and Third streets
east; to set curbstoncs, &C., on the west side
of Fourth street east, between A south and
Pennsylvania avenue; on south side Of b |
street south to connect with North Carolina
avenue, between Seventh and Eleventh
streets east; on the south side of North Caro-
lima avenue, between Seventh and Eighth
streets east; on the south side of b street
between First and Second streets east; on
the east side Of Second street west, between
and q streets south; on the south side of
c street north, from Fourth TO Sixth streets |
east; on the south sido Of Maryland avenue,
between First and Sixth streets east; on tho
north side OF q street south, between Sew
enth and Ninth streets west; on west side
Sixth west, between aud Water south;
on north side Of street north. between
Eighth and Ninth streets cast, north side of
Virginia avenue, between Third street east
and the CANAL on north side of Z street
north, between Fourth and Tenth streets
vest on west side of Ninth street east, be-
tween street east and South Capitol street;
on north side Of street, between Delaware
avenue and First street cast; on north side
OF square 43i, between Seventh and Eighth
streets west; on cast side OF Twenty fourth
street west, between II and | streets north;
on south side of G street south, between
seventh and Ninth streets west, on the west
sue OF Eighteenth street west, between X
and l. streets north; on north side of ID street
norm, between Seventeenth and Ninctccnth
streets vest on First street east. bct,yccn A
and Z streetsi on east side Of First street
east, from south eide Of A street To north
slue OF ID street nortnj on east side of t..
street west, between o and stree. .nth !
Oh west side Of Twenty-1rst ST. rs north;
tween and Boundary - ..ect west, be-
Side OF street north. VtrOCts; on north
avenue and First between New Jersey
Of d street sor street cast on south side
cast on 4th, between b and g streets !
betwe0a Nin,hh Side Of Connecticut avenue, !
on north sI5t md Fourteenth streets west;
Vorr,h and of street north, between
rSa's ~ ~" boundary streets; on south side
OF "A s' set, between Seventh and Thirteenth
sure IS east on east side Of Third street east
D. tween l. and N streets north-all Of which
were passed.
Also, bill TO ropayc alleys in squares sos |
and 300 to repair crossings al + street north, |
intersection with Seventh street; TO con-
struct bridge on TwGnty-0rst street west at
]. street north to plant trees about City
HALL TO grade and gravel B street north,
from Fourth to Eighth street east A
street north, from Sixteenth strect west to
Connecticut avenue; Tenth street west, |
from street south to Water street; Fifth |
street east, from + TO q street south; X |
street south, from Eleventh street east to It's |
eastern boundary; Rhode Island avenue, |