The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-03-23

sc, OF this city, to whom much credit 10 due
p.risctins this system and having l., 10 readi
ness to lay before you At this early day,
The want OF a general system Of dr.insgr
Especially has this become An absolute neces.
atty since the introduetion Of the Potomac
water and the use Of y for kensrsi purposes
This plan di,poses Of the yexed question
connected with the Washington canal, and
converts 4 Into grand main sewer, for which
able. BY .dePositins the sewage In 4 basin, ali
that Is valuable In that material for fertIiIiIns
purposes VIII be .sved, aod . considerable
farmers and gardeners 10 our vicinity.
OF course, the aceomplishment Of this or
Any other system Of drainage ssd sewerage
pensive, but the longer II 10 delayed the gre.ter
VIII be the expense and " must he admitted
that this isAw work Of nbsoiute necessity, and
OF the city, as we'll as the eonyeo,epee on H.
people, demand IT., and the capital Of the ma
,s, sno.1S nSt oe 'eniad other elite, IL MAJ;
States Government wilt, I have good reason
TO believe, lend Its AID In this uaiert.king. 10
III. extent that Its property Is benefited, II
It's not necessary to complete thu. work At
Gee, but II should be commenced without
delay, and carried forward as fast 4, the reye.
nueS OF the Corporation will admit, I respect.
fully refer this whole matter TO the Councils
with the hope that they will give IL that AT.
the Of nv eo-opers,ioe IN mss,s,., "ariS %
done relative thereto that will tend 10 the sd.
vaneement OF the interests OF the city.
Very respectfully, your obedlent servant,
Also, enclosing petition for street lamps
on Delaware avenue, between B and q
streets north and in north b, between Della
ware avenue and First street east.
Also, communication from the superin-
tendent Of Sewers In answer to resolution
stating that II the act to deepen the cutters
on l. street, between Sixteenth and Seven
teenth street, is carried out, the waters ac-
cumulating at the corner Of Sixteenth and L
streets would be carried of.
Mr.. Taylor introduced q bill TO open an
alley In square No. rs, and a bill to refund
certain money to Henry Yost. Referred.
Mr.. Stewart presented the petition of John
lyman and others for paving an alley in
square No. 1871, aud bill to lay Gag foot
way across Fifteenth street west at the In
tersection OF Rhode Island avenue. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Stewart submitted the following reso-
luton; which was agreed to;
Whereas the Hon. James Harlan hss pre-.
sented bill In the Senate OF the United
states for the erection OF a market house on
house, and as the bill In question gives the
entire control Of the said market house 10
the authorities Of this corporation, thereby
believing that this bill, n passed, viii meet
the APPRECIATION Of q large majority Of the citI.
sens OF Warrington, and further that IL will
De source OF great revenue to the city and on
great benefit to the same; therefore be II
Reioived, That the committee Of this board,
whose duty y 10 to represent the interest OF
this corporation before Congress be, and they
are hereby, instructed and requested to use
their influence In urging upon Congress the
passage OF the Aforesaid bill
Mr.. Stewart also submitted the following
NsTIt al.
"Ss nrsIoiped. That the Mayor be, and he Is
the paving OF the west side Of Sixteentb
street, In square 1873, to be completed and IN
;ss ssr a'ffG5SiVs E the ss made Win
First ward, ls0s, and Il they cannot do the
same, that the present contractors for the
paving OF the Aforesaid ward for isoo, be nu.
thorized to finish the same, according to law,n
Mr.. Davis submitted the following rcsolu-
tion; which was agreed to;
Rstolved, That the Mayor be, and he 4.
hereby, respectfully requested to cause the
grading Of Q street north, between sixteenth
suspended until a proper grade for the street
can be determined.
Also, n joint resolution for the appoint-
mcnt Of a committee to act In conjunction
with the city surveyor and superintendent Of
sewers, in determining upon suitable grade
for q street north, between Sixteenth and
Nineteenth streets west passed and Messrs.
Ball and Nalley the committee.
NJ. Rutherford presented the petition of
Brodhcad & Co., asking relief, &c. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Chase presented the remoustrancc of
Robert Armour and others against granting
privilege to Geo. w. & John II. Hopkins to
grade aud Q streets north, near twenty
first street west. Referred.
Mr.. Chase presented two bills for the re-
lief of Thos. n. Chase. Referred,
Mr.. Brown introduced a bill TO pave the
carriage-way on the west half of Eighth
street west, between f aud + streets north,
and on the north half of g street north, be.
tween Seventh and Ninth streets west. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Brown introduced the blowing rcso-
luton which was agreed to;
Resolved. That the inspector Of sewers, car.
rls,'e w'ys, SC. sc, he, and he 10 hereby, re
IN Sew enfh street west from L street north 10
New Yo-k avenue, and to report at his earliest
to this Board whether, in his
81 I'd sewer l. Of sufficient depth and
sire tn answer all the purposes Of q sewer in
that locality, and " found Of ificient depth
and size, and OF defective Workmanship, 10 re.
port what 10 required, and what legislation 10
necessary In the premises.
Mr.. Nalley introduced bill for the relief
OF John G. Howard. Passed.
Mr.. Ball presented the petition Of George
Norbeck, asking the remission Of fine.
Referred.
Mr.. Ball also introduced the following
resolution; which was agreed to;
Resolved, That the Committee on Schools be,
the expediency and propriety Of purchasing
q site of ground 10 tho Fourth ward, and
erecting, or causing to be erected thereon,
OF purchasing an eligible lot and building, for
school purposes, In the Fourth ward.
Mr.. Ball introduced bill to set the curb
stones and pave the footways and cutters on
the east side Of Seventeenth street west, be-
tween NJ and Q streets north Referred.
Mr.. Arrisou introduced bill to set the
curbstones and pave the footway and CUTTERS
Pennsylvania avenue and East Capitol
street. Referred.
Mr.. L. b. s. Miller presented the accounts
of the physician for the Fifth ward for the
quarter ending the 3lst Of December, 1868.
Referred.
Mr.. Bates introduced n bill for the relief
OF John Brown. Referred.
Mr.. Bates submitted o resolution providing
for increasing the Committee of Claims to
one from each ward. Laid over.
Mr.. Fowler (Mr. Sardo In the chair) In
troduced a bill to pay for raising abutments
Of street bridge and TO pay T. B. Same for
superintending the building Of said bridge.
Referred.
Also, a bill authorizing the collection of
money due from hucksters and butchers In
the Centre Market. Passed.
Mr.. Hine introduced bill increasing the
salary Of the Commissioner Of the Washing
ton Canal, aud petition of John McGrann
for relief. Referred.
The special order being the bill to appro-
priate the percentage due the colored schools,
and for other purposes, was taken up.
Mr.. Ball moved to lay the bill on the table;
which was not agreed to.
Mr.. Stewart moved TO strike out the sec
ond section IN tho following words:
And be u further enacted, That the Mayor be,
and he 10 hereby, authorized and required to
take from the treasurer of the Board OF Trustees
OF oolored schools, a bond In the sum OF
twenty thousand dollars, for the faithful APP
plication OF the moneys appropriated by the
corporation OF Washington for the support OF
the colored schools.
Mr.. Stewart stated that II the second
section was left In the bill, the Mayor
would veto 1t. He also paid high compli-
mcut to the mayor as the friend of the colored
schools, and that he was the father of the
first legislation In their behalf.
The amendment Of Mr.. Stewart was unanl-
mously agreed TO.
Mr., Arrison urged that the proportion