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ttreets north; nor n sids Of p street north from
l 1854 w-et to Rock Greer; ana west side OF LIST
| street east from TO q north; to repair pave
prent on soutn side Of A street south from 6:h
TO sih east; TO repair sidewalk at corner OF 81
| street and G. street south; 20 reset curb ont re.
| pa r fcotv ays and gutter on both sides of 9Th
| street east, between A and b north; o. take u o
and relay gutter IN portion Of + street north: 10
| take up and relay cutters ON east side of Eighth
street west, between L and n north, and "a I
side Of Eighth street west, between q aud n
north; 70 lay flag footway across Ninth street.
and Massachusstts avenue, south s,oe. aot on
| portn side Of New York avenue, acros, said
| ter; to pave the carrisgs way OF f street norfh,
| b. tween tn aud sth west; to Construct bridges
| over TIber creek ot Its Intersection with nj
street north. and branch Of Tlber 1t First s'r-et
\ west ana r street north; TO clean, paint, aud
I repair the Surveyors ONE; to enable the
| Mayor TO carry Into effect Law in relation to
alley IN square IA; to pay Deficiencies in ap-
| preparation for grading and graveiIug n street
| NORTH, from New York avenue to Norm Gao
| itol street, and south Il street, from .th to 9Th
| east; 70 survey and open Boundary street, from
! footways and cutters on south side OF ID south,
between tn street west and the junction ~
Virginia avenue, between ~ ana 9th stree's
from u street south 70 Virginia avenua; Tenth
| street west, from u TO north; street nor th
betwee IA LIST and I'D west; to gravel First street
| ana avenue; TO grade and gravel street SOUTH
b-twsen New Jersey avenue and 5th stra-t
east; Connecticut avenue, from I. street t. the
/ q, undary; and East Capitol street, from -, %
tn street east; and TO open, grade an q pave a n
| alley in square i1o.
RfsuNBsRrSs 1Hs HOUSES.
Mr. Davis, from Committee on Police. re-
| ported favOrably on Council bill for renum-
/ brriDg the streets of Washington, and urg d
ITS immediate passage. Mr.. Chase wanted the
\ bill amended, II a change Is to b. made. $, a
to Start the numbers in all cases from the Cap
! lol-or rather from the cardinal Iinss runutnc
! through the center OF that building NJ B,s-r
moved to print the bill in the journal, and
make 1t the special order for two week. frnru
! this night; agreed to-yeas 10, nays g. (Mes,rs
Connolly, Davis and Siater)
| NIsCRLLANEoUs.
4 Inc special OrdeT-being the school ammo.
prIaIIOn bill-was postponed one week The
| Clair arose 10 annonncs his appointment OF a
! member to NIL the vacancy in the JUN. COM
mItIee appointed unGer the resolution of Ia, I
March, OF one Alderman and two CouncIlmpu
! on the subject of railing around the Lincoln
monument az the City Hall. there having been
no Alderman on said committee since the last
COM ell, when President Grinder was a man,
Der thereof. Mr.. Baker moved that the OMAR
De the mem Der of the Joint committee on he
part OF this Board agreed 10: Mr.. Morseil,
| from Committee on Unfinished Business, re.
ported bills for the relief OF d. Con molly, Is &c
Reers. d. S. Hardness, George T. Raub. Henry
fost. Geo. Worbeck. and q. W. Roundleti;
| which were referred. Adjourned.
Board OF Common Council.
| President Williams in the chair, and all the
members pre-ent.
A message was received from the Mayor, IN
closing accounts OF X. A. Bacon, druggist Of
BUSINESS PROM tn. ALDERMEN.
Aldermen's substitute for bill to pay def
cheney for grading U and Sixteenth streets wa,
coDcurred IN. Aldernen's bill extending the
time for the abatement Of i've per cent on iaxes
| to November 10th was passed. Resolution from
| the Aldermen, suspeDding operation OF act
granting eertain privileges to Edward e..
Loring was taken up. The ORR inaI act was
mis.aid in the May or's Off &c. and the Object Of
the resolution Is TO prevent the act becoming q
| law.l Mr.. Pardon offered a substitute giving
Judge Lorlng uthoyity TO extend his steps mae
feet beyond the building lie; which was lost,
ard the consideration OF the original resolution
was postponed. Bills TO take mp and relay
| gutter on south side of street south, between
9th and 7th streets, and for gas lamps on l.
street, trom Vermont avenue TO 10Th street,
were received from the Aldermen and passed
THE FIRE ALARM TELEGRAPH.
Mr. Brown moved TO reconsider the vote by
winch the report of the COMMITTEES on Police on
tne DILL regulating the pay OF the Superinten-
graph, the first to 8, 500. anc operators Z,
Sl,2c0 per annum. was concurred, in, which
wa, was agrssd to. aud after an Ine1fec-
l.cted-yeas, {, nays, Messrs. BealI, Gaines,
Ha'top, Holmes, johnson, Nutter, Simms
Taylor, Thompson. Tenney. Eenable-II. Mr.
the Superintendent was q CITIZEN Of Maryland,
and the most that could be said was that be
was good Republican. Messrs. johnson,
nEw BUSINESS.
The following were introduced BY Mr..
Taylor-Bi!l for footways on east side OF 20 b
street, betwet + and north; refsErCt. Ball
EXCEEDING the time for the abatement of five
Der cent. on taxes during the month Of No.
vember; laid over. BY MIR. Hall-Ra solution
calling on the Corporation ATTORNEY for an
opinion as TO the power OF the Cor pcration
to remit assessments made on property for
sewerage purposes passed: Bill for relief Of
m nj In raj IN II
y. Ciephene snd others for services to Com
mit.ee on Investigation; referred 70 Commit
tee On Investigation. BY Mr.. Burgess-B.ll
from 18th to 1ith streets. Bill to refund Jos.
II. Davidson amount enormously paid for
hQuor license; referred. BY Mr.. Bro wue-Pe.
the law as IL applies to them. Bill authori-
zing the Mayor to cause TO be erected lamp
posts in certain localities; referred. BY Mr.
Holden-Biil for the construction Of q sewer
in ID street south, South Carolina avenue and
North Carolina avenue, from I'd street east to
ith street east; passed Bill for water main
to l. street souan; and bill to GRADE an SraV.i
9Th street east, from street south to East Cap
Tol street; referred BY Mr.. McKnight-Bll
Tor I.lei OF Connolly Esl,n; passed. BY
south. frsm Ith to 18th streets; referred.
BY Mr.. Boyd-Bill to replace bridge over the
canal az ID street south; passed Bill to bulld
ferred. BY MT. 9aines-Bill to erect lamp
pests street south, from sth to 18th streets;
referred. Resolution requesting the Board Of
Trustees OF the Public Schools to report the
facts In relation to the alleged cruel punish.
M. Mt of a scholar In the school taught by MISS
Scott IN the Fifth Ward; rejec ted-yeas g. nays
y. BY MIR. Simms-Resolulon req desting the
Mayor to solicit the opinion of the Evaporation
Attorney whether IL IS according TO law to an.
pTopIiaie money for any other purpose than
| Tor the city government. Mr.. Piper, from the
First and Second Ward Delegations, reported
back, having been unable to agree, bill fixing
the boundary OF the Rock Greek and First
, Canal Wood Measuring Districts; committee
| cischarsed.
1AB lNvKsTr6ATIM.s COMMITTEE.
| Mr.. Hal, Chairman of the COMMITTEE to in
yestigate the charges preferred against Mayor
Bowen by John Ii. Craue, submitted the fol-
lowing:
10 the Bodrd Of cOrrmoa council. Chair
man OF the committee appointed 10 investigate
certain charges preferred against the Mayor
and others, respectfully beEs leave TO report
taat he committee have dill gently inquired
mony, much OF il relevant and proper. and
very much Of 1t having no bearing upon the
Questions under Investigation. That at the
meeting OF the committee held Friday evening
last. counsel for the prosecution desired to have
ore more night or meeting In order TO close that
side Of the question; whereupon counsel for
the defence notify the committee that they IA We
several witnesses TO cali, and that a further
examination must be proceeded with. Upon
this stae of affairs the Undersigned begs to II.
pvrt progress to this Board and ssks fer in
sructions. This committee have been DILL
gently employed IN this investigation nearly