The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-16

diAteiy place the said order In the hands Of
the com missioner Of the ward where the
nuisance or cause OF disease may exist, who
shall execute the same In the manner des.
ignatei by the Board, aud report his action
thereon to the secretary, and whenever tie |
commissioner shall DO unable to do so he shall
call on the commissioners OF police or the
superintendent Of the police for such aid as
may be requisite therefor. II 10 any case the
commissioner shall fall, neglect or refuse to |
dent or secretary shall report the fact to the
Mayor for such action as he may deem pro.
Section @. Whenever the board may desire
the aid OF the surveyor OF the city, superin.
tendent OF Cart 'rewAys, SC, u shall DO their
duty to render the 81 NJ under the direction Of
Section 7. The board shall have full power
TO adopt such regulsilons not Inconsistent
herewith o, WIN ne charter 9t The city, as
action, aud to enable II to accomplish the
purpose for which II IL created.
Seetions So much OF an act creating the
approved March ~, 1891, as Ia Inconsistent
herewith as well as all other acts not in accord.
anee with the provisions Of this act be, and
the same are hereby, repealed.
Referred to the Committee on Health.
Mr.. Baker introduced O bill declaring
Cats wharf, at the foot Of Seventeenth
street west, to be in the Rock creek wood
and coal measurer's district. Referred.
Mr.. Emery, from the Committee on
Claims, reported bills for relief Of James
Frazer and Henry Yost; which were passed.
Also, made adverse report on petition Of
II. A. Cook for relief, and the committee
was discharged from Its further considera-
ton.
Mr.. Connolly, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported bill appropratlng si,056 to
pay James o. Clephane for reporting the
| testimony In the Crane Bowen investigation
aud for furnishing copies therfor; which was
passed.
Also, resolution requesting the surveyor,
the superintendent OF sewers, &C., and Al
derman Emery 10 rc.survey the grading OF s
street north, between Fourteenth and
Boundary street, and report to the Board.
Mr.. Moore offered substitute resolution
requesting General Michler to detail an
engineer to make the resurvey; which was
lost, and the original resolution was passed.
Also, bill for the relief Of Mrs. II. P.
Chase; which was passed.
Also, bill increasing pay Of night watch
man at the west wing Of the City Hall to
s75 per month, (now receiving 5000 per
aunum,) from July /, 1869, said night
watchman to perform such other duty as
the Mayor may require of him.
Mr.. Moore moved to amend so that the
increase should not commence until the LIST
Of January, 1870. Lost, and the bill was
passed.
Also, bill appropriating $500 to provide
for the preservation Of certain paintings in
the City Hall: which was paesed.
Also, bill to legalize the payment OF Ger.
tain proportion OF the salaries of Metropoli.
tan Police magistrates as required by Con.
gross, constituting acts heretofore passed as
applying to the payment Of the proportion
ate amounts Of money required by the act
Of Congress Of June IS, 1854, and subse-
qnent acts, to be paid by the city OF Wash
inron, as increased compensation to such
magistrates as have been or shall hereafter
be employed by the Board OF Police.
Mr.. Moore opposed the bill on the ground
that the Metropolitan Police magistrates
were not included In the act OF Congress re-
ferred to. They were not withia the mean
ing Of the act referring TO officers Of the cor.
poratlon.
After some discussion the bill was passed.
Mr.. Knight, from the Committee on Fire
Department, reported favorably on bill to
rcorganize the paid frc department Of Wash.
ingtou. Further consideration postponed
two weeks.
! Bill for the construction OF a sewer ia
,, North Carolina avenue and D street south
from Fourth street cast 10 Second street east
was passed.
Bill for the erection of school building II
the Third school district, In square goj, wal
passed.
Mr.. Stewart offered the following; which
was unanimously adopted!
| Whereas Il has pleased Almighty God In the
wise t!spensstion OF his providence, to take
from US our friend and felIow citizen, who wa,
Christian and statesman, and who was evci
ready to contribute 70 the poor, and who aide
! In the education Of the growing generation by
making liberal donations In the form OF schoI
arship 10 some two or three Of the most de
serving and meritorious pupils OF the IRE,
schools of this cityi therefore,
Rcs2lret, That we have heard with deep re
gret OF the death Of Hon. Amos Kendall, and
r while we bow In humble submission to the W II
Of the God OF nations, "who dealeth with n.
! lions as with man." In further respect to tn,
memory OF the deceased,
RsS1'Ued, That the west wing of the CIT,
Hall be hraped In mourning for thirty day .
and that the Mayor be, and he Is hereby, su
thorized and requested to cause the same to b,
done, and that sum sufficient be and the SAINT
10 hereby appropriated out Of the general funI
for that purpose; and that he be requested Il
cause copy Of this presm6ie and resolutioni
to be sent TO the family of deceased.
ReSolusi That out OF respect to the memory
Of the deceived this board do now adjourn.
. Tue Board then adjourned.
= Hoard Of Common Councii
The Board met at the usual hour. All III
members present. The President (Josepl
Williams, esq.) In the chair.
The President laid before the Board mes
sage from the Mayor announcing his ap
prevail of certain acts.
Also, enclosing, with favorable recon
mendation, communication from MajO
Richards, Superintendent Of Police. Mr.. r
says;
AT the Gre which occurred on the night q
the 10th inst,nt, by the burning of Wheele =
| junk shop, there were quite a number OF ex
blossoms Of FIRE arms caused by the heating o
, those arms during the progress of the IRE. A
), Aresult OF these explosions, = police Office
I was very seriously wounded by a shot froT
= within the burning building, aud lives OF oths
L pOliceme n, hremen, and citizens who were nea
/ ~ n I'm IN ri
that occurred have caused an ex.minstIo
= 10 he made Of all junk shops within the DI
G trlCt, and Hnd that there are more or less oil
t firearms stored 10 eight OF them.
The buildings 10 which these arms NJ
q stored are usually much exposed to the inc
= diary as well as to accidental burning. Ti
c object Of this communication Is to suggest I
: you the propriety Of a law of the corpOrstin
beng passed prohibiting within its limits III
:, requiring that they shall be inspected by
: competent officcr before being stored"
!, Also transmitting the accounts of X. o
= Bacon, apothecary OF the Seventh ward.
, The bill for REMEMBERING the houses II
, Washington city, with a substitute therefor
, Mr.. Browne, In connection Herewith, pre-
, sented the following letter:
w..ursoros. D f!IT S tS'T ~ SrI sS
STA; My attention has been called to bil
, now pending which provides for renumbeTin
!. the buildings and places In this city.
o by the provisions OF this bill the same nun
4. "ers VIII ne uuplcAted on streets oil the sam
n. name throughout the city. This will lead l.
!. great confusion for the reasons that corr,
y spondents In addressing letters and package
"a. will NEGLECT to designate the streets As east q
!" west, north or south, In probably one halt VI
10 eases where the writer is nonresident OF II
city, and 1t will often occur with residents
does occur daily.
p In view Of these facts, beg permission
!" ulgcst that the principle that the numb,
A given to one house or lot shall not be dupl
lated on any street Of the same name !
idup'el as the basis Of the bill
ThIsm,y be- accomplished as follows: Assig
Il 10 the s'rrrts west Of the Capital designate
= ny HuW"rGE. the numbers from TO 0 900, Il
. elusive; IN the streets east OF the Capt.,
J, designated by Huhfrdis, the numbers AbOy
o ODOi to the s'rr-ts north OF the Capitol desiJ
Z mated by letters the numbers from to 1000; I
: the streets south Of the Capitol designated b
: letters the numbers above b,O0l-theh, by cor
I meucing on the water line to number, thef
i wonld DO ample provision for the exteHslO
of the limits OF the city without disturbing T.
8 requiring any change Ia the system, and nun
= befs would not be duplicated On streets Of Il.
| came name.
! Our own people would determine by H.
= humbeF being above or below ! 900 that ia
! street was north, south, ea9t or west, rs tll
Il case might be, and correspondence iiI fcted /
the street and number would promptly Ind II
10 NaRaN