The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-06

Aldermen Chamber yesterday. Present
Messrs. Shepherd, Belt, Rowland, Plant and
Brown, with Mr.. N. Callan, clerk.
In the absence Of DR.. Q. IL. Nichols, Mr..
Shepherd was called 10 the chair.
The Chair laid before the court the follow
ing Account Of DR.. W. W. Potter, coroner;
bills Of Star, IntslligeRcsr and REPUBLICAN
for advertising; for rent OF room; for mes
senger's services. communication Of register
OF wills, asking appropriation for fitting up
rooms; petition for the abatement Of nuis-
ance In Uniontown-which were referred.
Communications In reference to the proposed
road TO connect the new central turnpike, In
Prlpce Georges, with the Marlboro, protest.
Ing against the road passing through certain
lands unless they receive pay for the same.
Mr.. Plant offered a resolution instructing
the clerk to call on the Marshal to condemn
the route Of the road referred to- which was
adopted.
Mr.. Brown offered q resolution directing
the Committee on Improvements to select
lot In the neighborhood Of Mount Pleasant,
for the purpose Of obtaining gravel, giving
them authority TO condemn lot for the pur-
pose; which was agreed TO.
Mr.. Shepherd offered resolution directing
the Committee on Improvements to survey,
locate anu open road 10 connect the Sandy
Spring road at the northern boundary line OF
the county, and west Of the Rock Creek
church road with the Piney Branch road at
It's intersection, with full powers to call q
Jury and condemn the land which may be
needed to connect said road, which was
adopted.
Mr.. Plant reported q number Of bills;
which were ordered to DO paid.
Mr.. Plant, from the Committee on In
| furnishing boundary stones, ranging from rs
cents to t1.75 each, and moved that the COM
mittee be autho ired 70 contract with the
lowest responsible bidder; agreed to.
Mr.. Plant moved that the Committee on
Improvements be instructed to advertise fol
proposals for building bridge across Roci
creek, on the military road from Tennally
town to Brlghtwood, and report their actioi
to the courts which was agreed to, and Thu
court adjourned.
DIsrRIBUrIos or TAxEs.-Collector Hal
has made the following distribution Of al
taxes received at his Office during the month
Of March, First ward, o., 2o5.i3. Second
ward, s2,625.59. Third ward, %, 1850
Fourth ward, s6,167.40. Firth ward, 81,
S77.sl. Sixth ward, s49o.12. Seventh ward,
house fund, $3,646.24. Metropolitan police
s3, 707.54. Gas fund, .t2,399.17. Ten-yeai
sinking bond fund, s4,69s,36. Special taxes
s9,e57.67. Water fund, $3.50. Total, 49,.
1880.
The total amount Of money received for
taxes aud distributed to the various corpora
ton funds since the beginning Of the prescn,
fiscal year, July 1, 1883, Is t742, 254.S5, Of
which tl94 ,610.15 was on account Of special
taxes. This includes the tax sales OF last
year, held on the 9th Of August.
WASHINGTON GYMsAsruM.-At a meeting
Of the Washington Gymnasium Association
last evening the following board OF managers
were elected for the ensuing year President
VIM. c. Wood, esq; vice president, J. s
Miller, IT,; secretary, z. T. Eberback; treas
urer, 7. B. Nolan; directors, Gen. J. c
Ketton, Col. George Gibson, r. J. Walker
Albert Noerr, Daniel Warren, J. N. Blrck
head, c. J. Kinsey, NJ. B. Robinson, o. L
Pruden, E. J. Jennings. This association Il
In a most prosperous condition, and tn,
young men OF out city seem TO appreciate Oh,
advantages which Its excellent appointments
ofIer. They expect also soon to give public
exhibition for the purpose Of raising funds
to improve their apparatus and bathrooms
The CUBAN SYMPArnIsERs.-There wal
no regular meeting Of the Cuban sympa
thisers last evening, although large number
Of people called at the Burchard restaurant
where 1t had been announced meeting
would be held.
The Kentuckians formed at the Nationa
Hotel and marched TO the place Of meeting
but were informed that q communication
had been received from Senior Lumes declin
ing the demonstration for the present. 4
large number Of individuals also dropped In
and expressions Of strong sympathy will
the reyolutionists were very frequent.
i seems to be generally understood that tn
. serenadc Is but temporarily postponed unit
information of more definite character
4 which It Is thought will be favorable to tn
a insurgents, is received.
LITERARY ENTERTAINMENT BIT THE Col
LEGE BoYs.-The Thirteenth Street Baptii
church was last evening filled with a fash
ionable audience, assembled to greet til
, youths OF the Sophomore and Freshma
) classes at Columbian College, who for som
weeks past had been preparing for the occa
sion. The exercises consisted Of choice mu
steal selections by Heald's band and Grafton
by five members OF each class, which, al
though brief, were well prepared and wei
delivered, and reflected credit on the youn
gentlemen and the classes they represented
PREsESTATIos.-A social meeting of Cal
fornians was held last evening, when the oC
casion was made more interesting by tn
presentation to Hon. c. B. DEMO and lady @
two beautiful volumes containing the life Q
Abraham Lincoln, and an elegant reticul,
, and gold pencil case, presented as q mark o
: the high esteem In which the recipients wer
held. Mr.. DEMO returned his thanks In
few appropriate remarks, eulogizing In a
able manner the life and history OF our lat
President, and predicting an able, homes
administration for President Grant.
The Ice QUEsrIos.-The past winter wa
bad one for the two Ice companies Of tn
District as far as regards the putting up
supply Of the cooling article from the river
and ponds In this neighborhood. But 1t al
pears that there will be no lack Of the artic
during the coming summer, as both comp
, MES arc making their arrangements to impo
from the North, and already vessels have q
rived loaded with Ice to both companies, th
: Great Falls company buying their stock
trade from Maine, while the Washington
nrd Georgetown company Is supplied from
Boston.
= SERIOUS AcoIDgSr.-on Saturday aftel
noon, while number Of laborers were e1
= cavating for the grading Of First street wes
between D and Z streets south, Capitol Hill
gravel bank cayed In, burylng In its ia
two of the workmcn, James Seldom and Jo
, Stewart, the latter OF whom was very 8,
: riously hurt, and 1t Is thought he cannot SUI
yive the injuries he has received. Seldor
! although badly hurt, will probably recover
The parties were taken to their homes nea
by, and Drs. Mccoy and Ford called to Al
tend their wants.
POLICE ISTBLLIGBScB.-Isaac Jackson,
coored boy, was fined IS for throwing stone
, In the streets.
: VIM. Jackson and James Mccarthy WEI