The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-10-05

nR OF tue Levy 1ouIt VI Whshhspu soeny
was held yesterday 10 the Aldermen's Cham
Der, City Hall, DR.. Nichols presidingi pres
ent all the members.
Mr.. Tenney presented bill for burying q
paupcr; which was referred.
The Chair laid before the board q petition
Of Jane Baker fol an abatement Of taxes; pc.
tltiou Of Thomas Smith for refundment OF
hack license. Referred. 49,.
Also, petition OF VIM. Prather asking an
appropriation for bucket, broom, &c.i which
was made.
DR.. Rowland, from the Committee on
Schools, presented resolution calling on
the commissioners for statement as 70 the
number of schools, the attendance, names
Of teachers, amount Of salaries, &C.; which
was adopted.
Mr.. Shepherd, from the Police Committee,
reported favorably on tho bills OF jos. II.
Burch, for burial Of pauper, and Henry
White; which were ordered TO be paid.
Also, reported adversely on claim Of
Henry Smith for remission Of hack license.
The report was adopted.
Mr.. Plant introduced an ordinance de-
claring the streets In Mount Pleasant and
Pleasant Plains public highways, provided
the owners Of those places make those
streets at their own expense and satisfac-
torily to the court, and deed them to the
Levy Court In fee simple, except Sherman
avenue, heretofore accepted; which was
passed.
Mr.. Shepherd submitted the coronsr's ac-
count for the past quarter, with resolution
that the Committee on Police settle tho &C:
count by an order on the treasurer and drafts
on the corporations Of Washington and
Georgetown; which was adopted. Also,
petition from the register Of deeds asking
an appropriation for reminding the records
Of baada Go rafprraI with lima n
ascertain the amount required, &c.
Mr.. Brown, from the Claims Committee,
reported resolution making an abatement
equal to the amount paid by her for thirteen
years on two acres taken by the Government
In the case of Jane Baker. Adopted.
Mr.. Burr called attention to the statement
made In the papers In reference to deceased
pauper. Mr.. Callau has no right to pay any
amount without an order Of the court, aud
law standing In tho way. He had heard
since that the police had sent an order to
Mr.. Hickey for this mans wages. Mr..
Buckley did not refuse TO make the coffin,
but said that he did not make collins at IS,
and tho court had paid proportion Of tn o
burial expenses In this case. Mr.. Burr also
called attention to the fact that In cases
where the deceased had enough to pay coro.
ner's expenses the coroner did not report
such cases to the court, and he commended
that It vas the duty Of the coroner to turn
the effects over to the Levy Court.
Mr.. Shepherd said. that the treasurer
should Lave some discretion In such urgent
cases as the one referred to, and had he been
In his business place when the officer re-
turned, he would have taken the RESPONSE
bility Of ordering the coffin.
After some further debate, on motion si
Mr.. Shepherd, the superintendent Of roads
was delegated to see 10 the burial Of such
cases.
Mr.. Callan, the treasurer, submitted his
report for the past mouth as follows. Bal
ance on hand, ssi2.77; received from the col.
lector, S1,Ui3.jl discount, S2,967; licenses,
1897. Total, S5,13o.73; amount expended,
s4,7ls.06; balance, sil2.67.
Mr.. Rowland called attention to the law
In reference to dogs, and raised the point
that under the law OF Congress, the court
had no power To tax dog over 81, and
asked II female dog was dog.
Mr.. Gardner thought they might lay the
matter over, for, In his opinion, there were
1000 dogs In the county, and but three hun
dred paid tax.
The Chair suggested that the subject b,
referred, for within three hundred yards o.
the bounds of the Insane Asylum there were
three hundred dogs; thatthe poorer the peo
pie the more dogs they kept.
DIR. Rowland made motion that the Com
| mittecs on Finance and Health be directed
to inquire some better plan for collecting the
tax on dogs. Adopted.
DR.. Rowland offered resolution inQulr
| ing of the publishers of newspapers wha
| they will publish official reports OF the pro
| ceedlngs. DR.. Rowland spoke of the i'm
portance Of official reports being Published
| The resolution was adopted.
DR.. Rowland offered n resolution request
ing the Mayor of Washington to furnish
copies of Webb's Digest to tho court
| Adopted.
Adjourned.
BASE BALL-ECKFoRps or BRooKLYy vs.
OLYMPICs.-The Eckford Base Ball Club, o
Brooklyn, arrived In this city yesterla,
their first game with the Nationals yestcrdn
| on account of the storm. Last evening thu
grounds were thoroughly drained and put II
| condition for the grand contest this after
noon, between the champion Eckfords an,
sour favorite Olympics." Game will h
called at precisely o'clock, and this matcl
will be probably one Of the most intcres, lu.
and exciting games ever played In Washing
ton. The Olympic boys are plucky, an
Il hard ninc to heat, and on this occasion
will undoubtedly strain every nerve to dc
feat the club that holds the proud title Q
"Champlons of the United States"
The PRIZE FIoHT.-The steamer W. W
Colt, Capt. Ryther, lcft the wharf abou
1880 o'clock with her usual freights and
large list Of passengers, many Of whom z
to witness the "mill" between Collyer an
Doughcrty, which is expected to take plac
somewhere" this morning. A number @
roughs from the North arrived too late 70
| the boat the trains having bcen ysd a
the storm. They will probably DO disar
pointed in not being able to reach the seen
of the encounter In time, although they wer
engaged yesterday afternoon In endeavoriuj
to get up some llghtnlng-likc mode Of cor
| yeyancc.