The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-09-14

The Inrcstlgating committee are going out
to examine the work tomorrow, Dan you
make ~ convenient to 20 along with themf
You are at liberty to publish this communal
cation, or show whenever and wherever you
please. Very truly, J. II. CRANE.
The document was referred to the special
committee.
Mr.. Knight, from the Committee on Fire
Department, reported favorably on bill ap-
S76G.50 to pay the deficiency In
the amount expended In entertaining visit
ing firemen on the 4th Of March, 1869.
Passed.
Council Joint resolution requesting the
Mayor TO suspend the work upon the bridges
at Third street west and p street north;
Fourth street west and street north, and
Flfth street west, between Q and streets
north; providing for the appointment Of
joint committee Of two Aldermen and three
Councilmen to examine into the expediency
Of constructing a sewer from Sixth street
west, In and along Il street west and Bound
airy street, into First street west, to connect
with the main branch Of the Tiber, and re-
questing the superintendent of sewers, &C.,
to furnish said committee with estimated rel
alive cost OF said sewers and Of the bridges.
Passed. and Messrs. Connolly and Emery
were appointed on that committee.
Messrs. Moore, Slater and knight were
appointed special committee TO examine
viously passed.
Bill &C. C.) regulating fees OF scavcngcrs
was referred TO Committee on Police.
Bill to close barber shops on Sunday was
next considered.
Mr.. Moore moved to amend so as to prohibit
boot-blacks from plying their vocation on
Sunday; which was rejected.
lie next offered an amendment prohibiting
Ice carts from being driven or Ice delivered
Aunhay He NNantaI n Uira IN mt 10
men an opportunity 10 show their morality,
&c.
Mr.. Connolly took occasion to rebukc Mr..
Moore for his procrastinating expcdlenccs.
lie was tired Of yeas and nays, and could
not see how the gentleman justified himself
In doing as he did.
Amer some debate the question on the
adoption Of the amendment was put aud
lost.
The next amendment offered was to pro-
hibit the sale of newspapers on Sunday.
Lost.
On the passage Of the bill, Mcssrs. Baker,
Clark, Connolly, Davis, Emery, Knight,
McCathran, Stewart, and Slater voted In the
affirmative. In the negative, Messrs. Cham
| pion, Moore, Morscll, and Croker, and the
| bill was passed.
The Board, at midnight, adjourned.
Board Of Common Council.
The Board met at the usual hour, all the
members present except Mr.. Browne.
A message was received from the Mayor
announcing the approval Of certain acts;
also stating that 1t having been reported that
No. l engine-housc was insecure he had
lnsti acted the Chief Engineer 10 call on Mr..
Cluss, architect, and ask him TO examine the
same; enclosing communication from Mr..
Cluss, stating that he had examined the
building; that II is 2GxI3 feet long, with two
stories; Is not biaccd with partition walls;
that the front and rear walls cannot be relied
on. lie recommends the introduction of a
I girder, supported by Iron columns, and sug-
| gcsts that the Mayor ask for an approprla-
/ ton Of $3.50 for the purpose.
Also communication from the surveyor, In
answer to resolution, stating that the grading
OF Twenty-thlrd street west from street
north to the canal will require 1876 cubic
yards, at 10 cents, costing Sl,03T.40; that tc
pave Connecticut avenue, from l. street tc
Boundary, on the grade, will require % ,S2t
yards, at 10 cents, 90, $780, gravcllng 50,
l75lS square yards, at IA cents, SIS, LAS. 20
to trim and gravel New York avenue, from
Ninth to Thirteenth streets, will requir,
S,2Gsh yards Of grading, costing 81 ,G53.67
l6,5363 yards OF gravellng, S2,Sll.24;
street, from Twelfth TO Thirteenth, for grad
/, = ing SS2S.96, graveling 81 1881 go; giving tn
following estimates for grading and gravel
ing street south from the canal to Fiji
, street east, $4,657.50; l. street south iron
Second to Thirteenth east, a, 7O6.91; sixtl
street east, from X to NJ streets north, 81,
5il.GG; Fifth street cast, from X to NJ streets
sl,362.9l; l. street, from First street east l.
eastern boundary, SI,109.Gi; c street south
from New Jersey avenue to Canal street
s3,OI5.lS; street north, from Sixteenth
street to western boundary, 90, 1888. 90; Sew
enth street east, from Pennsylvania avenu
10 East Capitol street, s2,OG7.33; Mint
street east, from East Capitol to b stree
south, s1I6.7i; street north, from Twenty
third to Twenty fourth streets, s423.T9.
Also stating that the eastern side Of Gait
wharf extends beyond the eastern line O
! Seventeenth street 10 feet inches.
/, The above communications were apprC
/, prlately referred.
Also, the following; which was referred I
4 the Committee on Railroads.
j ALEx'A. LorDorx AsD H.NrsurEE Co
i y,,,,,, py,,o., ALESASpG .i sept -. iss2 )
/, mdn CoIncH, HasL lngten; ~"
/; DEAR sIR' will / glad to have an int
y view some time In October with the tvs
Boards OF the City COuncll on the subject ,
n our enterprise, with view of cooperation {
l. the part OF your city authorities to the gre,
= enterprise looking to a short route to II
West. do not know how II Is to be brougl
II. shout except by addressing the two presiden
= OF the boards, which now do. II is not m
business meetlngs, yet prefer saying verbal
. what have 10 say; and then leave the Cour
els to act rs In their wisdom they may dec
advisable in IN after consider deeply int
esting to the metropolis OF the nation,
} have The honor TO be your ob't sety't,
LEWIS MCKENZIE, President.
| The amendment of the Board OF Alderme
t to increase to two members on the part
that Board the committee TO report a mo-
8 efficient plan for the construction of sewer
Q was agreed to.
:, The amendment Of the Board OF AldermC
to the bill to reimburse General o. o. HOY
ard for moneys expended In laying wat
. pipes for houses In square No. 1904, was r
II ferred to the Committee on Drainage, &c.
.. The amendments of the Board Of Aide
y men to the bills to pay J. s. Jones and W
liam NJ. Slower, apothccaries, for medcn
. furnished to the poor, &C., were concurred /
y A number of bills from the Board of A
y dermen were referred.
l. Mr.. Taylor introduced a bill to abolit
the Rock Creek district for the measurr
= of wood and coal. Referred.
y Mr.. Pardon introduced bill to graz
u Nineteenth street west from c 10 Z stree
north. Referred.
:, Also, bill TO set the curbstoncs and pa,
the footways on the north side of sire
north, between Sixteenth and Seventeen
streets west. Passed.
Also, the following resolutions; whlc
i were agreed to-
=, ReSoired, That the superintendent of seye;
" cArriagewayH, Ne he, and he lie hereby :
quested to submit to this Board a plan wi
9 an estimate of the cost OF a Temporary b
:" substantial bridge on y street north, over II
stream crossing the said street between Sc
81 enteenth and Eighteenth streets west
RrSOiUed, That the city surveyor be, and
" Is hereby, requested to furnish This Boa
W with an estimate Of the cost OF grading Nil
tenth street west from q to north, a
ntoo twentieth street west from to L north.
Mr.. Hall introduced Joint resolution
% ferlng a reward for the arrest of lncendlarle
- and bill to provide for REMEMBERING hous
y In the city oil Washington. Referred.
e Also, the following resolution; which WI
} agreed TO:
e RcsOiUcd, That when this Board adjourn
G shall be until 1880 O'Clock on Wednesday ey
e mag, 18th instant, and that the president
u directed to adjourn the Board at II Oelol
this evening.
d Mr.. Piper submitted the following resol
3 tlonj which was agreed to!
l Resolved, That the city surveyor be request,
n to inform this Board whether II Is feasible
straighten Boundary street, between Eight
: and Ninth and Seventeenth and Eighteeni
y streets west, before the same is graded.
Mr., Burgess introduced a Joint rcsolutlC
/ directing the Mayor to suspend the work G
0 certain bridges. Passed