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


had approved a number OF acts for various
improvements in different parts OF the city.
A communication was received from the
city register, stating, In response to n resolu-
ton, that the details of the expense of
grading Twenty-third street west, from the
Circle to NJ street north, were not In his
possession.
A number OF bills from the lower Board
were appropriately referred.
Mr. DAVIS offered bill authorizing the
purchase OF school lot and building located
on the northeast corner OF X and Twentieth
streets, known as the Mission chapel, and
appropriating s2,250 for that purpose. Re-
ferred.
Mr.. Stewart offered bill to widen the
CATERS In square l9s, in the First ward, and
asked for its present consideration.
Mr.. Moore opposed II, and asked that il
be referred to the Committee on Improve.
ments.
The Board, on motion, agreed to suspend
the rules, which gave rise to spirited de-
bate and some sharp administering, during
which the yeas and nays were demanded
and called nineteen times. The bill was
finally passed.
Mr.. Stewart gave notice that he should at
the next meeting Of the Board move recon-
sideratlon Of the vote by which the bill TO cs-
tablish high and normal school was, at the
meeting Of the Board on Monday Of last
week, indef nitely postponed.
Common Council bill to grade and gravel
Eleventh street west, from TO Boundary
street. Passed.
Mr.. Connolly Offered a bill to regulate tn
compensation OF principals Of public schools.
The bill repeats SO much Of the act approx |
September, 1869, entitled San act dehnin e
the duties Of the superintendent OF public
schools, and for other purposes" as declares
that the salaries OF the principals of the
Male Grammar schools of the First and
Third districts shall be at the rate of $4,000
per annum. Passed.
Mr.. Connolly also presented remonstrance
Of certain citizens against the construction
of sewer extension In Tenth street west, and
bill 10 pay expenses of repairing the Sixth
precinct station-housei which were referred
Mr.. Morsen presented petition OF Z. F..
White for the construction of sewer In T
street, between Twelfth and Thirteenth
streets west; also, bills to trim and regravel l.
street mol h, between Twelfth and + If sentl
streets west, and New York avenue, between
Ninth and Thirteenth streets west which
were referred.
Mr.. Moore submitted the followingi
Rssoiped, That the board OF Common Coun
ell be requested to return TO this Board tn
bill to reimburse Gen, o. o. Howard, OF III
Bureau OF Refugees, Freedmen and A bandone
Lands, the sum OF $500, alleged to hay
been expended by him In having water vipe
from Third street east to Fourteenth stree
east
Mr.. Baker hoped the resolution would nc
pass. He could not see any necessity for 7
calling the bill.
Mr.. Moore remarked that when this bill
was before the Board at It's last meeting he
had objected TO final vote upon 1t because
the committee TO which II had been referred,
and which had been in possession of the
subject for several weeks, were unable to in
form the Board OF any of the details on
which this large claim was founded or of
the authority under which these water pipes
were laid, by persons not connected with the
corporation, along nearly mile aud Il half
Of an unsettled portion of the city to Its cN-
tremest border, (squarG l0f J., In order to
supply with water certain tenemGnts of Gen.
Howard, whilst the people within the city
were In vain soliciting, actually begging,
That water pipes authorized by law should
DC laid "hhln the popr'RtCd limits of the
city.
He wanted also to know why this long lin,
Of vac lnt lots should be prcmaturely taxoJ
with the expense of laying water pip 4
which could be of no avail to them for man,
years to come. But these remonstraucc
were UNDECIDED, and the bill was pass 4
This was the act Of the Board. He had NJ
charges 10 prefer against General llowar,
or the Mayor for this rash act. II was eN d.
the Mayor and Councils, that the details o.
the account had been submitted. WnerC
were these details The committee could
give no information on the subject, and vel
forced a vote on the bill. Ic had since that
vote examined the petition and summary
statement Of Gen. Howard, which he would
now give TO the Board, together with not,
from that officer TO member Of the BOart
Of Common Council, and q communication
relating to the subJect-matter Of the petition
from the water register. These papers are
as follows
was DKPARTEiFr,l
bgLaL- % r.. W AID T., I
H5a y zoe" nai RpIr'i' NJ ihfsrmsa ni.i
Co.'S MA i.saaeti
bEsLL.HES, Your petitioner respectfully
Pfy tesLtAln moneys pad out under his
direction, pertaining 10 the sduCstIon.I branch
81 the borsAy Of Refugee, And Abandoned
Lands for laying water plpea'p FouTtsentb
street east, Communication, In tegarJ 10
which, With detailed statement Of .ynsn.es
Incurred In the CON pls'i"u ol Nj. work weTr
sometime siHc" 'rtnsmi'tei ~ his Hu.DT liz
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