The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-11-02

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To balance, Id US %
Also, a communication transmitting q re-
port Of the intendant Of the Washington
Asylum for the month Of October, 1859. |
Referred.
Also, one iuclosing the approval Of the
President Of the United States to the act
authorizing Michael Green to erect frame
porch aud bath house.
Several Common Council bills were read q
second time and referred. ...a.-
Joint resolution extending the time for
laying footways and pavements until the
Goth Of November was passed. ..
Mr.. Baker introduced an amendatory act
relating to the construction OF q sewer 10
Twelfth street west. Passed. 4
Also, to lay o water main In Tenth street
west to West street north. Passed.
Mr.. Davis introduced a bill to set curb
stones, &C., on north and south side OF o
street north to Sixteenth and Twenty first
street west. Referred.
Mr.. Stewart, to set curbstoues, &C., on
south side Of NJ street north, from Sixteenth
street TO Connecticut avenue. Referred.
Mr.. Chase introduced a bill to legalize
the payment OF a certain proportion OF the
salaries OF Metropolitan police magistrates
as required by Congress. Referred.
The Chair presented the petition Of John
Mexican and others, asking for tho laying
Of water main on NJ street, between Four
teenth and Fifteenth streets. Referred.
Bill &C. CO. to set curbstones, &C., on the
south side OF Boundary street, between
Twentieth street west aud street north, was
passed.
Also, a bill providing for a uniform sys-
TEN Of license to buy and sell old rags,
bones, &C., was passed.
Mr.. Connolly introduced petition OF
VIM. Syphax. Referred.
Also, petition for n bridge on o street, be-
tween Second and Third streets. Referred.
Also, a hill creating the oftce OF auditor
OF the corporation. Referred.
Mr.. Moore introduced bill authorizing
the suspension Of certain improvements on
New Jersey avenue, between b aud G streets
north; Indiana avenue, between First and
Four-aud-a-half streets; c street north, &c.
Lost.
10, Mr. R Emery presented petition of VIM Tai
Also, an act to grade and gravel Second
street west, from B to d streets north.
Passed.
Mr.. Slater introduced joint resolution in
reference to the purchase of mill sites to
encourage manufactures. Referred.
Also, an act to provide for an assistant
commissioner for each ward. Referred.
Mr.. Clark introduced bill to condemn,
open and grade an alley IN square 75o.
Passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel D street
south, between the canal aud Second street
east. Referred.
Also, authorizing the Board Of Trustees o.
Public Schools Ia cell lots 10 and IL, II
square 7SS, aud purchase n more suitable
building site, and for other purposes. Re
forred.
Also, making an appropriation to grade
street south, from the canal to New Jerse,
avenue. Referred.
Mr.. Clark introduced the following reso
luton;
RetoiUsi That the city surveyor be, and he Il
hereby, requested to inform this Board at tts
next regular meeting what would be the prob
able cost OF grading and gravcling south Cap
hol street from b street to q street south,
Passed.
Mr.. Chase offered q substitute for Common
Council bill for REMEMBERING houses; which
was ordered TO be printed In the journal.
The special order TO make appropriation,
for the support Of the public schools was
taken up aud so amended as to reduce the
appropriation for new furniture from $40 900
to 5000 In each school district In the first
section.
Mr.. Moore moved to reduce the approprla-
ton for new furniture In the Franklin
school house from $4,000 to $1,000. Not
agreed to.
ton for the colored schools was opposed by
Mr.. Moore, on the ground that the colored
schools were not entitled, under the act OF
Congress, to the proportion given by the
second section OF the bill, and he regarded
1t as an unjust measure. In the course OF
his remarks, Mr.. NJ. said thai there was now
want Of harmony in the board Of colored
trustees, whereupon-
Mr.. Stewart said tnat he opposed much
that Is being done by that Board, and woult
like to sec them "wiped out" and so far a
he (Mr. 81 was concerned, he would b.
happy to see the colored schools conducte,
by a board Of white trustees. He though
the sooner law was passed by the COun
ellis, taking In the coorsd schools, as tn,
word "whlte" was stricken out In the char
ter, the better.
Mr.. Crocker (Mr. Baker Ia the chair
said he was surprised at the Rip Van Win
kleism assumed by the Alderman of the
Fourth ward, and said the Democratic party,
Of which he (Mr. NJ ~ was the exponent
had thrown every obstacle In the way &c
prevent co'ored children from receiving al
education.
He referred to the act of Congress of 1861
by which an appropriation was made for tn
benefit OF the colored children of the Dis
trict, aud said Mayor WullacL and his part
in power refused to heed or respect In an
particular the behests Of that law, or the sui
seqrent act OF 1854, relating to n census f
educational purposes. BY these acts the co
ored children were entitled to one fourth of I'll
school funds, while the liberal Democrats( I
were not willing to accord more than on
nth OF the appropriation to the white chi
dren. Aside from all other cOnsiderlt ions
he said all persons were equal before tn
law, and II was not Justice to Inete out T.
the white children more than to the colorc
In appropriations for educational purposes.
Mr.. Moore moved. "a an amendment, /
strike out "SSS $40 90" and insert ''twrnty
five per cent. or 81, G5G 25, as the proper
ton to which the cOlored schools wur
entitled.
After debate the yeas and nays were de
mapded on the adoption Of the amendment
yeas Q, (MesSIt. Moore and MOrseIl,) nay
II. 50 the amendment was rejected.
MI Moore then moved to amend, by In
serting "sj5,j3G 10" Rejected - Mo-srs
Moore and Morsell voting In the affirmative
Ihe section was then amended by Insert
Ing "S79 SO 30 In lieu OF "SSS, 57O. 3D.n
The bill was then read third time an
passed.
Adjourned.
board 8f C0mnipn Council,
The Board met at the usual hour all Il
members present, except Mr., Boyd, to who
leave Of absence was granted ut the Ia
meeting; the president dos. Williams, est
In the chair
The president laid before the Board me
sage from the Mayor announcing his a.
proyal Of certain acts.
Also, message from the Mayor tran
hitting petition Of sanford F. Englan
and others for an appropriation In pay ner
Of damages to pavement by the passage of
steam Dire engine over II, Referred.
Also, a message from the Mayor tran
hitting the accounts Of the register of will
Referred.
Also, the report Of the intendant of Il
asylum. Referred.
Also, u message from the Mayor returnin
tue bill to provide for the conveyance OF VI
grants and persons to the Washington asy
lum, and 10 establish lire alarm and polio
telegraph station, with the following lndorst
menti
"This bill should surclfy that thu yphicl