The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-08-17
street east, from L stree, south to tho river

Passed.
Also, an act Increasing the compensation
Of the city register tax clerk, Mayors clerk
and book keeper and clerk to the fire depart
ment, and providing no payment be made
hereafter for extra services. Referred.
erection Of school houses In square sol, now
occupied by the tobacco warehouse on Third
street, between NJ and N streets south. Re.
fcrred.
Mr.. Champion introduced bill 10 grade
and gravel X street south, between Eleventh
street east and Its eastern boundary. Re-
ferred.
Also, q resolution requesting the city sur.
veyor 10 furnish an estimate Of cost for
graveling X street south, between Eleventh
street east and its eastern boundary. Passed.
Mr.. Baker presented petition from Ed
ward Hammersley, requesting the passage
within the corporation limits.
Also, an act TO set the curbstoues and pave
the footways and CUTTERS on the west eide oil
| Sixth street west, from q street south Ia
Water street. Referred.
Also. au act TO grade aud gravel Eighth
street west, from z street south to Water
street. Referred.
Also, an act authorizing tho erection Of
lamp.posts aud lamps on x street south
from Seventh 10 Eleventh streets west. Re-
ferred.
Also, petition Of property holders, praying
q change Of grade on @ street south, between
Ninth and Eleventh streets west. Referred
Mr.. Connolly reported favorably an act
for the refunding Of money paid for licenses
that are refused or withheld. Passed.
Also, M act to pay for work on the X
street bridge, In raising the abutments
thereof. Passed.
Also, resolution directing the corporation
attorney to compile and index the laws cou
stituting the charter Of this city.
Mr.. Moore opposed the adoption OF the
resolution as unnecessary, as the charter OIL
the city Of Washington, with complete In
dex, Is already In existence. He therefore
moved to amend by instructing the secre
tary Of the Board to have five hundred copies
Of tho book entitled the "Cbarter Of the
City of Washington" printed, with the In
sertion Of the two last acts OF Congress re-
latlng to the charter.
Mr.. Chase moved that the whole subject
be rccommitted. Agreed to.
Mr.. Connolly reported q substitute for the
bill relating to the paying OF corporation
laborers and other employees once In every
thirty days; authorizing the Mayor to anti
cipate any scheme for that purpose, whcr
the corporation Is not In funds for the object
specified.
Mr.. Chase moved that the bill be post
l'oned and made the special order after the
call OF wards on Monday next. Agreed to-
Mr.. Chase presented the petition OF cti.
zens In the First ward relating to the grade
Of Nineteenth street west, between L and
NJ streets, and reported adversely.
Also, adversely on act relating to keeping
footwalks and CUTTERS cleaned.
Also, adversely on act providing for the
! IA To- All aanttnna
Also, an act relating to laying OF certain
flag footways and setting curbstoncs. Recon-.
mitted.
Also, hvorably, bill to set curbstones and
pave footways on the south side OF street
north, between Fourth and Seventh streets.
Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstones aud pave foot
ways on the south side Of l. street north, be-
tween First street and New Jersey avenue.
Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstoncs and pave the
footways on the south side of D street south,
between Sixth and Seventh streets east.
Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstones and pave foot
ways on the north side OF B street south, be-
tween Eleventh and Thirteenth streets east.
Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstones and pave foot
ways on the north side OF X street south,
between Twelfth and Fourteenth streets east.
Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstoncs and pave foot.
ways on the north side OF G street south,
between Four-and- a-haif and Seventh streets
west. Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstone and pave foot.
ways on the south side Of z street south,
between Second and Third streets west.
Passed.
Also, bill to set curbstones and pave foot.
ways on the west side Of New Jersey avenue,
between o and P streets north. Passed.
Also, bill to condemn and pave an alley on
square $50. Passed.
Also, bill to grade and pave an alley In
square 375, between Grant and II streets.
Passed.
Also, bill to grade and pave an alley In
square s22. Passed.
Also, bill to grade and pave an alley In
square $40. Passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel A street
south, between Third aud Sixth streets east,
providing that the work be done by day 8
work.
Mr.. Moore moved to strike out "by the
days work." and demanded the yeas and
nays.
The vote was taken, resulting In yeas Q.
(Messrs. Moore and Morsell,) NAYS o.
The bill was passed-yeas &, nays Q.
Also, bill 10 grade aud gravel Fifth street
east, between II and streets north. Passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel + street
south, from Sixth TO Seventh streets west
Passed.
Also, bill to grade and gravel Boundary
street, from street north 10 Rock Creek.
Mr.. Moore opposed the passage OF the
bill at this time, as q great portion Of the
route from the toll-gate to Rock Creek was
uninhabited, and the cost Of the improve
mant wnulh ha pnnrmnuR
Mr.. Chase said the estimate OF the cost
was tlS,4s930.
Mr.. Moore moved that the bill be laid on
the table, which was not agreed to.
Mr.. Morsell said the estimate OF the cost
was not satisfactory to him, and he was OPP
posed to voting blindly on u measure, when
the Councils might be called on to appro-
PIRATE an additional sum OF the same amount
estimated above to complete the work.
Mr.. Moore offered the following amend
ment to the bill:
Wiling proposals for the work that II can be
he shall have Il done BY contract Lost.
Mr.. Moore moved that the Board adjourn.
Lost.
Mr.. Moore moved that the bill be recon-
mitted. Lost.
The previous question was demanded, and
tue DiI passeu-yehb o, nays - lmestfs'
Moore and Morsell.)
Mr.. Chase reported bill authorizing the
Mayor to extend the brick culyert at the
east intersection Of street north and
Second street east. Passed.
Mr.. Moore reported bill to construct a
bridge over Tiber creek at its intersection
with q street north. Passed.
Mr.. Chase reported bill abolishlng the
contract system In relation to certain i'm
proyements, requiring all grading and paw
Ing hereafter TO be done by days work.
Mr.. Slater moved that the bill be post.
poned until next Monday night, and printed
In the Journal. Agreed TO.
Concurrent resolution authorizing the
water registrar to furnish fifteen copies Of
Webb's Digest for the use Of the Beard Of
Health was passed.
A bill authorizing the construction OF a
sewer In the Fourth ward was referred.
A bill authorizing the teachers Of public
schools to be paid In ten instruments their
yearly salary was referred.
A bill relating to the paving Of Pennsyl-
yania avenue with Nicholson pavement was
referred.
A bill to abate nuisance In the Seventh
ward was referred to the Seventh ward
delegation.
Mr.. Chase reported bill making an ad-
Eau n.