Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-04-05

Y.s,-Messrs. Baker, Davis, Stewart, Slater
| and the Presidents. -. f,h... Ci.,L
| NayS-Measra. Champion UhaleI y,,airihi
Emery, knight, moore' "o''e a"u
rA me resolution was passed, those voting in
the negative were Me-, h.snt' NJ Gon,
nV M, clark Introduosd Joint resolution Of
| thanks TO the Washington 0aalight COMPANY
| Tor their &c nerous donation Of ten thousand
| bushels Of coke to the poor Of tho city during
| the past winter. Passed, ..-- =,
Also, an act authorizing the trustees OF
public schools TO establish four female inier'
mediate schools-one 10 each dlstfioti also,
an act authorizing them to estaollah tout maie
Intermediate sihoois-oue In eaoh ui''ric''
Also, presented petition Of John Medhall.
for the remission Of = ane' Referred. 49,.
s. 0riiing for compensation for assisting the
poor, settling forth that from the year 1893
until ~, tine her s1's n hs sIs me-
walton OF the poor who In consequence OF the
war have been brought iuto the eiiyi that 1850
SSas, o. sm he sy Gov
eminent and from the national Treasury, she
has received for their relief tl4t 900, which has
been placed In the hands OF public officers In
spselsi appropriations, and eSpead for fuel,
| blankets, and other neocspariea OF lite, large
portion Of which, excepting the last 80 900,
| self and daughter, and for theae services ren.
| dered, she requests remuneration aultAbleto
| the character OF the services rendered.
The petition was endorsed by citizens, Judge
Edmunds, Judge Fisher, Gen, o. o. Howard,
| Senators Pomeroy and Wilson, aud Geo W.
| Julien, Member OF Congress.
The following IL the Endorsement OF the
/ Mayor. The services OF Mira GrifiuE have
| been rendered under my seryationi As pres.
idcnt Of the freedmen's Relief Association,
and do bear evidence Of her disinterestedneaH
/ In the labor In which she was engaged and the
great good she accomplished. l know OF no
i more worthy claim for remuneration for SER
| Vices performed chan hers.
Accompanying the petition was copy o. =
letter from the late SssretarY stanton certify
Also, presented the petition Of Walter w,
Bnrdettc and twenty four others for the cleo
tiou OF suitable public school bulldog ln the
| northern section Of the city. Referred.
Mt. MeOathran offered the following
Rsiolrcd, That the Mayor be, and he i
hereby, advised In all future ADVERTISEMENT
for work to be contracted for by the corpora
lion that II will be expected Of successful bid
ters to allow the same rate Of pay aud houtl
q labor as nov Is granted TO me men nnSs
In support Of the resolution Mr.. MeCatbr ar
addressed the Board at some length, but Mr.
would not amount TO apYthinE.
Mr.. Emery stated that as contractor or II
his business relations he had always paid thu
hiEhest " ages, aud had led OF 10 the eight
hour movement, requiring his workmen Y
labor but eight hours. While he was In tayol
OF the principle he would have TO vote agains
the resolution, as the Mayor had no authority
| to require II from contractors.
| The resolution was adopted;
Yeas-Messrs. Baker, Ohamplon, CLARK, ia
Wis, knight, MeOathran, Stewart and Tho
NSys"NsisrS Chase, Emery, Moore aud
Mr.. Knight offered the petitions OF p Cor
| oOrab, Thomas Mowilllam, John Cameron
and John L. L.. OSasron 's 16, 'esi tTS s
| Nos 4, 8 and 0 In square tSS aud subdlvinions