Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-08

W. A. Buckingham for the paving OF FIJI
teenth street, between II and strcets.
Mr.. Slater introduced bill TO set the curb.
stones and pave the footWays aud CUTTERS on
the west aide OF Fourth street east 10 the east
side Of second east and north side Of street
south.
Providence Hospital, appropriatlng $1,000
out Of the general fund as recognition OF
the benefits Il IL comforting upon helpless and
upon strangers and soJourners here.
motion was made to suspend the rules to
allow Its Immediate passage, but two-thirds
| not voting IN the affirmative the bill was
referred to the Committee on Finance.
Also bill for the relief Of Lafayette Jeffries,
approPriatlng $500 for erecting sheds at
| Centre Market.
Mr.. Moore asked that the bill be referred
to a special committee, In order to lnyestl.
gate the Justice OF .hs claim.
Mr.. Stewart said the bill had passed once,
| but had been Loaf. He saw no reason why II
should be referred TO special committee.
The Committee on Markets were competent
to take care Of all matters belonging to that
committee. Aud It was so referred.
Petition accompanied by an act for the
| relief OF John Arderser. Referred.
Also petition Of 2. Henshaw. Referred.
Also bill providing for the erection Of n
bridge over tho canal at street south.
Referred.
Mr.. Emery offered the fOllOviugi which
was passed.
Received, That the water registrar be 70.
quoSted to state whether the Potomae water
/ through the reservoir and aqueduot, as at
| present constructed, can be made available for
| manufacturing purpose In this oityj and II not,
what sIs.nssasnt. are necs,.Sry IN order ,n e
| purpose through the reservoir and aqueduot,
and inform this Board at Its next regular
| meeting.
Mr.. Baker introduced bill to grade aud
gravel street, from Sixth TO Water streets
southwest. Referred.
Also, 10 set the curbstoues and pave the
footways aud gutter on the west side Of
Second street, from Virginia avenue to II
street southwesti on the north'an south aides
of Il street, between sixth and Water streets
southwest, on the south aide Of b street,
from Third 10 Four and-a half streets south.
J westj all OF which were referred.
Mr.. Knight, chairman Of the Committee
on the Fire Department, reported adversely
/, on the nomination Of James Donaldson az
secretary Of the board Of Ere commissioners.
Mr.. Champion said one Of the reasons fol
this adverse report was that Mr.. Donaldson
already occupied position on the board Of
registration, and be did not propose to blend
the two boards.
The vote by ballot stood, yeas 0, nays 5,
I blanIi.
The Chair decided the nomination con.
. armed, the blank vote not counting.
. Mr.. Moore said II required ma Jorlty OF
the votes cast TO elect, and the blank vote
was counted by the rules OF this Board.
Amer some discussion, the Chair reltera.
ted his decision that the nomination was
confirmed.
Mr.. Moore appealed from the decision Of
the chair on the ground that the rules Of
| ha arNH Al nnN rIt,Aa
that the charter provides that the Mayor
shall no,nlnate, and with the consent Of
the Board OF Aldermen, appoint" &c, i'm
plying that majority vote Of the Board Is
necessary to conhrm. In the present case
twelve ballots were cast aud reported 10 the
Board six yeas, 1--WE nays aud one blank,
which cannot be regarded as a majority
vote, such as is required by the charter.
On sustaining the decision Of the chair
the yeas aud nays were called, the president
voting In the Affirmative.
! Mr.. Moore objected to the chair voting to
sustain his own decision.
Mr.. Crocker said he should do as he
pleased. He did not propose to yield his
right as an Alderman while he occupied
the chair.
Mr.. Moore thought a sense Of delicacy
alone should prevent him from casting two
votes, as 1t was equivalent TO that when no
voted to sustain his own decision.
The Chair said he would not be lectured
by tho Alderman upon rules OF propriety.
Mr.. Moore proceeded to argue the queSr
tlon, aud said he should have TO epssi rom
that decision too but the csElT refused to
wlthdraT his vote end End the decision was
sustained ~ teSAHows,
81. s-Meslrs. Baker, Clark, Davis, stew.
| art, Slater and the President-O.
NHys-MeasrA. Champion, Chase, Emery
, Knight, Moore and MoTsell-6.
A number Of bills from the lower Board
were appropriately referred.
Mr.. Clark, chairman Of the Committee on
Railroads, reported favorably on Joint reso
luton Of request Heretofore published In
, the REPUBLicAS) that Congress pave Penn
: Sylvanla avenue; that distractions OF the
Baltimore aud Ohio railroad be removed
aud that charters be granted for the con
, structiOu Of railroads. TO reconstruct the
Long bridge; improve the harbori repeal the
usufy laws; erect suitable Jail; assist the
corporation with donations OF public lands
for school purposes, and that Congress sci
apart certain days to attend to District mat,
ters.
Mr.. Moore objected TO the tenor Of the
resolution as lecturlug Congress about theil
duty. There were some Objectionable fea
lures, and moved to strike out the claust
asking for authority to subscribe to the
building Of railroads; which was lost, and
the bill finally passed.
Joint resolution &C. o. AppropriatInl
5000 for the relief OF the poor. The mo
ton 10 suspend the rules did not prevail, aud
the bill was referred to the Committee on
Finance.
Bill &c. O. to suspend the act to construct
a water mainin Eighth street west, between
D and E streets southwest, was referred to
the Mayor.
Mr.. Davis, from the Committee on Police,
reported favorably on bill granting privilege
to d. Collins to erect = bath room on his
premises.
Mr.. Stewart, from the Committee on Mar
kets, reported favorRbly on the bill maxim
additional regulations for markets-prohlb.
thing any Of the market officers TO eXpend
money or contract for the expenditure o.
money for improvements OF the premises
under their charge. Passed.
Also, Joint resolution that the committed
! on markets Of both Boards be authorised "a
. draw plan for a new maTkot.house on the
d present cite OF Centre market. Passed.
; Also, an act making an appropriation 10
enable the commissioners OF the Western
! market to make necessary Improvements.
: Passed.
Messrs. Emery and Stewart were appointed
as the committee on the part Of this Board
10 accordance with q Joint resolution, pro
vidlng for the appointment OF a Joint com
mlttee OF the two Boards, TO take into con
slderation the proprlety OF eTemptlng frou
special taxation, property used for eduea
tionnl, religious, and charitable purposes.
, Bill for the relief Of Geo. II. Lee, remlttiug
, q fine of e20, was passed.
Mr.. Moore, from the Committee on Gas
reported faVoTAbly on bill authorizing the
erectlOa OF additional lamps; which wal
passed. In addition to the points emu
merated 10 the bill when introduced, the fol
lowing was added At the intersection OF N
street north and Massachusetts avenue
Fourteenth street west, from street tC
Maryland avenue south.
Mr.. CLARK, from the same committee, re
ported favorably on bill increasing the mum
Der oflAmphghteu.
Mr.. Moore offered a minority report, rec
, ommondiug the reduction OF the pay Of lamp
lighters from 5000 to $500 per Annum, and
, offered . substitute providing that each lamp
lighter shall light eighty lAmps, that ware
/ boundaries shall be discarded, and the salary
fixed at 5000, (haVlng accepted the amend
mRnI To allow the nav In Fpmain nnu