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


members present except Mr.. Johnson.
The secretary announced that the Presideat
was absent, and that u would be necessary to
| elect n President pro tsmPOrc.
| Mr. Boyd nominated Mr.. A. X. Browne.
| Mr.. Thompson nominated Mr.. A. p. Pardon.
Mr.. Holmes nominated Mr.. George W
Mr.. Piper nominated Mr.. II. A. Hall.
Nj. Mcknight nomIuated Mr.. George Bur
MI. Mcknight moved that the election be
| made by ballot, which was agreed to.
The Board proceeded to ballot, Mesars. TAy.
| Tor and Tinney acting as tellerB, with tho fol-
lowing result; Mr.. browne, 81 Mr.. Pardon, o.
Mr.. Johnson, Il Mr.. Hatton, 81 blank, l.
| The secFetAry announced the result-whole
number OF votes cast, ldi necessary to a
| choice, o.
Nj. Hall rose to a point of order, that the
blank vote should not be counted.
The secretary put the question, "ShAll the
blank vote be counted" which was agreed TO
-ycas 10, nayi. tMr. Browne)
MeHETH. Pardon aud HAtton were appointed
10 escort tho president pro TEN. elect to the
ohAir.
thanked the Board for the honor conferred
The President pro TEN. laid before the Board
a message from the Mayor, enclosing the 40.
ne Door 90 oT he PITst %spS Slse Tepor. 81
the commissioners to survey the route OF the
southern Maryland TAilrOAdI also, the report
nieation from the surveyor, the erection OF
bridaeH Al r. s, and 4 Htreets north, in Eighth
street, to cost si,Ioo each; and a bridge a,
MT. Pardon submitted the following re lolu.
! lions, which were agreed to-
| IL hereby, REQ ueated to furnish thIS hoard Win
| an estimate OF the cost OF grading o street,
| northwest, from Twentieth TO Twenty second
| street, northwest.
RsioiGed, That the City Register he, and he
| Is hereby, requested to furnish this Board WIth
statsment showing the amounts paid for
Fourteenth street to Uonneetieut avenue,
noTthweati also, for grading and RrAyelipR
Sixteenth street, northwest, with dates OF
payments for each Of the above streets, and 10
whom sueh payments were made. ~
MI FSTdon Sabmitisd Inc following report,
which was adopted;
To N, President Of The Boa,d Of Con, man Cana,
SH: wv D'''" " 'O"'"o" 'O""'
As a member OF the committee TO represent
the Interest Of this corporation before Con.
gress, have the honor to make the following
this Board, 1, 10 company with his Honor, the
Mayor, AppeLred before the Senate Committee
90 Public Buildings and Grounds, en- last
Joint TeSofution OF the CITY Councils protest
Ing against the passage OF the House bill
graz ting to = private company the rounds now
occupied by the CENTRE market, Tor The pYT.
pose of Greetings mATket.houss thereon.
The honorAble committee Attentlvely lis
Mayor and myself against the bill. We pro.
eented = bill authorizing this corporation TO
issue bonds to the amount OF u 900 900 for the
The said building not TO be infeTlor in appeaF.
Anee add design 10 the plans Bubmttted 10 the
e9mmittee by MT. Cluss and starkweather 4
flowmAn, architects. An argument was made
by Hon A q. Riddle on behalf OF the ButeheFsi
AssociAtionI against the House bill, and 10
favor OF bill authorizing the corporation TO
erect mATket-hOuHe, the whole OF the ilFst
floor to be used for market purposes only
Governor stanton, Il, q, Paisons, esq x,
House bill and aFainat AiloWibg tbe soSno ~
tion TO longer retain posaesIion OF the Etound
occupied by the Gentle mATkst, and 10 eFest a
suitable market buildina ihereon
Reaneetfuiiy aubmItted
A r. FAnb,H
The bill Oh. A. TO repeal an aet 10 iaV SsK.
tain foot paVementS on the south side Of