Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-02-08

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gate ballot 4 tyranny. Individual, ballot and |
vidual ballot and dual suineienoy Of soil |
AZ ne PohtleAi and physical existsnee oftho
Ainerlos, oswArei You have ia the suniiEh, Of |
your briei day, examples Of moderation purity,
vAlor, and devotion which rival Rome In the |
times % beg Gloryl tou have form Of, rover |
You'd al her hehievementsi no more profound
or iputer men ever lived In the tide OF time
than the founders Of -FOUR Tepubllei to Psrpet-
fame. 10 a distance that will dull the sdss Of
lime, and verify the ideal OF Immortal youth,
you have but to embody 10 your govermentai
pedInert, 4 buttress and q column Of the
temple Of Auierioau ftesdomi and which Will
uphold Il against the assaults Of anbllou and
Of the soil, a eonmon Eifi, which dsprlvss
another ofa su aieis noy.n
LEvY CoURr.--The court met in regular
session yesterday, and wa. presided over by
A. r. Shepherd, ESQ.,, with Mr. N Callan
clerk. .H.. .....
The Chair laid before the court letter
from N. Sargent, president, and II. ID. Cooke,
treasurer OF the House Of Correction, asking
for $500 appropriated by the court. Also,
Communication signed by citizens Of Union
town, asking that In revising and codifying
tho lava legislation DO had In regard TO
goats and geese, cows and horses, &c.i as
also In regard TO the police for that precinct,
In which there arc but three men on duty.
Also, bill Of s. Wolf, recorder Of deeds, for
book OF abstracts. Also, bill Of National
Metropolitan bank, for rent OF office. Also,
petition OF William Prather, asking 10 DO
employed as laborer and messenger 10 the
court. Also, yearly and monthly reports OF
the superintendent Of roads. Also, eommu-
nlcatlon from ]. II. Wheeler aud others,
calling attention to the condition Of the road
from the race course TO the county line, and
offering to pay for Improving said road re-
ferred. Also, bills Of the surveyor and P.
W. Dorsey. Also, Communication OF Gen
eral s. s. Carroll In reference to roads bind
Ing his property. Communication recon.
meudIng T. T. Hurdle as q supervisor OF
roads, all Of which were referred.
Mr.. Rowland presented petition OF resl-
dents Of Stanton, near the Insane asylum,
asking that new road be laid out through
the settlementi referred.
Mr.. Brown presented petition asking for
an appropriation for dcfraylug the expenses
Of making and repairing The sidewalk from
the junction Of Howard avenue with the
Fourteenth road street to Columbian College.
Mr.. Tenney, from the Committee on FL
nance, reported bills OF NATIONAL RHPUDLi-
CAN, Ii. y. Zimmerman, and OF former cor
oner which were ordered 10 be paid.
Also, resolution directing the collector 10
advertise and offer for sale all property on
which taxes are unpaid on the LIST OF April !
and that 1000 copies Of the resolution be
printed, to DO posted and served on the do
| llnquents. Adopted. ....
Mr.. Plant, from the COMMITTEES on In
provomonts, reported on bills Of II. Naylor,
a, w. Linyille, E. Piokrell a Co., Pierce
Shoemaker, aud d. T. Swartj which were
ordered to be paid.
Also, resolution that new jury be sum.
moned to assess the damages 10 property
owners In the change OF the left fork Of the
Rock creek church road, the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad having rejected the award.
Adopted.
Also, resolution 10 build bridge at BlAg-
deu's mill. Laid over.
Also, resolution directing the committee
TO remove distractions across the Dlagden
mill road, placed there by P. Shoemaker,
and to construct road running on line
with the property Of Thomas BlRgden and
Pierce Shoemaker. Adopted.
Mr.. Bolt, from tho Committee on Appeals,
reported unfavorably on the application OF
8. d. Flnkle for q reduction OF assessment.
Report adopted.
Mr. Rowland, from tho Committee on
Schools, reported the following which was
WhereaS a petition, hAvIng some afr odd
! names appended, claiming to represent some
| Oity, has been presented TO the Levy Court,
asking that the court will take such action A.
will give the petitioners a representative OF
their race Aa teacher 10 q school composed eN.
| oluSiVely OF eolored children In thSlr midsti
aud whereas the laws Of Oougresa In force es-
| tAbllshinE the existing system OF public
and Dismissal Of tsaebers entirely 10 the hands
OF the Board Of school Commissionefs there
fore
they stand on the statute book the Levy court
has no power nor authority to grant the prayer
RssOlred. further, That the Levy Court reoog-
| colored teaohefa for oolored schools, and Ap-
| proves and sanctions what II understands to
sshn sS SsG al Spp sns
| teachers for schools OF their own TAco when.
ever u can be done consistently with the bost
| Interests of the colored schools aud the cause
Of education generally 10 the county.
Mr.. Shepherd, from the Committee on
Police, reported adversely on the petition OF
| Andrew Smith, asking that the amount paid
for taIes be refunded. Report coneurred In.
Also, faVorably on bulls Of James John
son and d. Genani which were ordered To be
paid.
complaining Of want Of police service
over the Eastern branch, referring the mat
ter TO the chief Of police, with request that
some etfectual measure be adopted TO prevent
the numerous outrages now being perPetrated
In the county.
The court proceeded to elect supervisors Of
roads, and elected the followingi Joel Wise,
First district; Q. r. Belt, Second dlstriot; J.
II. MoChesney, Third dlstrict; ]. Enos Ray,
Fourth district; William Arnold, Fiith DIS
trlct; W. B. Lacey, Sixth dlStrlcti 8. NJ. Col.
den, Seventh district.
Mr.. Shepherd offered resolutions OF re-
spect 10 the memory OF tho late Thos. Blag-
den, for many years member Of the court.
Adopted.
Also, instructlng the committee before
Congress 10 secure the necessary Legislation
and appropriation TO make the Seventh street
turnpike, from Boundary street to the Mary
land line, FREQ road, and put II In good
condition.
Mr.. Rowland offered an order fixing the
surveyors fees which was referred.
Adjourned.
ONO SooILBLE.-The entertainment lAsi
night by the Ohio Republican Association,
In the tasteful parlors Of the First Cougre-
gRtlonal church, was In all respects quite a
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