Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-03-29


Inconsistent with this act. Referred,
Tho Chair announced a. the committee OF
this Board on the erection Of the ,ehoo house
The specia, order-bin m,kius an appropr.
alton 70 psy tot extra work inside1,M 10 grsGS
X, q, aud N streets north, aud Pstreet east
WI NJ Moore addressed the Board In opposl.
tion 10 the hill He had carefully examined
the work, and regarded the elAim as = stupen.
dous attempt At lmposture, Donovan teatined
under oath that he was not an intereated
party but only a common iabUret, the real Goa.
traetors being Mesars. Gleason, O'Belrne, anu
Fry. The original contract was IoT s1.eoG 1a.
had been increased BY regular and Irregular
vi" lie then reviewed the evidence offered by
ne gi Ss bonops irpffs' .sd ne ssd
paius TO examine the work, and compare the
Measurements a. reported with the exact n
were great discrepancies in every particular.
Mt, Emery next addressed tho BoaLd To op
osSs tg 9' ice OF wo ,hs s moi so be-
paid Tor until II was completed, which stipu.
iAtion had been dlaregArded, for the contract
nSI s0' ~ Ss he ,estihSSy Of Mr' ponsssa.
Besides, the claim now submitted was not 10
null for all demands that might be made
against the corporation, and II this bill passed
tho Councils had no assurance but what
another claim equally As well supported a.
the present would be offered for our eonald-
rom i FeSusnt obserystions Inc pronounocd
the claim 3 false one.
moved, It would be worth In this market fully
st0, SO0-whereAs II sold for t60O-yet we are
asked 10 compensate them for doing so by
sff Ia seipsion ne offered the following reso-
luton;
RSsoIrsd, That 10 order to nseertaln the true
sontrast. S,en' MiehIer, OF Tho United States
Army, Re requested to detail two engineers to
M sono 10 ne CofpotaGios and persons iatsr
| eSted. define .tinR Ia tho plan accompanying
| mo rspoft on the announcement OF said work
| emit stfeets
| Theresolution was subsequently, Withdrawn,
snd 90 the third reading OF the bill the yeas
| YeasIpons. w.. ..
| Nava-MsSara BaKer, champion, CLARK,
Emery, Knight, Moore, Morseii, MeGathrNn
ap 81 nv ne KIN wSs moi ordered 10 third read
| InR -I-.7' - q
| Hr Moore then aatd IN At in order 10 eiiheh
that vote by which the Bill was rejected, he
| would move 10 TeeonsideT that yotci which
| the board refused TO do. 49,. . T. -
AT mIdniaht the Board adjourned
hoard OF Comm osI Gov neII.
The Board met at the usual hour all the
members presenti the president, Jos. wI-
IiAms, esq, In the chair. so
sage from the Mayor announcing his approval
| OF certain acts.
| Also, estimates OF the surveyor, as follows
| For erecting a sea wall from canal street 20
| Half street east, on south side OF ueofgih av.
| enue, ten feet In height, five feet thick at the
| bottom aud three aud half at the top, 80 500,
| grading and gtaysltng Tenth street wrat, from
| q atreet TO tho boundary, t5,l6g.g9, Nefmoat
trimminF And gFAyeliuR Thitd etrest east from
south CaToliaa avenue 10 GeoTgIA avenue,
| a S53TO
| The bills tB. Al to set the eubstonen and
| nave the footwAyG and gutteTA on the outer
siie OF The cHrriageway AROUND The circle al
the inteTssetIon oT ConneetIout, MAsaaohu-
setts and New Hampshire avenues, aud Nine.
teenth and Il streets northwest; on tho west
side OF Second street west, between n and n
stTeets south on the west side OF Nineteenth
west, between N and s streets south east
side OF Nlneteenth street west, between " and
T streets north north side OF MArylaud ave.
nue., betw cen Fouf- And-a-hal And Third streets
west TO pave the carTiagsway OF Fifteenth
| atreet west, between II and 1 atreets north;
| 10 curb aud pave the east eide Of Twelfth
street east, between and U streets south TO
grade and gravel k street south, from sixth
west to Water street, Joint resolution request
lag the Congress Of the UBited StAtes TO enact
law authorizing the city OF Warrington to
| honda N an amnuul mt RNoeeutnu thu