The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1870-01-11
COUNCIL PROCREOINGs.



The Mayor announced 10 a commune alton
Ma approval OF = number OF Aotui also, one en-.
titled An act In relation to the Bosrd Of
Also, transmitted sosouut ana vouchers Of
Samuel r. Ty,on tor mediclDe futniphed for
the poor OF the Third ward for the quarter
Also, trss:alssss .,s,. lsssse Of sidney Nc.
f.rlandl clerk Of the Centre market, giving
istcsmAtlou 70 reference to cattle Stands and
Rlanosmt - that market, From this source,
sioners recommendsd that the vaEon stapds.
aea aleag the Avenue be discontinued, be-
cause they were a nuiaapoe, and u has been
dons In aeoordance with law. Referred,
The Mayor transmitted transcript OF judg-
ment against he Corporation for y, os2lsl, and
inteteat on gaia IS from November I, lsdg a nd
on N,1i7eI from April 4, 1901, and SsO.7o costa,
10 iAyot OF ueorse z. Quliek, on Aeeouut OF
articles !urni.hsa the aims house prior 70 the
were rendered aod declined. Referred 10 IKE
Committee on Finance.
A humber o. senauaIsa,ions from the city
mSntS, and whether thsts Il a diifsroncs OF
one or more feet 10 the Eraduation OF the foot.
ways and eaTriAgewaya Of q number Of streets,
we're relieved to the oomnlttse on Improve.
Application Of WIN. P. wsstsryolt, super.
intendent of the NationAl Telegraph Oom.
PAM, to construct llno OF telegraph In the
bistflot Of ColumbiA, along II street north to
sixth street west, thence 70 v direct, through
TO Thirtoenth street Weat, and down Thif.
which vicinity the once 4 10 be iseatsd, vas
BY Mayor Bowen 70 iRs Board Of kiSs si ns : q
PsovSi Is siyss. Referred 20 ooaS fs on %
4 humber q blll. from the lower DoArdwSrS
appropriately referred, H.
respectlug the reasons forthe Board OF frus.
tees Of Publio Schools ooeupying rooms fur.
nlshet In the building on Fihh street, and
rent, n their use 10 Iouger neeesSAry.
After some debate, Mr., Chase offered sub.
slitute requesting the Mayor 70 Inform this
reated and furnished the room occupied By
thsnj which was adopted.
Mr. Stewart also introduced the following
'Oi whsSsSs there IL movemsn. being made
ths OonEfess Of the Unitsd States TO PASS
= bin, Thereby Plasing this city into the
| hands OF board Of commissioners to be
appointed By the President Of the United
StAls.," Thereby dephyinE the citizens Of
washlngton from havinG . voice in ths
lAv.makersi Likewise saying TO the people Of
the united States that free suffrage 10 the
District OF Columbia Ia a failure, and that the
people OF this city, numbering nearly las, 900
psrions, are not capable Of self government,
but that they must have board OF commits
slonsrs, who shall govern aud control them By
the enAetmenI o. sueh iaWs ~ thvJl tho 80
to time; and believing should such thing be
otoufht ao0pt VII ~ , altset y, ~ the
Ilnoipiss OF Iepuoiis ~ ioIn o. BoNS'nnent
believe the presont mode Of city Eoyornment
y nv guy Wy NY, my. ~ ~ ht,stI W th.s
oL any otheI ~ W tne , oniSn SsHtssi Mheh
Rr oIpssnyy oArrieuo u' ny INQUEST "uu uuo menI
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noy.s 80 IN. W W "lost es,u es.J hne
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A A.s SonS aeeaie me resolution passed.
~ 5I Ds,iu nosSa 70 Io.ohslaeI w yots,
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viosyi NnlJa Rtst = .n, anu " VS. vi
s1i 70 ,SoniIs ~ M ,nloo, ~ o.
TUT was reported a. follo.ys -, 49,.
movement u m progress to Obtain from Oon,
ms mnnlsiPAll,Es By wl,hdLawal q the ehss-
llshOd, Gnd substituting therefor a board o.
ommis, I 70 Se npPolhtea ~ ihe presi-
a S.ei. o. me Nhioh MouiI us-
the choice o. their rulers, and imply that the
peopis o. mi eiY ate nor aquaIineI l2F the
W Wv .iis 10 a. y, ,,i ~ ~ " set,
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p.jsuI sp,Ss nosr ~
1890 " ua ~ 50 ,n, w Iain'stg
snu oienhi5 InssS w psHtess. satthAt Ahy
ny. me-. , ,vr ~ .s p,noing oI
pointed ~ the fIesidentl who may otteu 30
unaoquainted vita the looal Interests OF the
sire, cVits people, Aud that the Mayor be, and
he 10 hereby, requested to eommuuleAto \ copy
OF this preamble and resolution to the Dom
mitteeS on the Dlstrlet Of Oolumbia 10 the
| ssaats aud In the House Of Representatives OF
the United states.
% the adoption Of the substitute there was
| Mr., Stewart thought the preamble should
| have been made palmer 10 reisrenoe to the en-,
irAnohiSed, who were, no doubt, the cause Of
Ga the passage OF the resolution, MessrA
Baker, Chase, Clark, Connolly, Davis, Emery,
Knight Moore, Morsell, Stewart, slater, and
CroekeF voted In the AtlFmatIVs-Mr, Cham
pion 10 the ncgAtlyo-Ahd tho resolution WAs
passed. ..|H... .r.
Mt. Davis presented a memorial Of Charles
proving his premises on The west eide OF
square SsS. Referred,
Also, bill TO set the ourbstones aud pave tho
tenth itrssi west, between N and 7 streets
north, And 90 the west side OF Ninateenth
Strest west, between N and s streets north
which were referred,
Also, resolution requesting the city aur-
ysyoT 10 infoTm the board what number oil
cubic yards Of grading IL required to put New
York avenue on the grade from Eighteenth to
Twenty.thirl streets west, and TO state the
numbef OF squaTo yards OF lTavellng required
to gravel tho same avenue from Seventeenth
70 fWenty.third sfrests west. Adopted.
Mr. CfoekeF introduced bill TO pay IAbofsFs
balance d1s lhs-s f0F Eradtas and grayelinE
Boundary street - approprlAting Al,OA5.33J
which was passed.
MT, Ohsse, rom m, me Gomm lltee on IMP owe.
msntsi teportsa pm 20 increase me emeieney
o. the once olsuperintendent OF sewers, car.
HAGeNAys Sen suthotlLlns the employmen
Ot one AEhtant auIleySt And afAughtsmAh
Mheheyer Ihe lniereab OF the corporation re
quite II; rAAsel, ,,,.,-,
hl.o, Dll mAhihg an Asailioha apptoptlA-
ion 70 staae ahd As ,.,l ~ s.teei SCUM, os
wsen Seeohu nha IhlIi strseti west raised
VI. oonao1 lpr,Ioaueel oii 70 nemp'
hSten i irom tA i,is hfIetIel,
nj Nooto ln.roa ps 9Hl ior thel improve
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