The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-03-28
WASHINGTON CORPORATION.
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, !
MONDAY, MARCH %, lS40. )

BOARD OF ALDERMEN,l
MONDAY, MARCH %, 1910
Present, Messrs. Coisborough, ,Presdent) Randolph
Maury, Gunton WatteIston, Brent, oiafNe, D'"a5'
Marshall and Dove. =
The Char Land before the Board petition from MS
M. Mechn which was referred TO the Comhi'lee OF
Claims.
Mr. Watterston introduced IAN act for the preserva
ton of ouietness and decorum during the Sabbat";
which was twice read and amended, and then, on mGoh
referred TO Messrs. Waterston, Randolph, and Clarke,
Mr. Brady introduced :" An act relative to the Lock.
up house in the Sixth Ward Read three times, and
passed. 49,, ,
Mr. Brady introduced AN act authorizing the sale
Of tile Lookup house IN the flth ward Ase"a 'liee
times and passed. -
which was referred to the Committee of CLAIMS :,
MIR. Brady introduced resolution relative 10 liail
street between aid 7h streets SOUTH In the fIilh
Ward; winch was twice read, and ordered to lie on the
table.
sheraton Of the i'll 'naking appropriation for the
repair OF the cuvert al the intersection OF Attn street ca
and M street south. "
Mr. Marshall then moved TO amend the bill by striking
our the words enc third 10 be paid Ut Of the uIGs o.
the Fifth Ward, and t"oirds on" OF the tunes OF me
Sixth Ward and inserting the words to he paid Out OF
the funds the Fith ana Sixth Wards IN equal proper
ton, , and the question being taken by yeas and nays
it as decided the affirmative, as follows Yeas o. nays
l. And the bib then. on motion, ordered to he on
the table,
reported without mendmen the bill from the Board OF
Common Council 'mak ng an addition Appropriation
Tor the purpose o: grading and graveiiing west vent
street. fro north street to Massachusetts avenue
and il was read the third time, and passed.
Mr.. Watterston form the committee 10 when the pc
ttons the gu ject were referred reported ol emu
tied act supple entaTy to 'he act hucu An act 20
regulate hackney Cara &c, the city OF Washington,
approved September 80 1885" hich was lad on the
table table,
And then the Board adlou ned.
| BOARD Of COMMON Council,
MONDAY, MARCH 20, $40.
! All the members present.
MI j. Wilson presented the petition OF a. CazenoVe
ana others on The subject the wharfage on fish &c;
which was read, and referred to the Committee OF
Way and Means. ,r ;, 49,,
Mr. j. Wilson presented the petition Of WIN. Wilson.
praying the remission OF a line; when was read, aha
referred to the Comnitte OF Claims.
| Mr. Bacon presented the petition OF VIM. w. oeaon
and Others pray ng Tor the improvement OIL ol seet
west nom street north to New York az ehue; Whch
was read ana referred COMMITTEE on Improve
menls =, !.
Mr. Ba, on presented the petition OF colnme on tn
ar u the Washington Light Infantry, praying peImissoh
to erect n arnory OF the lots OF ground belong
ing 10 III. cit; VIII CHI reap, and referred 10 The
| Committee improvements, H. ,,,.
| Mr. J. Wilson presented the petition OF Joseph Vim
on fish which read and referred to the Committee
OF Ways and Means.
Mr. 'Harkues. rom the Committee on In provemen's
o whom was referred the bill the Board OF Alder
men making an appropriation graduating 7t street,
rem 10 Il Streets south, reported the same without
amendment, ana reconu ended lis iudfne postpone
ment aud il accordingly Postponed i'nehnitiy
On motion OF Mir HaLly ii wa ordered tina" Frederick
Dawes ha eace 10 withdraw his pe ~, presented on
the LIST November last .
The bill from the Board of Aldermen to Amend the
act ,Inulcu An act establishing and regulating lsil
docks approved March 10, 1929, was taken up, read
twice, and lef rred to the Committee OF Ways and
Meanes.
tha al fund
advertising laws, resolutions, and advertisements OF
this rporaon taken up. read twice, and referred
to the Committee of Ways and Means.
The bills from the Board, !" to regulate the
sweeping OF chnneys and the repeal OF all other acts
relating thereto " ian act to am an act Tor the pro-
lection Of bridges" and resolution IN relation 70 oo
srucuous and nuisaces in alleys, were seyeraly la
ken MP, read twice, and referred 10 'he ommt'ee on
Police. ,
The bin from the same Board supplementary to the
act entitled IAN act providing for cases OF lunacy, ap-
proved November l. 1924" was taken up, read
twice and referred 10 The Committee on the Asylum
The b from the Board, making an approprIa...
ton for repairing the walls OF the washington Can"l'
was TAX en- up read twice. and referred to the Com
mtee Canals. " ~
M. Magruder presented the petition of John R. Wat
son. pryng the remission OF hne when was ree'reu 10
the Committee o. Claims.
Mr. M,rruder presented the petition of Henry johnson,
prayig permission 10 enclose certain streets adjacent 10
squares ia and 1885, which was referred TO the COM
mttee on Police. -, -, ::
Ihe bin "auhorizing the sale of the lock house IN
the bh Ward was taken up, read twice, and referred 10
the Committee on Ponce. ~ -.
Mr. Manely on leave, introduced bill entitled
.An act for opening forming, and nproi ing Hall street
west; which WIS read twice, and referred TO he Com
mttce on Improvements. ,
On motion, the bill making an appropriation Tor he
repair of the room the West Market house and Tor
other PURPOSES taken up read the tiId tIme, ana
passed, VITA amendments moved BY Mr.. darkness ana
Mr. Grammer. ).
narpcl taken The substitute reported