The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-10-17
Mo%pAY, 0cToBER IL, 1910.

The Board met al! present except Mr.. Bacon.
Mr.. Stewart presented the petition of committee
on the part OF new fire company about 10 BE Or
Kanized in that part Of the Cd 81 and 9th Wards
Known as the Island. asking all Gosn '',o Corpora
eon which was read a.% .rtcri tuihe committee
Of Ways and Means
Mr. Hardness, froa H.: Committee on Improve
nents, 10 whom was referred the bill ",aakiur m
appropriation for repairing the Centre Market
house. reported the same without amendment and
the bill was then read the third time and passed.
And from the same committee, to whom was re.
ferred the bill from the same Board 'snaking an
appropriation for completing the Improvement Of
street north, betgeaR I'd and Sd streets west" re
ported the same withcutameniment.
The Board, on Fl 'ieh, resumed the consideration
Q: the bill from the Board of A!deImen lor repair.
ing the damages done by the late rains at the inter
section OF 4fh street east and Nj street south )"
when, Mr. Hanly having withdrawn The amendment
offered BY him at the last meeting, Mr. Fal:ner
moved to amend The bill BY striking The II sec
Gon; which was agreed 10 as follows:
YaAs--Messrs. Easily, WILSON, johnson. Stew.
art, Orme, Fulmer, Clarke. CrAndei!. and Handy
EArs-Messrs Hardness, Bryan, Mcdonald,
Bassett, Houston, .Byngton, Maddox, and Walker
81.
Mr.. Hardness, moved TO amend the bill by strik-
ing out the word "bn!diug,' and inserting :, curb
line !; which motion Was negatlvcd as follows:
YEAS Mcssrs. Harkness, Bryan, Bassetl. Hoes.
ton. Byingon, Maddox, and WAker-1.
NAYs-Messrs. Easily, Wil;op johnson Ster:.
Art, OrIn", Mcdonald, Tulmcr, Clark Crandell and
Ianiy-iD.
The bill WAS tilen or 'crcd 10 thirl res ii.rg by
The following vote
YEAs-Alessrs. Easily Wilson, johnson, Stew.
art. Orme, Mcdonald Fuliner, Clark, Cr4udell and
Hanly- 10
NAys-AIessrs Harkness Bryan Basse,t Hous.
tor, Byington. Maddox, and Walker-7
The last vote having been, on motion Of Mr.
Easily, reconsidered, Mr. Palmer moved the in
definite postl onement ofthe bill, WHICH WAS agreed
Mr.. johnson, from the Committee OF Ways and
Means, 70 whom was referred Tie Mayors -nlnn-
nication OF the nth September last concerning ar.
Eears OF taxes, reported bill entitled IAN act sup.
Elementary 10 an act entitled IAN act TO authorize
the appointment Of enc Collector OF Taxes for The
city OF Washington, and TO repeal certain acts
therein mentioned, anu Tor other purposes pissed
May, IL, 1877 which was read twice and laid n
.(he table.
The bill fo:, tire Board CT Aldermen 4 making
IN appropriation for grading and gra"elFing sih
street east, from g TO street south" ,akcn m
read twice, and referred 10 the Committee OIL In
proycments
The bin from the Beard Of Aldermen TO estab
fish an additional Police District was taken M
read twice, and referred TO the Committee On 70
lice.
Mr.. Hardness, from tie Committee on Improve
ments, 10 whom was referred the petition of sam
vel Snoot and others, reported bill! entitled can
act making an appropriation for flag tootway in
the ist Ward" which was read three times anf
passed.
The amendment Of thu BOARD of Aldermen 10 thc
ILL 10 regulate the sweeping of chinn V, and TO
repeal all othe- acts eia'ins thereto, thsn taken
VI. and agreed 10.
The resolution from the Ronrd Of Aldermen "to
a7ront committee on the petition OF Jas. loNles
and Joseph $. Wilson" was taken W, read twice,
ard, on motion, Indefinitely postponed.
And the Board ADJOURNED.