The native American., 1840-09-12
WASHINGTON CORPORATION.
2 BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
~ IN

MONDAY, oEPTEMBER ~ LSlU.
The Board met. Present; Messrs Goldsborough,
President Barclay, Randolph, Kirkwood, God.
dard, Carbery, Brady, Clarke, Dove, and Marshall
A communication was received from the Mayor,
suggesting the expediency Of forming sep arate
police district Of that part Of the city which lies
south Of the Mall and west of Four-and ahalf st.,
which read, aud referred to hIessrs. Randolph,
Goddard, and Clarke,
The Chair laid before the Board petition Of Nah.
lon Schofeld; which was read, and referred 10 the
Committee of Claims.
Mr.. Carbery presented petition from u. A. Hall,
Attorney of e. Atkinson and others; which was
read, and referred to the Committee Of Claims.
On motion OF Mr. Brady, the Board resumed the
consideration Of the bill making an appropriation
for forming and gravelling thirty feet 10 width Of
west 9th streeI, from Maryland avenue to north H
street.
Mr.. Brady then moved to strike out H and insert
F street.
| BIT, before the question was taken thereon, til.
bill was, on notion referred to Messrs. Goddard,
Krkwood, and Clarke, with instructions to inquire
| and report how far Mr. Lalnbell had complied with
his engagements with the Corporation
The bill from the Board Of Common Council ma
king an appropriation for repairing the walls Of the
Washington Canal and for other purposes, was ia.
ken up, twice read, and referred to the Committee
on the Canal.
| The bill from the Board of Common Council ma.
king an appropriation for repairing the bridge over
the Canal at 18th street west, was taken up, read
three times and passed.
TO the amendment Of this Board to the bill making
an appropriation for constructing foobridge across
I'd street west, in line with the pavement on the
north side of Pennsylvania avenue
Mr.. Goddard moved that this Board recede from
| its amendment. ,
! it was decided in the affirmative as follows:
TEAS-Messrs. Goldsborough, Barclay. Kirk
wood Goddard, Carbery, Brady, Dove, and Mar
shall-S.
NAYS-Messrs Randolph and Clalke--2.
So the amendment was receded from.
Mr.. Marshall introduced an act supplementary to
an act entitled can act supplementary TO an act
concerning free negroes, mulattoes, and slaves, APP
proved October 80, 1886 - which was twice read,
and referred to Messrs. Marshall, Goddard, and
kirkwood.
The bin from the Boari Of Common Council ma
king appropriations for gravelIing footwalks in the
| Second Ward, was taken up twice read, and re-
lerred to the Committee on improvements.
The Board Of Common Council having disagreed
to the amendment of this Board 10 the resolution
concerning the building of new Aims house and
for other purposes il was. on motion,
Resolued That this Board recede from its said a.
mendment.
On motion Of Mr.. Kirkwood, the Board resumed
the consideration of the bill from the Board of Com
mon Council to regulate the weighing of hay straw,
anu ioddcr &a
The question was then taken on the amendments
reported on the 9th ult. which were severally a.
greed to.
The yeas and nays being required on the question
on agreeing 10 the amendment in the 7th section to
insert after the words .co thousand" the words
"two hundred and forty" were as follows:
YEAS Mcssrs. Goldsborough, Barclay, Ran.
doph, Goddard, CarbeIy, Brady, Clarke, and Dove
8.
NAYS-Messrs. Krkwood and Marshall
The bill as amended was then read the third time
and passed.
Mr.. Randolph, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment The bill from
the Board of Common Council making appropria
lions for gravel footwaks in the Second Ward :
And il was then read the third time and passed
Mr.. Barclay, from the Committee oil Claims, ask
ed 10 be discharged from the further consideration
of the petition OF Lewis Carusi. And they were
discharged accordingly
And then the Board adjourned