The native American., 1840-05-02
BOARD Of COMMON CoUNCIL, }
MONDAY, APsIL ~, lSi0. \
All the members present.

All the members present.
MIR. Hardness presented the petition of J. c. Dawes
praying remission of fine which was referred to the
COMMITTEE of Claims.
Mr Johnson from the Committee Of Ways ami VI ans.
TO whom referred HE bill making appropriation IL
d-ray the interest the funded deb oil .hr Coz alton
for tie 1870, reported 1Stt tie al A:.dnent
rreto viii n agreed 10. and the bill atnnh 1t
was at the thlrd time and passed. the ,il!~h ing m IN
ded TO read An act making al Appropriation ~ pt IA
Interest certain stocks ct the Corporation Washing
ton
Mr. Hardness from TIE Com,nt,e Improvements,
10 " HON referred tie petition of w. Z. Orn+ and
others reported hi. entitled . An act authorizing the
conveying Of water in pipes from Prns 'vania "rnue
TO the south side OF square on Missouri aveut; wi:h
was read three times aud passed.
And from The same committee 10 whom Was referred
the biii Making an arplopi ation i"r trl"k Oh tn-
west side OF 18th siieet vest at tire inesc t!nn OF +
street south, and for paving the gatr Oh TIE cas' front
of square 273,' reported the without anendn-n
and The bill was read the THIRD time and passed
And from the same committee 10 whom wes referred
the bill For LAYING trunk ana otherwise
proving 4 street west, reported t- same without
mendment, and it was read the thId tine and passed
Mr.. Haniy, from the Committee of Claims, to whom
was referred the bill from the Board of Aldermen For
the reefof Elizabeth Thomas" reported the with.
out amendment and the bill was read the third me and
passed.
And ftom the same commit to whom a, refer tie
bill For the relief Of M Mechin,' recommended tn
the same be indefinitely postponed.
The report Of the Committee 1mprov ements, made
on the i2ih instant asking discharged from the fur
nation of the south front Of squares a77 and 37s ia
ken up and agreed to.
Mr.. Grammer from the Committee Elect ons, to
whom referred the bill 10 authorize the Register Of
the Corporation of Washington TO obtain in the third
week of May of every year from the Clerk OF the court
list Of the of persons who have become natural
lied citizens of the United States of property in
this city, and who not registered the books Of the
Corporations and for other purposes was taken up and
after being being discussed, Mr.. John Wilson moved 10
recomm the bin with instructions TO report bill requir
ing the Register to make out annually list Of all legally
qualified voters-but before the question taken, Mr.
Bacon moved the previous question: which being second
ed by the Board the main question. being the third
aiding Of the bill, dec:dedn the negative fol
lows: Yeas 2, nays IL. So the bill was rejected.
The bill for the relief OF Mrs. M Mechln was taken
up, and the question being the indefinite postpone
ment of the bill as recommended by The Committee of
Claims, it was negatiyed, and the bill read the
third time and passed.
Mr. Thompson submitted the following resolution,
which read and adopted:
Resored that the Committee on improvements be di.
rected TO inquire iuto the expedency of modifying the
act entitled An act to regulate the of erecting
and the materials to be used in the erection Of ho
in the city of Washington, passed the 30h OF March,
1922" approved July l5 1922, and that said commit
tee report by bill or otherwise
And then the Board adjourned.