The native American. [volume] (Washington City [i.e. Washington, D.C.]) 1837-1840, 1840-02-01
WASHINGTON CORPORATION.
BOARD or ALDERMEN, ]
MONDAY, JANUARY 20, 1910. !


Prcsent Messrs. Gohisborougb, President. Bar
clay, Randolph kiTkwooa, GInon, Watterston Brent,
clark. b aly, Marshsil. and Dove.
he bill supplementary 10 the act entitled An act for
licensing carts wagons and drays, and for repeating all
csHer acts relating "rro." being u"der consideration
when the Beard alouneho Monda. last was taken up.
and ordered 10 lie on lhe table.
Mr.. BARCLAY from The Committee OF Claims, report
ed aavorabiy III petition OF Philip Ennis and asked
be discharge, i,am the further consideration thereof;
and they dis.harg ! accordingly.
Nr. MARsALL. from The cotamittcr 10 which was re-
ieu~d S bill making appropriation for 'lqnidating
tine outstanding Chains against ~" Navy Yard Fire Com
r,ny. reported by Of amendn"nt substitute en-
ei ~ eel making 4n "plo ration Tor the rc',es OF
the Navy Yard Fire Company which was considered
aud agreed to- AM the hi amended vas then read
hinl Tine. atd passed.
On iIolion ol Nh RAyDoLpiI. the Board resumed the
consider alton OF the nomination OF George McNalghtnn
far Superintendent 81 chimney swr.Prrs ior III. Second
Wrl aud vas then, met on, ordered 10 lie OIL Tie
table.
Mi. WATrERsToN from The committee Of claims re-
porte" bill " Tor he rr'i4f Of James Phaien < Co. and
p. IL. Baalani;" which was read three times, and
passed.
r,c resolution from The Boar 81 Common Council in.
stcns tnr joint committee appointed 10 represent the
interests OF The Cooperation before Congress obtain an
appropriations u establish Hospital aud Lunatic Asy.
lam. was ak up, reat three times aud passed.
And The Loard adjourned.
MONDAY, JAN. 81, 1910.
The Board met pursuant 70 law
Present, Messrs Baiclay, Ran iolph. Kirkwood Gun
ton, Wa,erson, Brent, Clarke, Brady, Marshall and
Dove
MIR. GoLDsDoRoUGH, the President Of the Board, being
absent, Mr. GUNToN was, motion, called to the
chair.
A communication was received from the Regist er,
transmitting general statement of receipts and expendi-
lures OF tie Corporation for the six months ending The
3lst December 1850; which read, and referred to
the conttee appointed to examine the accounts OF the
! Register.
On motion Of MI. KI REwcop, the Board resumed the
l(r Ia
Tor Superintendent Of Chimney Sweepers for the Second
| Ward and 1t was then rejected
On motion OF Mr.. RANDOLPH, the Board resumed the
consideration of the nomination Of Nathan Moore for
Superintendent of Chimney Sweepers for the first Ward,
and II was then jected
Mr.. WATrERsToN submitted for consideration the
Following preamble and resolution which read
three times, aud passed:
! Whereas the Executive Of Maryland, in compliance
with act of the Legislature Of that State has made
application to the President of tho United States for the
surrender to Maryland of the stock belonging 10 the
Corporation of Washington in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal, without any equivalent, and without consulting
the corporate authorities on The subject and whereas the
said stock has cost this Corporation about i4sOOO
aud above the original rption which interest
is regularly paid: and whereas the State Of Mary
land has occasoned by her acts delay, at the Point OF
Rocks, OF at least two years in the completion of the
SAID canal and increased the Corporation debt upwards
of $l20000 in consequence OF that delay, in addition TO
the loss of the commercial and other advantages which
might have resulted 10 the District il this lay had not
be produ ed by the said States and whereas the said
Governor in his communication to the Presiden, of the
United States Of the I'd December, 1882 asserts that
Washington, Georgetown. and Alexandria ave paid
nothing account o. he stock surrendered by them to The
United States and s'ockho ders have nothing 10 loose
gal By lis surrender TO Maylad, which declaration
80 lar as It rcat.s 10 Washington, is founded misap
pehe sion Of the ac and whereas the said State has
made herself favored stakeholder by requiring the in
erest be paid her stock in preference that Of all
other stockholders: therefore.
Resolrsd BY the Board Of alderman &c. That the
m,'ee appointed 10 represent tie interests Of the Cor
por tion before Congress be instructed TO demonstrate
against the passage Of any bill by Congress surrendeng
TO the State Of Maryland the stock held by this Corpora
ton i'm the Ches apeakr and Ohio Canal
| The amendments OF the Board Of Common Council 10
the resolutions concerains the CITY Post Office were
| taken into consideration and agreed 10.
| And the Board adjourned.