The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1843-11-07
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.

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CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON
BOARD OF ALDERMEN, Non. 6, 1919
Present. Messrs. Magruder, Barclay, Orme, Will
son, Goddard, Maury, Beck, Adams, Byington, Bra
dy, Marshall, Clark.
Mr.. MAuRY presented petition from James Eos
sett which was referred to Messrs Maury, Wilson
and Beck.
Mr. GoDDARD presented petition from William
Wallis and Sas Moore, police officers Of the Third
ward whichwas referred to the Committee on Claims
Mr. MAURy, from the Committee on Improvements
reported without amendment the bill from the Boart
ofCommon Council making an additional appropria
ton for reservoir )" and 1t was then read thro
time, and passed.
The resolution from the Board Of Common Council
to correct in the engrossmenfof the bill a
thorlzing the building of bride over the canal a
4th street west was taken up and read three times
and passed.
The bill from the Board of Common Council :. ma
king an appropriation for gravellng street north
from 7th to 9th street west,' was taken up, reae
twice, and referred to the Committee on Improve
ments.
On motion of Mr. ORME, the Board resumed thu
consideration Of the bill to provide for the paymen
of damages created by building the new aims house
and, after debate,
Mr.. WILsoN moved to lay it on the table; and, thu
question being taken by yeas and nays was decided
in the affirmative, as follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Orme, Wilson, Goddard, Maury
Beck, Adams-6
Nays-Messrs Barclay, Byington, Brady, Mar
shall, Clark-5.
Mr. WnsoN introduced can act to amend an ac
entitled AN act to amend an act entitled An ac
to regulate tavers and ordinares and to repeal Ger
tain acts heretofore passed that subject, approved
on the 5th of November, 1882, and for other pur
poses,' approved on the LIST of November, 1913 :
which, having been twice read,
Mr. MARSHALL moved to postpone it indefinitely
but, before that question was taken,
Mr. MAuRY moved to lay the bill on the table
and, the question thereon being taken by yeas ant
nays it was decided i'm the negative, as follows:
Yeas Messrs. Magruder, Orme, Maury, Adams
Marshall, Clarke-6.
Mays -Messrs. Barclay, Wilson, Goddard, Beck
Byington, Brady-6
The question was then taken, on the motion o
Mr.. MARSHALL, to postpone the bill indefinitely ant
decided in the negative by yeas end nays, as follows
Yeas-Messrs. Magruder, Maury, Adams, Mar
shall, Clark
! Nays.Messrs. I Barclay, orme, Wilson, Goddard
The bill was then read the third time, and passed
by yeas and nays, as follows:
Yeas--Messrs. Barclay, Orme, Wilson, Goddard
Beck, Byington, Brady.
Nays-Messrs. Magruder, Maury, Adams, Marshall
Clark-5.
MIR. MARSHALL then moved that the Board ad
journ; and, the question being taken by yeas and
Yeas--Messrs. Magruder, Brady, Marshall
Nays essrs. Orme, Wilson, Goddard, Maury
Beck, Adams, Clark.
Mr.. MAGRUDER presented petition from Alfred
Jones; which was referred to the Committee Of
Claims.
Mr.. MAuRY, from the Committee on Improve
ments, reported without amendment the bill from
the Board of Common Council 6 making appro
praton for gravelling street NORTH from 9TH to 9Th
street west;' and it was then read the third time
and passed.
the sewer at the intersection Of Pennsylvania Ave
nue. and 14th street to the canal !" which was reae
twice, and referred to the Committee on Improve
ments.
The bill from the Board of Common Council " fol
the relief of William Creutzfeldt," was taken up
read twice. and referred to the Committee of Claims
The Bill from the Board of Common Council g fol
the relief of John West" was taken up, read twice
and referred to the Committee of Claims.
The bill from the Board of Common Council " ma
king an appropriation for gravel footwalk in the
Third ward, was taken up, read twice, and referred
to the Committee on Improvements.
The Board of Common Council having disagreed tt
the amendment of this Board to the bill for repair
ing the cuvert in Sd street, it was, on motion,
Resolped, That this Board insist on its amendment
The amendment from the Board of Common Coun
Gil to the bill making appropriation for certain
flag fooways In the Third WARD, was taken into con
sideraton, and agreed to.
MIR. MAGRuDER then moved that the Board ad
ourn; and, the question being taken by yeas ano
nays, it was decided in the Affirmative follows:
Yeas-Messrs. Magruder, Goddard, Maury, Beck
Brady Clark-6.
,Nays-Messrs. orme, Wilson, Adams, Marshal
Il.
So the Board adjourned. I
BOARD OF COMMON COUNCIL, .Nov. 6, 1843.
The Board met. All present except Messrs. Ba'
con and Neale.
Mr.. CALLAN presented the petition of Alexander
Shaw, praying remission of fine; which was refer.
red to the Committee on Claims
Mr.. MUD, from the Committee on Improvements
to whom was referred the petition Of VIM. Gunton
and others, reported bill, entitled An act making
an appropriation for improving 7th street west :
which was read twice,