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

Mr.. LENox, from the Committee on the Asylum,
made report from the Intendant for the last month
Mr. Towers, from the Committee on Improve
ments to whom referred the bill from the Board
of Aldermen, authorizing certain flag footways in
the Cd and Sd wards" reported the same without
amendment, and the bill was read the third time and
passed.
Mr. FuLMER, from the Committee of Claims, to
whom the petition was referred, reported bill for
the relief Of John Vest" which was read three
times and passed.
And from the same Committee, TO whom was re-
ferred the petition Of A. Fuller & Co., asked to be
discharged from the further consideration of the
same; which was agreed to.
The bill from the Board of Aldermen, "for the
relief of c. F. Zackman," was taken up, read twice,
and referred to the Committee of Claims.
On motion, the bill making an appropriation for
gravel footwalk in the Sd ward,'' was taken up,
read the third time, and passed
On motion, the bill !" for the relief of w. Crcutz-
feldt" taken up read the third time, and passed
The amendments of the Board of Aldermen to the
bill "to license bowling or ten-pin alleys and shuttle
boards" were taken up, and referred to the Commit
tee on Police
Messrs. LENs x and CRANDELL obtained leave of
absence for the evening.
Mr.. LYNCH moved that the Board do now adjourn
which motion was negatved as follows:
YEA Mr.. Lynch.
Nays, Messrs Wilson, Harrison, Davis, Halliday,
Mudd, Callan Towers Bassett, McCauley, Dixon,
Fulmer, Crandell, Gull, and French--l4
Mr. HALLIDAY moved to take up for consideration
the bill "makng appropriation in aid of the two
female free schools in the city Of Washington -
which motion was negatved as follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Harrison, Davis, Halliday, Towers,
Bassett, Dixon, and French.
Nays, Messrs. Wilson, Mudd, Callan, Lynch,
McCauley, Fulmer and Cult.
MIR. LYNCH moved an adjournment Of the Board /;
which motion was negatived as follows:
Yeas s0u
Fulmer, and Cull-6.
Nays, Messrs. Wilson, Harrison, Davis Halliday,
Mudd, Callan, Bassett, Dixon, and French-9.
On motion, the bill /" for improving 18th street
west" was taken up the amendment reported by the
Committee on improvements was disagreed to, and
the bill was, on motion, laid upon the table
MIR. Towers moved that the Board do now adj ourn
which motion was negatived as follows
Yeas, Messrs Towers, Lynch, McCauley, Fulmer,
and Cull-5.
Mudd Callan, Bassett Dixon, and French--9.
The amendment of the Board OF Aldermen to the
bill for repairing the culvert at the intersection Of
Sd and D Streets" was taken up, and disagreed to-
Mr.. HALLIDAY submitted tho following resolution
which was read and adopted
ResoLvod, That the Committee on Ways and Means
be- and hereby instructed TO take into considera-
ton the present laws in relation to the assessment Of
real and personal property and that at the earliest
practicable moment, they suggest to the Board such
| amendments or alterations thereto as will insure, il
possible more accurate assessment of the real and
more general assessment Of the personal property
in the city.
MIR. Towers moved that the Board do now ad
journ; which motion was negatived as follows:
Yeas, Messrs. Towers and Lynch-2.
Nays, Messrs. Wilson, Harrison, Davis, Halliday
Mudd, Callan, Gull, and French--8.
Mr.. DAVIS moved to take up the report Of the
Committee on Claims adverse to the petition Of Geo
J. Grymes and Geo. J.McGlue; but before the ques
| ton was taken,
| Mr.. LYNCH moved that the Board do now adjourn
which motion was negatived
| Yeas, Messrs. Wilson, Towers, Lynch, McCauley
Fulmer, and Guilt.
Nays, Messrs. Harrison, Davis, Halliday, Mudd
Callan, Bassett, Dixon and French-S.
Mr.. HALLIDAY moved that the Board take recess
for twenty minutes when
Mr.. Towers moved that the Board do now adjourn
which motion was carried by the following vote:
| Yeas, Messrs. Wilson, Lenox, Towers, Lynch,
McCauey, Fulmer, Gull, and French--8.
Nays, Messrs. Harrison, Davis, Halliday, Mudd
Callan, Bassett, and Dixon.
And then the Board adjourned