The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-08-14

Mr.. WILSON presented the petition of John P. lngle
and Others praying that the curbsone may be act and
footway paved the north front of street, squares
5l8 4S6, and 454 which referred the Committee
on Improvements.
Mr.. Towers presented the petition of Joseph II. Dan
el and Others praying flag footway across G street
north, 5h street, north side of street. and
the improvement of street from 5th to 9th street, which
referred to the Committee Improvements
communication was received from the Mayor, in re-
ply the resolution of this Board of the 18th ultmo
spectng ten pin alleys which referred to the Com
mtee on Police.
communication was received from the Mayor, trans
hitting, conformity with the resolution of this Board
the balance sheet of the Bank the Corporation
for the LIST July and LIST August which was read and laid
on the table.
Mr. TOWERS submitted the following resolution which
was read and adopted:
Resolved, That Isaac Beers have leave to take copies
Of certain papers in the possession of this Board in
reference to fine against him.
The Report of the Committee on Claims, made on
the 18th ultmO asking be discharged from the further
consideration of the petition OF Pompey Tenney was
taken up and agreed to.
Mr. HALLIDAY submitted the following resolution which
was read and adopted
ResoLued, That much of the Mayors communication
of 9th July relates to the finances of the city to the
extension of the time of the Board of Appeal and to the
placing the assessment list previous TO the 3ls De-
cember persons omitted to be assessed; be referred to
the Committee on Ways and Means
So much of said communication refers to the public
schools on the subject Of educahon to the Committee
on Public Schools.
So much relates to the Washington Asylum, to the
Committee on the Asylum.
So much as relates to the New Asylum, to the joint
committee on that subject.
So much as relates to tho Washington canal, to the
COMMITTEE on the Canal.
So much us relates to the act of Congress aboshng
imprisonment for debt; relates to the laws for the
prevention and removal of nusances and distractions
and to the additional legislation the subject of
vaults and projections into the streets to the COMMITTEE
on Police.
So much relates instruments and books for the
Hail.
day. Towers and Queen, appointed the committee)
So much as relates to Markets, to the Committee on
Improvements.
So much as refers to the number of buildings erected
during the past year. to the Committee on Improvements
with instructions to inquire into the expediency of pro-
vidng by law mode of enabling the city at all times to
know the number of buildings and additions to buildings
erected or erecting within each year.
A communication received from the Mayor,
closing from the Board of Guardians of the Poor ask
ing appropriation for particular branch of service of
the almshouse establishment; which read and refer
red TO the Committee Ways und Means
On motion, "lhe bill making appropriations for the
fooways and for the removal of nusances in the several
Wards taken up read the third time, and passed
with amendments.
Mr. BURCHE, on leave, introduced bill entitled " An
directing deeds be made for certain lots sold by the
commissioners of low grounds; )" which read twice
and referred a select committee consisting of Messrs
Burche Halliday, and Hicks.
Mr. BURcHE, on leave introduced Joint resortion
for of the value of the property of the
United States within the city which was read twice
and referred to select committee consisting Of Messrs
Burche, King, and Fumer.
Mr. BURcHE, on leave. introduced Joint oution
respecting the flow of water down 9th street vest;
which was read and referred 10 the Committee I'm
provements.
Mr. Knc submitted the following resolution which
was read and anopted:
RESOLVED, That the Committee on improvements be
instructed to inquire into the cxpediency making
further legal provision for regulating and controlling the
disbursement of the appropriations for casual repairs Of
Streets DC.
Mr. BURcHE, on leave introduced bill entitled An
for the Improvement of and Massachusetts
avenue in the Third ward " read twice and referred to
the Committee on Improvements
The bill from the Board of Aldermen, to provide for
grading and gravelling llth street west between New
York avenue and street. taken up read twice and
referred to the Committee on improvements.
A communication receive from the Mayor, in
reply the resolution of this Board of the 18th utmo
hitting statements concerning the Redemption
fund" which read and laid on the table.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on Improvements, 10
whom referred the petition of Samuel Redeem and
others, reported bill entitled AN authorizing the
curbstones be set and ooway paved the wet side
Of 18th street west between III and streets north !;
which read three times and passed
And from the same committee to whom referred
the amendments of the Bonrd of Aldermen to the bill
thorizng gutter pavements Indiana and Sd
street west reported said bills and recommend that the
amendments be concurred in which report agreed to-
And from the same committee, to whom referred
the bill for repairs of culver ID street east reported