The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-10-19
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.
MONDAY, OCTOBER IA, 1914.
BOARD OF ALDER MEN.

BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Present: Messrs. Barclay, Magruder, Wilson, Onne,
Maury, Lenox, Adams, (Presden) Beck, Brady Bylng-
ton Thorny HnHN Y"
NIARmADuKE DOVE, Esq. having been returned duly
elected member of This Board from the Sixth Ward, IN
the place of Edward W. Clark, ESQ., deceased appeared
and was qualified according TO law, and took his seat
Mr. BARCLAY from the Committee of Claims, asked to
be discharged from the further consideration Of the petit
of b. NJ Dernger and they were discharged accord
ing!y. ~
which referred to the Committee of Claims.
Mr. LENox presented petition from Middleton d Beall
and others, for flag foolway Sixth street west
which referred To the Committee on improvements
On motion of Mr.. BRADY, the Board resumed the con-
deraon of the bill to increase the salary OF The lobac
co Inspector. a~ em
The bill was then amended, and read the third as
amended and pass ed by yeas and nays as follows:
YEAs-Messrs Barclay, Magruder, Maury, Lenox, A.
dams, Beck, Brady, Bymgon, Dove, and Thornly-lo.
NAYs-Messrs. Wilson and Orme-2
On motion of Mr. LENoX, the Board resumed the con-
sderaion Of the bill from the Board OF Common Council,
authorizing payment to be made for the removal OF TWO
nu'sances In the Third Ward.
The bill then amended and read the third time as
The bill from the Board of Common Council making
appropriation for the completion of the new Amshouse,
taken up twice read and referred to Messrs agru-
der, Lenox, and ThOrnly. #t
Mr. MAGR UpER, from the Committee on tho Asylum,
made report of The number OF persons received at the
Asylum during The month OF September.
On motion of Mr.. LENoX the Board resumed the con-
sderaan of the bill for establishing another public school
in the city of Washington, and for other purposes.
Mr. MAURY then moved that the bill be printed but
before the question taken thereon
Mr. MAGRUDER moved to recommt the bill with IN
structions report bill to establish two additional
schools i'll eligible situations in the Third Ward
but before the question was taken thereon
Mr. ORME moved to amend the instructions by adding
the following words And inquire into the best mode
of ra,sng the means for that object
Which amendment agreed to, and Inc Dill was
then recommitied with instructions.
Mr. WILSON, from the Committee on improvements,
repored without amendment the bill from Tho Board of
Common Council for laying certain flag footways in the
Second and Third Wards, and then read the third
time and passed
Mr. Wilson, from the Committee Improvements,
reported the bill from the Board of Common Council au'
tor.zng certain flag froways in the Second Yard, with
amendments bur before the question was taken there
on, The bill was ordered to lie on the table.
The bill from The Board of Common Council authorz-
ing The grading and travelling of street north from 2st
10Th est, taken up twice read and refer
red to The Committee on improvements.
The bill from the Board OF Common Council for the
relief of the legal representatives of the late Peter Ham,
deceased taken up, twice rcad and referred 10 the
COMMITTEES OF Claims.
The Board ad,uagncd.