The Whig standard. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1843-1844, 1844-02-15
CORPORATION OF WASHINGTON.


BOARD OF ALDERMEN, MONDAY, Flb. II, 1914.
Present, Nlessrs Alagruder, barclay, Orme, Viii
son, Goddard, Beck, Maury, Adams, president
Byngton, Brady, Marshall, and Clark.
The report OF the committee in relation to certain
amendments TO the charter Of the city, being unde
consideration when the Board adjourned on Monda,
last, was taken up and laid on the table.
Mr. MAuRy, from the committee appointed to rep
resent the interests Of the Corporatin before Con
gress, to which was referred the Mayors communi
cation OF the 9Th instant relation to the transfer
the State Of Maryland of the stock Of this Corpora
ton in the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Company
asked to be discharged from the further considerable,
OF the subject, and recommended that the communi
cation he referred to select committee but befor,
the question was taken thereon
The resolution from the Board of Common CouncI
on the same subject was taken up, twice read, ant
referred to select committee, together with tn,
above mentioned communication; and Messrs Maury
Nagfuder, and Bylngton were appointed the com
mittee.
Mr. MAuRy introduced resolution in relation tt
the bill from the Committee on the Judiciary of the
House Of Representatives,, extending to the Dlsric
of Columbia the provisions Of the act Of 10Th Febru
airy, 1893, and repeating certain laws; which wa.
read three times and passed.
Mr. BARCLAY, from the Committee Of Claims, asked
to be discharged from the flGthcr consideration q
the petition of Nicholas Terreton and they were
discharged accordingly
The bill from the Board of Common Council enti
tied IAN act authorizing the construction of reser
volr in the Third Ward' was taken up read twice
and referred to the Committee on improvements.
Mr.. GODDARD, from the Committee on the Asylum
made report OF the number Of persons received al
the Asylum during the last month
Mr.. MAGRuDER introduced a resolution to instruct
the committee appointed to attend to the interests
this Corporation before Congress in relation to the
charter of the city; which having been twice read
MIR. GODDARD moved to amend the same by strk-
ing ont in the latter part the words this Corpora
tion," and insert " the majority of the two Boards y
aud the question being takenb yeas and nays it was
decided in the negative, as follows:
YEAs-Messrs. Orme, Wilson, Goddard Maury,
and Byington-5.
NAYs-Messrs Magruder, Barclay, Beck, Adams.
Brady, Masha and Clark-7.
MIR. WHsoN moved to amend the resolution by ad-
ding the words except the amendments proposed by
the committeeapponted at me- citing of the delegates
from the Second and Third Wards y which was neg
atyed, as follows:
YEAs-Mcssrs. Ormc, Wilson, Goddard, and Maui
ry-4.
NAYs--Messrs. Magruder, Barclay, Beck, Adams
Bylngton, Brady, Marshall and Cark-S.
Mr. WILSON then offered the following amend
ment: g And, whereas small minority of the nte-
rests OF this Corporation is represented by na ory
OF the present Boards of Aldermen and Common
Council, by which the true interests of the majority
are suppressed and kept out Of view, and therefore
lore Congress-" which was also negatived, as fol-
lows:
YEAs-Messrs. Orme, Wilson, Goddard, and Maui
ry-4.
NAys-Messrs Magruder Barclay, Beck, Adams,
Byington, Brady, Marshall, and Clarls-S.
Hir ORME moved to lay the resolution on the
table; which was negatived as follows
YEas-Aiessrs Orme, Wilson, Goddard, Maury,
and Byington--5
NAYs---Messrs Magruder Barclay, Beck, Adams,
Brady, Marshall, and Clark.
Mr. WILSON then moved to strike out the pream.
BILE TO the said resolution which was negalived as
YEAs-Messrs. Orme, Wilson, Goddard, Maury,
Adams, aud Byington--6.
NAYs--Messrs. Magruder, Barclay, Beck, Brady,
Marshall, and Cark-6.
Mr.. GopDARD then moved that The Board adjourn
which was nega,iyed as follows
YEAs-Messrs. Orme, Wilson, Goddard, Maury,
and Byingon--5.
NAys-Messrs. Magruder, Barclay, Beck, Adams,
Marshall, and Clark--7
Mr., MAURr then offered the following as a substi-
tute for the SAID preamble aud resolution
Whereas, the population Of the several Wards
Of this city being at present as follows: The First
Ward 5,liS; the Second Ward 6,3l2; the Third
Ward 1910; the Fourth Wark 227S: the Fifth
Ward 1850; the Sixth Ward 1880; and, notwth-
standing this great disparity in their population, the
number Of representatives sent to the two Boards is
quality in the representation, and to do justice to all
portions Of this CITY, therefore,
9 Resoloed, Sc, That the committee appointed 10
represent the interests Of this Corporation before
Congress be- and they hereby, instructed to APP
ply to Congress for such an amendment to the char
ter of this city will 10 the people Of all the
Wards in this city representation according to popu.
lation."
But before the question was taken thereon
Mr.. ByrNGToN moved that the Board adiourn; and
the question being taken, it decided in the air-
native, as follows
YEAs--Messrs. Ormc, Wilson, Goddard Maury,
Beck, Byng,on, and Brady
N,Ys-Mcssrs. Magruder, Barclay, Adams, Mar
shall, and Clark--5.
So the Board adjourned.
BOARD or Common Council, Feb. IL, 1914.
All the members present
". BACON, from the Uomnittec ON the Asylum,